AirTag 2 is a missed opportunity for a reboot
The new AirTag, announced earlier today, does the same things as the first one, but it does them a little better. It has a longer Precision Finding range and a louder speaker. This sounds good,…
Journey ALTI Lift Review: A smart desk mat with 15W Qi2 wireless charging
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fully adjustable 15W iPhone charger Two different surfaces Charging mat can be attached left or right Hidden place for notes Cons No power supply included Not for open-desk offices…
Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Vulnerability / Cloud Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist‑Core, an open-source, self-hosted version of the Grist relational spreadsheet-database, that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked…
The Mac mini is at the center of the latest AI meme
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports on a viral meme featuring stacked Mac minis running Clawdbot, a free open-source AI assistant for personal use. The humorous trend playfully mocks AI hype…
China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Web Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has been put to use by China-aligned APT actors since 2023 to target multiple environments. The…
Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Zero-Day / Vulnerability Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out…
OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
It’s worth noting that both OpenAI and Anthropic open-source their coding CLI clients on GitHub, allowing developers to examine the implementation directly, whereas they don’t do the same for ChatGPT or the Claude web interface.…
Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?
From the Department of Bizarre Anomalies: Microsoft has suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined to example.com—a domain reserved for testing purposes—to a maker of electronics cables located in Japan.…
Apple releases iOS 26.2.1 with bug fixes
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Apple released iOS 26.2.1 primarily to support new 2nd generation AirTags with enhanced Precision Finding capabilities. Macworld reports that users must install this update to access full…
Apple celebrates Black History Month with a new $99 Unity watch band
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Apple released a new $99 braided solo loop Unity watch band for Black History Month 2026, designed by Black creatives and priced higher than previous $49 Unity…