Google wants your face to be your backup password. I’d wait
How much is your face worth to you? This week, Google announced you can start using it as a form of authentication—a way to get into your account. Here’s how it works: You take a…
iPhone Air 2: Release date, price, features, and latest rumors
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple’s iPhone Air 2 is expected to launch in spring 2027 with significant upgrades addressing the original model’s compromises. The device will add a…
Acer Chromebook Plus 516 review: Not pretty, but pretty fast
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Spacious keyboard with respectable key feel for the price Large 1920×1200 display with 16:10 aspect ratio Good selection of USB-C and USB-A connectivity Solid ChromeOS performance from Core i3…
Cruciferra Crypter Uses BYOVD and Process Ghosting to Hide Windows Malware
The China-linked cybercrime group behind the use of income tax-related phishing lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams has been observed using a sophisticated crypter service called Cruciferra. According to a new…
Deja view: Apple is right, and Samsung was wrong (again)
One of the benefits of coming late to a product market is that you can learn from other people’s mistakes. Samsung launches a foldable; customers don’t respond to it as well as it hoped; Samsung…
The free file-sharing app I install on every new device
If you regularly move files between your phone, tablet, and computer, you’ve probably run into the same annoyance I have. AirDrop works great (I love it!), but not all of my devices are Apple devices.…
TELESHIM Abuses Telegram for C2 in Attacks Against Middle East Governments
Ravie LakshmananJul 27, 2026Cyber Attack / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh malicious cyber activity by a threat actor with ties to East Asia targeting government entities in the Middle East. The intrusions have…
GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown to Limit Poisoned Package Adoption
Ravie LakshmananJul 27, 2026Software Supply Chain / DevSecOps GitHub has announced a new cooldown mechanism in Dependabot, allowing the tool to wait at least three days after a release is published before opening a pull…
Sign up for a Costco Gold Star Membership for $65 and get a $50 Digital Costco Shop Card*
TL;DR: New Costco Gold Star Members can also get a $50 Digital Costco Shop Card*, and it’s still only $65 to sign up. If you’re looking for another way to keep costs low, it might be worth…
Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack
After OpenAI recently admitted that one of its models had breached the systems of AI platform Hugging Face, Hugging Face’s CEO Clem Delangue posted on X that he was flying to San Francisco to have…