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Networking & IT

India and China are home to 2.9 billion people – and together they bought just 13 million PCs in Q1

PLUS: Indian telco ponders broadband satellites; Samsung goes all-in on OpenAI; Vietnam centrally plans ten tech giants; and more!

Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Cybersecurity

OpenAI Expands Daybreak With GPT-5.5-Cyber to Help Defenders Patch Security Flaws

OpenAI on Monday said it's releasing an improved version of its GPT‑5.5‑Cyber model to trusted defenders as part of the Daybreak initiative, the artificial intelligence (AI) company announced last month. Calling GPT‑5.5‑Cyber its "strongest model yet for finding and helping patch software vulnerabi

Jun 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Tech News

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, June 23

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 23.

Jun 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Tech News

This 4TB Samsung external SSD is the last one you'll ever need - and it's 32% off

This tiny rubberized SSD offers 4TB of external storage with blazing-fast transfer speeds.

Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Gadgets

What’s new in Android’s June 2026 Google System Updates [U]

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

Jun 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Tutorials

The free streaming app everyone ignores has a better film catalog than Netflix

The paid streamers offer an incredible selection of originals and library content, but there's a free service that rivals even Netflix for movies.

Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read

AI & Automation

Can Claude unlock hidden powers by pretending to be Fable 5? I tried it

It’s been more than a week since Anthropic pulled its advanced Fable 5 model, and there’s no telling when it’ll return. It got pulled because it has been deemed a security risk by the U.S government. In the meantime, some impatient Claude users have been bridging the gap with a workaround: promp

Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read

Programming

From pledge to practice: Building a more inclusive open source ecosystem

Learn about the progress we’ve made toward our accessibility goals and how you can help make open source more inclusive. The post From pledge to practice: Building a more inclusive open source ecosystem appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read

Tech News

Sony WH-1000XM6 vs. Sennheiser Momentum 5: I used both pairs for months, and here's my pick

Sony's and Sennheiser's flagship headphones are objectively good, but how you plan to use them determines whether they're great.

Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read

Tech News

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 22, #637

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 22, No. 637.

Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min read

Reviews

I tested four free streaming apps for a month and one crushed the rest

I tested the top free streaming apps for 30 days and one had 80% of what I watch.

Jun 21, 2026 · 2 min read

Networking & IT

Anthropic's Mythos mess just keeps getting more complicated

It sure seems a lot like the Trump administration is just bulling Anthropic for not acquiescing to its every move, and its the cybersecurity community who'll suffer for it

Jun 21, 2026 · 2 min read

Gadgets

RIP Nest Mini – The Google Home Speaker isn’t a replacement, but hopefully the start of a new era

The Google Home Speaker finally has a release date and, with it, Google has also ended its long-running and mega-hit Nest Mini speaker. It leaves the lineup in a weird place, as Google has a product that doesn’t replace anything it had before, and might not be everyone’s cup of tea either. This iss

Jun 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Cybersecurity

AryStinger botnet infected thousands of D-Link routers worldwide

A previously undocumented malware botnet named AryStinger has compromised more than 4,000 outdated routers to turn them into proxies for malicious traffic. [...]

Jun 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Desktops

Price Drop: Ditch Windows 10 for $10 during Deal Days

TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 (reg. $199) through StackSocial’s Deal Days sale, running through June 28. Windows 10 isn’t getting any safer to use, and the longer you wait to move on, the more exposed your PC becomes. Through StackSocial’s Deal Days, the company’s version of Prime Da

Jun 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Tech News

NYT Mini Crossword for June 21, 2026 Features Father's Day Palindromes

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 21.

Jun 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Tutorials

LibreTube Offers Ad-Free YouTube with Background Play on Android

The YouTube app Google won't make.

Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Gadgets

Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 Leaks Detail Boxier Design, No Classic Model Expected

Ahead of Samsung’s July event, new leaks are revealing a few more details about Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2.

Jun 20, 2026 · 1 min read

AI & Automation

Amazon Security VP Challenges 'Human-in-the-Loop' AI Governance

VP Eric Brandwine explains people aren't all that great, actually

Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Cybersecurity

Gravity SMTP Plugin Vulnerability Exposes API Keys on 100,000 WordPress Sites

Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting Gravity SMTP, a WordPress plugin that's installed on about 100,000 sites. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-4020 (CVSS score: 5.3), is a medium-severity information disclosure flaw that can allow unauthenticated attackers

Jun 20, 2026 · 1 min read

Desktops

Professionals Can Secure UPDF PDF Editor Lifetime License for $65

TL;DR: A lifetime license for UPDF, an all-in-one PDF editor for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, is on sale for $64.97 (reg. $149.99) during Deal Days. Adobe Acrobat charges a subscription for the privilege of editing a PDF, and the bill never stops. UPDF takes a one-time payment instead and cove

Jun 20, 2026 · 1 min read

Tech News

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 20, #635

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 20, No. 635.

Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Gadgets

Pixelated 105: An Android 17 summer

Welcome to episode 105 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will return to talk all through the launch of Android 17. From general improvements to Pixel-specific changes, there’s plenty to dig through. Plus, Pixel Screenshots goes cloud, Google’s new smart speaker go

Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Tutorials

Your TV says it has Dolby Vision but it probably only has half of it

An ambient light sensor is the key to unlocking next-gen Dolby Vision features.

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Cybersecurity

Klue OAuth breach victim list grows as Icarus hackers claim attack

Market intelligence platform Klue has publicly confirmed a recent security incident that allowed threat actors to steal OAuth tokens used to connect to customers' Salesforce environments, as the new "Icarus" extortion group publicly claims the attack. [...]

Jun 19, 2026 · 1 min read

Cybersecurity

Unpatchable 'usbliter8' Exploit Breaks Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Boot Chain

Security researchers at Paradigm Shift have published a working exploit, dubbed usbliter8, that achieves arbitrary code execution inside the SecureROM of Apple's A12 and A13 chips. That code is burned into the silicon at manufacture. No software update can reach it. Affected devices

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Desktops

Leading VPNs Master Streaming Geo-Blocks with Enhanced Speed and Security

VPNs are best known for protecting your privacy online, but they’re also one of the most useful tools for streaming. Whether you’re traveling abroad, trying to access content from another country, or simply looking to avoid regional restrictions, a good VPN can open up libraries on services such as

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Cybersecurity

Unpatchable BootROM Exploit Targets Apple A12, A13 Chips

Owners of affected iPhones can stop checking for patches now: the fix for this SecureROM bug comes in a new handset

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Programming

GitHub Launches Qubot AI Agent for Self-Serve Data Analytics

Qubot, our internal Copilot-powered analytics agent, allows any GitHub employee to ask questions about our data in plain language. Here's what we learned as we built it. The post How we built an internal data analytics agent appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Digital Business

A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

Miami-based AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth mode last month with a huge claim. It announced that it had solved a mathematical bottleneck that had been holding back large language models for almost a decade. The details were thin, and many people were unconvinced. But Subquadratic has sta

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read

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