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LayerX found 17 malicious browser extensions with 840,000+ downloads Extensions hijacked affiliate links, injected tracking and enabled ad fraud All extensions removed, but users must uninstall them manually Security researchers LayerX have discovered 17 extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers that monitored people’s internet activity and installed backdoors for persistent access. In total, the […]

Out with the old and in with… AI? The Pitt Season 2’s storyline is set to feature AI in this week’s episode, as new attending physician Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi) implements a new patient care system. She has joined the team to replace Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle), while on sabbatical for the next three

The Volvo EX60 will be the first to come with Google Gemini built-in Volvo promises “natural conversation” between man and machine Latest hardware from Nvidia and Qualcomm accelerates response time Volvo’s groundbreaking mid-size electric SUV will be revealed in full later this week, with a range of around 500 miles on a single charge and

The Tour Down Under 2026 marks the start of the UCI WorldTour season and a host of exciting names will compete for the Ocher Jersey, including 2025 winner Jhonatan Narváez. Divided into six stages, the race will cover a total of 758.9 km, with a route less tailored to pure sprinters this time. It all

Broadcom fixed a serious DoS bug in chipset software ASUS RT-BE86U Confirmed Vulnerable; other models may be affected Attack crashes 5G Wi-Fi, requiring manual restart of router Broadcom has fixed a bug in its chipset software that allowed malicious actors to launch denial of service (DoS) attacks on specific routers. The vulnerability, which has not

Light can rapidly change magnetic behavior, suggesting faster data storage methods Researchers controlled magnets thinner than a hair without extreme cooling or extreme conditions Laser pulses changed the behavior of the magnet by up to forty percent at room temperature Modern digital life depends to a large extent on how efficiently information can be stored

Nikon is rumored to be suing cheap Chinese lens maker Viltrox The lawsuit concerns alleged Z-mount patent infringements A hearing is apparently set for March 2 I am a big fan of Nikon cameras and Viltrox lenses, but it seems all is not well between the pair according to The New Camera, which reports that

JPEG XL decoding is now part of Chromium’s core rendering pipeline Rust-based decoding addresses long-standing browser memory security issues JPEG XL support comes without extensions or external browser plugins Google has reinstated support for the JPEG XL image format in the open source Chromium codebase, reversing a decision it made in 2022 to remove it.

22% of all brand phishing attempts tried to impersonate Microsoft DHL was the only company in the top 10 that was not a technology company Identity is the biggest attack surface for cybercriminals New data from Check Point has found that Microsoft remained the most counterfeited brand in phishing attacks during the last three months

Humanoid robots are slowly but steadily moving into human workplaces Labor shortages are pushing automation into roles that people consistently avoid China leads robotic manufacturing, while Europe anchors the precision supply chain An increase in recent deployments across manufacturing environments shows that humanoid robots are no longer limited to experimental settings, and evidence now points