Technology

Congo’s Inga complex holds unrealized power potential for Africa’s digital expansion The project’s success depends on private capital and strong government reforms World Bank financing signals renewed faith in Africa’s large hydropower projects The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to use the huge Inga hydroelectric complex to power next-generation AI tools and large-scale data center […]

The price of the Apple AirPods Pro 2 has dropped again: Amazon is currently offering the AirPods Pro 2 for just $169, down from $249. That’s not quite the lowest price we’ve ever seen — it briefly dipped $20 lower back in July 2025 — but it’s significantly less than the usual sale price of

Phishing emails claim victims are dead to steal LastPass master passwords Fake page lastpassrecovery[.]com impersonates LastPass to harvest credentials and access keys CryptoChameleon group behind attack; targets include crypto wallets and passwordless logins Scammers try to get LastPass user master passwords with a bad phishing email scheme regarding their death. The password manager has a

72 countries sign the UN Treaty on Cybercrime to unify global legal and investigative efforts The treaty mandates criminalization, evidence sharing and extradition, with guarantees of rights and privacy Critics warn that it enables surveillance and lacks strong protections for human rights and due process Australia and Spain are among 72 countries that have signed

Looking for a different day? A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, October 27 (Game #603). Strands is

Alaska Airlines Grounds Flights Due to Major IT Outage Affecting 50,000+ Passengers The company denies cyber attacks; mentions data center failure and ongoing system recovery Similar outcomes occurred in July 2025; external experts are now reviewing the resilience of the infrastructure Alaska Airlines was forced to cancel hundreds of flights after it experienced an “IT

CoPhish uses Copilot Studio agents to phish OAuth tokens via fake login flows Attackers exploit Microsoft domains to appear legitimate and gain access to sensitive user data Remediation includes limiting app consent, enforcing MFA, and monitoring OAuth activity Security researchers from Datadog Security Labs are warning of a new phishing technique that weaponizes Microsoft Copilot

Looking for a different day? A new NEW Connections puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people are always playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, October 27 (Game

Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has discussed the brand’s biggest competition in a recent interview He says it’s “not another console” like the PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch 2 Rather, Xbox now competes with apps like TikTok and other forms of entertainment Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty has said the brand is now

Unpatched GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins exploited in mass attacks on WordPress Attackers use the “op” plugin to gain administrator access and deploy malware Wordfence blocked 8.7 million attempts in 48 hours; updates remain critical Three critical vulnerabilities, found in two WordPress plugins and patched more than a year ago, are now being exploited in