Which? discovers ‘potentially lethal’ phone chargers being sold by major retailers Cheap chargers pose a serious risk of fire, electric shock and more The consumer group demands stricter government regulation British Consumer Watchdog Which? has revealed that many of the third-party phone chargers available to consumers can pose “potentially fatal” risks – and they’re often […]
Check Point Patches Critical VPN Authentication Bypass Flaw (CVE-2026-50751) Used in Ransomware Attacks Zero-day exploits since early May, with Qilin deploying ransomware in at least one case Customers are encouraged to apply fixes and mitigations immediately Check Point has stated that it has fixed a vulnerability in its VPN products used in ransomware attacks against
BT is the first UK company to join Anthropic’s Project Glasswing High risk Claude Mythos Preview model is limited to selected partners only Britain’s infrastructure ready for a major security boost – BT already blocks 4 million attacks daily BT has become the first UK company to publicly confirm membership of Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a
The Nest Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers are not available in the Google Store Third-party retailers still list them, but options are limited It could be Google’s way of preparing for the arrival of the new Google Home Speaker The long-awaited Google Home Speaker is nearing a full launch – and another strong clue
Threat actor reused unrooted GitHub Actions secrets to compromise 73 Microsoft repos Miasma worm planted across Azure, Microsoft, Azure-Samples and MicrosoftDocs organizations Microsoft pulled affected repos, notified affected customers and is continuing the investigation GitHub has disabled 73 of Microsoft’s repositories after a threat actor allegedly used credentials stolen a month ago to break in
Scientists fear that AI addiction could slowly weaken independent astrophysical reasoning and mathematical intuition Trained researchers are increasingly relying on AI systems for difficult coding and analytical scientific work Astronomy journals are struggling with increasing volumes of machine-assisted scientific paper submissions AI systems are rapidly transforming astrophysical research, leaving many scientists wondering whether human researchers
European/UK students use AI for organization, productivity instead of cheating Lenovo reports that students are using tablets more as they seek cheaper, portable options Universities may gradually become more accepting of AI as students report more encouragement Almost all (98%) European students aged 18-25 now say AI helps them in some way, and new data
YouTuber PlasmatronX creates a test rig to visually map how spatial sound waves travel It requires a lot of custom design, including building your own multi-channel amplifier You can download the 3D print files and code to make your own test rig Have you ever wished you could see the sound waves in your room?
Ukraine wants to flood future battlefields with millions of combat drones annually Kyiv says its drone factories could eclipse Russian and Chinese military production Ukrainian drones are now reaching military and energy targets deep inside Russia Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has laid out a startling industrial vision that could reshape global military production. Deputy Defense
Russia’s media regulator has proposed a “state VPN” for IT specialists Roskomnadzor seeks to restore access to developer platforms inadvertently blocked by its own VPN crack Industry experts worry the tool could enable state surveillance and create a “privileged level” of internet users In a deeply ironic twist, Russia’s federal media regulator, Roskomnadzor, plans to
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