Nvidia showed CNBC its latest Vera CPU at its Santa Clara, California, headquarters on Feb. 13, 2026. Marc Ganley | CNBC Nvidia‘s graphics processing units have been the hottest-selling chips for years, but the sudden advent of agentic artificial intelligence has brought on a renaissance for its more modest host chip, the central processing unit. […]
Continue ReadingSamsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Z Flip 8 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in July. A report suggests the clamshell foldable could retain a 4,300mAh typical battery, similar to the Galaxy Z Flip 7, using two cells rated at 1,150mAh and 3,024mAh. Battery life may still improve through efficiency gains. The phone […]
Continue ReadingApple’s first foldable iPhone has appeared in several leaks detailing its possible pricing, storage options, and hardware. A tipster claims the handset could launch in China with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB variants priced at CNY 15,999 (roughly Rs. 2,14,400), CNY 17,999 (roughly Rs. 2,41,100), and CNY 19,999 (roughly Rs. 2,67,900). Estimated US pricing could start […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Pixel 10a brings modest improvements over last year’s Pixel 9a. It runs Android 16 and features a dual rear camera setup. Positioned as an affordable option, it competes with Apple’s iPhone 16e, Apple’s lowest‑priced model with Apple Intelligence. All three phones include OLED displays and support wireless charging.
Continue ReadingElon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Less than six weeks after Elon Musk merged SpaceX and xAI in a deal he valued at $1.25 trillion, the world’s richest person […]
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Ravie LakshmananMar 13, 2026Ransomware / Cybercrime INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats, and safeguard victims from scams. The effort is part of an international law […]
Continue ReadingA suspected China-based cyber espionage operation has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations as part of a state-sponsored campaign that dates back to at least 2020. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the threat activity under the moniker CL-STA-1087, where CL refers to cluster, and STA stands for state-backed motivation. “The activity demonstrated strategic operational […]
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Ravie LakshmananMar 13, 2026Encryption / Data Protection Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. “If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any media or messages you may want to keep,” the […]
Continue ReadingOn the day before Christmas, when few stocks were stirring, a pricey and pivotal transaction jolted the AI computing race: Nvidia was spending a reported $20 billion to license technology from chip startup Groq and hire key employees, including its CEO, who previously helped Google create what’s become the leading alternative to Nvidia’s AI processors. […]
Continue ReadingFuture Publishing | Future | Getty Images Amazon is bumping up the price of its ad-free Prime Video offering in the U.S. by $2 a month, the company announced Friday. The service will now cost $4.99 a month, up from $2.99 a month, starting April 10. As part of the price hike, Amazon is rebranding […]
Continue ReadingArtificial intelligence adoption could lead to significant job struggles for entry-level workers as companies boost productivity, according to ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott. McDermott told “Squawk on the Street” on Friday that unemployment for new college graduates “could easily go into the mid-30s in the next couple of years.” “So much of the work is going […]
Continue ReadingAstronomers combined observations from the Hubble and Euclid space telescopes to produce a detailed image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula. The composite view reveals intricate shells, jets, and a faint outer ring formed from earlier eruptions of the dying star.
Continue ReadingPeople line up outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Three years ago, JPMorgan Chase executive Doug Petno was at a New York City party celebrating a colleague’s retirement when his boss, Jamie Dimon, called Petno over. It was March […]
Continue ReadingSilent Hill 2 remake has surpassed 5 million copies sold, Konami and Bloober Team have confirmed. The survival horror game released on PS5 and PC in 2024 and launch on Xbox Series S/X last year. The sales figure includes digital and physical units shipped, store downloads and subscription services, Konami confirmed.
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Ravie LakshmananMar 13, 2026VPN Security / Malware Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled websites to deploy digitally signed trojans that masquerade […]
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Continue ReadingShortly after the opening bell, we will be buying 45 shares of Alphabet at roughly $307. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 300 shares of GOOGL, increasing its weighting to 2.4% from 2.04%. We are now able to pick up shares of Alphabet as we are no longer restricted from trading the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle on Thursday released security updates for its Chrome web browser to address two high-severity vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2026-3909 (CVSS score: 8.8) – An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Skia 2D graphics library that allows a remote attacker to perform […]
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Ravie LakshmananMar 13, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel’s AppArmor module that could be exploited by unprivileged users to circumvent kernel protections, escalate to root, and undermine container isolation guarantees. The nine confused deputy vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed CrackArmor by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). […]
Continue ReadingThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced the nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards 2026 on Wednesday. Acclaimed RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 led with 12 nominations, following by nine nods for Dispatch. BAFTA Games Awards 2026 will be held on April 17 in London.
Continue ReadingThe blue check badge was previously only added to the profiles of people who might be targets for impersonation, including journalists, celebrities and other public figures. Elon Musk’s 2022 decision to make it a for-pay feature, the commission argued, misled X users into falsely believing that verified accounts were trustworthy.
Continue ReadingThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. The U.S. launched 60 more trade investigations last night, as the Trump administration continues to look for ways to replace the president’s now-overturned duties. The new probes focus on forced labor trade practices. Stock futures are higher this morning after […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI is reportedly working on developing an alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub. As per the report, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) giant is in the early stages of developing the code hosting platform. It is said that the company decided to make the product after facing several disruptions on GitHub due to platform-based outages.
Continue ReadingRealme 16T 5G and Realme P4R 5G could be launched soon in India by the Chinese smartphone maker, as a tipster claims that the handsets are confirmed to arrive in the country. The Realme 16T 5G could be offered in 6GB + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB RAM and storage configurations. Meanwhile, […]
Continue ReadingThe Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra was launched in February as the company’s flagship smartphone. While it brought several notable hardware changes and artificial intelligence (AI)-backed enhancements, the headlining feature is touted to be the Privacy Display. Built directly into the handset’s screen, it is designed to limit side-angle visibility without affecting the us…
Continue ReadingNothing Phone 4a Pro, OnePlus 15R, and Vivo V70 5G compete in India’s upper mid-range smartphone segment. The Nothing Phone 4a Pro features a 6.83-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chip, Glyph Matrix lighting, and a 5,400mAh battery. The OnePlus 15R offers flagship-level performance with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, a 165Hz AMOLED […]
Continue ReadingiQOO Z11 is now available for pre-order in China via the Vivo online store. Additionally, iQOO Product Manager Xing Cheng has shared an image of the smartphone to reveal the design of the upcoming smartphone. It is shown in a blue colourway, which resembles iQOO Z11 Turbo’s Canglang Fuguang (translated from Chinese) colour option. The […]
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A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud. “SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. “The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet traffic through the […]
Continue ReadingAdvocacy groups and community members protest laws surrounding data centers while outside the Texas Capitol in Austin Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Austin American-statesman/hearst Newspapers | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images The companies racing to build the massive infrastructure needed for the artificial intelligence boom are facing growing backlash over electricity costs, as households and policymakers question […]
Continue ReadingAnthropic, on Thursday, introduced a new feature for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Claude. The new capability allows it to generate in-line visualisations, including interactive charts and diagrams in response to user queries. The visual information appears directly on the chat page and does not require any coding capabilities of the chatbot.
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