Smarter AI, Stronger Privacy: Why the Galaxy S26 Series Is a Genuine Leap Forward
Continue ReadingXiaomi 17 Ultra Launched Globally With 200-Megapixel Persicope Camera Alongside Xiaomi 17: Price, Specifications
The Xiaomi 17 series was launched in the global markets on Saturday. The latest flagship lineup from the China-based brand comprises two models — Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra. Both smartphones are powered by Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. The Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra come with Leica-tuned camera systems, with […]
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ClawJacked Flaw Lets Malicious Sites Hijack Local OpenClaw AI Agents via WebSocket
OpenClaw has fixed a high-severity security issue that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed a malicious website to connect to a locally running artificial intelligence (AI) agent and take over control. “Our vulnerability lives in the core system itself – no plugins, no marketplace, no user-installed extensions – just the bare OpenClaw gateway, running exactly […]
Continue ReadingAnthropic’s Claude hits No. 2 on Apple’s top free apps list after Pentagon rejection
In this illustration, the Claude AI app is seen in the app store on a phone on February 16, 2026 in New York City. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department used Anthropic’s Claude Ai, via its Palantir contract, to help with the attack on Venezuela and capture former President Nicolás […]
Continue Reading3 themes that drove Wall Street’s wild week and the new U.S.-Iran conflict wildcard
Stocks swung wildly last week as investors wrestled with the impact of artificial intelligence on various sectors and the overall economy. This coming week is a wildcard after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. President Donald Trump said Saturday that “major combat operations” in Iran started overnight, with American and Israeli strikes on military and […]
Continue ReadingXiaomi launches flagship smartphone as memory price surge threatens sales
Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi 17 Ultra at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 28. 2026. Xiaomi Xiaomi launched its latest flagship smartphones globally on Saturday as an unprecedented surge in memory chip prices threatens to dampen sales. The Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra represent the Chinese technology giant’s top tier devices aimed at challenging […]
Continue ReadingGoogle wants Intrinsic to be ‘Android of robotics’ as it pushes into physical AI
Intrinsic CEO Wendy Tan White has led the company to graduate out of Alphabet’s “Moonshot” factory X. Intrinsic Google became a powerhouse in smartphones by creating the Android operating system and partnering with handset makers in need of an answer to Apple’s iPhone. Now the search giant has a similar plan for tackling robotics. Earlier […]
Continue ReadingAI just leveled up and there are no guardrails anymore
In the first two months of 2026, generative artificial intelligence has undergone a rapid scaling of capabilities, going from chatbot to full-blown executive assistant and triggering an indiscriminate sell-off across sectors, hitting software, legal, insurance and cybersecurity stocks. “AI just went through its third inflection,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday. […]
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Thousands of Public Google Cloud API Keys Exposed with Gemini Access After API Enablement
New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private data. The findings come from Truffle Security, which discovered nearly 3,000 Google API keys (identified by the prefix “AIza”) embedded in client-side code to provide Google-related […]
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Pentagon Designates Anthropic Supply Chain Risk Over AI Military Dispute
Ravie LakshmananFeb 28, 2026National Security / Artificial Intelligence Anthropic on Friday hit back after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate the artificial intelligence (AI) upstart as a “supply chain risk.” “This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two exceptions we requested to the lawful use of […]
Continue ReadingHow to Save Live Photos as a Video on Your iPhone: A Step-by-Step Guide
Apple allows you to save a Live Photo as a video on your iPhone. You can also save multiple Live Photos as a single video on your handset. However, if you’re wondering why you might want to save them as videos, there could be multiple reasons. Live Photos take more space on your iPhone than […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by Trump
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that his company has agreed to terms with the Department of Defense on use of its artificial intelligence models, […]
Continue ReadingJack Dorsey made the loudest case yet that AI is already replacing jobs
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Block, listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images The tech industry has spent the last couple years debating whether artificial intelligence will actually eliminate jobs at scale or simply be used as an excuse for companies to […]
Continue ReadingHow Amazon’s massive stake in OpenAI could boost its AI and cloud businesses
Amazon on Friday unveiled a strategic partnership with OpenAI that includes an investment of up to $50 billion, the latest sign of deepening ties between the tech giant and the maker of ChatGPT. As part of the deal, OpenAI will use more Amazon Web Services infrastructure, including a commitment to deploy 2 gigawatts of the […]
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DoJ Seizes $61 Million in Tether Linked to Pig Butchering Crypto Scams
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Financial Crime / Social Engineering The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus cryptocurrency schemes known as pig butchering. The confiscated funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses used for the laundering of criminally derived proceeds stolen from […]
Continue ReadingNASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Study Space Weather Between Earth and Mars
NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will send two identical orbiters to Mars to study how solar wind and space weather strip away the planet’s atmosphere. Launching in 2025 and arriving in 2027, the twin spacecraft will measure solar wind conditions and Mars’s atmospheric response simultaneously, helping scientists understand how the Red Planet lost its thick atmosphere and…
Continue ReadingNvidia’s stock wraps up tough week as Wall Street focuses more on competition than growth
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a dinner event with the company’s Taiwanese suppliers in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Lam Yik Fei | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia reported blowout earnings on Wednesday and issued a better-than-expected forecast showing accelerating growth. CEO Jensen Huang proclaimed that “compute demand is skyrocketing.” Investor concerns […]
Continue ReadingHere’s an update on our 4th Industrial Revolution stocks and the rest of the portfolio
On Friday, the CNBC Investing Club held its February Monthly Meeting, where Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis ran through each stock in the portfolio. Jim put a special focus on the Club stocks within the artificial intelligence trade. He’s dubbed them the “Fourth Industrial Revolution stocks,” borrowing the term from Nvidia CEO Jensen […]
Continue ReadingHonor Magic V6 With Nearly Creaseless Inner Display Teased By Product Manager Ahead of MWC
Honor Magic V6 is confirmed to launch next week alongside its Robot Phone. Ahead of the official launch, a company executive has posted images of the foldable, revealing its creaseless display. The Honor Magic V6 appears to have a flat display with slightly rounded corners. Less visible crease offers a tablet-like viewing experience on the […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 17 Beta 2 Released: Lets Users Create Bubble for Any App, Expands SMS OTP Protection
Android 17 Beta 2 update is now rolling out to select Pixel devices, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced on Thursday. The new beta version introduces the ability for users to open any app as a bubble window. The new functionality allows users to open multiple app pages on a single screen for improved multitasking. […]
Continue ReadingTecno Pova Curve 2 Review: 8,000mAh Battery in a Slim Phone?
Tecno’s Pova Curve 2 aims to bite off more than it can chew. Compared to its predecessor, the Curve 2 takes the big-battery approach offering a massive 8,000mAh battery on a mid-range device. However, after a week of testing, we discovered that battery life was the least of its problems.
Continue ReadingUpcoming Smartphones in March 2026: iPhone 17e, Honor Magic V6, Nothing Phone 4a Series and More
Honor plans to unveil its Honor Magic V6 foldable smartphone on March 1 alongside its Robot Phone. Apple has also scheduled a launch event in the first week of March. Here we have compiled a list of smartphones set to launch in March 2026. The list includes models like Motorola Razr Fold, Motorola Edge 70 […]
Continue ReadingSam Altman aims to ‘help de-escalate’ tensions with Pentagon as OpenAI employees voice support for Anthropic
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staffers late Thursday that he would like the company “try to help de-escalate things” between rival Anthropic and the Department of […]
Continue ReadingIn Defense-Anthropic standoff, AI is real-time testing the balance of power in future of warfare
The Department of Defense’s clash with Anthropic over the integration of artificial intelligence into military operations, and who sets the limits on usage, reached a peak this week with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth giving the AI company until 5:01 p.m. ET Friday to cede to the government’s demands. Anthropic has not budged, to date at […]
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900+ Sangoma FreePBX Instances Compromised in Ongoing Web Shell Attacks
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability The Shadowserver Foundation has revealed that over 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances still remain infected with web shells as part of attacks that exploited a command injection vulnerability starting in December 2025. Of these, 401 instances are located in the U.S., followed by 51 in Brazil, 43 in Canada, […]
Continue ReadingCoreWeave CEO defends spending plans, tries to combat debt narrative as stock plummets nearly 20%
Coreweave CEO Mike Intrator backed up the company’s massive spending plans during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Friday as shares dropped post-earnings on profitability worries. Intrator told CNBC that Coreweave has willingly chosen to invest in more infrastructure and take a margin hit to meet the “once in a generation moment” […]
Continue ReadingDell shares climb 20% on earnings beat as company navigates rising memory costs
Dell shares soared more than 20% on Friday after the company beat fiscal fourth-quarter estimates and issued strong guidance, as a historic memory shortage puts pressure on prices in the sector. Dell reported adjusted earnings of $3.89 per share, exceeding the $3.53 per share expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. The company posted $33.38 billion […]
Continue ReadingUltrahuman Ring Pro Launched With 15-Day Battery Life, Jade Biointelligence AI: Price, Features
Ultrahuman on Thursday expanded its wearable portfolio with the launch of the Ring Pro. It is the Bengaluru-based wearable brand’s third-generation smart ring, introduced alongside Jade, a real-time biointelligence AI. As per Ultrahuman, the new smart ring brings notable upgrades in battery life, processing capabilities, and durability. Jade, meanwhile, introduces a…
Continue ReadingGlobal Smartphone Shipments to Hit Record Low in 2026 Amidst Ongoing Memory Shortage, Prices Expected to Rise: IDC
According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) latest report, the memory chip shortage is expected to cause the global smartphone market to shrink this year. The annual smartphone shipments could fall to their lowest level in over a decade. Countries with a large share of entry-level smartphones could be affected more. The memory prices are […]
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Malicious Go Crypto Module Steals Passwords, Deploys Rekoobe Backdoor
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Malware / Linux Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious Go module that’s designed to harvest passwords, create persistent access via SSH, and deliver a Linux backdoor named Rekoobe. The Go module, github[.]com/xinfeisoft/crypto, impersonates the legitimate “golang.org/x/crypto” codebase, but injects malicious code that’s responsible for exfiltrating secrets entered via terminal […]
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