NASA has begun construction of the Dragonfly mission, which will utilise a nuclear-powered rotorcraft lander to investigate Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The car-sized drone is scheduled to launch in 2028 and will conduct a comprehensive surface survey using its Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG). The spacecraft will complete a six-year cruise…
Continue ReadingVivo T5x 5G is scheduled to be launched in India on March 17 at 12 pm IST. A dedicated microsite for the upcoming smartphone from the Chinese tech firm was recently made live on Flipkart, revealing its availability in the country via the e-commerce platform. The Vivo T series handset is confirmed to go on […]
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Ravie LakshmananMar 14, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Endpoint Security China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) has issued a warning about the security stemming from the use of OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot), an open-source and self-hosted autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent. In a post shared on WeChat, CNCERT noted that the platform’s “inherently […]
Continue ReadingAstronomers have reported evidence of two planets colliding around a distant Sun-like star, Gaia20ehk, located about 11,000 light-years away. The star’s light output remained steady until 2016, when it exhibited three minor dimming events; by 2021, the light curve reportedly “went completely bonkers.” Follow-up infrared observations revealed a burst of heat coinciding…
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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new iteration of the GlassWorm campaign that they say represents a “significant escalation” in how it propagates through the Open VSX registry. “Instead of requiring every malicious listing to embed the loader directly, the threat actor is now abusing extensionPack and extensionDependencies to turn initially standalone-looking extensions into transitive delivery […]
Continue ReadingPoco X8 Pro series will be launched in India on March 17 at 5:30 pm IST. The lineup, which is confirmed to include the Poco X8 Pro Max 5G and Poco X8 Pro 5G, will go on sale in the country via Amazon. The phones will be available in at least black and white colour […]
Continue ReadingTravis Kalanick, chief executive officer of City Storage Systems, during the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority conference in Miami, Florida, Feb. 21, 2025. Zak Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick has renamed his latest venture as Atoms and said on Friday that he’s expanding beyond food and into mining […]
Continue ReadingNvidia 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 […]
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