Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Electronic Arts closed up 15% on Friday following a report in the Wall Street Journal that the video game company is nearing a roughly $50 billion deal to go private. Investors including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Silver Lake could announce the deal as soon as next […]
Continue ReadingSep 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cryptocurrency A new campaign has been observed impersonating Ukrainian government agencies in phishing attacks to deliver CountLoader, which is then used to drop Amatera Stealer and PureMiner. “The phishing emails contain malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files designed to trick recipients into opening harmful attachments,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Yurren […]
Continue ReadingFormer Meta global affairs chief Nick Clegg said Friday that tech companies should keep a distance from politics and people should feel “uneasy” about those firms intervening in the public space. “I generally don’t think that politics and tech innovation mixes very well,” Clegg told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I think it’s quite good when they kind […]
Continue ReadingResearchers in China have unveiled RoboFalcon 2.0, a bird-inspired robot with flapping, sweeping, and folding wing motions. Unlike earlier versions, it can achieve self-takeoff and maintain flight at low speeds. Tested in wind tunnels and real-world trials, the design showed improved control and reduced strain on lift. While limitations remain, such as hovering abilit…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, launching in 2025, will capture ultraviolet light from hydrogen atoms to map Earth’s faint geocorona. Operating a million miles sunward, it will study how solar activity drives atmospheric loss, improves satellite protection, and reveals clues to planetary habitability, providing critical insight for future crewed and robot…
Continue ReadingPavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Anthropic is stepping up its global enterprise ambitions. The $183 billion artificial intelligence startup has grown its business customer base from under 1,000 to more than 300,000 in just two years, as demand for Claude‘s models accelerates across industries and regions. On Friday, the company […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI CEO Sam Altman listens to questions at a Q&A following a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters This week, OpenAI redefined what momentum — and risk — look like in the artificial intelligence arms race. Now comes the hard part: Executing on CEO […]
Continue ReadingThe Sony Bravia Theatre System 6 is a 5.1-channel home theatre package with a soundbar, subwoofer, and rear speakers, priced at Rs. 49,990. Its minimalist design blends easily into living rooms, with the subwoofer serving as the central hub to simplify setup, though rear speakers still need power. Performance shines with movies and shows, offering […]
Continue ReadingNubia Z70 Ultra will launch in China next month. The brand has shared the display and camera details of the phone on Weibo. The Nubia Z80 Ultra is teased to come with Qualcomm’s newly launched Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. The ZTE brand has showcased camera samples of the Nubia Z80 Ultra. It will […]
Continue ReadingSony has announced the games joining PS Plus in October. The titles include Alan Wake 3, Cocoon, and Goat Simulator 3. All games will be available on PS Plus from October 7. The PS Plus monthly games were revealed at State of Play on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingA tipster has shared live images of the iQOO 15, showing a white finish, slim-bezel flat display with a centred hole-punch, and a squircle rear camera module. Expected to debut in China in October and in India by year-end, it may feature triple 50-megapixel cameras with 5x telephoto zoom, an in-display fingerprint sensor, IP69 rating, […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2025 is offering party speakers from brands like JBL, Zebronics, Ptron, Boat, and Portronics at discounted prices. The company has listed several audio devices, such as portable speakers, over-the-ear headphones, and home theater systems, at relatively low prices, too. The sale began on September 23, while Prime members were given […]
Continue ReadingThe Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as COLDRIVER has been attributed to a fresh round of ClickFix-style attacks designed to deliver two new “lightweight” malware families tracked as BAITSWITCH and SIMPLEFIX. Zscaler ThreatLabz, which detected the new multi-stage ClickFix campaign earlier this month, described BAITSWITCH as a downloader that ultimately drops SIMPLEFIX, a […]
Continue ReadingThe Skullcandy Uproar TWS has launched at a special price of Rs. 2,499, available in Matte Black via Skullcandy India, Amazon, and select stores. The earbuds feature an in-ear design with angular stems, touch controls, and ENC supported by a quad-mic system for clearer calls. They pack 10mm drivers, Bluetooth 5.4, dual-device pairing, and low-latency […]
Continue ReadingSep 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity company watchTowr Labs has disclosed that it has “credible evidence” of active exploitation of the recently disclosed security flaw in Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) software as early as September 10, 2025, a whole week before it was publicly disclosed. “This is not ‘just’ a CVSS […]
Continue ReadingSep 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Browser Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of a known Apple macOS malware called XCSSET that has been observed in limited attacks. “This new variant of XCSSET brings key changes related to browser targeting, clipboard hijacking, and persistence mechanisms,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said in a Thursday […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2025 is currently live in India. The sale offers discounts on hundreds of products across all product categories. We have already covered the attractive discounts on smartphones, laptops and other electronic items. Amazon is also providing hefty discounts on Smart TVs. Here are the best deals on 43-inch TVs that […]
Continue ReadingXiaomi 17 with HyperOS 3 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset was launched in China on Thursday alongside the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. A day after the launch, the brand announced the handset in a new 16GB RAM and 1TB storage configuration. The new version will go on sale starting […]
Continue ReadingNvidia CEO Jensen Huang gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks during the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Nvidia this week said it’ll invest $100 billion into OpenAI in a deal that highlights just how big the chipmaker’s investment portfolio has […]
Continue ReadingPoco F8 Ultra, the rumoured successor of this year’s Poco F7 Ultra, might launch soon globally, including in India. Ahead of its unveiling, the key specifications of the handset have been leaked online. The phone is said to feature the recently launched Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, coupled with a 7,000mAh battery. For context, […]
Continue ReadingA car equipped with Momenta technology on display at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany in September 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Momenta, a Chinese driverless technology startup, is raising a fresh round of funding that could value the company at around $6 billion, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The valuation […]
Continue ReadingThe Oppo Find X9 has been spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, which confirms its launch in the country. The handset, part of the latest Oppo Find X9 series, is confirmed to go official in China on October 16. It is teased to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC and […]
Continue ReadingSep 26, 2025The Hacker NewsSecurity Validation / Enterprise Security Car makers don’t trust blueprints. They smash prototypes into walls. Again and again. In controlled conditions. Because design specs don’t prove survival. Crash tests do. They separate theory from reality. Cybersecurity is no different. Dashboards overflow with “critical” exposure alerts. Compliance reports tick every box. But […]
Continue ReadingGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai waves as he arrives to attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, February 11, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Google long touted the need for factually accurate information on its platforms, but a letter submitted to Congress this week demonstrates how the tech company […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2025 is live in India, bringing major discounts on smartphones and more. While earlier we highlighted deals on budget models under Rs. 10,000 and premium phones under Rs. 50,000, we now shift the spotlight to mid-range devices priced below Rs. 30,000. Popular brands like Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Realme are […]
Continue ReadingIn this photo illustration, the logo of Xiaomi’s XRing O1 chipset is seen on May 19, 2025 in Beijing, China. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced on the evening of May 15 that the company’s self-developed smartphone SoC, XRING 01, will be officially launched in late May. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft has confirmed the pricing for its upcoming Xbox-branded ROG Ally gaming handhelds. The ROG Xbox Ally X will cost $1,000, while the Xbox Ally will come in at $600. Both handhelds are now available to pre-order in select markets.
Continue ReadingA Threads feature is reportedly in development that would let users control their own algorithm, linked to similar tools coming to Instagram. Instagram is said to have confirmed that the tool remains an internal prototype with no testing or release date yet. Screenshots suggest users could tag a dedicated account to indicate content they want […]
Continue ReadingOrigin OS 6, built on top of Android 16, is confirmed to launch in October-mid, the company announced on Friday. This comes soon after the Chinese tech firm revealed that the new user interface will replace Funtouch OS 15 on iQOO and Vivo smartphones. The X (formerly Twitter) page handle of Origin OS (@FuntouchOS_IN) was […]
Continue ReadingGuillaume Pousaz, CEO and founder of payment platform Checkout.com, speaking at the annual Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2022. Horacio Villalobos | Getty Images LONDON — Fintech unicorn Checkout.com is giving staff a way of cashing in their shares: buying them out. The London-headquartered payments platform said Friday that it plans to […]
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