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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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 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 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 ReadingOn 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 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 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’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 ReadingHonor 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, 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 ReadingThe 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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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 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 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 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 ReadingAccording 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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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 […]
Continue ReadingXiaomi QLED TV X Pro 75 has gone on sale in India at Rs. 69,999, with a Rs. 5,000 bank discount offer. The 75-inch QLED TV features 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Filmmaker Mode support. It includes DLG 120Hz, MEMC, and Auto Low Latency Mode for smoother visuals. Powered by a quad-core A55 […]
Continue ReadingHuawei Watch GT Runner 2 has launched globally at GBP 350 (roughly Rs. 42,900). The titanium smartwatch features a 1.32-inch AMOLED display with 3,000 nits brightness and Kunlun Glass protection. It introduces Intelligent Marathon Mode with structured training plans, advanced running metrics, and recovery insights. The watch supports dual-band L1+L5 GPS with 20 percen…
Continue ReadingAnthropic is heading into Friday in a no-win situation. The artificial intelligence startup has until 5:01 p.m. ET to decide whether it will agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its models in all lawful use cases without limitation. If it doesn’t, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to label the company a […]
Continue ReadingSony could stop launching its first-party single-player games on PC, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has claimed. According to him, the company could return to its “Only on PlayStation” strategy for its single-player games. Schreier also suggested that Marvel’s Wolverine may never launch on PC.
Continue ReadingOpenAI has closed a $110 billion funding round, a financing that’s more than double the size of its last raise a year ago, which was a record for a private tech company. Amazon invested $50 billion, Nvidia invested $30 billion and SoftBank invested $30 billion in the round, OpenAI said in a release Friday. The […]
Continue ReadingThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. I spent last night watching a love triangle play out in the Broadway musical “Chess.” So, it’s only fitting that we bring you the latest updates on Netflix and Paramount Skydance‘s battle for Warner Bros. Discovery in this morning’s edition. […]
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Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Malware / Surveillance The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been attributed to a fresh set of tools, including a backdoor that uses Zoho WorkDrive for command-and-control (C2) communications to fetch more payloads and an implant that uses removable media to relay commands and breach air-gapped networks. The campaign, codenamed […]
Continue ReadingThis report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Back in 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen published the now well-worn words: “software is eating the world.” Now, a debate is raging around how much software AI will eat. Many of the world’s most valuable software stocks have […]
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – SEPTEMBER 19: Customers line up outside an Apple store ahead of the launch of the iPhone 17 series at Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) on September 19, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The iPhone 17 line represents the next generation of iPhones and accessories set to hit international markets. (Photo by Annice […]
Continue ReadingJonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images In a week where the News Gods have given us a cornucopia of stories, it’s a fool’s game to pick out the biggest one. Was it Trump’s extraordinary State of The Union? The phenomenal Nvidia results that failed to answer questions over whether the enormous hyperscaler splurge will […]
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Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Endpoint Security / Windows Security Threat actors are luring unsuspecting users into running trojanized gaming utilities that are distributed via browsers and chat platforms to distribute a remote access trojan (RAT). “A malicious downloader staged a portable Java runtime and executed a malicious Java archive (JAR) file named jd-gui.jar,” the Microsoft Threat […]
Continue ReadingNoise Master Buds 2 were launched in India on Friday. The true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones arrive as the latest addition to the homegrown brand’s Master Buds lineup, and the successor to 2025’s Master Buds. Master Buds 2 are equipped with 10mm PU+ PEEK drivers and a six-mic environmental noise cancellation (ENC) system. As per […]
Continue ReadingAmazfit Active 3 Premium has been launched at $169.99 (roughly Rs. 15,500). The smartwatch features a 1.32-inch AMOLED display with 3,000 nits brightness, sapphire protection, and 4GB storage. It supports 170+ sports modes, Zepp Coach plans, advanced running metrics, and six satellite positioning systems with offline maps. The watch offers 24-hour health tracking, Blu…
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