Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were dragged down Thursday on post-earnings slumps from Club holdings Meta Platforms and Microsoft. While both reported better-than-expected […]
Continue ReadingOct 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Vulnerability A severe vulnerability disclosed in Chromium’s Blink rendering engine can be exploited to crash many Chromium-based browsers within a few seconds. Security researcher Jose Pino, who disclosed details of the flaw, has codenamed it Brash. “It allows any Chromium browser to collapse in 15-60 seconds by exploiting an […]
Continue ReadingScientists using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope have detected Alfvén waves in the Sun’s corona, potentially solving the long-standing mystery of its extreme heat and helping refine models of solar and stellar energy transfer.
Continue ReadingVivo X300 Pro was launched globally on Thursday, alongside the vanilla Vivo X300. Both handsets are powered by the recently unveiled 3nm octa core MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset. While the Vivo X300 features a 200-megapixel primary rear camera, the Pro model gets a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto camera. The standard model sports a smaller AMOLED display […]
Continue ReadingCanva has unveiled Video 2.0, its first native AI model, and Canva Grow, a full-scale marketing platform, as part of a major update to its Visual Suite. The Sydney-based firm also added Ask Canva, Email Design, and Forms tools, enhancing usability for its 260 million monthly users while positioning itself as an all-in-one creative operating […]
Continue ReadingGoogle on Thursday revealed that the scam defenses built into Android safeguard users around the world from more than 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month. The tech giant also said it has blocked over 100 million suspicious numbers from using Rich Communication Services (RCS), an evolution of the SMS protocol, thereby preventing […]
Continue ReadingCorporate travel and expense management platform Navan fell by as much as 15% in its first trading day on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NAVN” after its successful initial public offering. The Navan IPO, which priced on Wednesday night, valued the business-to-business software vendor at $6.2 billion, raising $923 million and with shares settling […]
Continue ReadingOct 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cybercrime The open-source command-and-control (C2) framework known as AdaptixC2 is being used by a growing number of threat actors, some of whom are related to Russian ransomware gangs. AdaptixC2 is an emerging extensible post-exploitation and adversarial emulation framework designed for penetration testing. While the server component is written in Golang, […]
Continue ReadingAmazon is slated to post results for the third quarter after the closing bell Thursday. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG are looking for: Earnings per share: $1.57 Revenue: $177.8 billion Wall Street is also looking at other key revenue numbers: Amazon Web Services: $32.42 billion expected Advertising: $17.34 billion expected AWS growth will be […]
Continue ReadingFILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 23, 2022 Tim Cook waves the chequered flag to the race winner Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Mike Segar | Reuters Apple reports fiscal fourth quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. The fourth quarter, which […]
Continue ReadingRoblox shares sank 10% on Thursday as the company said it expects increased capital expenditures that could pressure margins. The gaming company said it expects capital expenditures of $468 million, an increase of $158 million from prior guidance. “Our operating margin could decline slightly year-over-year due to the combination of higher DevEx rates and the […]
Continue ReadingSecurity doesn’t fail at the point of breach. It fails at the point of impact. That line set the tone for this year’s Picus Breach and Simulation (BAS) Summit, where researchers, practitioners, and CISOs all echoed the same theme: cyber defense is no longer about prediction. It’s about proof. When a new exploit drops, scanners […]
Continue ReadingAlphabet stock jumped 4% Thursday after the company reported third-quarter financial results that beat across the board and increased its capital expenditures for the year. The Google parent company bumped its spending expectations on artificial intelligence infrastructure to $91-$93 billion from $85 billion the prior quarter, noting continued strong cloud demand. CEO Sundar Pichai said the […]
Continue ReadingMeta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters Meta Platforms‘ stock dropped more than 10% on Thursday as skepticism about the payoff from its aggressive artificial intelligence spending plans overshadowed strong results. The social […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re looking for great offline Android games in 2025, here’s a list of 20 of the best titles across action, RPG, puzzle, and racing genres. From roguelike hits like Dead Cells and Grimvalor to relaxing adventures like Alto’s Odyssey and strategic gems like Mini Metro, these games deliver console-quality visuals, deep gameplay, and lasting […]
Continue ReadingQualcomm is rumoured to be developing a new chipset that could join the recently introduced 8 Elite Gen 5. As per a tipster, the unannounced Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 could feature a design blueprint identical to the flagship SoC. It is said to be fabricated based on TSMC’s N3p process. Tipster suggests OEMs such as […]
Continue ReadingTake-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said that AI won’t be able to create a game like Grand Theft Auto, and even if it could, it won’t be “very good”. The Take-Two boss said AI lacked creativity and hence could not create complex universes of video games.
Continue ReadingIt wasn’t a traditional pitch meeting. There were no slides, no product demo. There wasn’t even a clear explanation of what the founders were trying to build. But for investor Oren Zeev’s decision-making process, none of that was necessary. “I just liked them, I just wanted to be close to them,” said Zeev. “So I […]
Continue ReadingStocks on display at the Nasdaq on Sept. 10, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Magnificent or not? Magnificent Seven members Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms all beat […]
Continue ReadingInstagram Lite, first released in 2020, was taken down by Meta soon after its launch, only to be relaunched later in March 2021 in 107 countries. The ‘Lite’ version of Instagram was aiming to serve people who live in regions with poor internet connectivity, as it can render content even on a 2G connection. Moreover, […]
Continue ReadingMeta posted $56 billion in revenue for Q3 2025, up 26 percent year-over-year, but its Reality Labs division recorded a $4.4 billion loss, despite strong AI glasses sales. The unit, which handles Quest headsets and AR glasses, has now amassed over $70 billion in total losses since 2020, underscoring Meta’s continued struggle to make its […]
Continue ReadingiQOO Neo 11 has been launched in China with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. It comes in four colourways and boasts a 6.82-inch AMOLED display with 2K resolution and up to 144Hz refresh rate. The new phone has IP68 and IP69 dust and water resistance rating. It packs up to 16GB RAM and maximum 1TB […]
Continue ReadingOct 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News The comfort zone in cybersecurity is gone. Attackers are scaling down, focusing tighter, and squeezing more value from fewer, high-impact targets. At the same time, defenders face growing blind spots — from spoofed messages to large-scale social engineering. This week’s findings show how that shrinking margin of safety […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Maps allows users to mark exact locations on the map. This feature can be used on Google Maps on Android, iPhone, and desktop. The feature allows users to share the pin with their recent apps or contacts. Here is how to use the drop pin feature across all platforms.
Continue ReadingOct 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananDevSecOps / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered yet another active software supply chain attack campaign targeting the npm registry with over 100 malicious packages that can steal authentication tokens, CI/CD secrets, and GitHub credentials from developers’ machines. The campaign has been codenamed PhantomRaven by Koi Security. The activity is assessed to […]
Continue ReadingSamsung has confirmed key details about the upcoming Galaxy S26 series during its Q3 2025 earnings call, revealing major upgrades in AI, performance, and camera technology. The lineup is expected to feature a new custom chipset, likely the 2nm Exynos 2600, alongside Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in select regions. Samsung also hinted at […]
Continue ReadingRealme GT 8 Pro is now confirmed to launch in India next month. The flagship handset will be powered by Qualcomm’s 3nm octa core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, coupled with a HyperVision AI chip. It is also confirmed to carry a Ricoh GR-tuned rear camera setup. These specifications are similar to its Chinese […]
Continue ReadingChatGPT maker OpenAI is laying the groundwork for what could be one of the biggest IPOs of all time. The company is considering filing with securities regulators as soon as the second half of 2026, some of the people said. In preliminary discussions, the company has looked at raising $60 billion at the low end […]
Continue ReadingLava has begun teasing the India launch of the Lava Agni 4, confirmed to debut in November. The latest teaser highlights a metal build with metallic-finish buttons, marking a design upgrade from previous models. Leaks suggest the smartphone will feature a 6.78-inch full-HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 8350 chipset, […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chrome and Firefox allow users to clear cache and web cookies, apart from deleting their entire web histories. When you’re surfing the internet, your browser, like the two mentioned, collects data from various websites and stores the same as cookies and cache. This allows it to offer a smooth experience when you visit the […]
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