John Ternus and Tim Cook | Image: Apple The multitrillion-dollar home of the iPhone, Mac, and so many other tech gadgets has a new leaader, as Tim Cook has been replaced as CEO as of September 1st by former hardware boss John Ternus. How will we look back on Cook’s legacy, and what will Apple l...
Roku has announced its first OLED TVs, available this fall from Amazon starting at $999.
NVIDIA's controversial DLSS 5 finally arrives this week, but there's little reason to celebrate it.
Nvidia has confirmed DLSS 5 will launch on September 3 in NBA2K27. It will be supported on all RTX 50 series GPUs, laptops, and GeForce NOW.
Multiple Dropbox users have been emailed by the cloud storage company to advise them that a security breach saw unauthorised access to their account. The root cause appears to be a lack of authentication by Dropbox when attackers created a single sign-on option through a third-party company … more…
Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped
Nearly 22,000 Microsoft Exchange servers exposed online remain unpatched against a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack all user mailboxes. [...]
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a l...
The entire PC hardware industry is in shambles when it comes to consumer products, and GPUs are one of the most affected components. Everything from budget options to high-end models is now significantly more expensive than what it could be had for a year ago.
Hosting software vendor tells customers to reset credentials and hunt for malicious packages
The UK's largest telecommunications company, BT, could potentially make $2.7 billion as it recycles all the old copper in its network as it upgrades to fiber optic. The massive amount is driven by the AI boom, as data center operators require more and more copper wires for power.
The US Army’s laser system is part of a new generation of directed-energy weapons capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying drones with a concentrated beam of light.
The total value of the frozen assets exceeds Wingtech’s entire first-half revenue, with the company reporting 1.51 billion yuan in H1 2026 sales, down more than 90% year over year.
Bloomberg carries a piece noting the astonishing gains made by Apple stockholders during the time when Tim Cook was CEO. The cumulative gain was 2,275% – or a total return of 2,736% when accounting for dividend payments also. The site suggests this will make him a tough act to follow, but my own ...
A new local‑only password manager, notes app, and secure vault that hides your secrets in an ordinary-looking .PNG image file is now available.
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August 27 update reportedly scrambles cursor customizations as bogus antivirus alerts spread
Apple yesterday presented what it said was “shocking evidence” based on analysis of a MacBook owned by Chang Liu, a former employee who moved to OpenAI. The company is alleging that two of its former employees stole trade secrets relating to hardware design and more. The AI company hit back with ...