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The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government systems.

1 hour ago

WIRED

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Engadget

The Lisbon Airport is turning away private jets inbound for the Web Summit

1 hour ago

Engadget

The Lisbon Airport is turning away private jets inbound for the Web Summit

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WIRED

Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Whether you’re a no-frills backpacker or a bag-checking fashionista, there’s a perfect packing cube out there for you.

2 hours ago

WIRED

Best Packing Cubes for Every Kind of Trip (2025), Tested and Reviewed

TechCrunch

Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in suicides, delusions

In one case, 23-year-old Zane Shamblin had a conversation with ChatGPT that lasted more than four hours.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in suicides, delusions

Engadget

The redesigned Disney+ app is rolling out to more users in the US

2 hours ago

Engadget

The redesigned Disney+ app is rolling out to more users in the US

Engadget

The YouTube TV Disney blackout continues: How to watch college football on ESPN, ABC and more

3 hours ago

Engadget

The YouTube TV Disney blackout continues: How to watch college football on ESPN, ABC and more

TechCrunch

GoWish's shopping and wish list app is having its biggest year yet

GoWish, an app for making wish lists, is having a record year, and has doubled its users.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

GoWish's shopping and wish list app is having its biggest year yet

Ars Technica

Researchers surprised that with AI, toxicity is harder to fake than intelligence

New "computational Turing test" reportedly catches AI pretending to be human with 80% accuracy.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

Researchers surprised that with AI, toxicity is harder to fake than intelligence

WIRED

Fat Savings on the Super Skinny Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop

You could save hundreds on Razer's sleek gaming laptop with an OLED upgrade.

3 hours ago

WIRED

Fat Savings on the Super Skinny Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop

Engadget

Bioware says next Mass Effect is still in development despite turmoil at EA

3 hours ago

Engadget

Bioware says next Mass Effect is still in development despite turmoil at EA

Engadget

Meta says it will invest $600 billion in the US, with AI data centers front and center

3 hours ago

Engadget

Meta says it will invest $600 billion in the US, with AI data centers front and center

Ars Technica

Commercial spyware “Landfall” ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year

Targeted attack could steal all of a phone's data and activate camera or mic.

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Commercial spyware “Landfall” ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year

Engadget

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Headphone extravagance

4 hours ago

Engadget

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Headphone extravagance

TechCrunch

Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks

The Washington Post is the latest victim of a hacking campaign by the notorious Clop ransomware gang, which relied on vulnerabilities in Oracle software used by many corporations.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks

Ars Technica

The government shutdown is starting to have cosmic consequences

"The FAA is concerned with the system's ability to maintain the current volume of operations."

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

The government shutdown is starting to have cosmic consequences

WIRED

Welcome to Big Tech's ‘Age of Extraction’

In his new book, antitrust scholar and former White House adviser Tim Wu argues that tech giants are bleeding you dry—and lays out a plan to stop them.

4 hours ago

WIRED

Welcome to Big Tech's ‘Age of Extraction’

Ars Technica

Higher prices, simpler streaming expected if HBO Max folds into Paramount+

The end of HBO Max is "certainly plausible."

4 hours ago

Ars Technica

Higher prices, simpler streaming expected if HBO Max folds into Paramount+

TechCrunch

I tried the Apple Crossbody Strap. It's convenient, but the phone looks silly when the strap is removed.

Apple's new Crossbody Strap is a convenient way to go hands-free but the strap can rub uncomfortably at times, and the phone looks silly when the strap is removed.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

I tried the Apple Crossbody Strap. It's convenient, but the phone looks silly when the strap is removed.

WIRED

Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting

WIRED obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees pressed leadership on plans for the agency.

4 hours ago

WIRED

Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting

Ars Technica

FBI orders domain registrar to reveal who runs mysterious Archive.is site

Tucows subpoenaed in criminal probe for info on “customer behind archive.today."

5 hours ago

Ars Technica

FBI orders domain registrar to reveal who runs mysterious Archive.is site

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements

Among the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage.

6 hours ago

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements

WIRED

TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay

TikTok’s ecommerce arm has kept growing steadily, despite tariffs and never-ending debates over whether the platform should be banned.

6 hours ago

WIRED

TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay

TechCrunch

Kim Kardashian says ChatGPT is her 'frenemy'

Kim Kardashian admitted that she has failed legal exams after blindly relying on ChatGPT's advice.

6 hours ago

TechCrunch

Kim Kardashian says ChatGPT is her 'frenemy'

Ars Technica

Oddest ChatGPT leaks yet: Cringey chat logs found in Google analytics tool

ChatGPT leaks seem to confirm OpenAI scrapes Google, expert says.

6 hours ago

Ars Technica

Oddest ChatGPT leaks yet: Cringey chat logs found in Google analytics tool