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Malware infecting Android devices isn’t new, but Google’s recent report is grim and concerning. The search giant has taken down a massive botnet that turned over 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes into tools for cybercriminals. Unlike the usual attacks, where users end up downloading some shady apps from the internet, the malware here was…

When I first moved into my old flat in 2021, I receivedconstantcommunication from my energy provider to book a smart meter appointment.

An AI pet portrait maker or workout app that looks harmless could be hiding nudifying tools. According to a Wired investigation, hundreds of apps on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store were found disguising themselves as pet photo editor, language tutor, workout coaches and other mundane apps.

In 2001, a decade after he invented the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee articulated a new vision. Together with two colleagues, he published an article in the magazine Scientific American in which he outlined what he called the “Semantic Web”: an internet designed to be navigated by autonomous software agents that could address our every…

Ukraine’s increasing targeting of Russian data infrastructure has resulted in Moscow considering new defensive measures against drone strikes.

The PC market has never been more diverse, and utterly punishing on the wallet, thanks to the AI boom and resultant price inflation we are seeing in 2026. Most people shopping for a pocket-friendly laptop don’t necessarily care about core counts, clock speeds, or refresh rates. They want something that opens Chrome quickly, plays Netflix…

Ten more episodes of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins are here, as Tracy Morgan’s disgraced former NFL star continues his rehabilitation with the help of filmmaker Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe). Of course, his personal and family life will continue to get in the way – can Reggie make it into the Hall of…

Microsoft has shipped the first firmware update for the Surface Laptop Ultra just six days after its RTX Spark-powered flagship went on sale, and the changelog reads like a tidy summary of launch-week grumbles being ironed out.

Privacy-first software provider Proton appears to have rolled back on a decision to re-interview staff members about their AI use, after admitting that it hadn’t “lived up to the high standard you ought to hold us to” in an announcement on social media.

AI data centers are powering everything from ChatGPT to Google’s Gemini, but the enormous facilities that make these tools possible are facing growing resistance across the country.