The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned Yin Kecheng and Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. for their roles in a recent Treasury breach and espionage operations targeting U.S. telecommunications. BleepingComputer reports: “Yin Kecheng has been a cyber actor for over a decade and is affiliated with the People’s Republic of China Ministry of
Read MoreWaymo confirms to WIRED that its planned partnership with Chinese-owned automaker Zeekr remains “on track.”
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: FBI leaders have warned that they believe hackers who broke into AT&T’s system last year stole months of their agents’ call and text logs, setting off a race within the bureau to protect the identities of confidential informants, a document reviewed by Bloomberg News shows. FBI officials told agents
Read MoreOK Go’s latest music video for “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill” uses 64 iPhones and an awful lot of planning and effort. iPhones in the music video for ‘A Stone Only Rolls Downhill’ – Image Credit: OK Go OK Go is a band known for coming up with unique music videos, with the eye-catching efforts
Read MoreOK Go’s latest music video for “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill” uses 64 iPhones and an awful lot of planning and effort. iPhones in the music video for ‘A Stone Only Rolls Downhill’ – Image Credit: OK Go OK Go is a band known for coming up with unique music videos, with the eye-catching efforts
Read MoreImage: The Verge, Nintendo Nintendo’s taking the Switch 2 on tour. With the console now revealed, the next question on everyone’s mind (outside of what games will be available at launch) is when will we be able to get our hands on it. While Nintendo hasn’t shared the release date for the console, it is
Read MoreImage: The Verge, Nintendo Nintendo’s taking the Switch 2 on tour. With the console now revealed, the next question on everyone’s mind (outside of what games will be available at launch) is when will we be able to get our hands on it. While Nintendo hasn’t shared the release date for the console, it is
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Playing with the new HONOR Magic 7 Pro, you will find plenty of interesting and innovative features to sink your teeth into. But one of my favorites might just be a small but delightful feature that’s super easy to gloss over — boost charging. How it works is very
Read MoreThe Meta CEO is abandoning his commitment to the truth in favor of a Trump-style playbook.
Read MoreImage: The Verge, Nintendo The Switch 2 exists. We know that for sure. It’s bigger — seems like we know that, too. But what else do we know about the sequel to one of Nintendo’s most innovative and bestselling consoles? Maybe not as much as you might think. On this episode of The Vergecast, we
Read MoreCath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images It’s been more than four years since Donald Trump first moved to expel TikTok from the US — and now, just days before a second Trump presidency begins, it just might happen. President Joe Biden signed legislation last April that officially began the
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google has notified the European Union that it won’t integrate work from fact-checking organizations into Search or YouTube, ahead of the bloc’s plans to expand disinformation laws. Google had previously signed a set of voluntary commitments that the EU introduced in 2022 to reduce the impact of online disinformation, which are in
Read MoreA settlement has been agreed upon between the FTC and GM. Read more: GM hit with data-sharing ban from FTC
Read MoreUS lawmakers are considering banning the social video app. Whether that happens or not, it’s a good idea to back up all the TikTok clips that are worth saving.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Several Redditors have reported issues when texting between Android devices and iPhones. The users noted that RCS worked for a short time before reverting to SMS despite the availability of data connectivity. Apple finally adopted RCS messaging last year, enabling a more modern texting experience between Android and iPhone
Read MoreIn this week’s Python Report: Everyone’s favorite snake-named language is getting closer to being everyone’s favorite language, period. We also have a guide to unpacking the power of Python’s abstract base classes, and a tutorial for developers who want to use Cython to speed up their Python code. Or how about a deep dive into
Read MoreLet’s imagine a fictional company, Global Retail Corporation, a multinational retail chain struggling with its initial approach to AI integration. They built custom generative AI applications on their cloud provider using OpenAI’s APIs for broader analysis, providing access to their LLMs (large language models) and ChatGPT to get more strategic and valuable answers to their
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Xiaomi is reportedly working on a phone with a ~7,500mAh battery. This would be larger than the batteries seen in phones like the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, OnePlus 13, and more. It’s also believed that Xiaomi has started testing a phone with an even larger battery. We’ve seen many
Read More[WhiskeyTangoHotel] wanted to build an LED clock after seeing some great designs online. They elected to go after a ring clock design, based around the ever-popular WS2812B addressable LEDs. The core of the build is the HELTEC WiFi 32 development board. It’s not one we’re intimately familiar with, but it’s based around the popular Expressif
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon is raising prices on its family plans with five or more lines. The discount per line is dropping by $3 per line, meaning you’ll pay at least $15 more a month for five lines or even more for those with larger accounts than this. Those holding older S,
Read MoreCode migration is a critical process in maintaining software applications. It helps improve performance and resilience, keeps systems up to date, and removes stale or irrelevant code. But it can be complex and time-consuming on a number of levels, not the least of which is the fact that the code is very often sprawled across
Read MoreChatGPT is OpenAI’s extremely useful chatbot for answering questions. Here’s how to use the generative AI tool in Apple’s Notes app in macOS. Use ChatGPT with Apple’s Notes. Apple Intelligence is now integrated with OpenAi’s ChatGPT in macOS, ad well as iOS and iPadOS. Many features of ChatGPT are integrated with Apple apps starting in
Read MoreJob listings posted in China this week indicate that Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is struggling to handle an influx of new users joining the platform from TikTok.
Read MoreSonnet has a new Thunderbolt 5 dock with four TB5 ports and an internal PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD slot that’ll work with your existing M-series Macs and ensure future compatibility with higher speeds. New Sonnet Echo 13 SSD Dock. Image source: Sonnet Thunderbolt 5 is fresh to the market, and Sonnet didn’t waste any time
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Are you looking to get a new laptop? While plenty of great Windows options exist, we often find it easier to recommend an Apple MacBook to most users. They are intuitive, nicely made, and have become pretty powerful since the introduction of Apple silicon. The value per dollar is
Read More
