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AryStinger Malware Infects 4,300 Legacy Routers to Build Reconnaissance Proxy Network
The Hacker News - 22 Jun 2026 12:27
A new malware family is turning forgotten home routers into a distributed reconnaissance and proxy network, not the DDoS botnet these devices usually end up in. QiAnXin'sXLabcalls it AryStinger and counts at least 4,...
U-turn on electric vehicle plans 'would add 13% to UK emissions'
Sky News - 22 Jun 2026 04:46
Backtracking on the UK's electric vehicle plans would blow the government's much feted climate target by 13% in a worst-case scenario, according to new analysis shared exclusively with Sky News.
Apple Wallets Digital ID feature could potentially have a major new use case soon
9 to 5 Mac - 22 Jun 2026 01:44
Last year, Apple debuted Digital ID on iPhone, allowing users to use their US passport as identification in Apple Wallet. Apples been rolling out drivers licenses in Wallet slowly over the past few years, but thats on a ...
Car manufacturers are ditching Android Auto in 2026: Here's why
Engadget - 20 Jun 2026 13:30
Car buyers love Android Auto. Automakers? Not so much.
Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data
Wired - 20 Jun 2026 09:30
Plus: Gay bars in San Francisco using face scanners, France quits Palantir, Apple plans to change its private email and more.
Unpatchable 'usbliter8' Exploit Breaks Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Boot Chain
The Hacker News - 20 Jun 2026 00:07
Security researchers atParadigm Shifthave published a working exploit, dubbedusbliter8, that achieves arbitrary code execution inside the SecureROM of Apple's A12 and A13 chips. That code is burned into the silicon a...
CrankGPT is a private AI chatbot thats powered entirely by your hand
Android Authority - 19 Jun 2026 11:14
CrankGPT wants to revolutionize AI chatbots by making them cost-effective and less harmful to the environment.
These Are The Tech Items People Are Most Likely To Leave Behind In Ubers
BGR - 19 Jun 2026 00:17
Uber's most recent report about the tech its riders leave behind contains some pretty surprising items.
Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South Pacific
The Register - 18 Jun 2026 04:00This New Scientific Breakthrough Could Lead To Magnets Without Any Rare Earth Metals
BGR - 17 Jun 2026 12:17
The dream of creating a powerful magnet without the use of hard-to-source rare earth metals is now a reality thanks to recent breakthroughs.
Cyberattack sees crops kept in the ground
The Register - 17 Jun 2026 04:16China Has So Many Humanoid Robots, It Had To Create A Unique ID System
BGR - 17 Jun 2026 03:47
China has over 28,000 humanoid robots in operation and counting. Keeping track of them all required building an entirely new kind of infrastructure.
China's Massive Electric Container Ship Recharges Via Swappable Battery Containers
BGR - 17 Jun 2026 02:17
China's latest sustainability-focused innovation is an ocean-going container ship powered entirely by batteries with a trick recharging capability.
Google Vertex AI SDK Flaw Let Attackers Hijack Model Uploads via Bucket Squatting
The Hacker News - 17 Jun 2026 00:35
A flaw in the Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK for Python let an attacker with no access to a victim's project hijack the victim's machine learning model upload and run code inside Google's serving infrastructure. ...
Bizarre 'bull's-eye' cloud rings appear above erupting volcano on Atlantic island - Earth from space
Live Science - 23 Jun 2026 07:00
A 2021 satellite photo shows an unusual series of concentric cloud rings that appeared directly above an erupting volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands.
Lloyds Banking Group Builds 1,000 AI Jobs as Traditional Banking Roles Continue to Change
IBTimes - 23 Jun 2026 05:39
Lloyds Banking Group is set to create over 1,000 AI-related jobs, reflecting a shift towards digital banking and technology investment amid branch closures.
How the FBI Hunted Down $3.7B Medicare 'Mastermind' Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi Hiding Out in Turkey
IBTimes - 23 Jun 2026 05:34
Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi, accused of a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud, has been extradited from Turkey to the US, marking a significant development in the case.
Happy Asteroid Day! Prize-Winning Plan Focuses on Space Infrastructure
Universe Today - 23 Jun 2026 04:01
A proposal to create a new network for monitoring cosmic threats to off-world infrastructure has won this year's Schweickart Prize, which recognizes bright ideas for planetary defense.
NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight
Space News - 23 Jun 2026 01:48
NASAs safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to a year before it flies again. The post NASA and Boeing still uncertain about w...
OpenAI: Yoo-hoo, look over here, we do that security stuff too!
The Register - 23 Jun 2026 01:34WhatsApp Is Getting A New CEO From The Fintech World
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2026 01:14
Will Cathcart is stepping down after seven years leading WhatsApp.
Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs in One Year, Blames AI For at Least Some
Gizmodo - 23 Jun 2026 01:11
It's using AI internally, and spending money to support AI everywhere else.