I have the 256GB version of the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and it didn’t take long to fill up the storage on the phone — I managed to do so in just under three months. As much as I like the Pixel 10 Pro XL, I’m annoyed that Google doesn’t sell the 512GB or 1TB models in all countries; in India, Google only sells the 256GB model of the device.That’s why I turned to the TeamGroup X2 Max. I used dozens of external SSDs over the years, and while I always have LaCie’s Rugged SSD4 on my desk, the X2…
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Underground forums include long threads about chatbots drafting phishing emails, generating code snippets, and coaching social engineering calls. A new study examined conversations captured between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 across dozens of cybercrime forums to map how AI tools are entering day to day criminal operations. The dataset includes 163 discussion threads drawn from 21 forums, totaling 2,264 messages posted by 1,661 distinct contributors. Much of the activity clustered on well known platforms such as XSS, BreachForums, Dread, and Exploit.in. Four themes dominated the discussions: repurposing mainstream AI services, marketing criminal AI products, adapting models for specific…
In January, I wrote about the birth of agentic commerce through both Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) and Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), and how this could impact us all as consumers, business owners, and SEOs. As we still sit on waitlists for both, this doesn’t mean that we can’t prepare for it. UCP fixes a real-life problem for many, minimizing the fragmented commerce journey. Instead of building separate integrations for every agent platform as we have been mostly doing in the past, you can now [theoretically] integrate once and will integrate seamlessly with other tools and platforms. But note here that, as…
Spanish authorities have arrested four alleged members of a hacktivist group believed to have carried out cyberattacks targeting government ministries, political parties, and various public institutions. The group, which called itself “Anonymous Fénix” and claimed they were affiliated with the Anonymous hacker collective, conducted distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets in Spain and several South American countries, according to the Spanish Civil Guard. The first attacks occurred in April 2023 and peaked after the flash floods that struck Valencia in late October 2024, when the group’s members attacked multiple government websites, claiming Spanish authorities were responsible for the deaths and…
Published Feb 23, 2026, 8:48 PM EST Timi has been writing about technology for over a decade, focusing on smartphones, computers, and anything that he finds interesting in the space. He started writing for XDA, covering all things mobile, but has transitioned to covering deals, with a mission to shed light on some of the best discounts around the internet on the greatest tech products. It might have been a few years since AMD first introduced the Ryzen 9 7900X, but it’s still a powerful CPU by most standards in 2026. Which is why when it’s on sale for a great…
A Romanian national pleaded guilty in a US court to selling unauthorized access to an Oregon state government office’s network. The man, Catalin Dragomir, 45, of Constanta, Romania, obtained access to the computer network in June 2021. The hacker allegedly advertised admin access to the state’s emergency management department, negotiated a $3,000 sale in Bitcoin, and accessed the network several times to prove the legitimacy of his claim. According to court documents, Dragomir provided a prospective buyer with samples of personal identifying information extracted from the compromised network, including an employee’s login information, name, email address, and Social Security number.…
SerpApi is asking a federal court to dismiss Google’s lawsuit, arguing the company is misusing copyright law to restrict access to public search results. The motion was filed Feb. 20, according to a blog post by SerpApi CEO and founder Julien Khaleghy. Google sued SerpApi in December, alleging it bypassed technical protections to scrape and resell content from Google Search. The details: SerpApi argues Google is improperly invoking the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). According to Khaleghy: The DMCA protects copyrighted works, not websites or ad businesses. Google doesn’t own the underlying content displayed in search results. Accessing publicly visible…
Earthquake Alerts remains one of Android’s most useful safety features. It can warn millions of users seconds before an earthquake strikes, giving you a crucial few seconds to move to safety or brace yourself. In July 2025, Google expanded earthquake alerts to Wear OS. Now, it’s making the feature even better by introducing a key upgrade. Until now, earthquake alerts would only appear on a Wear OS watch if it was paired with and connected to your phone. With the Google Play Services v26.07 update, Google will upgrade this behavior to ensure earthquake alerts on Wear OS work even when…
Akamai extends its micro-segmentation and zero-trust security platform Guardicore to run on Nvidia BlueField GPUs The integration offloads user-configurable security processes from the host system to the Nvidia BlueField DPU and enables zero-trust segmentation without requiring software agents on fragile or legacy systems, according to Akamai. Organizations can implement this hardware-isolated, “agentless” security approach to help align with regulatory requirements and lower their risk profile for cyber insurance. “It delivers deep, out-of-band visibility across systems, networks, and applications without disrupting operations. Security policies can be enforced in real time and are capable of creating a strong protective boundary around critical…
Adamya Sharma / Android AuthorityTL;DR Google Messages is getting ready to add a new “Real-time Location” sharing feature. We managed to enable the feature in the app and can now show you how it’ll work end-to-end once it goes live. You’ll be able to share your live location within chats, and the best part is that the feature will be usable across devices and configurations. Over the past few years, we’ve seen Google Messages evolve from being a simple texting app to a full-featured messaging platform for Android. With RCS adoption and modern features like message reactions, inline replies, and…