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Advantest Corporation disclosed that its corporate network has been targeted in a ransomware attack that may have affected customer or employee data. Preliminary investigation results revealed that an intruder gained access to certain parts of the company’s network on February 15. Tokyo-based Advantest is a global leader in testing equipment for semiconductors, measuring instruments, digital consumer products, and wireless communications equipment. The company employs 7,600 people, has an annual revenue of more than $5 billion, and a market capitalization of $120 billion. On February 15, the firm detected unusual activity in its IT environment, prompting a response in accordance with incident response…

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PPC is evolving beyond traditional search. Those who adopt new ad formats, smarter creative strategies, and the right use of AI will gain a competitive edge. Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Product Liaison, and Navah Hopkins, Microsoft’s Product Liaison, joined me for a conversation about what’s next for PPC. Here’s a recap of this special keynote from SMX Next. Emerging ad formats and channels When discussing what lies beyond search, both speakers expressed excitement about AI-driven ad formats. Hopkins highlighted Microsoft’s innovation in AI-first formats, especially showroom ads: “Showroom ads allow users to engage and interact with a showroom where the…

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The first time that familiar pause caught my attention was while I was using the sort command to run through a few hundred megabytes of log text. Until now, I had always ignored it. It comes up when I use du -sh to crawl project directories or ls -la in folders packed with build artifacts. GNU coreutils are as foundational as it gets on Linux, and they feel untouchable. But as soon as it dawned on me that reliable doesn’t always mean optimal, especially on modern hardware, I knew it was time to try something different. So, uutils, the Rust…

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SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and industry reports.  Here are this week’s stories: Axonius reduces workforce and transitions leadership Axonius has laid off approximately 40 employees, representing less than 4% of its global staff, with the…

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Search has changed, and so should your audience personas. Your audience searches across Google, ChatGPT, Reddit, YouTube, and many other channels. Knowing who they are isn’t enough anymore. You need to know how they search. Search-focused audience personas fill gaps that traditional personas miss. Think insights like: Where this person actually goes for answers What triggers them to look for solutions right now Which proof points win their trust And you don’t need months of research or expensive tools to build them. In this guide, I’ll walk you through nine strategic questions that dig deep into your persona’s search behavior.…

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Wikipedia is a fascinating experiment. It’s a community-built encyclopedia that’s always in motion. It runs on volunteer energy and openly shared infrastructure, and it’s closer to an open-source project in how it’s built than a traditional encyclopedia book. Anyone can write, edit, and debate what belongs on a page. And that’s the twist. The “truth” on Wikipedia isn’t handed down by a single editor or community member. It’s negotiated in public, guided by community standards, citations, and a whole lot of conversation. Contributors don’t so much control a subject’s story as they continually test it. They’re constantly asking questions: What…

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What you need to knowSamsung announced that One UI 8.5 Beta 5 introduces a couple of key upgrades for Bixby.The AI is now capable of “natural conversation” understanding from users to help with settings and more, while also adding real-time online searches.One UI 8.5 Beta 5 is a small patch that’s rolling out to U.S. users, alongside other regions, as we approach Galaxy Unpacked next week.If you’re involved in Samsung’s latest One UI 8.5 beta, you’re going to notice a major addition: the upgraded Bixby.The company started rolling out One UI 8.5 Beta 5 to enrolled Galaxy S25 users yesterday…

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Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Vulnerability / Cyber Attack Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) products to conduct a wide range of malicious actions, including deploying VShell and  The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731 (CVSS score: 9.9), allows attackers to execute operating system commands in the context of the site user. In a report published Thursday, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it detected the security flaw being actively exploited in the wild for network reconnaissance, web shell deployment, command-and-control (C2), backdoor and remote management tool installs,…

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