Let’s say you’re considering a $150 smart display for your nightstand or kitchen, but the interface just feels laggy when you test it out. The screen looks washed out, and it’s essentially a locked-down advertising billboard for the manufacturer. Why should you have to view ads in your own home on hardware that you own? The irony here is that you probably have a three-year-old flagship phone in your drawer that features a 120 Hz AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8 series processor, and a high-res camera. All specs that dwarf the hardware inside a brand new Echo Show or Google…
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A ransomware gang known as “The Gentlemen” has made a name for itself, claiming hundreds of victims in a matter of months.The Gentlemen is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) outfit that first popped up in mid-2025. While it operates fairly typical double extortion attacks (using both encryption and data leaking as extortion levers), The Gentlemen is known for sophisticated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), such as antivirus killers and complex infection chains.Check Point Research this week published its latest findings concerning the gang, noting that it has claimed hundreds of victims and uses malware including something called SystemBC, which researchers described as…
OpenAI is shifting its ad model inside ChatGPT from pure impressions to performance, a move that puts it in more direct competition with Google’s core business. What’s happening. OpenAI has begun testing cost-per-click (CPC) ads within ChatGPT, allowing advertisers to pay only when users click rather than when ads are shown. Early reports suggest clicks are being priced in the $3 to $5 range, and the feature is rolling out through a limited ads manager alongside the earlier CPM-based model. Why now. Pricing pressure appears to be a key driver. ChatGPT’s CPMs have fallen significantly since launch, dropping from around…
Smartwatches used to just be an extension of your phone, keeping you informed without taking you out of the moment. Sure, they had heart rate and other sensors, but health and fitness tracking really wasn’t the focal point in the early days. Since that time, we’ve come a long way, and they now offer a wealth of features that can help you stay informed about your physical fitness and health. They can even help you if you’re ever in an emergency situation, calling for help when you can’t do it yourself. Getting help when you need it most is important…
Ravie LakshmananApr 22, 2026Cloud Security / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have warned of malicious images pushed to the official “checkmarx/kics” Docker Hub repository. In an alert published today, software supply chain security company Socket revealed that unknown threat actors managed to have overwritten existing tags, including v2.1.20 and alpine, while also introducing a new v2.1.21 tag that does not correspond to an official release. The Docker repository has been archived as of writing. “Analysis of the poisoned image indicates that the bundled KICS binary was modified to include data collection and exfiltration capabilities not present in the legitimate version,” Socket…
Keyword research tells you what your audience is searching for. You can use that information to create content that appears in search results and AI citations on platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.This guide walks through the process of performing keyword research with Semrush. You’ll learn how to: Identify the keywords you already know to uncover quick wins Discover new search terms related to your main topic Analyze competitors’ search performance to find gaps across both traditional and AI search results Organize keywords into clusters, so you can target multiple terms on the same pageHere’s a quick overview…
Joe Maring / Android AuthorityYouTube Premium is one of those subscriptions plenty of people reluctantly pay for because, once you get used to it, the idea of going back is tough to take. No ads, background playback, downloads, YouTube Music — it’s easy to see why it ends up feeling essential for users, even if you resent the monthly deduction on your bank statement. That’s probably why Google felt able to enact the latest YouTube Premium price increase in the US without losing too many subscribers, but we wondered what the reaction would be. We figured it was worth asking…
Security and data governance are among the key considerations in Google’s latest AI update, which introduces Workspace Intelligence within Google Workspace. Google describes the feature as “a secure, dynamic system that inherently understands complex semantic relationships within your Workspace apps (such as Docs, Slides, or Gmail) content, your active projects, your collaborators, and your organization’s domain knowledge.” “Workspace Intelligence is built on the same reliable, secure, and compliant infrastructure as the rest of Workspace,” Yulie Kwon Kim, VP, Product at Google, said. Workspace Intelligence relies on access to organizational data to generate responses and suggestions. According to Google, the system…
If you like the idea of using Chrome extensions with a browser that’s not made by Google, Brave Browser is a great choice. This Chromium-based browser is designed with user privacy in mind, and comes with a number of quality-of-life perks as well. The thing is, not all of these features and options are enabled out of the box, or are even all that obvious. If you use Brave, you’ll want to know about these 10 hacks: Use these options to get rid of Brave’s own adsBrave Browser’s business model includes pushing its own services, including a VPN service and…
In a side-by-side comparison using 1.6 Tb/s ports, optical cables can consume up to 20 watts of power, vs. virtually none for copper. That gap has major implications at scale. In massive AI installations with thousands of connections, optical power draw can quickly add up to a meaningful share of a facility’s total energy usage. Despite its efficiency, copper has a hard physical limitation: distance. As data rates increase, the maximum length of passive copper cables shrinks dramatically. At common speeds—such as 1Gb/s—copper Ethernet cables can span long distances without issue. But at the speeds used inside AI systems, the…