If you’re someone that’s been using Google products and services for quite some time, you’ll know that the brand has a tendency to release, change, shut down, reinvent, and even revive its products and services. While Google does offer some excellent experiences, if there’s one thing that any die-hard user has learned over the years is that you shouldn’t get too attached. The Google Weather app has been a fan-favorite for some time now, especially when Froggy would add a touch of flair to the experience. And despite the app’s ups and downs, it’s one that you would never really…
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Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ClickFix campaign that abuses compromised legitimate sites to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called MIMICRAT (aka AstarionRAT). “The campaign demonstrates a high level of operational sophistication: compromised sites spanning multiple industries and geographies serve as delivery infrastructure, a multi-stage PowerShell chain performs ETW and AMSI bypass before dropping a Lua-scripted shellcode loader, and the final implant communicates over HTTPS on port 443 using HTTP profiles that resemble legitimate web analytics traffic,” Elastic Security Labs said in a Friday report. According to the…
Jimmy Westenberg / Android AuthorityTL;DR Samsung is updating the Galaxy Wearable app ahead of the One UI 8.5 launch, and it drops support for two Galaxy Fit wearables. The Samsung Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e, both released in 2019, will no longer work with the Galaxy Wearable app following the update. The update also adds support for the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro ahead of their expected reveal next week. One UI 8.5 is right around the corner, and Samsung is starting to make changes to core features and apps in preparation for the big launch.…
A federal grand jury has indicted three Silicon Valley engineers on charges in a scheme to steal trade secrets from Google and other leading technology companies. The indictment charges the three defendants with conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, theft and attempted theft of trade secrets, and obstruction of justice. Each could receive up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Federal prosecutors said the three used their positions to gain access to confidential and sensitive information. They removed documents containing trade secrets related to processor security, cryptography, and other technologies from Google and other technology companies. The materials were…
Some advertisers are now seeing Performance Max placement data populate in Google Ads reporting, including Search Partner domains and impression counts that had previously been absent from the report. PPC marketer Thomas Eccel flagged the change on LinkedIn, noting the report had been empty for his PMax campaigns until now. “I finally see where and how Pmax is being displayed!” Eccel wrote. “But also cool to see finally who the real Google Search Partners are. That was always a blurry grey zone.” What’s New Google has documented a Performance Max placement report intended for brand safety review, and that report…
I’m a bit of a broken record when it comes to personal security on the internet: Make strong passwords for each account; never reuse any passwords; and sign up for two-factor authentication whenever possible. With these three steps combined, your general security is pretty much set. But how you make those passwords matters just as much as making each strong and unique. As such, please don’t use an AI program to generate your passwords.If you’re a fan of chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, it might seem like a no-brainer to ask the AI to generate passwords for you. You…
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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…
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…
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…