LG announcing that it will stop making 8K TVs, following Sony last year and TCL in 2023, got me thinking about how useless the 8K television era has been. There was once an argument that 8K made sense and would future-proof your pricey TV purchase for years to come. After all, when 4K (3840 × 2160 pixel resolution) TVs became more mainstream in 2016-2018, the same argument circulated. At the time, there wasn’t much 4K content available, but streaming services, physical media, and game consoles have since caught up. Pretty much every major streaming platform supports 4K, 2K/4K gaming is…
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Threat actors are abusing Claude artifacts and Google Ads in ClickFix campaigns that deliver infostealer malware to macOS users searching for specific queries. At least two variants of the malicious activity have been observed in the wild, and more than 10,000 users have accessed the content with dangerous instructions. A Claude artifact is content generated with Antropic’s LLM that has been made public by the author. It can be anything from instructions, guides, chunks of code, or other types of output that are isolated from the main chat and accessible to anyone via links hosted on the claude.ai domain. An artifact’s…
Using Android Auto with only the ‘out-of-the-box’ experience is like using a flagship smartphone without visiting the Google Play Store. It’s functional, but quite limited. After exploring the world of streaming, productivity, and useful utilities, I have found a handful of essential, often overlooked apps that I ensure are synced and ready to go before I even put my car in gear. These aren’t just nice-to-have extras; they are the apps that bridge the gap between a basic navigation screen and a personalized and productive mobile workstation. Related Why Android Auto is still a love-hate relationship for me I can’t…
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: Threat actors increasingly integrate AI across attack stages Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed in Q4 2025 that adversaries are advancing their use…
On episode 341 of PPC Live The Podcast, I speak to Andrea Cruz, Head of B2B at Tinuiti, to unpack a mistake many senior marketers quietly struggle with: freezing when clients demand answers you don’t immediately have. The conversation explored how communication missteps can escalate client tension — and how the right mindset, preparation, and culture can turn those moments into career-defining growth. From hands-on marketer to team leader As Cruz advanced in her career, she shifted from managing campaigns directly to leading teams running large, complex accounts. That transition introduced a new challenge: representing work she didn’t personally execute…
Update, February 11, 2026 (02:21 PM ET): While Google initially intended to release Android 17 Beta 1 today, it looks like there’s been a last-minute change of plans. The company now tells us that the Beta is “coming soon.” We’ll update this post with any further details that arrive. Original article, February 11, 2026 (01:00 PM ET): Google has long allowed Pixel owners to install Android beta software on their devices. This allows people to go hands-on with the latest Android versions long before the stable release.Now, Google has announced the first Android 17 beta. This initial release includes performance improvements,…
“There continues to be uncertainty in the outlook for new IT job creation. For five consecutive months, the IT unemployment rate has been greater than the national unemployment rate. In the same five months, there was an increase in the number of unfilled jobs,” said M. Victor Janulaitis, CEO of Janco Associates. The information section—which encompasses tech jobs like telecommunications and software—added just 2,000 jobs in May, which represent a modest gain companies to industries such as healthcare and leisure and hospitality, according to the monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Statistics (CES). According to Janco, most…
Bing Webmaster Tools now lets publishers see how their content appears in AI-generated answers across Microsoft Copilot and Bing, making it the first major search platform to offer dedicated AI appearance reporting.Microsoft announced the AI Performance dashboard on February 10, 2026. The feature is available now in public preview for any verified site.The report tracks citation visibility specifically. It doesn’t measure clicks, rankings, or traffic from AI answers. Instead, it answers a question publishers have been asking since generative search took off: Is my content actually being referenced?Fabrice Canel, Product Manager at Microsoft, confirmed on X that more data is coming:…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Who among us has not looked at a newly framed picture, then looked at their wall and thought, “Eh, surely I can eye-ball it this time.” Hanging pictures should be an easy feat, but so often they end up uncentered or slightly crooked, causing us to add more holes the wall than intended or desired. The next time you hang pictures or artwork in your home, use one of these 10 hacks so they’re level and evenly spaced on the first try.Use a small ball as a makeshift level to…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 13, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations with malware known as CANFAIL. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) described the hack group as possibly affiliated with Russian intelligence services. The threat actor is assessed to have targeted defense, military, government, and energy organizations within the Ukrainian regional and national governments. However, the group has also exhibited growing interest in aerospace organizations, manufacturing companies with military and drone ties, nuclear and chemical research organizations, and international organizations involved in conflict monitoring and humanitarian aid in Ukraine, GTIG added. “Despite…