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What you need to knowGalaxy S26 Ultra S Pen rumors claim Samsung is preparing to match the stylus’ colors with the device; however, it’s only for one small part.The stylus’ clickable cap might be the only part that receives a fancy color treatment, as rumors claim the frame will remain white or black.Previous rumors purport a curvier S Pen this time around, as the company looks to match it with changes to the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s corners.Amidst the flurry of Galaxy S26 Ultra (and the S26 series in general) recently, we’ve barely heard anything about its S Pen, but that…

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ShinyHunters-branded extortion attacks are expanding and escalating, relying on effective social engineering tactics to compromise cloud environments, Mandiant cautions. The warning comes only days after reports that the ShinyHunters group has set up infrastructure to target more than 100 organizations across multiple sectors, including Atlassian, Adyen, Canva, Epic Games, HubSpot, Moderna, ZoomInfo, GameStop, WeWork, Halliburton, Sonos, and Telstra. A known extortion group, ShinyHunters was seen registering fake domains to target these companies, using specialized phishing kits for credential harvesting. ShinyHunters-linked actors were seen using vishing to target single sign-on (SSO) authentication and compromise enterprises’ cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) environments, and Mandiant’s…

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Thank you to our sponsor:Meter: Visit meter.com/cleartosend to book a demo!In this episode, we’re diving into some Python and APIs to visualize data within Grafana. This episode is part of Rowell’s automation journey. He has been learning Python with his daughter.For Rowell, this is just the beginning as he starts integrating Grafana with InfluxDB and Telegraf. A lot more has to be learned in addition to Python and API.Within the video, we look into the Mist API and see how Rowell was able to develop a script to pull specific information that could be part of a dashboard within Grafana.Resources

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While Facebook barely clings to its spot atop the list of the most popular social media platforms in 2026, there’s been plenty of shuffling further down the ranks. But for the businesses that market on social media, overall popularity is just one piece of the puzzle. It’s also critical to know who’s using each platform and what type of content will work best. For example, can you guess which platform is best for feel-good content? Did you know that higher education performs exceptionally well on Instagram? No, this isn’t your average roundup of demographics and stats for each platform (don’t…

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Summary Gemini will let you import chats from ChatGPT and other rivals, so you don’t have to start conversations from zero. Imported chats help Gemini learn your context and resume talks, but Gemini still randomly erases chat history. Other upcoming features include a Likeness setting and downloadable Nano Banana Pro images at 2K and 4K. It’s fair to say that Google Gemini had a rocky start when it first launched, but that didn’t stop the Mountain View tech giant from continuing to improve its AI chat service to compete against its rivals. Last month was no different, as Google Gemini…

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A big component of AI in communications is agentic agents talking to employees and customers, and bringing trust to the system is where Cisco should shine. It builds and runs its own infrastructure, which is secure by design. Cisco has relationships with governments all over the world, and between Webex and its on-premises solutions, it can meet any kind of digital sovereignty requirements. As the world becomes increasingly AI driven and fractured because of macro issues, Cisco will be able to deliver solutions that work, are secure, and adhere to any kind of compliance requirements. Look for the company to…

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Ravie LakshmananFeb 02, 2026Kerberos / Enterprise Security Microsoft has announced a three-phase approach to phase out New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) as part of its efforts to shift Windows environments toward stronger, Kerberos-based options. The development comes more than two years after the tech giant revealed its plans to deprecate the legacy technology, citing its susceptibility to weaknesses that could facilitate relay attacks and allow bad actors to gain unauthorized access to network resources. NTLM was formally deprecated in June 2024 and no longer receives updates. “NTLM consists of security protocols originally designed to provide authentication, integrity, and confidentiality to…

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SEO has historically been an exercise in reverse-engineering algorithms. Keywords, links, technical compliance, repeat. But that model is being reimagined.  Today, visibility is earned through trust, usefulness, and experience, not just relevance signals or crawlability. Search engines no longer evaluate pages in isolation. They observe how people interact with brands over time. That shift has given rise to human experience optimization (HXO): the practice of optimizing how humans experience, trust, and act on your brand across search, content, product, and conversion touchpoints. Rather than replacing SEO, HXO expands its scope to reflect how search now evaluates performance. Experience, engagement, and…

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The Samsung Galaxy S26 range is mere weeks away from being revealed, but none of us can help but glut ourselves on the remaining morsels of whispers and rumors out there. The latest news to be spun like the finest gossamer thread, comes from notable leaker Ice Universe (via Android Headlines). According to Ice Universe, Samsung is betting big that those who’ll buy from the fresh Galaxy S26 range, as it’s launched, will overwhelmingly be drawn to the largest phone of the bunch, as leaked production numbers show a big emphasis on the Galaxy S26 Ultra over the smaller two…

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