GoKawiil - Tech News

661.

North Korean hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-20 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, kelp dao, layerzero

662.

North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-20 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: north korea, kelp dao, layerzero

663.

Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-Bit Symmetric Keys (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get Quantum Encryption Device → | tags: quantum computers, cryptography, shor’s algorithm

664.

MNT Reform is an open hardware laptop, designed and assembled in Germany (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get MNT Reform Laptop Kit → | tags: mnt reform, open hardware, germany

665.

US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get LED Lighting Kit → | tags: sanan optoelectronics, lumileds, cfius

666.

Gaming laptop brought to repair shop for overheating problem, decorative stickers found to be the problem — tech fixes problem in under 10 seconds after removing the stickers covering its fans (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Laptop Cooling Fan Stickers → | tags: gaming laptop, overheating, fans

667.

British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-20 | get Cybersecurity USB Flash Drive → | tags: scattered spider, cryptocurrency, sms phishing

668.

Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows — commentators call Russian clones of Iran's drones 'flying garbage' (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Drone Repair Kit → | tags: shahed drones, wild hornets, sting interceptor

669.

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: A True AI Laptop Among Artificial Imitators (cnet.com)

2026-04-19 | by See Full Bio | get Asus Zenbook A16 → | tags: asus zenbook, qualcomm snapdragon x2, cnet

670.

Techie buys fake Ledger Nano S+ hardware crypto wallet and almost falls for phishing — a convincing clone would have caught newbies unaware (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-18 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Fake Ledger Nano S → | tags: ledger nano s+, phishing, esp32-s3

671.

Asus TUF Gaming A14 (2026) Review: GPU-Less Gaming Laptop (wired.com)

2026-04-18 | by Luke Larsen | get Asus TUF Gaming Laptop Accessories → | tags: asus tuf gaming a14, lenovo loq 15, acer nitro v 16

672.

US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by "unfriendly states" (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-17 | get Secure Digital Currency Wallet → | tags: grinex, cryptocurrency exchange, kyrgyzstan

673.

A Factory That Runs on Recycled EV Batteries (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-17 | get Recycling EV Battery Kit → | tags: ev batteries, dairy queen, nyse

674.

Grinex exchange blames "Western intelligence" for $13.7M crypto hack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-17 | get Crypto Security Hardware Wallet → | tags: grinex, garantex, crypto-ruble

675.

Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-17 | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: md5, microsoft, flame malware

676.

Floating Point Fun on Cortex-M Processors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Daniel Mangum | get ARM Cortex-M Floating Point Emulator → | tags: nrf52840, esp32-s3, arm cortex-m

677.

They bought property in the metaverse. Then it collapsed (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get Virtual Real Estate NFT → | tags: metaverse, sandbox, virtual real estate

678.

Intel refreshes non-Ultra Core CPUs with new silicon for the first time (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-16 | get Intel Core Processor Upgrade Kit → | tags: intel, core ultra, raptor lake

679.

The Next Surface PCs May Not Be the Big Upgrades You Hoped for (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-16 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Sleeve → | tags: surface, microsoft, surface pro

680.

Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cybersecurity VPN Service → | tags: north korea, laptop farms, us department of justice

681.

Two US citizens get combined 16 years in prison for running North Korean laptop farms — fake remote IT work scheme netted DPRK $5 million in around three years (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Jowi Morales | get Cybersecurity VPN Router → | tags: north korean laptop farms, wire fraud, dprk

682.

Microsoft planning Surface Laptop with an OLED display (theverge.com)

2026-04-16 | by Tom Warren | get Microsoft Surface Laptop OLED Screen → | tags: microsoft, surface laptop, oled display

683.

Asus TUF Gaming A14 (2026) review: Big CPU power in a mispriced gaming laptop (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Charles Jefferies | get Asus TUF Gaming Laptop → | tags: asus tuf gaming a14, ryzen ai max+, radeon 8060s

684.

Google expands Gemini AI use to fight malicious ads on its platform (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-16 | get AI Content Moderation Tool → | tags: gemini ai, google ads, malvertising

685.

Intel brings 18A process to budget laptops with new Core Series 3 CPUs (techspot.com)

2026-04-16 | get Intel Core i3 Laptop Processor → | tags: intel, core series 3, 18a process

686.

Microsoft's new college deal is a half-hearted answer to the $500 MacBook Neo (engadget.com)

2026-04-15 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Go → | tags: microsoft, surface laptop, xbox game pass

687.

Users lose $9.5M to fake Ledger wallet app on the Apple App Store (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Molly White | get Ledger Nano S Plus → | tags: ledger, apple app store, cryptocurrency

688.

Microsoft's Windows 11 laptop deal for students comes with a $500 bonus - what's included (zdnet.com)

2026-04-15 | by Alison Denisco Rayome | get Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, zdnet

689.

Microsoft Surface PCs Are Getting Big Price Hikes, and the Cheaper Models Are Going Away (wired.com)

2026-04-15 | by Andrew Cunningham | get Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 → | tags: microsoft, surface pro, surface laptop

690.

Another rival is coming for Google over its app store practices (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-15 | get Google Play Store Developer Badge → | tags: google play store, aptoide, android