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Google Joins Prime Day With Floodlight Security Camera at Its Lowest Price, Stock May Go Faster Than Expected

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-02-04 14:25:21

A little bit of extra security can go a long way at home. There are plenty of ways to add more security to your house, but the simplest is nearly always going to be a really good security camera. There are loads of options out there, so picking one can be hard, but if you’re only going to have one, then getting a good floodlight option makes a lot of sense. These can be really expensive though, unless you find a good deal. See at Amazon Well, we happen to have found a really good deal on the e

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Malicious Chrome extensions with 1.7M installs found on Web Store

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-04 18:00:00

Almost a dozen malicious extensions with 1.7 million downloads in Google's Chrome Web Store could track users, steal browser activity, and redirect to potentially unsafe web addresses. Most of the add-ons provide the advertised functionality and pose as legitimate tools like color pickers, VPNs, volume boosters, and emoji keyboards. Researchers at Koi Security, a company providing a platform for security self-provisioned software, discovered the malicious extensions in Chrome Web Store and rep

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Overcoming Technical Barriers in Desktop and Application Virtualization

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-04 18:09:49

As organizations increasingly embrace remote and hybrid work, desktop and application virtualization have become essential strategies for ensuring flexibility, scalability, and security. However, implementing these solutions presents several technical challenges that IT leaders must address to maintain seamless operations and robust security. This article explores these challenges and highlights proven strategies for overcoming them. Securing Virtual Environments in the Face of Evolving Threa

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TSA May Soon Let You Keep Your Shoes On During Security Screening

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-04 23:42:05

One of the most annoying parts of the airport security routine -- taking off your shoes -- might soon come to an end for flyers. The US Transportation Security Administration is quietly testing a new policy that allows passengers to keep their shoes on during standard security screening, The Wall Street Journal reports. The change hasn't been formally announced by the agency, but was first reported by Gate Access, a travel newsletter written by a former TSA officer. The TSA did not immediately

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OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2026-02-05 14:44:33

In Brief OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly copied its models using “distillation” techniques. The beefed-up security includes “information tenting” policies that limit staff access to sensitive algorithms and new products. For exa

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Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates: Here's How to Get Them

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-05 15:06:00

Microsoft is closing the door on Windows 10 in October 2025, and will be ceasing security support for that operating system unless users pay $30 for a one-year extended security update. Now, Microsoft has added a free option. Users need to turn on cloud backup and connect it to their OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accounting for just over 53% of installs as of May 2025. That leaves million

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Why CISOs are making the SASE switch: Fewer vendors, smarter security, better AI guardrails

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2026-02-05 18:13:03

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Investors, including venture capitalists (VCs), are betting $359 million that secure access service edge (SASE) will become a primary consolidator of enterprise security tech stacks. Cato Network’s oversubscribed Series G round last week demonstrates that investors view SASE as capable of driving significant consolidation across its core a

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Cursor apologizes for unclear pricing changes that upset users

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-05 23:57:09

The CEO of Anysphere, the company behind the popular AI-powered coding environment Cursor, apologized Friday for a poorly communicated pricing change to its $20-per-month Pro plan. The changes resulted in some users complaining that they unexpectedly faced additional costs. “We recognize that we didn’t handle this pricing rollout well and we’re sorry,” said Anysphere CEO Michael Truell in a blog post. “Our communication was not clear enough and came as a surprise to many of you.” Truell is ref

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The iPad cursor gets a fun Mac-inspired feature in iPadOS 26 beta 3

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-06 18:32:23

iPadOS 26 beta 3 was just released, and alongside some design updates and new wallpaper options, Apple has given the iPad’s cursor a fun feature inspired by the Mac. iPadOS 26 cursor now supports ‘shake to find’ feature 10 years ago in macOS El Capitan, Apple added a convenient and fun new feature for the system cursor. Shake the cursor back and forth rapidly and it would enlarge, making it easier to locate. This “shake to find” feature comes in handy when you’re not sure where your cursor i

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Hackers abuse leaked Shellter red team tool to deploy infostealers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-07 14:49:27

Shellter Project, the vendor of a commercial AV/EDR evasion loader for penetration testing, confirmed that hackers used its Shellter Elite product in attacks after a customer leaked a copy of the software. The abuse has kept going for several months and even though security researchers caught the activity in the wild, Shellter did not receive a notification. The vendor underlined that this is the first known incident of misuse since it introduced its strict licensing model in February 2023. "

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How Let's Encrypt made the internet safer and HTTPS standard - and free

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-02-07 18:16:59

KTSDESIGN/Getty Images In 1996, I registered my first website, Vaughan-Nichols & Associates. After setting up the site, one of the first things I did was to secure connections with a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate. The then-new security network protocol provided an encrypted connection and a digital certificate that authenticates a website's identity. SSL was then, and is now, the minimum security a safe website should provide to its users. The protocol was also a major pain to set up

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Elon Musk Calls the U.S. Dollar ‘Hopeless,’ Says His America Party Will Embrace Bitcoin

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-07 18:58:25

As details about his new political venture begin to emerge, Elon Musk has confirmed that the “America Party” will embrace Bitcoin, a move that solidifies the party’s anti-establishment and tech-centric identity. The world’s richest man made the revelation on his social media platform, X, signaling a potential new frontier for cryptocurrency in American politics. The exchange unfolded after Musk positioned his new party as a home for centrists and voters disillusioned with the traditional two-pa

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If You’re an Amazon Prime Member, the Ring Indoor Cam Is Just $29 Instead of $60

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-08 10:10:13

Ring is taking center stage this Prime Day, with Amazon spotlighting a range of deals and bundles featuring the brand’s popular indoor security camera. Whether you’re interested in the camera on its own or as part of a bundle with a Ring alarm kit or video doorbell, there’s a deal for everyone. The most eye-catching offer is the all-time low price on the newest Ring Indoor Cam, now just $29 instead of the regular $60. See at Amazon At $29, the Ring Indoor Cam is accessible to more people than

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N-Back – A Minimal, Adaptive Dual N-Back Game for Brain Training

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-05 09:07:34

Playing the N-Back test is straightforward but requires focused attention. Watch the 3x3 grid as blue squares appear in different positions. Your task is to remember the sequence and identify when the current position matches the one from N steps ago. For a 2-Back test (the standard version), you need to determine if the current square's position matches the position from 2 steps earlier. Click 'Match' or press the spacebar when you detect a match, or click 'No Match' or press 'N' when there's

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Ask HN: How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 03:28:34

Soham Parekh is all the rage on Twitter right now with a bunch of startups coming out of the woodwork saying they either had currently employed him or had in the past. Serious question: why aren't so many startups hiring processes filtering out a candidate who is scamming/working multiple jobs?

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Show HN: BunkerWeb – the open-source and cloud-native WAF

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-10 08:55:57

Introduction Overview Make your web services secure by default! BunkerWeb is a next-generation, open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF). As a full-featured web server (based on NGINX under the hood), it protects your web services to make them "secure by default." BunkerWeb integrates seamlessly into your existing environments (Linux, Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, …) as a reverse proxy and is fully configurable (don't panic, there is an awesome web UI if you don't like the CLI) to meet your s

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One UI 8 gives you more control over where your Secure Folder apps pop up

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-11 23:32:47

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s Secure Folder lets you lock files and even entire apps behind an extra layer of protection. One UI 8 has already started improving how Secure Folder is accessed, with a quick lockdown shortcut. Now we’re seeing Samsung add new settings for Secure Folder apps in your share sheet. Samsung likes to present its Galaxy smartphones as particularly secure devices, and has long leaned on its Knox security framework to highlight those features. That incl

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Spending Too Much Money on a Coding Agent

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-10 06:26:51

On making use of large thinking models. For a year, I’d been coding almost every day with Cursor and Claude Sonnet. Anthropic’s 3.5 and 3.7 Sonnet each rightly earned their dominant place on the programming model charts: they were the least-bad coding models yet. In the earliest days of LLMs, there was tremendous interest in ever-larger model releases. Hype around bigger, slower models has since waned, as Claude 3 Opus, GPT 4.5, and OpenAI o1 – all large and technically impressive model releas

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AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-14 14:28:27

AT&T is rolling out a protection that prevents unauthorized changes to mobile accounts as the carrier attempts to fight a costly form of account hijacking that occurs when a scammer swaps out the SIM card belonging to the account holder. The technique, known as SIM swapping or port-out fraud, has been a scourge that has vexed wireless carriers and their millions of subscribers for years. An indictment filed last year by federal prosecutors alleged that a single SIM swap scheme netted $400 milli

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Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2026-02-14 17:02:57

A former SpaceX security manager, who was privy to top secret information on U.S. government programs, is suing the company and one of its senior employees for alleged discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. Jenna Shumway, who was promoted to senior contractor program security officer after being hired in 2022, also alleges the senior employee — Daniel Collins, a former Defense Department official hired to run security compliance for the company’s government work — violated top secr

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The EU's border security software is reportedly full of holes

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 04:20:33

The software used by EU border security forces to prevent undocumented immigrants and suspected criminals from travelling in the region is allegedly riddled with holes and vulnerable to cyber attacks. The Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) is an IT system and database shared between most EU states for law enforcement and public security purposes. And according to a new collaborative report between Bloomberg and investigative non-profit Lighthouse Reports, SIS II — which has b

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Figma files for proposed IPO

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-15 21:39:14

Figma, Inc. (“Figma”) today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Figma has applied to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FIG.” The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there

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Figma Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 03:39:14

Figma, Inc. (“Figma”) today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Figma has applied to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FIG.” The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there

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Apple keeps Jennifer Aniston in the TV+ family with new series ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2026-02-17 09:02:10

Apple launched Apple TV+ with the flashy drama The Morning Show, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. With the debut drama about to enter its fourth season in September, Apple is doubling down on Aniston’s star power. The streamer announced that Aniston will headline a new ten-part dramedy, entitled ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’, based off the bestselling memoir by former iCarly star Jennette McCurdy, recounting her experiences growing up as a child actor and her complicated relationship w

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Your Samsung phone will get Android 16’s powerful Advanced Protection mode in One UI 8

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-17 18:19:36

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s One UI 8 update will introduce a new “Advanced Protection” mode, a one-click toggle to easily enable multiple security features at once. This optional mode activates various safeguards, such as blocking app sideloading, preventing USB data access, and disabling 2G network connections. The feature is part of Android 16 and expands on Google’s Advanced Protection Program, making high-level security accessible to all users. Samsung phones offer

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Amazon Busted Down My Gate and Refused to Pay. The Device Would Have Saved Me $500

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-18 05:38:00

I was at home working in my office upstairs when what can only be described as a loud clonk in my backyard startled me and my terrier. I guessed it was an enthusiastically dropped package, but I couldn't have imagined the full scope of the incident that originated the noise. I made my way downstairs to investigate, and found my double chain link gate had been kicked in by an Amazon delivery person, who was seemingly unable to figure out the flip-up lock. The brute force entry busted the gate's

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Samsung is cooking up a privacy and security powerhouse in One UI 8 (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-19 03:30:25

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung seems to be developing a new “Alert Center” in One UI 8 to notify users about sneaky apps, security risks, and aging account settings. Code strings describing “Alert Center” and its features were discovered in an internal One UI 8 build. It’s unclear when Samsung will launch the new security hub, but it should be available in your phone’s Settings when and if it goes live. Samsung seems to be going one step above Android’s built-in security and pr

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Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, but There's a Catch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-19 03:30:03

Microsoft is closing the door on Windows 10 in October 2025, and will be ceasing security support for that operating system unless users pay $30 for a one-year extended security update. On June 24, with less than four months on the clock until support expires, Microsoft has added a free option. Users need to turn on cloud backup and connect it to their OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accoun

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Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-02-19 23:46:23

Levelpath, a procurement software startup founded by the duo behind Scout RFP, has raised $55 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures as the company looks to quadruple its revenue this year. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors, including Benchmark, which led Levelpath’s $14.5 million seed round, and Redpoint, the lead investor in the $30 million Series A round announced in 2023. The startup was founded by Stan Garber and Alex Yakubovich (pictured right)

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A CarFax for Used PCs; Hewlett Packard wants to give old laptops new life

news.ycombinator.com Abu Baker 2026-02-20 12:38:43

The United Nations’ Global E-waste Monitor estimates that the world generates over 60 million metric tons of e-waste annually. Furthermore, this number is rising five times faster than e-waste recycling. Much of this waste comes from prematurely discarded electronic devices. Many enterprises follow a standard three-year replacement cycle, assuming older computers are inefficient. However, many of these devices are still functional and could perform well with minor upgrades or maintenance. The i

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Latest Tech News

Google Joins Prime Day With Floodlight Security Camera at Its Lowest Price, Stock May Go Faster Than Expected

Malicious Chrome extensions with 1.7M installs found on Web Store

Overcoming Technical Barriers in Desktop and Application Virtualization

TSA May Soon Let You Keep Your Shoes On During Security Screening

OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates: Here's How to Get Them

Why CISOs are making the SASE switch: Fewer vendors, smarter security, better AI guardrails

Cursor apologizes for unclear pricing changes that upset users

The iPad cursor gets a fun Mac-inspired feature in iPadOS 26 beta 3

Hackers abuse leaked Shellter red team tool to deploy infostealers

How Let's Encrypt made the internet safer and HTTPS standard - and free

Elon Musk Calls the U.S. Dollar ‘Hopeless,’ Says His America Party Will Embrace Bitcoin

If You’re an Amazon Prime Member, the Ring Indoor Cam Is Just $29 Instead of $60

N-Back – A Minimal, Adaptive Dual N-Back Game for Brain Training

Ask HN: How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs?

Show HN: BunkerWeb – the open-source and cloud-native WAF

One UI 8 gives you more control over where your Secure Folder apps pop up

Spending Too Much Money on a Coding Agent

AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge

Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit

The EU's border security software is reportedly full of holes

Figma files for proposed IPO

Figma Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

Apple keeps Jennifer Aniston in the TV+ family with new series ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’

Your Samsung phone will get Android 16’s powerful Advanced Protection mode in One UI 8

Amazon Busted Down My Gate and Refused to Pay. The Device Would Have Saved Me $500

Samsung is cooking up a privacy and security powerhouse in One UI 8 (APK teardown)

Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, but There's a Catch

Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

A CarFax for Used PCs; Hewlett Packard wants to give old laptops new life

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