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The best laptops of 2025: I've tested dozens of laptops and these are the best ones

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-02-14 03:00:20

Laptops come in a variety of different form factors these days, with manufacturers playing into the different categories to develop an intended use case. For example, lightweight laptops are made to be carried around, and trade in some raw power for portability. 2-in-1 laptops come with touchscreens that allow for use as a tablet. The best form factor for you reflects how you think you'll use the device. Lightweight/ultraportable laptops Made for students, hybrid workers, and anyone who needs

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U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China amid trade truce

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-02-14 05:58:53

The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip-design software to China, semiconductor software companies Synopsys and Cadence announced Thursday. "Synopsys is working to restore access to the recently restricted products in China," the California-based software maker said in a statement. Its rival, Cadence, confirmed with CNBC that the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, which falls under the Department of Commerce, had reversed the export restrictions. "We are in the pr

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Blizzard is giving up on its Warcraft mobile game amid layoffs

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-14 16:50:22

It's nearly the end of the road for Warcraft Rumble. Blizzard has announced that it will no longer be developing new content for the free-to-play mobile strategy game, and instead focus on "regular, systemic in-game events and bug fixes." The change comes as the rest of Microsoft's business is in upheaval: The company is laying off as many as 9,000 employees across its global workforce. Blizzard's statement doesn't get into the details of what motivated the decision, but is clear that Warcraft

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11 Things I'll Never Put in the Dishwasher Again (and Neither Should You)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-14 16:04:00

Whether you're breaking in a brand-new dishwasher or you've been riding the sudsy automation wave for years, the temptation is real: Just toss it all in and let the machine handle the mess. After all, it's summer -- you've got better things to do than stand over the sink scrubbing spoons. But before you go loading up the racks with wild abandon, it's worth hitting pause. Not everything is built to survive your dishwasher's steamy rinse cycle or turbo-charged dry. In fact, plenty of common kitch

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Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2026-02-14 16:11:54

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Microsoft’s layoff of roughly 9,000 employees is continuing to have downstream effects at the company’s subsidiaries. Aftermath reports that as many as 100 developers at Blizzard have been impacted, and as a result the studio is winding down development on its mobile tower defense game Warcraft Rumble. In an announcement, B

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DOJ investigates ex-ransomware negotiator over extortion kickbacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-14 20:14:41

An ex-ransomware negotiator is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for allegedly working with ransomware gangs to profit from extortion payment deals. The suspect is a former employee of DigitalMint, a Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company that specializes in ransomware negotiation and facilitating cryptocurrency payments to receive a decryptor or prevent stolen data from being publicly released. The company claims to have conducted over 2,000

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New macOS malware targets crypto and Web3 startups with fake Zoom update

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-15 02:53:43

North Korean hackers are behind a new and unusually sophisticated macOS malware campaign that targets the crypto industry using fake Zoom invites. Here’s how it works. Dubbed “NimDoor” by researchers at SentinelLabs, the attack is more sophisticated than the typical macOS threat, and it chains together AppleScript, Bash, C++, and Nim to exfiltrate data and maintain access in compromised systems. Here’s SentinelLabs’ executive summary of the hack: DPRK threat actors are utilizing Nim-compiled

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NimDoor crypto-theft macOS malware revives itself when killed

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-15 02:36:27

North Korean state-backed hackers have been using a new family of macOS malware called NimDoor in a campaign that targets web3 and cryptocurrency organizations. Researchers analyzing the payloads discovered that the attacker relied on unusual techniques and a previously unseen signal-based persistence mechanism. The attack chain, which involves contacting victims via Telegram and luring them into running a fake Zoom SDK update, delivered via Calendly and email, resembles the one Huntress manag

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Evolution of Minimum Viable Product

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-15 00:51:34

The Oxford dictionary definition of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is: An early, basic version of a product (such as a piece of technology, a computer program, etc.) which meets the minimum necessary requirements for use but can be adapted and improved in the future, esp. after customer feedback; Here's a proposed improved definition: An early, basic version of a product (such as a piece of technology, a computer program, etc.) which meets the minimum necessary requirements for use by its cre

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Didn’t Always End That Way

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-15 11:30:04

Jurassic World Rebirth is now in theaters, and if you’ve seen it, you probably felt a little manipulated by the end. Not in a bad way necessarily, but in a way that felt somehow satisfying and also disappointing. You guessed what was going to happen but also kind of hoped it didn’t. Well, it turns out there’s a very, very good reason and story behind that. So, we asked the film’s director, Gareth Edwards, about it. Major spoilers below In Jurassic World Rebirth, as the group is getting ready to

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LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon Joins Early Prime Day Deal, and It’s a 25th Anniversary Collectible Model

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-02-16 02:40:12

To Luke Skywalker, it’s a piece of junk. To Lando Calrissian, it’s a poker hand gone bad. To Han and Chewie and every Star Wars fan alive, the Millennium Falcon is an icon, and now to LEGO Star Wars enthusiasts, it’s a beautifully detailed displayable model aimed at adults age 18 and up. It’s also a great deal at Amazon, where you can get this advanced 921-piece rendition of the Millennium Falcon for just $68 as part of the ongoing celebration of LEGO Star Wars’ 25th anniversary. The LEGO Star

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Data breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-02-16 02:05:00

A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. The bug, which was discovered by security researcher Eric Daigle, spilled the spyware app’s full database of email addresses and plaintext passwords that Catwatchful customers use to access the data stolen from the phones of their victims. Catwatchful is spyware masquerading as a child monitoring app that claims to be “invisible and cannot be

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'Squid Game' on Fortnite: Learn All About the New Skins and Items

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 10:15:12

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement 'Squid Game' on Fortnite: Learn All About the New Skins and Items The super popular Netflix series has landed on the super popular third-person shooter.

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Hexagon fuzz: Full-system emulated fuzzing of Qualcomm basebands

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-16 22:00:07

Key takeaways 1. Due to Qualcomm’s proprietary architecture, a lack of security tooling exists around their baseband 2. Our tooling enables research on Hexagon baseband with significantly reduced engineering work 3. We release the first open-source toolchain for full-system emulated Hexagon firmware fuzzing at TROOPERS25 Overview Every phone has a cellular baseband processor to handle mobile communications (5G, 4G, GPS, and more). Qualcomm created a specific architecture for its baseband c

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How the Quick Turnaround of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Became a Good Thing

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-17 06:00:29

Writing, development, pre-production, casting, filming, editing, visual effects, scoring, sound, and more. The process of making a movie, especially a big, expensive movie, is a long one. According to director Gareth Edwards, who has made his share of big movies like Rogue One and Godzilla, normally it would take two and a half years from when he, the director, would be hired until the film is released in theaters. But, when it comes to Jurassic World Rebirth, the process was anything but normal

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‘American Empire? What American Empire?’ You Can Ask With This Reagan-Adjacent Stormtrooper Helmet

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-02-17 20:30:33

To be a kid in the 1980s meant absorbing the last years of the Cold War through pop culture that played into fears about a World War III everyone assumed was coming—think WarGames, Red Dawn, and “99 Luftballoons.” Somehow that script got flipped when President Ronald Reagan announced the “Strategic Defense Initiative,” a system intended to protect the U.S. from missiles that quickly acquired its own pop culture nickname: “Star Wars.” While Reagan’s Star Wars never actually got off the ground, i

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I am not a supplier (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Thomas Depierre 2026-02-18 21:41:48

I am not a supplier 31 Dec 2022 - Thomas Depierre For the past few years, we have seen a lot of discussions around the concept of the Software Supply Chain. These discussions started around the time of LeftPad and escalated with multiple incidents in the past few years. The problem of all the work in this domain is that it forgets a fundamental point. Before we get there, I am going to define what is usually meant by Supply Chain and suppliers, why we are applying to software. And then why at

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This Year the Squirtle Squad Is the Coolest SDCC Merch Around

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-02-18 21:00:31

July is upon us, and in nerd circles that means only one thing: San Diego Comic-Con is nearly here. And if SDCC is nearly here, then so are oodles of exclusive toys, plushies, and other sweet merchandise you can get your mitts on. We’ve already seen a few of the hottest toys at the convention this year, but today it’s Jazwares’ turn to show you something cool. Real cool. io9 has got your exclusive first look at the whole haul of exclusive items Jazwares will have at SDCC this year, bringing tog

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Newark’s air traffic outages were just the tip of the iceberg

theverge.com Darryl Campbell 2026-02-19 06:00:00

On June 2nd, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy traveled to Newark Liberty International Airport to celebrate the reopening of runway 4L-22R. This was unusual: few runway openings are glamorous enough to warrant a visit from the airport’s CEO, let alone a cabinet secretary. But as we reported last month, few airports have come to symbolize USDOT’s mismanagement of the air traffic control system as much as Newark. The ceremony and press conference was meant to transform Newark into a differe

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Johnson Controls starts notifying people affected by 2023 breach

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-19 17:47:26

Building automation giant Johnson Controls is notifying individuals whose data was stolen in a massive ransomware attack that impacted the company's operations worldwide in September 2023. Johnson Controls is a multinational conglomerate that develops and manufactures industrial control systems, security equipment, HVAC systems, and fire safety equipment for buildings. The company employs over 100,000 people through its corporate operations and subsidiaries across 150 countries, reporting sales

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Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2026-02-20 06:06:25

Just a few days after launching a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, Tesla pulled off an additional stunt meant to show off the progress of its self-driving car software. The company let a Model Y SUV drive roughly 15 miles from Tesla’s factory to the apartment complex where the car’s new owner lives, completing what CEO Elon Musk called the first “autonomous delivery” of a customer car. The vehicle was supposedly equipped with the same software Tesla’s robotaxi Model Ys are using in Au

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Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-02-20 11:46:23

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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Challenging the Status Quo to Revolutionize Computer Architecture

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2026-02-21 00:02:25

An interview with Gurindar Sohi, recipient of the 2025 Computer Pioneer Award Gurindar (Guri) Sohi, Vilas Research Professor, John P. Morgridge Professor, and E. David Cronon Professor of Computer Sciences, Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., U.S.A., has remained in the same office at the university since 1987 – almost 40 years. He jokes that it even still has some of its original furnishings, like the carpet. But what he does not make light of is the

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Auth for B2B SaaS: it's not like auth for consumer software

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 05:06:14

Auth for business software (B2B) shouldn’t look the same as auth for consumer software (B2C). In many cases, it actually can’t work the same way. I’ll cover three important buckets of differences between B2B auth and B2C auth: Logical isolation and tenancy models Priorities and trade-offs Protocols and features By the way – let’s use auth loosely here and let it subsume related stuff like user management. Similarly, let’s just imagine away the vague grey area between consumers and businesses

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Switzerland says government data stolen in ransomware attack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-21 11:39:42

The government in Switzerland is informing that sensitive information from various federal offices has been impacted by a ransomware attack at the third-party organization Radix. The hackers have stolen data from Radix systems and later leaked it on the dark web, the Swiss government says. The exposed data is being analyzed with the help of the country’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to determine which government agencies are impacted and to what effect. “The foundation Radix has been

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Xbox Needs to Get Weirder or Die Trying

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-02-21 11:56:01

Xbox is in a weird place right now, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. In fact, people with more important opinions on the subject than myself seem to agree: if Microsoft doesn’t get its shit together on hardware, the box as we know it is cooked. Laura Fryer, the former director of the Xbox Advanced Technology Group for the original Xbox project back in May 2000 and former executive producer for Microsoft Games Studios up until the Xbox 360 days, put it bluntly in a recent video. “Obviousl

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I replaced my work PC with this Dell laptop - now I'm wondering why I waited so long

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-02-21 16:35:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Alienware 18 Area-51 normally retails for $3,199. It is a gaming laptop that delivers an unbelievable performance thanks to its powerful hardware and equally powerful cooling system. Traveling with the computer will prove difficult because of its weight; you'll also have to pay quite a bit for the system. View now at Dell View now at Best Buy more buying choices Alienware 18 Area-51 is a very fitting name for this computer because it is out of this world. It's a high

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Are software professionals truly an endangered species? It's complicated

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2026-02-22 02:56:33

islander11/Getty Images Industry eyebrows were raised recently at New York Federal Reserve Bank data showing software engineering graduates face higher unemployment rates than art history majors. The unemployment rates for computer engineering and computer science were 7.5% and 6.7% respectively. By contrast, the unemployment rates for art history and social services majors were 3% and 1.7% respectively. Also: The best AI for coding in 2025 (including a new winner - and what not to use) In a

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Avira Antivirus Review 2025: Effective Software, But Privacy Protection Is Lacking

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 02:00:00

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 7.2 / 10 SCORE Avira Antivirus Buy at Avira Score Breakdown Performance 8 /10 Security 7 /10 Customer Support 5 /10 Usability 8 /10 Value 7 /10 Features 8 /10 Pros Free version available Performance-improving tools such as the Software Updater for Windows and Junk Cleaner for MacOS Fast, efficient antivirus scans Cons No identity theft features and minim

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I replaced my work PC with this Alienware laptop - now I'm wondering why I hadn't done this sooner

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-02-22 14:45:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Alienware 18 Area-51 normally retails for $3,199. It is a gaming laptop that delivers an unbelievable performance thanks to its powerful hardware and equally powerful cooling system. Traveling with the computer will prove difficult because of its weight; you'll also have to pay quite a bit for the system. View now at Dell View now at Best Buy more buying choices Alienware 18 Area-51 is a very fitting name for this computer because it is out of this world. It's a high

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Hexagon fuzz: Full-system emulated fuzzing of Qualcomm basebands

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Newark’s air traffic outages were just the tip of the iceberg

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