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Everwild has reportedly been cancelled amid Xbox layoffs

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-14 16:22:00

In today's gaming world, a decade of development can sometimes amount to nothing. Parent company Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Rare's long-in-development project Everwild. The news comes amid broader layoffs across Microsoft's Xbox division. Rare employees will likely be part of the Xbox layoffs, according to Video Games Chronicle. VGC and Bloomberg's Jason Schreier were the first to report the game's cancellation. (Schreier added that an MMORPG project from Zenimax, codenamed "Blackbird,"

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The Roku Ultra streaming device gave my TV 4K superpowers - and it's 20% off

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-02-14 21:11:43

ZDNET's key takeaways The Roku Ultra is a streaming device available for $100. The Roku Ultra is the perfect streaming device for anyone who doesn't want to commit to team iOS with an Apple TV 4K or team Android with a Google TV Streamer. There are a few drawbacks to getting a Roku Ultra, like the lack of a headphone jack on the remote. $79 at Amazon $79.99 at B&H Photo-Video $99.99 at Roku more buying choices The Roku Ultra streaming device is on sale for $79, the lowest price we've ever see

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Bezos-funded satellite tracking methane emissions loses power in space

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 06:00:34

MethaneSAT, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) methane-tracking satellite backed by the Bezos Earth Fund, is lost in space. Its ground team lost contact with the spacecraft on June 20 but tried to reestablish a connection until it learned in the morning of July 1 that MethaneSAT had lost power altogether. The team believes that the satellite is likely not recoverable. MethaneSAT collected data on methane emissions that have previously been untrackable in an effort to combat climate change. Met

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Amazon Lets You Add Alexa to Your Car for Practically Free With 73% Off Echo Auto (Newest Model)

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-02-15 06:10:37

Smart assistants can be a huge help in a lot of aspects of our lives. They’re great when you need to set an alarm because you’re cooking, or helping to look up an obscure fact because a kid asked you, or you just can’t quite remember the name of a specific band from 40 years ago. However, they can also be a huge help when you’re driving, but that’s a little harder to integrate. See at Amazon It doesn’t have to be hard to manage though, and if you’re looking for a way to add more Alexa into you

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Tired of surprise plan changes? AT&T’s new Wireless Account Lock feature has you covered

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 00:35:04

AT&T TL;DR AT&T has introduced a new Wireless Account Lock for postpaid and prepaid subscribers. The feature prevents anyone from making unauthorized changes to your account, such as billing updates, line changes, or device changes. It’s available as a toggle on the myAT&T app. AT&T is introducing a new Wireless Account Lock feature that lets you lock your subscriber account to prevent any unauthorized changes. People often complain about reps making changes to their accounts without their k

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Show HN: HackerNewt – Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-15 10:57:23

Don't get lost in big Hacker News discussions! HackerNewt is a Hacker News client that uses an alternative way of displaying comment tree. Advantages over traditional interfaces: - Comment width doesn't get narrower no matter how deep in the tree you are - You always see the parent of the comment you're currently reading - Swiping allows you to move in and out of subtrees with animated transitions that you fully control - You can easily skip subtrees that don't interest you by simply scrolling A

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US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-16 09:16:20

Hackers working on behalf of the Iranian government are likely to target industrial control systems used at water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure to retaliate against recent military strikes by Israel and the US, federal government agencies are warning. One cybersecurity company says many US-based targets aren't adequately protected against the threat. “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated cyber actors may target US devices and networks for near-t

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Your Samsung phone just got a big security upgrade for free (these models included)

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-16 16:00:09

Kerry Wan/ZDNET If you're a Galaxy phone user, Samsung warns that you need to activate some new features as soon as you can. In a press release earlier this week, Samsung explained that as phone thefts continue to rise around the world, it's critical for users to make sure they enable their phone's security measures – some of which are new to One UI 7. Also: Phone theft is on the rise - 7 ways to protect your device before it's too late One of the areas getting an update is Theft Protection,

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Google makes it easier to let friends and kids control your smart home

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-16 16:40:34

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google Home’s latest update will make it easier to decide who in your household can control your smart home. It comes with a new feature, which Google first started testing last year, that will let you assign people “Admin” and “Member” roles. People with Admin status have full control of all the devices, services, and users within their smart home

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Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code - and counting

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-02-16 21:04:00

Martin Harvey/Getty Images When Linus Torvalds posted his now-legendary 1991 announcement about a "hobby" operating system kernel, no one would have predicted that Linux would become the backbone of modern computing. In a speech at the Open-Source Summit, North America, Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of LWN and longtime kernel developer, recounted the Linux kernel's remarkable journey, highlighting its disruptive beginnings, its unique development model, and the challenges that have shaped i

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Lock down your AT&T account to prevent SIM swapping attacks - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-02-16 21:06:00

AT&T SIM swapping is a popular type of fraud in which someone transfers your mobile number to a SIM in their own device. By intercepting any messages or phone calls sent to you, they're able to access your two-factor authentication codes and other sensitive information. Now, AT&T is offering customers a way to combat this kind of crime. Available starting today, Wireless Account Lock is an option for AT&T subscribers with postpaid or prepaid wireless accounts. Simply by turning on a switch in

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Show HN: HackerNewt - Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 10:57:23

Don't get lost in big Hacker News discussions! HackerNewt is a Hacker News client that uses an alternative way of displaying comment tree. Advantages over traditional interfaces: - Comment width doesn't get narrower no matter how deep in the tree you are - You always see the parent of the comment you're currently reading - Swiping allows you to move in and out of subtrees with animated transitions that you fully control - You can easily skip subtrees that don't interest you by simply scrolling A

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over App Store restrictions [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-17 12:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for the “imposition of the exclusive use of its payment system by app developers and the restriction on the distribution and commercialization of third-party digital serv

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The secret to Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-02-18 02:33:23

Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images When Linus Torvalds posted his now-legendary 1991 announcement about a "hobby" operating system kernel, no one would have predicted that Linux would become the backbone of modern computing. In a speech at the Open-Source Summit, North America, Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of LWN and longtime kernel developer, recounted the Linux kernel's remarkable journey, highlighting its disruptive beginnings, its unique development model, and th

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-18 06:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for restricting access to the iPhone’s NFC chip and forcing developers to use Apple Pay. In its ruling, CADE’s General Superintendence said Apple’s behavior creates “art

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Addigy’s Prebuilt App Catalog is built to simplify managing macOS apps at scale

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-02-18 08:00:00

Most enterprise apps used on macOS don’t come from the Mac App Store, so IT teams are stuck managing them manually. That includes tracking down the latest versions, packaging them up for deployment, setting up the required permissions, and making sure they’re installed and updated properly across every device. It’s a tedious process that doesn’t scale well, and it introduces security risk when apps fall behind on security updates. Addigy aims to solve this by adding a new Prebuilt App Catalog, w

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Show HN: ToplingDB - A Persistent Key-Value Store for External Storage

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 04:07:59

ToplingDB: A Persistent Key-Value Store for External Storage ToplingDB is developed and maintained by Topling Inc. It is built with RocksDB. See ToplingDB Branch Name Convention. ToplingDB's submodule rockside is the entry point of ToplingDB, see SidePlugin wiki. ToplingDB has much more key features than RocksDB: SidePlugin enables users to write a json(or yaml) to define DB configs Embedded Http Server enables users to view almost all DB info on web, this is a component of SidePlugin Embedd

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Google’s answer to Apple’s Handoff is coming with a welcome upgrade for Android (Updated)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-18 14:46:55

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on an Android-wide “Handoff” feature for multi-device syncing. This feature will enable access to apps and media across your devices, and even sync notifications between them. Apple has a similar Continuity feature called Handoff, albeit without notification syncing. Update, July 1, 2025 (04:46 AM ET): We’ve managed to enable the UI for the Handoff feature within Cross-device services. The feature is still a work in progress and doe

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Someone brought Flappy Bird back to Android, but there’s a good reason you shouldn’t download it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-18 15:00:23

Joe Maring / Android Authority If, like me, you had an Android phone in the 2010s, you almost certainly played Flappy Bird. And all these years later, I still occasionally find myself itching to play a few rounds. Unfortunately, playing the original Flappy Bird in 2025 is all but impossible. But thanks to one developer, Flappy Bird is back. Recently, a new developer got the attention of the r/Android subreddit by announcing they had reverse-engineered the original Flappy Bird to run on a 64-bi

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This compact Windows PC outperforms the M4 Mac Mini in key areas - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-02-18 18:30:16

ZDNET's key takeaways Minisforum's AI X1 Pro retails for $1,129. It's a powerful mini armed with top-tier hardware for creators, programmers, and coders looking to interface with AI at lightning-fast speeds. Don't count on relying on the device's built-in speakers or mic, and it's one of the chunkier minis. View now at Minisforum View now at Amazon more buying choices All three configurations of the Minisforum A1 XI Pro are on sale, with the 2TB SSD model receiving a $280 discount. When Appl

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Some Disposable E-Cigarettes Are More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes, Study Finds

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-02-19 11:40:18

E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular over the last two decades, especially among young people. These sleek, deliciously flavored smoking devices are often marketed as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, but alarming new research challenges that assumption. In a study published June 25 in the journal ACS Central Science, researchers tested three popular disposable vape brands for hazardous metals and metalloids such as lead, chromium, antimony, and nickel. Inhaling these tox

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Proton Mail developer sues Apple in the U.S., says App Store model breaks antitrust laws

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-19 21:44:17

Privacy-focused Swiss tech company Proton, best known for its encrypted email service Proton Mail, is suing Apple in the United States on behalf of “millions” of developers around the world. Here are the details. The proposed class action, filed Monday in California (via Reuters), claims Apple has: “eliminated competition and extracted supracompetitive profits from app developers through a web of exclusionary conduct.” Proton says the lawsuit represents millions of iOS developers who are subje

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Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security

krebsonsecurity.com Unknown 2026-02-20 02:33:59

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) briefed Capitol Hill staff recently on hardening the security of their mobile devices, after a contacts list stolen from the personal phone of the White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was reportedly used to fuel a series of text messages and phone calls impersonating her to U.S. lawmakers. But in a letter this week to the FBI, one of the Senate’s most tech-savvy lawmakers says the feds aren’t doing enough to recommend more appropriate secur

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I love this wireless remote for more productive workouts, plus it's 20% off

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2026-02-20 06:11:00

Allison Murray/ZDNET Get 20% off this TikTok Remote Control that comes in six different colors when you buy it at Amazon this week. Also: The best July 4th tech deals available now Let's face it, scrolling through our phones is like breathing in this day and age. Whether your preferred scrolling time is spent on TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, or a chatbot, it's begrudgingly become a daily habit for many of us (I'm looking at you, Millennials and Gen Z). No, it's not the most useful way to spend

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Millions of Brother Printers Are Full of Hackable Bugs

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-02-21 02:00:35

Brother makes some solid, reliable printers. Indeed, for several years running, The Verge named it the best printer you should buy. Unfortunately, the company’s devices appear to be riddled with new zero-day bugs that could allow a savvy cybercriminal to hijack them. The vulnerabilities were discovered by cybersecurity firm Rapid7, which published a blog about the bugs last week. The blog explains that, after some research, Rapid7’s cyber pros came across a total of eight new zero-day vulnerabi

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Got a Galaxy phone? Samsung says you should turn on these security features now!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 09:20:55

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has advised Galaxy users to activate a set of security features to protect their phones in case of theft. Most of these features made their way to Samsung devices with the One UI 7 update. The company says more Galaxy devices will get these features in the future. Samsung is asking Galaxy users to activate a set of security features on their phones. The company says that because phone theft incidents are rising worldwide, all Galaxy users must

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Does Form Shape Function?

news.ycombinator.com Janna Levin 2026-02-17 22:51:22

What links a Möbius strip, brain folds and termite mounds? The answer is Harvard University’s L. Mahadevan, whose career has been devoted to using mathematics and physics to explore the form and function of common phenomena. Mahadevan, or Maha to his friends and colleagues, has long been fascinated by questions one wouldn’t normally ask — from the equilibrium shape of inert objects like a Möbius strip, to the complex factors that drive biological systems like morphogenesis or social insect colo

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Hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable security flaw

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-21 11:20:23

Serious security flaws have been found in hundreds of Brother printer models that could allow attackers to remotely access devices that are still using default passwords. Eight new vulnerabilities, one of which cannot be fixed by patching the firmware, were discovered in 689 kinds of Brother home and enterprise printers by security company Rapid7. The flaws also impact 59 printer models from Fujifilm, Toshiba, Ricoh, and Konica Minolta, but not every vulnerability is found on every printer mode

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Android 16 will protect users from fake cell towers and potential spying threats

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-21 03:23:37

It turns out that your smartphone could be an overlooked vulnerability that puts you at risk of being tracked. To combat this, Google is rolling out a new security feature in Android 16 that will warn users if their device is using a fake or insecure mobile network or if that network requests identifying information about a connected device. However, these features likely won't be available until the next generation of Android devices, as first reported by Android Authority. Since the current A

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Bluetooth flaws could let hackers spy through your microphone

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-21 08:03:19

Vulnerabilities affecting a Bluetooth chipset present in more than two dozen audio devices from ten vendors can be exploited for eavesdropping or stealing sensitive information. Researchers confirmed that 29 devices from Beyerdynamic, Bose, Sony, Marshall, Jabra, JBL, Jlab, EarisMax, MoerLabs, and Teufel are affected. The list of impacted products includes speakers, earbuds, headphones, and wireless microphones. The security problems could be leveraged to take over a vulnerable product and on

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