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ERMAC Android malware source code leak exposes banking trojan infrastructure

The source code for version 3 of the ERMAC Android banking trojan has been leaked online, exposing the internals of the malware-as-a-service platform and the operator’s infrastructure. The code base was discovered in an open directory by Hunt.io researchers while scanning for exposed resources in March 2024. They located an archive named Ermac 3.0.zip, which contained the malware’s code, including backend, frontend (panel), exfiltration server, deployment configurations, and the trojan’s build

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Finding a Successor to the FHS

Finding a successor to the FHS [LWN subscriber-only content] The purpose of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is to provide a specification for filesystem layout; it specifies the location for files and directories on a Linux system to simplify application development for multiple distributions. In its heyday it had some success at this, but the standard has been frozen in time since 2015, and much has changed since then. There is a slow-moving effort to revive the FHS and create a FHS 4.

‘Ne Zha II’ Hype Was Undersold—It’s One of the Best Animated Films of All Time

Before its upcoming U.S. rerelease, Ne Zha II—a Chinese animated film—had already made plenty of waves. Seemingly out of nowhere, it clinched the title of the highest-grossing animated film of all time. With its billion-dollar milestone marking the first time a non-Hollywood production crossed that threshold, A24’s stateside theatrical and IMAX rerelease only confirms that glowing reputation: Ne Zha II isn’t just a global phenomenon—it’s a generational triumph. Written and directed by Jiao Zi,

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Israeli Cyber Official Arrested During Undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Sting

A high-ranking member of Israel’s cybersecurity directorate was recently arrested in Las Vegas as part of an undercover sting operation involving internet crimes against children, according to the State Department. A joint operation between city police and the FBI that targeted child sex predators resulted in the arrest of Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, a man who, according to many news outlets, has been identified as a member of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, which operates out of Israeli Pri

iPhone 18 Reportedly Won't Launch Until 2027 Because of Foldable iPhone

The yearly iPhone launch schedule is reportedly going to become very confusing — or exciting — depending on how you look at it. The premium versions of the iPhone 18 series, but not the base model, will be released in September 2026, along with the first foldable iPhone, according to an ET News report. The base iPhone 18 will be launched in the first half of 2027, the report said. Read more: Best iPhone in 2025: Which Apple Phone You Should Buy This decision has bearing on the release of iPho

My iPhone 17 Wish List Has Just One Item, and It's None of the Usual Suspects

We're now less than a month away from Apple unveiling the iPhone 17, if rumors are to be believed. I always look forward to this highlight of the tech calendar, especially since I've been writing about and primarily using an iPhone for well over a decade. When it comes to the 2025 iPhone, there's one thing I'd love to see Apple prioritize -- and it might not be what you expect. It's not a cool new design, a bigger battery or a more impressive camera. It's definitely not advanced AI capabilities

WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped

Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, I mean it really, really impacted people. I think on the most extreme ends, you see people who have what looks like perhaps like a mental health crisis, they're so attached to the model, but then you just have complete power users who are like, “This is part of my minute by minute life. What have you done? You didn't warn me.” Jake Lahut: And this is where the introspective aspect of these tools, the kind of desire for self-understanding, the people who are not advisably fro

Claude AI will end ‘persistently harmful or abusive user interactions’

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot can now end conversations deemed “persistently harmful or abusive,” as spotted earlier by TechCrunch. The capability is now available in Opus 4 and 4.1 models, and will allow the chatbot to end conversations as a “last resort” after

Google Home adds scheduling for older Nest thermostats

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google has announced that users of the US and UK versions of the 3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat and the Nest Thermostat E can now schedule temperature adjustments using the Google Home app. Newer versions of the Nest thermostats already allow you to manuall

Texas attorney general accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for “potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health tools,” according to a press release issued Monday. “In today’s digital age, we must continue to fight to protect Texas kids from deceptive and exploitative technology,” Paxton is quoted as saying. “By posing as sources of emotional support, AI platforms can mislead vulnerable users

TeraWulf stock jumps more than 10% as Google boosts stake in data center operator

TeraWulf stock rallied more than 10% after Google hiked its stake in the bitcoin miner and data center operator as it funds an expansion of its Lake Mariner, New York, facility. As part of the deal, Google will offer up to $1.4 billion in additional backstop, bringing its total to about $3.2 billion. It hikes Google's stake in TeraWulf to 14% from 8% and enables the tech giant to buy about 32.5 million shares of the company's stock. TeraWulf CEO Paul Prager said in a release that the agreement

Apple releases iOS 26 beta 7 for iPhone

Apple has released the seventh developer beta version of iOS 26. We expect the redesigned version of the iPhone software to officially launch in about one month. iOS 26 developer beta 7 has arrived Apple describes the upcoming iPhone software update by saying that iOS 26 “delivers a stunning new design, powerful Apple Intelligence capabilities, new ways to stay connected in the Phone and Messages apps, and exciting updates to CarPlay, Apple Music, Maps, and Wallet.” In iOS 26 beta 2, we saw d

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macOS Tahoe 26 beta 7 now available to developers

As Apple enters the final stretch of the post-WWDC beta season, it has moved now to the wekly schedule of developer releases. The seventh batch of betas is now rolling out. Here’s what to expect. Last week, macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 6 brough mostly under-the-hood improvements, building on top of the previous versions which, among other things, introduced a new Macintosh HD icon, new screensavers, and improvements to tab visibility in apps like Safari and Terminal. The build number for macO

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watchOS 26 beta 7 now available for Apple Watch

Apple Watch users running the developer beta, there’s a new beta 7 version of watchOS 26 rolling out now. watchOS 26 is nearly ready for public launch watchOS 26 beta 7 is now available, bringing the latest updates and changes to users. Some of the noteworthy new features in watchOS 26 include: Today’s update is expected to be one of the last remaining betas before watchOS 26 launches. We’re currently about a month away from Apple’s expected software launches, including iOS 26, watchOS 26,

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NordVPN will discontinue Meshnet on December 1

NordVPN announced today in a blog post that its Meshnet feature will shut down on December 1. All aspects of Meshnet will stop working on that date, though nothing else about NordVPN will be affected. If you were using Meshnet to connect computers, route web traffic through a personal device or share files, you'll need to find another solution by December. As I mentioned in my NordVPN review , Meshnet was one of the most envelope-pushing features on any VPN, letting users link their devices thr

Upgrading your headphones? 5 things I recommend doing with your current pair first

Jada Jones/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Simple habits can help your headphones last much longer. Regular care keeps headphones performing like new. Small changes can extend your headphones' lifespan. Get more ZDNET in Google: Add us as a preferred source on Search. (Works on Chrome and Chromium browsers.) I've spent plenty of time testing headphones and earbuds, and I've found a handful of small, seemingly obvious but mighty tips to keep them in tip-top shape and performance. If your headph

RFK Jr.'s Wi-Fi and 5G conspiracies appear to make it into MAHA report draft

The Trump administration's plans to improve Americans' health will include a push to review the safety of electromagnetic radiation, echoing long-held conspiracy theories and falsehoods about Wi-Fi and 5G touted by health secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On Friday, Politico obtained a draft version of the "Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy," a highly anticipated report from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission intended to steer the administration's he

Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust

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Turning an iPad Pro into the Ultimate Classic Macintosh (2021)

I’ve started work on the next in my 1-bit Woodblocks series: “Tekagami” (Ito Shinsui’s “Hand Mirror”). So it’s a good time to talk about how I turned an iPad Pro into the ultimate Classic Macintosh. Emulators Both Macintosh emulators available on iOS we’re ported by @maczydeco who has done an amazing job making them feel truly at home on iOS. Many thanks! They need to be built from source using Xcode but it’s a pretty straight forward process. Mini vMac Supports System 1.1 to 7.5.5 Limited

This Bright Dot May Be an Entirely New Type of Space Object

At first, the dot looked like any other star. Then the astrophysicists switched to polarized light and found themselves looking at an entirely unexpected sight. “Everything else disappeared, even the bright central black hole, and only this little dot remained,” Elena Shablovinskaia, an astrophysicist at Universidad Diego Portales in Chile and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany, told Gizmodo. Shablovinskaia’s team believes they’ve discovered an entirely new kind of space ob

iPhone 18 Reportedly Won't Launch until 2027 Because of Foldable iPhone

The yearly iPhone launch schedule is reportedly going to become very confusing — or exciting — depending on how you look at it. The premium versions of the iPhone 18 series, but not the base model, will be released in September 2026, along with the first foldable iPhone, according to an ET News report. The base iPhone 18 will be launched in the first half of 2027, the report said. Read more: Best iPhone in 2025: Which Apple Phone You Should Buy This decision has bearing on the release of iPho

RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi and 5G conspiracies appear to make it into MAHA report draft

The Trump administration's plans to improve Americans' health will include a push to review the safety of electromagnetic radiation, echoing long-held conspiracy theories and falsehoods about Wi-Fi and 5G touted by health secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On Friday, Politico obtained a draft version of the "Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy," a highly anticipated report from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission intended to steer the administration's he

After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon

In recent weeks, the secretive Chinese space program has reported some significant milestones in developing its program to land astronauts on the lunar surface by the year 2030. On August 6, the China Manned Space Agency successfully tested a high-fidelity mockup of its 26-ton "Lanyue" lunar lander. The test, conducted outside of Beijing, used giant tethers to simulate lunar gravity as the vehicle fired main engines and fine control thrusters to land on a cratered surface and take off from ther

Texas AG accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for “potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health tools,” according to a press release issued Monday. “In today’s digital age, we must continue to fight to protect Texas kids from deceptive and exploitative technology,” Paxton is quoted as saying. “By posing as sources of emotional support, AI platforms can mislead vulnerable users

UK sentences “serial hacker” of 3,000 sites to 20 months in prison

A 26-year old in the UK who claimed to have hacked thousands of websites was sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year. Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky of Rotherham, UK, was arrested in 2022 based on information received from U.S. law enforcement and charged for stealing log in details of millions of Facebook users, and hacking websites belonging to the government in Yemen, an Israeli news outlet, and organizations in the U.S. and Canada. Al-Mashriky pleaded guilty to the

Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity

Study design We conducted a countrywide, prospective, longitudinal physical activity study of US residents that evaluated their physical activity levels within the context of the walkability of their built environments before and after relocation (‘participants’). We leveraged the naturally occurring physical activity data that was captured by a health app on participants’ phones to compare each person’s physical activity levels before and after they relocated to a different area within the USA

Image Fulgurator (2011)

The flash projects the image on the slide through the lens and onto the object. This action is triggered by a built-in sensor that recognises flashes from nearby cameras. That way, the projection can automatically be synchronised with the moment of exposure of any nearby camera using a flash. The Image Fulgurator is housed in a regular single reflex camera case since most of the camera’s elements were re-used for the construction of the Image Fulgurator. This makes it possible to unnoticeab

Who Invented Backpropagation?

Efficient backpropagation (BP) is central to the ongoing Neural Network (NN) ReNNaissance and "Deep Learning." Who invented it? BP's modern version (also called the reverse mode of automatic differentiation) was first published in 1970 by Finnish master student Seppo Linnainmaa [BP1] [R7]. In 2020, we celebrated BP's half-century anniversary! A precursor of BP was published by Henry J. Kelley in 1960 [BPA]—in 2020, we celebrated its 60-year anniversary. In the 2020s, it was still easy to find

We Finally Know When Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Will Hit Theaters and Netflix

It takes a very special Netflix movie to get a theatrical release before hitting the streamer, and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is certainly that. Netflix just announced it’ll release the monster movie in select theaters on October 17 before debuting on the platform November 7. Now, there’s no word yet on just how “select” the “select theaters” will be. Is it two screens? Is it 2,000? If we look back at Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, another major film to get a similar t

Meta Wants to Make Its First AR Glasses With a Display as Cheap as a Flagship Phone

If there’s one thing that we’ve learned in the world of mixed reality over the past year, it’s that price is pretty much everything. Just ask Apple, which is still struggling to find an audience for its $3,500 Vision Pro headset. I mean, it’s not that there’s not a lot to love about the Vision Pro (the best UI in mixed reality and a premium display are particular highlights), but I bought my first used car for a price that wasn’t too far off, and that at least got me to work semi-on time. It’s