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Sharp pencils for hard times

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2026-02-18 03:00:00

Allison Johnson is a reviewer for The Verge who writes about phones and mobile technology. “Occasionally,” she adds, “I yell at your wireless carrier.” I asked her if there were any items that she especially liked using, and after thinking about it, she eventually came up with… a pencil sharpener. Where did you first hear about the Blackwing One-Step Long Point Sharpener? Last year, I told my husband all I wanted for Christmas was a nice pencil sharpener — and he understood the assignment. In

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GoPro HERO13 Black Ultra Wide Edition Drops to All-Time Low, Amazon Clears Out Its Best Action Camera

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-02-18 08:40:25

The Summer holidays will be here in no time, and whether you’ve got kids or not, now’s the time to start planning all sorts of escapades. Whether you’re going to the beach, camping, going out skating, or just about anything else, it’s important to be able to capture all of the action, no matter what that action is. While a mobile phone is a great way to do this, if you want something that’s built for it, then you’ll want to get an action camera. See at Amazon There are a few brands out there t

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El Chapo drug cartel reportedly tracked and killed informants by hacking an FBI phone

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:00:02

The Mexican Sinaloa cartel hired a hacker to track and surveil the FBI, then used that information to intimidate and even kill witnesses against drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, according to a Justice Department report spotted by Ars Technica. The hacker used relatively sophisticated data collection techniques and weaknesses in the FBI's cybersecurity to identify the witnesses, the report states. According to the highly redacted report, which is based in part on testimony from an "individua

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PSA: If you have a Brother printer, change the password now

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-18 23:37:57

Almost 700 Brother printer models have been found to contain a number of serious security flaws that could allow an attacker to access other devices on your network, and potentially access your documents. The same is true of some printer models made by Fujifilm, Toshiba, Ricoh, and Konica Minolta … Cybersecurity company Rapid7 discovered eight vulnerabilities affecting 689 Brother printers, and 46 models from other brands. The most egregious of these is that the default password of each printe

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Google fixes fourth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2025

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-18 22:59:51

Google has released emergency updates to patch another Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks, marking the fourth such flaw fixed since the start of the year. "Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-6554 exists in the wild," the browser vendor said in a security advisoryissued on Monday. "This issue was mitigated on 2025-06-26 by a configuration change pushed out to Stable channel across all platforms." The company fixed the zero-day for users in the Stable Desktop channel, w

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Mexican Drug Cartel Hacker Used Surveillance Tech to Target FBI Informants for Execution

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-02-18 05:45:45

Sometimes the surveillance state gets turned against itself. That seems to be what resulted in the unfortunate demise of a number of FBI informants, who were tracked by a hacker working for the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, according to a recent report published by the U.S. Justice Department. According to the 47-page report issued by the Justice Department Inspector General, titled “Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance,

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Public Signal Backups Testing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 22:52:19

TL;DR You can test the new Signal Backups feature on Android on our staging servers. Grab the self-updating apk here! Hello, everyone! Many of you are aware that we’ve been working on a new end-to-end encrypted backup system for quite a while. Well, today, we’re finally ready to start testing it with external users The new backup system fulfills so many of the things people have wanted for so long: Hosted by Signal, so your data is safe even if you made a local backup but dropped your phone

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U.S. warns of Iranian cyber threats on critical infrastructure

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-19 08:24:46

U.S. cyber agencies, the FBI, and NSA issued an urgent warning today about potential cyberattacks from Iranian-affiliated hackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. CISA says there are no indications of an ongoing campaign but urges critical infrastructure organizations and other potential targets to monitor their defense due to the current unrest in the Middle East and cyber attacks previously linked to Iran. In a joint fact sheet, the cyber agencies warn that Defense Industrial Base (DI

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The best Bluetooth trackers of 2025: Expert tested

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2026-02-20 03:47:00

At some point, we've all lost our phone, keys, or wallet, and even pets make a break for it sometimes. Bluetooth trackers are indispensable in these situations. These small devices attach to almost anything -- keychains, remotes, your pet's collar, or even your child's backpack, so you can track their location on your phone anytime. There are dozens of options available, but which device is right for you? We've tested out the best Bluetooth trackers to help you make the most informed purchase.

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Insta360’s face-tracking Link 2 webcam is more affordable than ever

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-02-20 08:58:13

The Insta360 Link 2 is more than just a webcam — it’s a smart camera that actively follows your movements whether you’re presenting, streaming, or pacing during a call. It’s also packed with an impressive array of productivity features. And right now, it’s available at a new all-time low of $149.99 ($50 off) at Amazon. The webcam is a modest upgrade over the original Link, which was our favorite 4K webcam when it launched in 2022, boasting all the same impressive features with slight refinement

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 now blocks email bombing attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-20 12:04:20

Microsoft says its Defender for Office 365 cloud-based email security suite will now automatically detect and block email bombing attacks. Defender for Office 365 (formerly known as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection or Office 365 ATP) protects organizations operating in high-risk industries and dealing with sophisticated threat actors from malicious threats from email messages, links, and collaboration tools. "We're introducing a new detection capability in Microsoft Defender for Office 36

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Ubuntu: Introducing Debcrafters

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-20 10:42:43

Earlier this year, Canonical’s Ubuntu Engineering organisation gained a new team, seeded with some of our most prolific contributors to Ubuntu. Debcrafters is a new team dedicated to the maintenance of the Ubuntu Archive. The team’s primary goal is to maintain the health of the Ubuntu Archive, but its unique construction aims to attract a broad range of Linux distribution expertise; contributors to distributions like Debian, Arch Linux, NixOS and others are encouraged to join the team, and will

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Mexican drug cartel hacker spied on FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-02-20 12:14:16

In 2018, a hacker hired by the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel run by the infamous kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán spied on the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City with the goal of identifying “people of interest” for the cartel to target and kill, according to a new U.S. government watchdog report. On Friday, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General revealed the incident as part of a published report auditing the FBI’s efforts to counter surveillance with the goal of protecting “its e

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The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested

theverge.com Victoria Song 2026-02-20 17:46:56

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well you’ve recovered from a hard bout of training. Even flagship smartwatches, which used to be lackluster trackers, have become pretty adept workout companions. Whatever

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Scarlett Johansson Reveals Why the New ‘Tower of Terror’ Movie Is Taking So Long

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-02-20 22:00:50

Get a creepy new look at Alison Brie and Dave Franco’s body horror movie, Together. James Gunn says the Amanda Waller show is still happening, despite rumors to the contrary. Plus, what’s coming on Rick & Morty. To me, my spoilers! Tower of Terror During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Scarlett Johansson stated the Tower of Terror movie she’s attached to star in is still “taking shape.” It’s a hard nut to crack. Harder than you think, because the ride itself, there’s some lore t

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Alleged Verizon data breach sees 61M customer records offered for sale

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-21 03:13:47

An alleged Verizon data breach has seen hackers offering for sale a database of 61 million customer records, which includes personal information useful for both phishing attempts and identity theft. The sample data supplied includes name, full postal address, date of birth, email address, phone number(s), tax identification code, and other ID codes … Security researchers at SafetyDetectives said that the data was being offered for sale, but the samples posted were too small to confirm the vera

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Why Go Rocks for Building a Lua Interpreter

news.ycombinator.com Roxy Light 2026-02-17 10:28:01

By Roxy Light I recently needed to build a custom Lua interpreter in Go. The exact reasons aren’t important for this blog post, but neither the reference implementation — which I will be referring to as “C Lua” throughout this article — nor the other open source Go Lua intepreters I could find were a good fit for my needs. Building a Lua interpreter ended up being a rather enjoyable months-long side quest. I’ve had a number of folks ask me to write about the experience since these sorts of proj

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Implementing fast TCP fingerprinting with eBPF

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 06:59:26

In this article I want to document my journey implementing fast TCP fingerprinting in a golang webserver, using eBPF. Just to provide some background, TCP fingerprinting is one of the many techniques that can be used to detect unusual or identifying informations about a web request when implementing an anti-bot solution. This has been a hot topic lately, caused by the rising need to scrape the internet for human content to feeed to the LLMs. Implementing such a system offers interesting techn

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1500W Portable Power Station Is Cheaper Than on Black Friday, And You’ll Get a Free 200W Solar Panel Too

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-21 08:40:03

Amazon is kicking off Prime Day deals earlier this year, and the sale isn’t exclusive to Prime members: Perhaps one of the best deals of the moment is on the Jackery bundle which includes the portable power station and a 200W solar panel. Normally the power station alone is selling for $799, but here you’re getting the Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 and 200W solar panel combination for just $698. That’s a staggering 46% off the normal bundle price of $1,299, which is an all-time low for this setup.

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9 Things to Do During a Blackout to Keep Your Family Cool and Safe

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 10:30:00

According to Climate Central, the US experienced 60% more power outages during the summer seasons between 2014 and 2023 than it did from 2000 to 2009. This can be due to the increased use of electricity for air conditioners, wildfires, severe weather and downed power lines. Being prepared for a potential summer blackout is important because, according to the US Energy Information Administration, the average blackout lasts longer than five hours. Over five hours without air conditioning can lead

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Your Slack app is getting a big upgrade - here's how to try the new AI features

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-21 09:15:12

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Slack users will see new features appear on the app and service, no matter which plan you use. Some of the more exciting features will be added to paid plans only, but it doesn't matter which paid plan you choose, because there are some exciting new additions coming. Also: 6 Slack tips I swear by to turn a chaotic workspace into a well-oiled machine Let's start with what's coming to the free plan first. What's new to the free plan? The big addition to the free p

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Blackwell: Nvidia's GPU

news.ycombinator.com Chester Lam 2026-02-21 06:40:13

Nvidia has a long tradition of building giant GPUs. Blackwell, their latest graphics architecture, continues that tradition. GB202 is the largest Blackwell die. It occupies a massive 750mm2 of area, and has 92.2 billion transistors. GB202 has 192 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs), the closest equivalent to a CPU core on a GPU, and feeds them with a massive memory subsystem. Nvidia’s RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell features the largest GB202 configuration to date. It sits alongside the RTX 5090 in Nvidia’s

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I’ve tested countless fitness trackers and this is the best one you can get for under $50

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 03:30:49

Xiaomi Smart Band 10 The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it makes meaningful upgrades where it counts, including added training tools and a slightly larger display. For budget-conscious buyers who want reliable tracking, a polished aesthetic, and up to 21 days of battery life, it's a no-brainer. I’ve long tipped my hat to Xiaomi’s Smart Band line (a.k.a. Mi Band in some regions), which nearly always punches above its weight. The latest device, the Xiaomi Smart Band 10, cont

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FBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-02-21 05:30:00

The FBI and cybersecurity firms are warning that the prolific hacking group known as Scattered Spider is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector. In a brief statement on Friday shared with TechCrunch, the FBI said it had “recently observed” cyberattacks resembling Scattered Spider to include the airline sector. Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks’ security research division Unit 42 also said they have witnessed Scattered Spider cyberattacks

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Jackery Explorer 300 Plus power station drops by $100.99!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 12:00:40

Power banks are portable but underpowered, while power stations are powerful but can be huge. If you need something that is capable, yet still portable, here’s a really nice proposition. The Jackery Explorer 300 Plus Portable Power Station is easy to carry and can handle most of your charging needs. It’s also $100.99 off today, bringing the cost down to $199! Buy the Jackery Explorer 300 Plus Portable Power Station for $199 ($100.99 off) This offer is available from Amazon. It is a “limited tim

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Microsoft Retires Legendary 'Blue Screen of Death' After 40 Years of Frowny Faces

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 21:52:00

Like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters, another 1980s icon is gone. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" will be going away. But not to worry -- a black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the sad emoticon face. The infamous "blue screen of death" has been around since Windows 1.0 came out in 1985. Named for its bright blue color, it's a critical error screen that pops up on computers using the

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Cloudflare blocks largest DDoS attack - here's how to protect yourself

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-02-22 03:23:39

oxygen/Getty Cloudflare is a robust content delivery network (CDN) that specializes in providing protection against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Last month, Cloudflare blocked the largest DDoS attack in internet history. This assault peaked at a staggering 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps). That's a data deluge, equivalent to streaming nearly 10,000 high-definition movies in under a minute. The attack targeted an unnamed hosting provider using Cloudflare's Magic Transit DDoS pro

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Prolific cybercrime gang now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-02-22 08:48:58

Cybersecurity firms are warning that the prolific hacking group known as Scattered Spider is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector. Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks’ security research division Unit 42 say they have observed cyberattacks targeting the aviation industry resembling Scattered Spider. Scattered Spider is a collective of mostly English-speaking hackers, typically teenagers and young adults, who are financially motivated to st

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Scattered Spider hackers shift focus to aviation, transportation firms

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-22 12:20:58

Hackers associated with "Scattered Spider" tactics have expanded their targeting to the aviation and transportation industries after previously attacking insurance and retail sectors These threat actors have employed a sector-by-sector approach, initially targeting retail companies, such as M&S and Co-op, in the United Kingdom and the United States and subsequently shifting their focus to insurance companies. While the threat actors were not officially named as responsible for insurance sector

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Substack Is Having a Moment—Again. But Time Is Running Out

wired.com Steven Levy 2026-02-22 12:29:37

Before June 8, the skilled and respected ABC News television journalist Terry Moran was neither a household name nor political lightning rod. That changed abruptly when Moran posted on X that Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller was “a world-class hater,” followed by an addendum that the president was a hater as well. (The post was later taken down.) While the statements were certainly defendable, they apparently violated ABC policy, and Moran was suspended, then dismissed. Moran,

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Sharp pencils for hard times

GoPro HERO13 Black Ultra Wide Edition Drops to All-Time Low, Amazon Clears Out Its Best Action Camera

El Chapo drug cartel reportedly tracked and killed informants by hacking an FBI phone

PSA: If you have a Brother printer, change the password now

Google fixes fourth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2025

Mexican Drug Cartel Hacker Used Surveillance Tech to Target FBI Informants for Execution

Public Signal Backups Testing

U.S. warns of Iranian cyber threats on critical infrastructure

The best Bluetooth trackers of 2025: Expert tested

Insta360’s face-tracking Link 2 webcam is more affordable than ever

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 now blocks email bombing attacks

Ubuntu: Introducing Debcrafters

Mexican drug cartel hacker spied on FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says

The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested

Scarlett Johansson Reveals Why the New ‘Tower of Terror’ Movie Is Taking So Long

Alleged Verizon data breach sees 61M customer records offered for sale

Why Go Rocks for Building a Lua Interpreter

Implementing fast TCP fingerprinting with eBPF

1500W Portable Power Station Is Cheaper Than on Black Friday, And You’ll Get a Free 200W Solar Panel Too

9 Things to Do During a Blackout to Keep Your Family Cool and Safe

Your Slack app is getting a big upgrade - here's how to try the new AI features

Blackwell: Nvidia's GPU

I’ve tested countless fitness trackers and this is the best one you can get for under $50

FBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

Jackery Explorer 300 Plus power station drops by $100.99!

Microsoft Retires Legendary 'Blue Screen of Death' After 40 Years of Frowny Faces

Cloudflare blocks largest DDoS attack - here's how to protect yourself

Prolific cybercrime gang now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

Scattered Spider hackers shift focus to aviation, transportation firms

Substack Is Having a Moment—Again. But Time Is Running Out

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