Security firm Netskope reported a malicious Google Ads campaign that displayed fake security alerts telling Windows and Mac users their computers were locked, urging them to call fraudulent tech-support numbers. The ads appeared on legitimate sites like maps, weather and real estate pages, and used full-screen takeovers, hidden cursors and blocked keyboard shortcuts to simulate a system failure. Netskope says it observed clicks from users at 619 customer organizations between August 31 and September 14, mostly in the US, Japan and Australia, across more than 250 ad campaign IDs and 284 publisher sites.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-28
This is a personal essay describing the author's woodworking journey, including a past GCSE project failure and a recent DIY dog gate built with a partner named Jenny. It details tools purchased, such as a Black & Decker workmate and materials from Screwfix and Sydenhams, and the process of building a gate for their stairs to contain their dog Fern.
notoriousbfg.com
· 2026-09-27
According to Fanless Tech, a customer commissioned a solid 24-carat gold version of the Kubb Fanless mini PC, priced at roughly $1.7 million. The gold chassis pushes the unit's weight to 28.7 pounds, up from the standard 4.6 pounds, though internal specs remain unchanged from regular Kubb Fanless configurations.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-27
According to the New York Post, women in the tech industry are circulating a private, informally shared spreadsheet listing more than 100 men—including prominent investors and businessmen—accused of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to drugging and rape. The document is not public and is distributed selectively among women who know each other, functioning as a warning system rather than a formal complaint process.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-27
A report examines how a number of prominent technology executives describe superintelligent AI as an unavoidable outcome of current research, and suggest that humanity may need to yield ground to more capable machine systems. The framing is presented as a long-standing belief among some industry leaders rather than a new development.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-26
Security firm Netskope found Google ads pushing a browser-locking scam across hundreds of legitimate websites, including maps, weather and sports sites, from August 31 to September 14. The fake alerts freeze the screen, hide the cursor and disable exit keys to pressure victims into calling a bogus support number, where scammers demand fees, remote access or personal data; Netskope says it blocked the attempts for the 619 client organizations it monitored, over 60 percent of them in the US.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-25
In its Plugged In newsletter, Fast Company argues that the tech industry's habit of anthropomorphizing artificial intelligence—giving it humanlike personas, voices, and emotional cues—misrepresents what these systems actually are. The piece suggests companies should instead present AI tools as explicitly mechanical rather than humanlike.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-25
A report describes early deployment of driverless machinery for waste-handling tasks at dump and landfill operations, part of a broader wave of automation coverage that also touched on AI alliances, alternative education paths in tech, and robotics investment in the K-pop industry. Details on the specific companies or technology providers behind the driverless dump equipment were not fully specified.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-25
An opinion piece argues that tech commentary repeatedly overstates new gadgets and technologies as poised to replace or 'kill' smartphones. The author contends this framing has become excessive and calls for more measured coverage of emerging devices.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-25
Sources tell The Post that a private, closely guarded spreadsheet circulating among Silicon Valley women names more than 100 alleged sexual predators, including prominent investors and businessmen. One contributor, a tech worker in her 20s, said she was invited to add her own account after mentioning it privately, and that the list includes allegations of drugging, assault and rape tied to figures at major tech and AI firms. The Post notes the authenticity of individual entries has not been independently verified.
nypost.com
· 2026-09-25
Apple has continued reducing its overall emissions even as it invests in AI infrastructure, a trend that contrasts with rivals whose emissions are rising due to power-hungry data centers. The company has previously pledged to become carbon neutral across its entire supply chain and product life cycle by 2030.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-25
Snap's Specs and Xreal's Aura are new augmented-reality glasses designed to deliver similar overlay experiences to wearers. Both devices remain conspicuously bulky in design, making them impractical to wear inconspicuously in public settings.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-24
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