Technology & Software
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PHP: What is it and why did it spark a global cyber security scramble?
AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 22 (game #963)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
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Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched
Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. They're now being “broadly exploited” across the internet.
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Machinarium AI tribute cops a flogging from studio: 'This looks disgusting'
Three cheers for the slop intolerant.
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Lenovo's MacBook Neo rival has landed a month early — but is it worth your money?
Lenovo's Snapdragon IdeaPad Vibe is on sale a month early
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“Its elite specs are unquestionable”: I was intrigued by SteelSeries’ unique gaming mouse — but not always for the right reasons
SteelSeries' new wireless gaming mouse ensures you’ll never need to go wired to charge — but how well does its unusual battery system actually work?
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Russia considers turning exhausted coal mines into data centers
Russia considers placing data centers inside 300-meter coal mines to protect Yandex infrastructure from drone strikes
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Modern Warfare 4 players declare 'broken' on DMZ perk that lets you self-revive after full death
Some hate that you can't know an enemy's truly dead in DMZ.
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CD Projekt boss pays tribute to BioWare for helping bring The Witcher to life 20 years ago: 'BioWare has been a massive part of CDPR history'
BioWare let CD Projekt use the Aurora Engine for its breakout RPG, and then helped them show it off at E3.
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Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure
Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put.
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Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 22 (game #1732)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
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Tesla beats earnings projections after Musk floats SpaceX merger plan
Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but he declined to elaborate
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 22 (game #1229)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going
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Brazil's Supreme Court suspends permit for major Amazon gold mine
Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest
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Meta Q3 revenue tops estimates and Zuckerberg says Muse accounts have topped 10 million
Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply
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Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores
Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.
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Cholesterol may disrupt the brain's cleaning system in Alzheimer's disease
The glymphatic system flushes toxins out of the brain, but this seems to be disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and cholesterol may be involved
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'Molotov cocktail' was thrown at an ICE building in Atlanta and the FBI is investigating
The FBI is investigating after a “Molotov cocktail-style device” was thrown at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta
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CPUs
CPU reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk's personal fortune
Stocks of Elon Musk's two biggest companies are rising Wednesday after he suggested a combination was in the works to form a trillion dollar colossus in possibly the biggest deal ever
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RIP BioWare: EA has shut down the legendary RPG developer
Bloomberg also reports that EA is cutting "around 400 jobs" across the company.
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It’s Cozy Season. Ruggable’s October Sale Is Right on Time
My floors are cold, my home needs a seasonal refresh, and Ruggable’s October Hosting Sale is the perfect excuse to buy a new rug.
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Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack
US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident
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Video. Russian drone attack kills two in Kyiv as residents survey damage
Video. Two people were killed after a Russian drone attack sparked a fire in a residential building in Kyiv. Residents returned to damaged homes as debris and destroyed cars littered the area.
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Trump Isn’t Even Good at TV Anymore
From Trump TV to a “Shark Tank” knockoff, the president’s latest entertainment ventures are a steep decline from his days on “The Apprentice.”
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People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms sue?
Every time a new technology hits the internet, there is a battle between the rights of users and major companies. To see how this will play out with AI, columnist Jacob Aron looks to examples from the past
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Lithuania seizes major synthetic drugs lab
Police recover more than 500kg of methamphetamine and 300kg of amphetamine in a three-day operation targeting a suspected international supply network. #EuropeNews
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Eufy’s Versatile Security Camera Is the Cheapest It Has Ever Been
This feature-packed security camera is the perfect way to keep an eye on your home and fam from afar.
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Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.
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Digital scents could add a new dimension to virtual worlds
It's now possible to convert a handful of smells into electronic signals that can be sent through the internet
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What British founders should know about compliance when setting up in Dubai
The Ultimate Beneficial Owner declaration is easy to overlook, but missed updates can expose companies to escalating penalties and licensing complications
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Judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion for violating New Mexico law in the Cambridge Analytica data breach
Judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion for violating New Mexico law in the Cambridge Analytica data breach
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South Korea tests Cheongwang laser air defense weapon
South Korea unveils 50kW Cheongwang armored laser vehicle — Hanwha expands global export push for mobile beam weapons designed to crush drone swarms
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Intel installs production tools at Fab 62 in Arizona, provides updates on Ohio chip fab — confirms High-NA EUV for High Volume Manufacturing in 2028
Intel's American semiconductor operations are a step or two ahead of the competition.
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Ukraine’s new StarGate drone can evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield — without risking a rescue crew
From battlefield to hospital
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These Are the Best Deals on Our Favorite Art TVs
Samsung’s Frame and Frame Pro are both on sale, as well as some of our other favorite art TVs.
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Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language
The FBI’s cyber division warned Wednesday about the discovery of two “critical vulnerabilities” in PHP, a widely used programming language that powers many websites and web applications
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Bose Is Buying Skullcandy. It’s Not as Weird as It Sounds
By keeping Skullcandy in Park City, Utah, Bose is betting that skate cred and budget pricing will reach listeners it’s been missing.
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‘It's the President's Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms
As the White House contemplates losing Congress, there has been an unusually early effort to find a Republican scapegoat.
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Thinking about buying a cassette player or film camera? Take this quiz to see how much retro tech you can really handle
Everyone loves the idea of retro tech. But what about rewinding tapes and changing batteries? Take our quiz to find out how much old school inconvenience you can really handle.
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How to watch Ellie & Natasia season 2 for free online from anywhere
Steve Coogan and Sian Clifford are among the guest stars this season
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GM Wants Your Car to Do Your Chores
The Detroit automaker wants your next vehicle to be a personal assistant, a best friend, and an autonomous errand-runner.
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Everyone gets a free ticket to World of Warcraft: Forever today as Blizzard stress tests the servers ahead of launch day
Get a taste of what it's like to compete with hundreds of other players to finish a quest.
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Tesla's Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX
Tesla posted a drop in profit for the latest quarter as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon Musk’s other big business, SpaceX
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With BioWare dead, EA lays out its 'next chapter,' and it's pretty much as predicted: Guns and football are fine, and everything else is under the microscope
The changes predicted when Saudi Arabia's PIF bought Electronic Arts are coming true.
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Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule
A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.
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How Airbus is using Starlink to control pilotless cargo helicopters
This drone helicopter flew five demos for the US Army with a safety pilot who never once touched the controls.
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Saudi authorities say 2 killed by falling debris at oil facility following a drone attack in Kingdom
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry says debris from an intercepted drone has killed two people and injured two others at an Aramco-operated oil field in the country’s southeast
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It gives me great nerdly joy that the Next Fest demo on Steam's 100 most-played games list is a shopkeeping sim
(Don't worry, you don't need to be a sim geek to dig it.)
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I watched new DCU movie 'Clayface' starring Tom Rhys Harries — and the Batman spin-off is a tragedy-laced creature feature that proves it was a creative gamble worth taking
As the DC Universe continues to take shape, Clayface proves there's room for big, creative swings in James Gunn's cinematic franchise.