The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs invested heavily in modernizing its IT systems, replacing 31,500 Windows 7 laptops with Windows 10. However, the upgrade came just as Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 in October 2024, raising questions about the timing and effectiveness
Three official Claude Desktop extensions contained prompt injection vulnerabilities rated CVSS 8.9. The flaws could allow remote code execution through unsanitized command injection when users accessed malicious content.
OpenAI has expanded its Sora video generation app to Android devices after last month’s iOS launch. The app is now available in several countries through the Google Play Store, with invite requirements recently dropped in select regions.
SoftBank Group shares plummeted 10% on Wednesday, wiping $13.1 billion from founder Masayoshi Son’s fortune. The drop reflects broader concerns about AI stocks failing to meet sky-high expectations as the tech rally shows signs of fatigue.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series might get more expensive when it launches next year. Rising component prices are affecting multiple smartphone makers, not just Samsung. The phones are expected to debut in late February with March availability.
In a stunning reversal, Google and Epic Games have settled their antitrust lawsuit. The deal would force Google to dramatically reduce fees and open Android to competing app stores globally for the next six and a half years, fundamentally changing how Android operates worldwide.
NVIDIA and Qualcomm Ventures are joining a major coalition of U.S. and Indian investors backing India’s deep tech startups. The alliance comes alongside India’s new $12 billion research initiative, signaling a major shift in the country’s startup ecosystem.
European banks are pushing back against the ECB’s digital euro plans, arguing the project duplicates private payment solutions without clear consumer benefits. Lawmakers are also calling for a scaled-down version of the initiative scheduled for 2029 launch.
The Milky Way isn’t the serene spiral we imagined. New research reveals our galaxy’s disk is rippling like a pond after a stone was thrown in, with stars moving in a coordinated vertical wave pattern that spans thousands of light-years. This cosmic disturbance was likely triggered by the Sagittarius
Littelfuse just dropped a clever solid-state relay that could change how we power smart thermostats and building controls. The CPC1601M harvests operating power directly from the load it’s switching, potentially eliminating batteries entirely in space-constrained applications.
