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Why AI-Powered Cyber Defense Is No Longer Optional for Modern Businesses
31+ min ago (562+ words) Large businesses or governments aren't the only ones threatened by cyber attacks. Every organization is now equally threatened. This is because they are operating in an environment where attacks are quicker, more common, and smarter. Conventional security tools belonged to…...
Dopamine Inflation: How Social Media and AI Raised the Price of Attention (2020–2025)
1+ hour ago (816+ words) Today, the same dopamine hit requires video editing, AI-assisted captions, trend analysis, and competing with millions of algorithmically optimized posts. We're paying more and getting less. This isn't just a vibe'it's measurable. And I've been tracking it. The old feed…...
MAESTRO Toolkit Exploiting VMware VM Escape Vulnerabilities
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (421+ words) In December 2025, a security team caught a group of hackers just in time. Researchers Anna Pham and Matt Anderson from the firm Huntress recently detailed how these attackers managed to "escape" from a virtual machine to take over an entire…...
How to Delete 'Bloatware' From Your Android (and Why You Should)
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (404+ words) Any new phone almost certainly comes with a handful of preinstalled apps you'll never use, regardless of which manufacturer you buy from or which operating system you're on. Some devices are more bloated than others: Google Pixels have a relatively…...
10 emergency directives retired as CISA declares them redundant
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (196+ words) The directives served their purpose The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) retired ten Emergency Directives (ED) it issued between 2019 and 2024, saying they achieved their purpose and are no longer needed. In a short announcement published on its website,…...
The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service (The Guardian)
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (69+ words) [Techmeme permalink] The Guardian: The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service" " Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes…...
Why You Should Be Using ChatGPT's Voice Mode More Often
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (484+ words) Talking to ChatGPT instead of typing feels faster, more human and better suited for how people actually think and work. The secret to multitasking like a boss is having ChatGPT's voice mode in your ear. I used to treat ChatGPT…...
YouTube Now Lets You Filter Shorts Out of Search
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (571+ words) Jake Peterson is Lifehacker's Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since 2016, beginning as a technical specialist at New York's 5th Avenue…...
YouTube fixing widespread ‘processing will begin shortly’ delay while uploading videos
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (284+ words) YouTube has confirmed a widespread upload issue that delays video processing for upwards of 30 minutes and is also looking for a fix. Uploading a video to YouTube is typically a pretty quick process. The file upload is done in the…...
Microsoft's first Windows 11 preview build of 2026 brings more Copilot+ PC features to everyone — here's what's new
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (290+ words) Microsoft's first new preview build of Windows 11 for 2026 is packing a handful of Copilot additions, along with a new mobile Resume feature and more. Microsoft has rolled out its first Windows 11 preview build of the year, and this one brings…...