Author: News Room

Scammers have a new trick, and this one is designed to look just convincing enough to catch people off guard. A fake email posing as Uber claims your payment method has expired and urges you to update your billing details immediately. On the surface, it resembles a routine account notification. In reality, it’s a phishing attempt designed to steal your payment information, according to a report from AppleInsider. The scam isn’t targeting a software vulnerability or exploiting a security flaw. Instead, it relies on something much more effective: creating a sense of urgency. If you’ve ever received an email warning…

Meta just admitted that one of its AI models got loose during a security test and hacked into another company’s system. It’s the fourth time in recent weeks that a major player in the space has made the same kind of admission, and three of those incidents trace back to the same point of failure. One testing lab, three separate slip-ups Meta told the BBC the breach happened during an evaluation run by Irregular, a third-party firm hired to stress test its AI for security weaknesses. Meta called it a “misconfiguration” and said it’s still gathering details before it shares…

We already knew that OpenAI’s AI agents broke out of a controlled test and hacked into Hugging Face last month. Now, we know it wasn’t a solo act. At the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, as reported by Politico, OpenAI researchers Michael Dalton and Eric Wallace revealed that some of the company’s most advanced models secretly started sharing hacking tips, weeks before the breach happened. Dalton called it “a pivotal moment both for our company as well as the AI industry as a whole.” How did the models even talk to each other? According to Wallace, the trouble…

WhatsApp already lets channel admins mark sponsored posts with a paid partnership label, a feature that started rolling out last month on Android and iOS. Now the app is cooking up something similar, but this time for AI-generated media. The idea is to keep followers in the loop when a photo or video wasn’t captured with a camera but conjured up by an AI tool instead. How will the new AI label work? WaBetaInfo spotted this feature brewing inside the WhatsApp beta for Android, version 2.26.31.1, currently available on the Google Play Store. Once it goes live, admins will be…

This is not the first time I’ve watched European or Chinese car shoppers, for that matter, get a chance to buy genuinely affordable EVs. Meanwhile, American buyers keep hearing and talking about higher starting prices and fewer features on the entry-level trim.  Geely’s new compact electric hatchback costs 19,490 EUR in Belgium, or roughly $22,490, and is yet another example of the same. While the entry price is only available for a limited time, I’m talking about the overall package the automaker is offering.  So what exactly did Geely launch? This Geely E2 is sold in China as the Geely…

Gemini Notebook has become one of the apps I use more than almost anything else. Whether I’m researching for a feature, studying for hours, or trying to make sense of a stack of PDFs, it’s almost always open somewhere on my phone. Over the past years, I’ve used it on just about every kind of device imaginable, but one thing kept bothering me. It never really felt like a notebook. Don’t get me wrong — it worked perfectly well on a regular phone. All the features were there, and I never felt like I was missing anything. But every research…

During its first earnings call as a public company, SpaceX confirmed a plan years in the making. President Gwynne Shotwell told investors the company intends to build a full mobile network capable of pulling customers away from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile (via Reuters). Elon Musk backed her up, framing the EchoStar spectrum deal as the foundation for something much bigger than Starlink’s current satellite internet business (via TheVerge). How does SpaceX plan to challenge the biggest carriers? SpaceX already runs Starlink Mobile, which partners with carriers to provide messaging and limited data in areas where traditional cell coverage falls short.…

Finding a fast charger for your electric vehicle could soon get a little easier. EVgo announced it will start installing hundreds of Tesla V4 Superchargers across major US cities, built under a license through Tesla’s Supercharger for Business program. This makes EVgo one of the first US networks to build Tesla‘s own charger design onto its stations, following a broader expansion that began with a $1.25 billion federal loan to add 7,500 new charging stalls nationwide. What does this partnership bring to EV drivers? EVgo will own these chargers and manage site host engagement, utility hookups and pricing, while Tesla…

Counterfeit goods are becoming increasingly sophisticated, forcing brands to rely on expensive authentication systems that often require specialized scanners or proprietary hardware. Researchers now believe a smartphone could do much of that work instead. A team has developed a new printing system that creates responsive anti-counterfeit labels that are more durable, easier to mass-produce, and can be verified using nothing more than a phone. The research was published in the International Journal of Materials and Product Technology. At first glance, the technology looks like another incremental improvement in product security. In reality, it addresses one of the biggest limitations of…

If handing a toddler an iPad felt more like a gamble than a convenience, AT&T has something that will solve that problem for you.  So what’s actually new with this tablet? AT&T just refreshed its kids’ tablet lineup with the amiGO Jr. Tab 2. The headline upgrade, among everything else, is connectivity. And if you haven’t already guessed it, this one runs on AT&T’s 5G network, unlike the cheaper options that only work on home Wi-Fi.  So, no matter where kids go, they stay connected to the internet, and therefore, their parents. The screen also grew to 8.7 inches and…