Author: News Room
If you’ve been putting off that macOS update sitting in your notifications, this is the week to stop and install it. Apple quietly patched a serious screen sharing flaw in macOS earlier this month. While that usually means the issue is resolved, new evidence shows hackers already broke into unpatched Macs, hijacked them, and used them for cryptocurrency mining before the fix shipped. So what exactly went wrong with screen sharing? The flaw lets bad actors access macOS screen sharing without the system’s valid login credentials. Once in, they could view a victim’s desktop and take control of the mouse…
Star Wars Zero Company is out next week, and if you couldn’t tell from our preview impressions, we’re pretty excited about it. But speaking as a person who didn’t get to play that preview build, I’m clinging to every new piece of footage I get, and today’s trailer is no different. Labeled as the “final trailer,” it shows how the game’s main cast of characters comes together to face off against Fathom, Zero Company’s main antagonist. You can watch for yourself below. Fathom is the leader of a cult called the Infinite Coil, which the party is tasked with taking down.…
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is getting a new story expansion centered on Fantastic Four nemesis and Avengers: Doomsday poster boy, Doctor Doom. The Siege of Castle Doom arrives in the retro-inspired cooperative beat ‘em up this fall.The Siege of Castle Doom is a paid DLC described as a new game mode that places Doctor Doom front and center, but with no trailer or screenshots, there’s no word on what he’s up to. We do know that the DLC will introduce two new playable characters. The last characters to be added to Marvel Cosmic Invasion were Cyclops and The Thing (who, funny enough,…
Watch Duty became one of the apps millions of Americans suddenly wanted on their phones when wildfires tore through Los Angeles in early 2025. The nonprofit now wants to continue this vision by making it useful for other natural disasters. CEO and cofounder John Mills told Fast Company that Watch Duty’s expansion into flood monitoring is part of a plan that has been brewing for years. Nationwide flood coverage actually went live on June 8, giving anyone in the US access to flood data and mapping alongside the wildfire information already inside the app. Flood warnings are now on Watch…
Fortnite’s newest season, Override, begins on August 20, and yesterday’s trailer confirmed the new map and battle pass will be centered on a wide range of video game crossovers. The most notable inclusion is Sonic the Hedgehog; he’ll be playable as a skin (stretched to fit Fortnite’s standard proportions), and elements of Green Hill Zone will appear on the map. The new footage shows Jonesy running fast enough to go upside-down on one of the series’ staple gravity-defying loops.However, Sonic is just the tip of the iceberg in Chapter 7, Season 4 of Fortnite. In addition to other characters from…
Cracking your foldable’s screen has always been an expensive mistake, but Samsung just put an actual price on it this year, and believe me, it’s more expensive than I initially thought it would be. The company confirmed official repair pricing for the entire Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup, and fixing the inner display alone can cost more than some budget phones do new. Given that more people are buying into the category, making these revised repair costs all the more important to know before you take the plunge. So how much does it actually cost to fix the screens? If…
Warner Bros. Interactive has confirmed that a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy, the 2023 Harry Potter game that has sold more than 22 million copies, is in development in its latest financial earnings report. The company refers to it as the “second installment” of Hogwarts Legacy, stopping short of giving it an official title. Developer Avalanche, which made the first game, is presumably the primary studio behind this sequel. It’s not surprising that a Hogwarts Legacy sequel is happening, considering it was the best-selling game of 2023, beating out the usual top-spot holder, Call of Duty, which received a new sequel that…
The FCC has a track record of using its Covered List to squeeze Chinese tech out of American markets, and robots just became its newest target. Foreign-made humanoids, quadrupeds, and even robot vacuums now need to be mostly built in the U.S. to sell here (via Rest of World). So what does the new rule actually require? The FCC added “advanced robotic devices” to its Covered List last month, the same national security roster that’s previously blocked devices from Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE. New models of foreign-made humanoids, quadrupeds, robot vacuums, and even lawn mowers are now barred…
A TikTok video usually leads to a new recipe or a dance trend. This one led researchers straight to a brand-new species of fish. Scientists have discovered a new genus and species of underground earthworm eel living beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Bihar, northern India. Named Gangaichthys indonepalicus, it’s the first subterranean eel ever recorded from the Gangetic Basin, and it all started with a random borewell (drilled well) video. The study was published in ZooKeys and led by an international team from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation, Shivaji University, the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, and the Zoological Survey of India.…
MelGeek MADE68 Ultra V2 MSRP $219.00 “Pricey, yes, but excellent for gaming, typing, and everything in between.” Pros Excellent typing feel Smooth, stable magnetic switches Rapid Trigger works very well for competitive FPS games Solid CNC aluminum construction Bright, distinctive 360-degree RGB lighting Software is easy to use and highly configurable Cons Very expensive at $219 Wired-only Transparent keycaps make legends hard to read Secondary functions, including F1–F12, are not labled AI Glow feature is inconsistent I have spent years using mechanical keyboards, and Hall Effect switches never really tempted me away from them. I understood the gaming appeal. Adjustable…