Riot Games Is Making an Anti-Cheat Change That Could Be Rough On Older PCs An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: At this point, most competitive online multiplayer games on the PC come with some kind of kernel-level anti-cheat software. As we've written before, this is software that runs with more elevated privileges than most other apps and games you run on your PC, allowing it to load in earlier and detect advanced methods of cheating. More recently, anti-cheat software has started to require more Windows security features like Secure Boot, a TPM 2.… Snowflake software update caused 13-hour outage across 10 regions A software update knocked out Snowflake’s cloud data platform in 10 of its 23 global regions for 13 hours on December 16, leaving customers unable to execute queries or ingest data. Customers saw “SQL execution internal error” messages when trying to query their data warehouses, according to Snowflake’s incident report . The outage also disrupted Snowpipe and Snowpipe Streaming file ingestion, an… Introducing a New Chapter for ‘Uncanny Valley’ In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026—including what’s in store for Uncanny Valley. Where are investors placing their bets next year? AI, AI, AI. Investors at TechCrunch Disrupt explained their focus on artificial intelligence and offered advice to founders on how to stand out in a crowded AI field. WatchGuard fixes ‘critical’ zero-day allowing firewall takeover WatchGuard has issued an urgent patch alert for its Firebox firewall appliances after discovering a critical-rated vulnerability that is under exploit by threat actors. Tracked as CVE-2025-14733 , with a CVSS score of 9.3, the flaw is an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability affecting the iked process, a WatchGuard Fireware OS component responsible for the IKEv2 key exchange in IPSec VPNs. According … How To Measure The Impact Of Features Meet TARS — a simple, repeatable, and meaningful UX metric designed specifically to track the performance of product features. Upcoming part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the code IMPACT to save 20% off today). Foxconn's EV arm just bought a vehicle brand for US$25m. Why it matters On the evening of December 19, Yulon Motor Co. and Foxtron Vehicle Technologies jointly announced a strategic transaction aimed at consolidating Taiwan's electric vehicle ecosystem. Repent ye inefficient – the ‘Palantir-ization’ of IT services is upon us Palantir's former IT boss just took over as CEO of Thrive-backed AI MSP platform Former Palantir CIO Jim Siders has departed the company to join Shield Technology Partners as CEO, in a bid he says is meant to bring AI to bear in the sprawling managed services landscape.… Next-generation nuclear reactors could get a boost from the National Defense Authorization Act President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 Thursday with measures that further the bipartisan push for next-generation nuclear power plants. The Trump administration has embraced the technology as a new energy source for data centers demanding greater amounts of electricity for AI. Many Democrats, meanwhile, have championed smaller and […] |
Apple Becomes a Debt Collector With Its New Developer Agreement Apple released an updated developer license agreement this week that gives the company permission to recoup unpaid funds, such as commissions or any other fees, by deducting them from in-app purchases it processes on developers' behalf, among other methods. From a report: The change will impact developers in regions where local law allows them to link to external payment systems. In these cases, developers must report those payments back to Apple to pay the required commissions or fees. The cha… Sneaky Sasquatch comes to Apple Store locations this holiday season This holiday season, Apple Arcade players can dive deeper into the world of the hit game Sneaky Sasquatch. Hackers can take over your WhatsApp account with this sneaky trick You can often summarize cybersecurity as “same stuff, different day.” Attacks change, but rarely so dramatically you can’t see familiar methodology underneath. The latest example: Bad actors exploiting WhatsApp’s device linking process to infiltrate unsuspecting users’ accounts. As detailed by antivirus software maker Gen Digital, parent company for Norton, Avast, and AVG, this “GhostPairing” cam… Microsoft's The Top Brand Scammers Use When Phishing For Clicks, Study Shows Scammers routinely impersonate Microsoft online. New research breaks down how the brand is used in phishing and why it still works. Move over Bluetooth: wired headphones are back – and suddenly cool again From celebrity endorsements to digital fatigue, the once-obsolete white wire has become a fashion statement and a quiet act of opting out With white-wired headphones endorsed by celebrities including Lily-Rose Depp, Paul Mescal, Bella Hadid and Apple Martin, a growing number of people are breaking away from wireless listening. For inspiration, there is the Instagram account @wireditgirls , or a B… Holiday deliveries and fake tracking texts: How scammers track you Scammers are flooding inboxes with fake tracking alerts that mimic real carriers, exploiting the holiday rush to steal logins and personal data. Offering more AI tools can't guarantee better adoption -- so what can? Meta's move to give employees broad AI access exposes a growing truth for CIOs: Adoption hinges on education, judgment and shared accountability. Why is Trump's media company getting involved with nuclear power? Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, and the nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies announced a merger worth $6 billion on Thursday. Trump Media Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Raises Ethics Questions Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway. |
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