Technology

The first Game Boy hit the market in 1989 and helped create a market for portable video games. Years later, in 2025, Nintendo is bringing back the iconic Game Boy – this time in the form of a Lego set. It’s a 421-piece set that, when built, resembles a near 1:1 scale replica of Nintendo’s … Read more

A cyber-espionage campaign centered on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post. In the post, citing “expanded analysis and threat intelligence,” Microsoft said a group it dubs “Storm-2603” is using the vulnerability to seed the ransomware, which typically works by paralyzing victims’ … Read more

A security patch Microsoft released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech giant’s SharePoint server software, opening the door to a sweeping global cyber espionage effort, a timeline reviewed by Reuters shows. On Tuesday, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that its initial solution to the flaw, identified at a hacker … Read more

Amazon has reached a deal to buy San Francisco-based Bee, a startup making an artificial intelligence-enabled bracelet to listen in on and transcribe conversations. Bee’s $50 wristband can analyze and distill what it records to make summaries, to-do lists or other tasks. Amazon confirmed the deal on Tuesday following a post on LinkedIn by Bee … Read more

Security researchers have stumbled across a new variant of the infamous Coyote malware that uses a Windows feature to steal bank credentials. Discovered by Akamai, a cybersecurity firm that helps prevent, detect and mitigate cyberthreats, Coyote is now using a Windows feature called the UI Automation framework to understand which cryptocurrency and exchange websites are … Read more

OpenAI has disclosed they signed a 30 billion dollar annual deal with Oracle for their data centre services last month, according to reports. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, has also confirmed the contract in an X post, without divulging much details, on July 22. The same was also shared as a blog post on their website. … Read more

Google DeepMind has lost over two dozen AI developers to Microsoft in the past few months, according to a report by CNBC. The Windows maker has hired at least 24 former Google staffers to join the AI team within the company that is led by Mustafa Suleyman, who reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Interestingly, … Read more

South Korean smartphone giant Samsung seems to be leading in the foldable OLED display market. The company, on Wednesday, July 23, announced that its latest foldable OLED panel stays intact even after a 500,000-fold durability test.  The OLED panel was tested by Bureau Veritas, a certification company. Samsung Displays raised its internal durability testing standard … Read more

Solar eclipses are one of the most important celestial events. It is culturally and scientifically important. While researchers get the chance to study the Sun’s corona and test relativity theories, various cultures see it as a symbol of change and a powerful omen.  This year, the first one, which was a partial solar eclipse, took … Read more

Meta has announced new safety features for Teen Accounts on Instagram, including a new option to block and report users directly from their private messages (DMs). The newly added safety features are designed to give teen users on Instagram more context about the accounts they are messaging and help them spot potential scammers, the social … Read more