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As the risk corridor narrows for asteroid 2024 YR4, the possibility of a collision with Earth have increased.…

Typically shoppers can expect to find tie-dye t-shirts, broken lamps and old disco records at flea markets, now it seems storage drives filled with huge volumes of sensitive data can be added to that list.…

Mobile operators are pushing for consensus on the key components of next-gen 6G networks, warning that a new radio interface could add complexity – though they acknowledge it would also allow for higher data rates.…

Delphi is still very much with us, but the FOSS world also has its own, largely compatible, GUI-based Object Pascal environment – and it's worth a look.…

Microsoft had a Valentine's Day gift for Windows Insiders, firing another arrow into the heart of Cortana while also attempting to soothe European privacy concerns.…

A London talent agency has reported itself to the UK's data protection watchdog after the Rhysida ransomware crew last week claimed it had attacked the business, which represents luminaries of stage and screen.…

The “AI Pin” produced by company called Humane was a leading tender for 2024’s biggest consumer tech flop, but that hasn’t stopped HP acquiring some of the code and people behind the device and using it as the basis for a new innovation team that will infuse its printers and conference room kit with AI.…

The Einstein Probe telescope has spotted evidence of one star consuming matter from another.…

United States President Donald Trump has hinted at substantial tariffs on imported semiconductors.…

An alleged security SNAFU that occurred during the Obama administration has finally been settled under the second Trump administration.…

A flaw patched last week by Palo Alto Networks is now under active attack and, when chained with two older vulnerabilities, allows attackers to gain root access to affected systems.…

Acer has become one of the first major computer makers to confirm it will hike laptop prices in the US, citing fresh import tariffs on Chinese-made hardware imposed by the Trump administration.…

A new variant of Snake Keylogger is making the rounds, primarily hitting Windows users across Asia and Europe. This strain also uses the BASIC-like scripting language AutoIt to deploy itself, adding an extra layer of obfuscation to help it slip past detection.…

Redditors love a topic to gripe about, and this week the focus will likely be on CEO Steve Huffman's claim that paywalled content is coming to the so-called Front Page of the Internet.…

The next version of the default desktop for most of the big Linux distros is in beta. Here's what to expect next month, or soon thereafter.…

US newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is blaming its recent service disruptions on a "cybersecurity attack," per a regulatory filing, and is the latest company to avoid using the dreaded R word.…

The latest figures from the European Space Agency (ESA) on the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4 show a reduction in uncertainty around the object's orbit while the probability of impact remains low.…

Researchers can disclose two brand-new vulnerabilities in OpenSSH now that patches have been released.…

Oracle has postponed the end of support date for its popular 19c database as users await news of a mainstream on-prem version of its latest database, 23ai.…

Opinion Nobody likes The Man. When a traffic cop tells you to straighten up and slow down or else, profound thanks are rarely the first words on your lips. Then you drive past a car embedded in a tree, surrounded by blue lights and cutting equipment. Perhaps Officer Dibble had a point.…