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Plug a phone into a modern charger and the first 10 minutes are impressive. The next 20 are not. This is not a defect. It’s the connected device protecting itself. As temperature rises during charging, a smartphone’s battery management system reduces the current it will accept, because heat accelerates the chemical degradation that permanently reduces…
Battery installations hit a new record in the US in the second quarter of 2026. In total, 20.2 gigawatt-hours of new capacity came online, according to a new report. That’s enough to supply the daily electricity needs of about 700,000 homes. The surge is putting the country on a trajectory to see 71 gigawatt-hours of…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What OpenAI’s latest controversy tells us about the future of math OpenAI says its agents have solved one of the most important open problems in mathematics. Under normal circumstances, that would…
Some outlets were highlighting Ubisoft’s lack of involvement in Xbox’s disc-to-digital program. Perhaps we should remind ourselves that it’s still in Alpha testing.
SteelSeries has just announced a brand-new controller for Xbox and PC called the SteelSeries Aeon Pro. Here are all the details you need to know about its hardware capabilities, its price, and where you can buy one.
Authorities accuse the 36-year-old and co-conspirators of collecting more than 5,000 victim login credentials to various banks. The post Russian national extradited to US for alleged involvement in bank-account takeover scheme appeared first on CyberScoop.
A joint advisory alleges Chinese companies are using sophisticated systems to route millions of data requests to US AI models across different accounts and platforms. The post Feds accuse China of ‘systematic’ distillation of U.S. AI models appeared first on CyberScoop.
While the vendor hit another monthly record, it hasn’t resulted in a flood of active exploits. Researchers encourage customers to focus on their specific areas of risk and exposure. The post Microsoft discloses two actively exploited zero-days among 974 vulnerabilities appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researchers and OpenAI disagree on whether the earlier incident involving DseWiki was a “hack” that the company did not disclose.
Threat actors are abusing multiple Google services to evade detection, ultimately harvesting credentials or installing ScreenConnect remote access.
