Tag: current affairs

AI-generated documents are replacing traditional forgeries and bypassing verification faster than ever imagined Synthetic identity fraud has surged 195% globally, with Europe and North America hardest hit Most fraud now happens after onboarding, using tricks like credential stuffing and device spoofing Synthetic identity document fraud is now spreading at an alarming pace globally, driven almost…

Fake wallet apps ask for your 12-word phrase and quietly drain your crypto funds CRIL found over 20 Play Store apps built solely to steal users’ crypto credentials Malicious apps used WebView to fake real login pages from PancakeSwap and others New research by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has uncovered a large-scale phishing…

The best, and most expensive, thing I’ve ever typed on. | Photo by Nathan Edwards / The Verge Some people can tell great wine from okay wine. They go on wine tastings, take wine tours. They tend to spend more money on wine than most. I am not one of those people. I can tell…

Ryan Norbauer in his garage / workshop. | Photo: Taeha Kim / Norbauer & Co. The term “endgame,” among keyboard enthusiasts, is sort of a running gag. Endgame is when you finally dial in your perfect layout, case, features, switches, and keycaps, so you can stop noodling around with parts and get on with whatever…

SoftBank and Intel plan low-power memory to rival South Korean HBM Saimemory aims for 2030 launch but faces major market delays Intel and SoftBank are already stretched across AI chips and tech investments SoftBank and Intel are reportedly teaming up to develop a new type of AI-focused high-bandwidth memory that they hope will rival HBM…

Android 16 is causing problems for some Pixel devices Navigation buttons and gestures are freezing As yet Google hasn’t said anything officially about the bugs Android 16 was officially pushed out to Pixel owners last week, but reports are coming in of the software update causing some pretty major bugs on certain handsets, related to…