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Photo by P. L. on Unsplash Huawei To Unveil Tri-Fold Device Right After Apple Event Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor The Chinese tech company Huawei announced this Monday that it will unveil its latest technology at an event on September 10th, just a few hours after Apple’s event. According to TechRadar , the Chinese giant could reveal its tri-foldable phone as reported by multiple tech experts....

Written by: Osama Zahid Cybersecurity Specialist Kaspersky Overview Kaspersky’s reputation for strong antivirus protection now comes with a warning label. As of July 2024, the US government banned all new Kaspersky sales and blocked updates after September 29 of the same year. That means no virus definitions, no patches, and no ongoing protection if you’re in the States. I tested Kaspersky’s features, ran malware simulations, and cross-checked everything with 2025 lab data....

Massive Data Leak Exposes Billions of Personal Information Written by Shipra Sanganeria Cybersecurity & Tech Writer Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor In a never-before-seen database leak, security researchers found billions of personal information exposed online. The 12TB of information, containing over 26 billion records of previously exposed breaches was discovered by a team of cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews and Bob Diachenko . Dubbed as the Mother of all Breaches, the exposed data is available on open instance and can be accessed by any user....

Image by peoplecreations, from Freepik Meta Expands Education With Digital Twin “Metaversities” Across Europe Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts! Meta and VictoryXR partner to create digital twin “metaversities” for immersive learning. Meta partners with French and Dutch organizations for VR educational resources. VR faces privacy, ethical, and social challenges in educational applications....

Image by Alpha Photo, from Flickr Meta Expands Llama AI Access To U.S. Government and Defense Partners Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts! Meta is making its Llama AI model available to U.S. national security agencies. Meta’s AI “acceptable use policy” restricts military use but allows U.S. defense access. Llama access extends to Five Eyes countries: U....

Photo by Justin Porter on Unsplash Meta Launches Language Technology Partner Program to Advance AI Translation Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor Meta announced today its Language Technology Partner Program in collaboration with UNESCO, aimed at gathering audio and text from a variety of languages to enhance and develop AI translation models. In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!...

New York’s Milestone Law Regulates Addictive Social Media Feeds for Children Written by Shipra Sanganeria Cybersecurity & Tech Writer Fact-Checked by New York became the latest US state to pass a law protecting kids and teens from harmful social media practices. The two bills, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul last week, regulate addictive algorithm feeds on social media platforms and restrict the use of children’s online data. “Today, we save our children,” Governor Hochul said at a press conference last week....

NYC Will Test Gun Detectors on the Subway Written by Deep Shikha Content Writer Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor New York City plans to test a new system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect guns and other weapons on the Subway, Mayor Eric Adams announced on March 28 . This move follows a recent incident where a man was shot with his own gun during a conflict with another passenger at a Brooklyn subway station....

Image by Jernej Furman from: Wikimedia Commons OpenAI Delays ChatGPT Watermarking System Amid Internal Disagreements Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor According to the Wall Street Journal , OpenAI is debating whether to release a watermarking system designed to detect text generated by its ChatGPT AI. Despite having this technology ready for about a year, internal disagreements have delayed its rollout....

OpenAI Races Toward AGI With Next-Gen AI Model in Training Written by Amar Cemanovic Cybersecurity Expert Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor OpenAI revealed that it has started training its next frontier AI model. The announcement came in a post published on their website on May 28th, with no word on a planned release date yet. The company claims that the new model will bring “the next level of capabilities” as it aims to reach artificial general intelligence (AGI) levels in the future....

Image by Jonathan Kemper from Unsplash OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Outsmarts CAPTCHA Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent successfully completed the human verification test by simply clicking on it, as the tech community watched with surprise. In a rush? Here are the quick facts: The AI narrated the verification process in real time. Cloudflare’s system didn’t trigger a full CAPTCHA challenge....

Image generated with DALL·E through ChatGPT Opinion: Deepfake Scams Are Exploiting Love and Trust Like Never Before Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager AI-driven scams are on the rise, with cybercriminals using deepfake technology to create convincing videos and images that manipulate victims. From a French woman who believed she was helping Brad Pitt to a victim convinced by a high-quality deepfake, the lines between reality and deception are blurring....

PIA Not Working With Netflix? Quick and Easy Fixes in 2026 Written by Rosemary S Siluvai Anthony Cybersecurity Specialist PIA works with Netflix but if you find it’s not working for you, there are several easy fixes to try. However, you could find that occasionally PIA may not work with Netflix in some cases no matter what you do. That being said, you may still want to use PIA with Netflix, even just to protect your online privacy while streaming....

AI image from Freepik Robot’s Two-Week Mission Marks Key Step In Fukushima Decommissioning Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor On Tuesday, Japan took a significant step in the decades-long cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as an extendable robot began its mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris, as reported by the AP . The AP notes that this marks the start of the most challenging phase of the plant’s decommissioning, which began after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered meltdowns at three reactors....

Speed 9.0 / 10 Servers 7.0 / 10 User Experience 4.0 / 10 Support 1.0 / 10 Pricing 9.0 / 10 ShadowsocksReview 2026: Before You Buy, Is It Worth It? Written By Clement Adegbenro Cybersecurity & Tech Writer Shadowsocks Overview When I first started testing Shadowsocks, I got really confused by what this product actually was . It’s different from a regular VPN because it doesn’t encrypt data and doesn’t have its own servers....

Speed 7.0 / 10 Servers 5.0 / 10 User Experience 6.0 / 10 Support 2.0 / 10 Pricing 8.0 / 10 SkyVPNReview 2026: Before You Buy, Is It Worth It? Written By Clement Adegbenro Cybersecurity & Tech Writer SkyVPN Overview SkyVPN’s promises of robust security, thousands of servers, and lightning-fast connections at such an affordable price seemed almost too good to be true. I was curious to see whether it could actually deliver on its claims, so I tested it thoroughly myself....

Image by İsmail Enes Ayhan, from Unsplash Supermicro Patch Failed, Leaving Servers Open to Firmware-Level Attacks Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager Security researchers have identified critical vulnerabilities in Supermicro motherboards, allowing hackers to embed malware that remains active even after system restarts, as well as system cleaning. In a rush? Here are the quick facts: Flaws allow hackers to install malware that persists after reboots and cleaning....

The Best Port Forwarding VPNs — Updated in 2026 Written by Osama Zahid Cybersecurity Specialist Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager Port forwarding is a useful feature that enhances torrenting speeds and gaming performance. However, only a few VPNs offer port forwarding capabilities , which is why I tested all the top VPNs to find the ones with port forwarding functionality. After my tests, I’ve picked the best VPNs that let you forward ports ....

The Best Streaming VPNs for Every Device (Tested 2026) Written by Kate Hawkins Former Editor Accessing streaming services can be tricky when you travel abroad — regional restrictions mean you can’t view your favorite shows and movies or even log in to your account to watch the content you’ve rightfully paid for. Fortunately, you can avoid streaming issues by using a top-tier VPN to stream on all your devices from anywhere....

The Best Streaming VPNs for Every Device (Tested 2026) Written by Kate Hawkins Former Editor Accessing streaming services can be tricky when you travel abroad — regional restrictions mean you can’t view your favorite shows and movies or even log in to your account to watch the content you’ve rightfully paid for. Fortunately, you can avoid streaming issues by using a top-tier VPN to stream on all your devices from anywhere....