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Signal adds an extra layer of security to make sure you’re actually chatting with the right person
Signal has introduced Automatic Key Verification (AKV), a new feature designed to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks in which someone could intercept encrypted messages by tampering with the app’s central directory of user accounts. The update matters because Signal is widely relied upon by diplomats, activists and journalists for secure communication, and while its end-to-end encryption…
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421 bugs in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release, and the Norks have already attacked one
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 421 vulnerabilities, a slightly lighter load than the previous month’s record but likely reflective of a new normal driven by AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and patching. The standout issue is CVE-2026-68820, a use-after-free flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock that North Korea’s Lazarus Group exploited as a…
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How to Help Those Impacted by the Earthquakes in Colombia (Updated)
Colombia declared a national disaster after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Coast on 10 August, with its epicentre in San José del Palmar, Chocó, around 150 miles west of Bogotá. The quake caused widespread building collapses across regions including Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda and Quindío, trapping residents under rubble, and comes just six…
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Meta can’t stop states’ $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial
A US appeals court has rejected an attempt by Meta and TikTok to block a mass trial over social media addiction claims, clearing the way for litigation seeking up to $1.4 trillion (£1.1 trillion) in damages to proceed. The 9th Circuit ruled that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which limits platforms’ liability for…
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‘Lord of the Rings: War in the North’ Just Shadow Dropped, and More Remasters Have Been Teased
Aspyr has surprise-released a remastered version of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, bringing the 2011 action RPG back to modern platforms for the first time since it was pulled from digital storefronts in 2019. The re-release, dubbed the Legacy Edition, matters because the original game had been unavailable to buy for…
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Gemini becomes Google’s fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
Google has announced that Gemini has reached 1 billion monthly active users, making it the fastest product in the company’s history to hit that mark, according to CEO Sundar Pichai. The milestone matters because it signals that Google’s aggressive, years-long push to embed AI across its ecosystem is translating into genuine adoption, even amid public…
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No Man’s Sky Could Have Made So Much Money From DLC And Microtransactions, Sean Murray Says
The head of No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games, Sean Murray, has said it would be a bad idea for his mental health to think about how much money the studio could have made by charging for the game’s various expansions or by selling microtransactions. “I’m sure somebody could take me aside, take me into…