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New study finds security gaps in Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane
Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026
The research, led by ETH Zurich's Applied Cryptography Group, tested core encryption systems in the three most widely used cloud password managers. Together, these services manage credentials for roughly 60 million users – an enormous share of the market.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
DDR5 Prices Are Broken, So We Tested Cheaper Chinese RAM
Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026
With DDR5 prices quadrupling as AI demand drains supply, we tested CXMT Chinese RAM to see how it stacks up against premium and budget kits in gaming.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Extreme upscaling: What happens when DLSS turns 38x22 pixels into 4K?
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
YouTuber 2kiliksphilip recently demonstrated how Nvidia DLSS behaves when upscaling from absurdly low resolutions to 4K. While games are not playable in this form, the experiment highlights both the technology's effectiveness and the progress it has made since the introduction of DLSS 2.0 about five years ago.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
TeamSpeak sees massive surge as frustrated Discord users jump ship
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
TeamSpeak is suddenly back in the spotlight after a wave of users fled Discord over its new age-verification rollout. The voice-chat veteran says demand has spiked so hard that hosting capacity is maxed out in several regions as newcomers pile in looking for a simpler, more private alternative. Download TeamSpeak Classic or TeamSpeak 6 Beta here.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Researchers uncover firmware-level backdoor installed on several Android tablet brands
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
The Moscow-based security company reported that Keenadu was found in Android tablets sold by several mostly unnamed brands. Similar to Triada, the threat infects the firmware during the binary build phase, when a malicious static library is secretly linked with the libandroid_runtime.so library.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta patents AI that could continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
According to the patent document, the LLM can create a "digital clone" of social media users to simulate their online activity, posting messages, photos, and videos on their behalf if they die or take an extended break from social media. It can even interact with other users, respond to DMs,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Virtual Boy app now available for Switch, but you'll need a special accessory to play
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
The Virtual Boy app is a free download for Switch and Switch 2 owners, but access requires a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. You'll also need the Virtual Boy add-on accessory – or a cheaper cardboard alternative – to play. The accessory is essentially a replica of the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This exoplanet system formed backwards, and nobody can explain why
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
In a conventional system like our own, rocky planets such as Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars orbit closest to the host star. Farther out, gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn occupy the outer regions. Uranus and Neptune are classified as ice giants because they are composed largely of heavier volatile...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
IT worker tried to destroy an SSD with a drill and failed spectacularly
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
Power tools like drills have long been used to physically mangle storage devices, but only when used properly. With traditional mechanical hard drives, a few scattered holes are often enough to destroy the platters inside and make data recovery nearly impossible. Drilling can be effective on SSDs as well, but...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony's new system can identify original tracks inside AI-generated music
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
According to multiple reports, Sony Group's new system can identify the original works embedded in AI-generated songs and estimate how much each source contributed to the final output.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »