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New "Zombie ZIP" attack can evade most antivirus scanners
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Known as Zombie ZIP, the method hides malware inside a deliberately malformed compressed archive. According to its creators, most antivirus engines currently fail to detect the threat, potentially giving attackers a new delivery mechanism. At the same time, some researchers argue the technique is less a vulnerability and more a...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
iPhone Fold leaks reveal key specs and a surprisingly competitive price tag
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed that Apple will price its first foldable iPhone at "roughly $2,000," much lower than previously rumored. If Gurman's prediction holds, the iPhone Fold would match the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which starts at $1,999 for the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
When Google introduced Project Genie a few months ago, many described the AI tool as a potential game-changer for game development and other world-building tasks. According to a recent Google presentation, however, the Genie 3 AI model – the generative engine behind Project Genie – is still far from disrupting,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta's massive undersea cable project delayed in Persian Gulf as Iran conflict escalates
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Meta's 2Africa undersea cable project has hit another geopolitical snag, this time in the Persian Gulf. According to Bloomberg, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), the company responsible for laying parts of the system, has declared force majeure (a contractual clause that excuses a party from liability if an extraordinary, unforeseeable event...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Adobe CEO to step down after 18 years as investors question the company's next act
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Adobe shares fell about 7% in extended trading after the announcement, leaving the stock down roughly 23% so far this year and near a three-year low.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
The International Imaging Technology Council (Int'l ITC), a trade group for cartridge remanufacturers, says HP's latest printer firmware rollout conflicts with the requirements of the General Electronics Council's (GEC) updated Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT 2.0.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Europe's PEGI will raise age ratings for games with loot boxes and microtransactions
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Starting in June, the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system, Europe's equivalent to the ESRB, will begin assigning PEGI-16 ratings to all games that sell random items. Furthermore, microtransactions will earn an automatic PEGI-12 rating, and NFTs or other blockchain-related items will be rated PEGI-18.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
MacBook Neo teardown reveals Apple's most repair-friendly laptop in years
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Unlike recent MacBook Air and Pro models, where Apple's unibody "top case" design turns keyboard problems into major surgery, the Neo's keyboard is treated as its own part rather than being permanently bundled with the upper shell.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Downloaded a malware-infected Steam game? The FBI wants to hear from you
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
According to the FBI's website, the agency's Seattle branch wants to identify potential victims who installed Steam games infected with malware.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Firefox 115 ESR is keeping Windows 7 support alive a little longer
Posted on Friday March 13, 2026
Mozilla recently updated its official Firefox support article for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, giving users of these ancient operating systems six more months of safe, modern browsing. The change was neither broadcast by the company nor widely reported online, and it will likely affect a very tiny minority of...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »