Lebanon rocked by deadly walkie-talkie and pager attacks

Consecutive days of pager and walkie-talkie explosions across Lebanon have left a “distinct psychological impact” on the country’s population, according to Clara Broekaert, research fellow at The Soufan Center.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Jump 10% After Adding Max To Charter Cable Bundle

Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock experienced one of its strongest days of trading in recent months on Thursday, after the media conglomerate announced a deal with Charter Communications that will bring the Max streaming service to standard cable packages.

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Fed cuts interest rates by half a point, marking first trim since 2020

The more aggressive decision, announced at the end of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting, marks a major pivot in Fed policy after officials sprinted to catch up to soaring inflation.

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PS5 Pro announced and officially revealed by Sony

Sony has officially revealed the PS5 Pro console, confirming its existence, as well as a host of features about the mid-gen refresh such as specs, design, and capabilities.

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After months of silence, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are finally suing Palworld

Nintendo has announced that it will be suing the developer of the hit monster-taming game, Palworld, for infringing on multiple patents.

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AT&T to Pay $13 Million in Settlement Over 2023 Data Breach

US wireless carrier AT&T has agreed to pay $13 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over a 2023 data breach.

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RAMBO Attack: Electromagnetic Waves Steal Data from Air-Gapped Systems

Discover the RAMBO attack, a groundbreaking method that uses electromagnetic waves to steal data from air-gapped systems. Learn how hackers exploit isolated networks using electromagnetic emissions to extract sensitive information securely.

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Janet Jackson will not perform at DStv Delicious Festival after brother’s death

DStv Delicious Festival organisers have confirmed that Janet Jackson will no longer be able to perform at the food and music festival this Saturday.

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Saudi Crown Prince told PIF to pump $5bn into Egypt: Cabinet

The Egyptian cabinet said, in a statement yesterday, that Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, has directed the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) to pump $5 billion worth of investment money into Egypt in what it called a “first stage”.

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We still don’t know how the Lebanon pager attack happened. Here’s what we do know about our own electronic devices

So far, the attacks that targeted Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah members through their pagers have had devastating consequences. At least nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed, and around 2,800 were wounded. Over 150 of those injured are in critical condition, according to the Lebanese health minister.

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Snap Spectacles take the big leap to AR with new glasses, a new OS, and lots of gesture-controlled mixed-reality

Snapchat is taking its Spectacles game to the next level with a complete reimagining that enables augmented reality, gesture control, experience sharing, gaming, and more.

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VMware Patches Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Chinese Hacking Contest

Broadcom-owned VMware on Tuesday rolled out critical-severity patches to cover a pair of vulnerabilities in its vCenter Server platform and warned that there’s a major risk of remote code execution attacks.

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