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I switched to an M.2 PCIe enclosure for data storage, and it quickly improved my workflow

2026-02-26 13:00:53                zdnet.com

The HyperDrive Next USB4 M.2 PCIe enclosure lets NVMe SSDs perform at their best, ensuring quick transfer speeds for large files.

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Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters auditioning female voices to sharpen social engineering

2026-02-26 12:35:21                theregister.com

Telegram posts promise up to $1,000 per call as gang refines IT helpdesk ruse Prolific cybercrime crew Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLSH) is reportedly recruiting women in the hope of improving its social engineering success.…

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. iPhone 17 Pro Max: How I'm deciding between the two best phones

2026-02-26 12:30:46                zdnet.com

Samsung's latest premium handset offers some impressive features, but how does it compare to the most powerful iPhone?

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JD.com renews on-demand delivery fight with US$2.9 billion in grocery subsidies

2026-02-26 12:30:14                scmp.com

JD.com is making a renewed push into its online supermarket business with a subsidy programme worth more than 20 billion yuan (US$2.9 billion) over three years, a move aimed at defending its position in China’s e-commerce and on-demand grocery sectors. In a statement on Thursday, JD.com said the subsidy would cover products on a dedicated channel called “Billion-Yuan Supermarket”, under its JD Supermarket service. The aim was to help vendors generate an additional 200 billion yuan in sales over...

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NASA safety watchdog says it's time to rethink Moon landing

2026-02-26 12:25:56                theregister.com

Report highlights too many firsts in Artemis III mission The latest report from NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) raises questions about the mission objectives for Artemis III.…

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Why my favorite Samsung S26 feature announced at Unpacked isn't camera or AI related

2026-02-26 12:06:00                zdnet.com

The Galaxy S26 Ultra's light-bending display is more than just a party trick; it can possibly put privacy screen protectors out of business.

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. S26 Plus vs. S26: Which model should you buy? I compared

2026-02-26 12:04:00                zdnet.com

Samsung's new Galaxy phone lineup includes the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra. Here are the key differences to consider as you decide which one to buy.

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If Samsung's Galaxy Buds 4 bore you, I hope you're ready for camera-equipped earbuds

2026-02-26 12:03:00                zdnet.com

Incremental updates to sound and noise cancellation are losing their upgrade value; perhaps a new ceiling to break is on the horizon.

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Samsung Unpacked 2026 recap: All the news on Galaxy S26 Ultra, Privacy Display, Buds 4 Pro

2026-02-26 12:01:00                zdnet.com

From the Galaxy S26 to new earbuds and agentic AI, here's everything unveiled at Samsung Unpacked this week.

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How to turn on Private DNS Mode on Android - and why it's a must for security

2026-02-26 11:54:00                zdnet.com

Unencrypted DNS can expose your browsing, but Android's Private DNS keeps it private. Here's how to enable it.

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Deutsche Telekom CEO lauds 2025 gains

2026-02-26 11:40:17                mobileworldlive.com

Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges stated the company is improving every area of its business by integrating AI, as it reported increased revenue but lower profit for 2025. The post Deutsche Telekom CEO lauds 2025 gains appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Five Eyes warn: Patch your Cisco SD-WAN or risk root takeover

2026-02-26 11:39:55                theregister.com

A rare joint alert from all five spy agencies means serious business The Five Eyes intelligence alliance is urgently warning defenders to patch two Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerabilities used in attacks.…

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Say goodbye to budget PCs and smartphones – memory is too expensive now

2026-02-26 11:25:27                theregister.com

Analyst warns soaring DRAM and NAND costs could push entry-level devices out of reach Ballooning memory prices are forecast to kill off entry-level PCs, leading to a decline in global shipments this year - and a similar effect is going to hit smartphones.…

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Vodafone, Tiami trial hazard alert 6G-ready tech

2026-02-26 11:18:12                mobileworldlive.com

Vodafone partnered with Tiami Networks to test radar-like sensing technology that could turn smartphones into hazard detectors, in a “6G-ready” development designed to run on existing 5G networks. The post Vodafone, Tiami trial hazard alert 6G-ready tech appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Debian 14 will drop Gtk2 – unless Ardour rides to the rescue

2026-02-26 11:11:13                theregister.com

Many dependent apps, including FreePascal and Lazarus, face the chop Version 2 of the widely used Gtk toolkit will be dropped from the next Debian release. The problem is that many things still need it, including FreePascal and its Lazarus IDE.…

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RedDoorz adds 100 ‘company-operated’ hotels in Indonesia

2026-02-26 11:11:01                techinasia.com

The term "company-operated" means RedDoorz will be operating and managing the properties under its brand on behalf of their actual owners.

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Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die

2026-02-26 11:00:00                wired.com

For seven years, she ran high-security nuclear simulations for the US government. Now, this famous supercomputer is being put to death.

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VMO2 pulls trigger on Starlink UK D2D service

2026-02-26 10:54:33                mobileworldlive.com

VMO2 laid claim to becoming the first UK mobile network operator to switch on direct-to-device satellite connectivity, as it launched its O2 Satellite service using SpaceX’s Starlink. The post VMO2 pulls trigger on Starlink UK D2D service appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Israel’s Koi sold to Palo Alto before most employees got options

2026-02-26 10:45:17                techinasia.com

Most employees, except roughly the first 10 hires who received a small equity pool, had not been granted options, causing frustration.

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Axiata losses narrow on forex gains

2026-02-26 10:44:33                mobileworldlive.com

Axiata Group sharply narrowed its net loss in the final quarter of 2025 despite revenue remaining flat, aided by forex gains, and lower finance costs and taxes. The post Axiata losses narrow on forex gains appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Moon's mighty magnetic field was a 5,000-year titanium blip

2026-02-26 10:37:11                theregister.com

So say Oxford boffins who found 'bias' related to Apollo rock samples created false impression Scientists at the University of Oxford say they may have cracked the puzzle of the Moon's magnetic field and settled a debate that has raged since the Apollo missions returned with rock samples.…

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Nvidia shares rise after Q4 revenue beats estimates

2026-02-26 10:29:07                techinasia.com

The company’s data center unit, which accounted for 91% of sales, generated US$62.3 billion, above StreetAccount’s expectations of US$60.7 billion.

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Japan probes Microsoft Azure over alleged software restrictions

2026-02-26 10:25:57                techinasia.com

The JFTC is probing whether Microsoft prevented its software from running on platforms other than Azure, according to reports.

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Baidu sales fall for third straight quarter as AI lags

2026-02-26 10:20:05                techinasia.com

Baidu has invested heavily in AI, seeking to capture enterprise demand amid a competitive ad market.

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Claude collaboration tools left the door wide open to remote code execution

2026-02-26 10:19:24                theregister.com

Anthropic fixed the flaws – but the AI-enabled attack surfaces remain Security vulnerabilities in Claude Code could have allowed attackers to remotely execute code on users' machines and steal API keys by injecting malicious configurations into repositories, and then waiting for a developer to clone and open an untrustworthy project.…

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Nvidia hasn't made a cent in China lately – and might not need to given $120B profit

2026-02-26 10:19:01                theregister.com

GPU giant sees yet more growth coming soon, most of it in the datacenter Nearly three months after the Trump administration allowed Nvidia to sell its H200 accelerator in China, the GPU giant is still waiting for Beijing to allow them in and for any revenue to materialize.…

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Microsoft 'cooperating' with Japanese antitrust probe

2026-02-26 10:16:59                theregister.com

It looks like the same cloudy software licenses that offend Europe may be in play – along with a cute little monster Microsoft is "fully cooperating" with a probe by Japan's Fair Trade Commission, which wants to know if the software giant has violated the nation's anti-monopoly laws.…

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GCHQ dangles up to £130K for a CISO to fight the world's most capable adversaries

2026-02-26 10:13:59                theregister.com

No pressure GCHQ is looking to recruit a chief information security officer (CISO), a job it describes as "one of the most influential cybersecurity leadership roles in the UK," at a salary of £96,981 to £130,000.…

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Australian union seeks talks with WiseTech over job cuts

2026-02-26 10:11:40                techinasia.com

The union requested the company provide written details on how AI will be deployed, its likely impact on jobs, and measures to avoid.

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Grab expects AI, new services to triple profit by 2028

2026-02-26 10:11:02                techinasia.com

Grab is expanding its financial services and, Hungate said, uses data to underwrite loans more precisely than traditional banks.

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Inside OpenAI’s public-first bet on medical AI

2026-02-26 10:00:03                techinasia.com

OpenAI is testing a public-first strategy for medical AI, using mass adoption to build safety and reliability before entering clinical settings.

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How to record an iPhone call (and where and when it's legal to do so)

2026-02-26 10:00:00                zdnet.com

Recording calls on your iPhone is easy. Here's how, and you can even generate a transcript with it.

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South Korea expands AI adoption across major industrial zones

2026-02-26 09:57:57                techinasia.com

The Manufacturing AI Transformation (M.AX) Alliance, a public-private cooperation, formed a division to help industrial zones adopt AI technologies.

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OpenAI says ChatGPT refuses Chinese influence operation

2026-02-26 09:54:58                techinasia.com

OpenAI says the plan surfaced in mid-October, in the days leading up to her election, when she criticized human rights in Inner Mongolia.

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AMD puts $250M into Nutanix to get it building an AI stack for its GPUs

2026-02-26 09:54:38                theregister.com

Cloudy stack vendor says VMware refugees have started to arrive in large numbers, just in time to collide with supply chain woes AMD has struck another chips 'n' stock deal, this time with software-defined datacenter player Nutanix.…

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China’s computing firms post revenue rise on strong demand

2026-02-26 09:49:12                techinasia.com

Hygon attributed its growth to increased demand for domestically produced high-end chips.

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Hacker taps into Claude to infiltrate Mexican agencies

2026-02-26 09:31:11                mobileworldlive.com

Israeli cybersecurity start-up Gambit Security claimed a hacker used Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot to carry out a series of cyberattacks against multiple Mexican government agencies, stealing 150GB of sensitive data. The post Hacker taps into Claude to infiltrate Mexican agencies appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Geniebook’s hybrid gamble

2026-02-26 09:30:15                techinasia.com

Inside Geniebook’s offline expansion - plus fresh data on how VC dry powder is shaping 2026 in SEA and India.

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Britain's creaking courts to use Copilot for transcriptions

2026-02-26 09:30:11                theregister.com

Ministry of Justice wowed by Ontario's paperless system, announces £12M for AI unit The British government will expand the use of AI in courts in England and Wales as part of plans to make them work faster, justice minister David Lammy has told a Microsoft AI event.…

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China computing stalwarts Hygon, Sugon post revenue surge on AI boom, tech self-reliance

2026-02-26 09:05:11                scmp.com

Semiconductor designer Hygon Information Technology and supercomputer maker Sugon, two stalwarts of China’s tech self-reliance efforts, reported surging revenue for 2025 amid strong domestic demand for home-grown computing systems. The two Shanghai-listed companies’ latest financial results reflect a broader trend across China’s public and private sectors to increase engagement with domestic technology suppliers, as artificial intelligence development projects in the country...

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These are the most active investors in Israel’s startups

2026-02-26 09:00:00                techinasia.com

Which investors are writing the most checks to Israel-based startups?

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Indian AI startup Gushwork raises $9m seed round

2026-02-26 08:40:22                techinasia.com

Gushwork has over 300 paying customers, with 95% based in the US.

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Tencent reportedly in talks for stake in ‘Block Blast’ gaming studio

2026-02-26 08:25:37                techinasia.com

Block Blast! had over 300 million monthly players and 70 million daily users by end of 2025.

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Software stocks in the State Street ETF lost $1.6T in combined market cap in 2026 due to AI fears; Microsoft, AppLovin, Intuit, and Salesforce each lost $50B+ (Wall Street Journal)

2026-02-26 08:15:42                wsj.com

Wall Street Journal: Software stocks in the State Street ETF lost $1.6T in combined market cap in 2026 due to AI fears; Microsoft, AppLovin, Intuit, and Salesforce each lost $50B+  —  Concern over the threat AI poses has hit the shares of companies like Salesforce and Adobe hard

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Bermuda-based crypto trading platform STS Digital, which caters to institutional investors, raised $30M led by CMT Digital, with Kraken and others participating (Ben Weiss/Fortune)

2026-02-26 08:05:02                fortune.com

Ben Weiss / Fortune: Bermuda-based crypto trading platform STS Digital, which caters to institutional investors, raised $30M led by CMT Digital, with Kraken and others participating  —  Even as retail traders flee the crypto markets amid plummeting prices, large financial institutions continue to lean into digital assets.

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Axiata posts $93.9m profit in FY2025

2026-02-26 07:58:31                techinasia.com

Net debt to EBITDA improved to 2.5x from 2.6x in 3Q25, supported by debt reduction and disciplined capital management.

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Montreal-based Stay22, which helps publishers and creators earn money from online sales, raised $122M from Summit Partners and reports $1B+ in 2025 transactions (Mathieu Dion/Bloomberg)

2026-02-26 07:45:39                bloomberg.com

Mathieu Dion / Bloomberg: Montreal-based Stay22, which helps publishers and creators earn money from online sales, raised $122M from Summit Partners and reports $1B+ in 2025 transactions  —  Private equity firm Summit Partners is investing $122 million in Montreal's Stay22 Technologies Inc., a startup that offers technology …

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Apple in talks with Indian banks to launch payments: sources

2026-02-26 07:36:11                techinasia.com

The service is expected to support India’s state-backed Unified Payments Interface (UPI), alongside card-based payments.

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Accel leads $8m series A for Indian IoT security startup Spintly

2026-02-26 07:35:59                techinasia.com

Founded in 2020, Spintly serves enterprise clients in corporate offices, tech parks, and coworking spaces across India, MEA, and the US.

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AI coding agents made a huge leap forward since December, completing complex projects with minimal oversight, meaning "programming is becoming unrecognizable" (Andrej Karpathy/@karpathy)

2026-02-26 07:35:01                techmeme.com

Andrej Karpathy / @karpathy: AI coding agents made a huge leap forward since December, completing complex projects with minimal oversight, meaning “programming is becoming unrecognizable”  —  It is hard to communicate how much programming has changed due to AI in the last 2 months: not gradually and over time in the …