Category: Blog

[ad_1] General Motors has laid off more than 10% of its IT department, or about 600 salaried employees — in a deliberate skills swap: clearing out workers whose expertise no longer fits and making room for some with AI-focused backgrounds. GM confirmed to TechCrunch that it had conducted layoffs; they were first reported by Bloomberg … Read More “GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills” »

[ad_1] Tired of using your laptop’s touchpad on the go? A German website has shared images that appear to be marketing materials for a future folding mouse developed by Logitech. The device isn’t named in any of the seven images posted on WinFuture, which include product shots and photos of people using the device at … Read More “Logitech’s Rumored Folding Mouse Is Like a Little Flip Phone” »

[ad_1] Popstar Dua Lipa is suing Samsung for featuring an image of her on the packaging of its TVs without her permission. The Grammy-winning British singer filed her complaint with the US District Court for the Central District of California on Friday, asking to be awarded “no less than $15 million” in damages. “Ms. Lipa … Read More “Samsung Featured Dua Lipa on Its TV Packaging. Now, She’s Suing for $15M” »

[ad_1] Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints … Read More “Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for May 12 #596” »

[ad_1] Both privilege escalation vulnerabilities stem from bugs in the kernel’s handling of page caches stored in memory, allowing untrusted users to modify them. They target caches in networking and memory-fragment handling components. Specifically, CVE-2026-43284 attacks the esp4 and esp6 () processes, and CVE-2026-43500 zeroes in on rxrpc. Last week’s CopyFail exploited faulty page caching … Read More “Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks” »

[ad_1] At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users running the most up-to-date software. End-to-end encrypted (e2ee) messaging is an important privacy feature that makes users … Read More “Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted” »