IntroductionIn February 2022, BlackBasta emerged as a successor to Conti ransomware and quickly rose to prominence. BlackBasta was operational for three years until February 2025 when their internal ...

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, ...

Malwarebytes warns that a fake Microsoft support site is distributing password-stealing malware through a spoofed Windows update installer ...

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A convincing Microsoft lookalike tricks users into downloading malware that steals passwords, payments, and account access.

Mark Collier briefed me on two updates under embargo at KubeCon Europe 2026 last month: Helion, which opens up GPU kernel ...

If you're paying for software features you're not even using, consider scripting them.

OpenAI will combine its web browser, ChatGPT app and Codex app into a singular desktop super app. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, will oversee the change with assistance from OpenAI ...

BEIJING – China is confident it can keep employment stable over the next five years and is studying how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to create new jobs and upgrade traditional roles, a top ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...

In December 2025, Andrea Lucas, the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, invited white men to file more sex- and race-based discrimination complaints against their employers.

Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case. Interview by Patrick Healy With Steve ...