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Years after reigning as its guardian, Reed Hastings is now stepping down as the CEO of Netflix – and will serve as an executive chairman for the company. His long-term partner and co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, and COO Greg Peters will be the new CEOs of Netflix. These two have played a big role in strengthening Netflix at crucial times, applauds Hastings in his farewell speech. Netflix Gets a New CEO Years after its inception, the video streaming giant is finally getting new CEOs in the form of Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters – who served as the co-CEO and Chief Operating Officer till now....

The npm security team has removed three malicious JavaScript packages from its repository since they were found to be opening shells on the installed computers. These are more like the backdoors, which if opened, can give remote access to hackers to install any malware and steal data. The npm team has suggested scrutinizing computers that may have installed these. JavaScript Packages Opening Shells! It’s common that malicious actors often use public repositories to dump their malwares, hoping that some would pick it up to use them in some way....

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), launched in August this year and hosted by Linux Foundation, has announced three free DevOps courses . These are intended for developing secure software while reducing damage and increasing response speed when a vulnerability is found. Also, there’s one paid certification course taught by professionals with tests and additional content. Free Secure Software Development Courses Open-source is a wonderful thing. While some call lending powerful exploitation tools open is bad, some applaud for empowering the learning community and innovation....

Google hit a milestone of removing billions of URLs from over four million unique domains – over the years. With this data in hand, we spotted some legitimate domains too have been targeted in the spree. Some of them belong to the White House, Vatican, FBI, Wikipedia, IMDb, and sometimes Google itself! Google is clever enough to spot errors and decide not to take them down but act only on the infringing ones....

Filmmakers of movies Rambo V: Last Blood and Ava have filed a lawsuit in Hawaii, accusing 16 “John Doe” persons of illegally sharing the movie torrents. The plaintiffs have linked them all to RARBG, even though they don’t have any strong evidence except some IP addresses linked to them. Yet, they were now accused of the act and could possibly be fined. RARBG Users Targeted by Lawsuit It’s common that copyright owners often accuse piracy makers of infringing their work....

SHENZHEN, China, January 15, 2026 — Realme has confirmed development of a smartphone equipped with a 10,001mAh battery, claiming it will deliver multiple days of typical use on a single charge. The company shared the news through an official teaser posted on Weibo and X, positioning the device as a major step forward in battery endurance for mainstream handsets. The announcement highlights the battery’s capacity exceeding 10,000mAh, a threshold rarely reached in production phones due to size, weight, and regulatory constraints....

From the reports of The Wire and a security research company, an unnamed federal agency of US has been compromised by a hacking group called APT28. While the attackers weren’t named by government in their announcement, reports hint the attacker to be a Russian group called Fancy Bear. They have successfully managed to compromise the network and steal data. Russian Hackers Behind a Cyberattack The FBI has issued warnings in May after a cyberattack on one of the federal department....

Following the path of other tech giants, Samsung announced its plans for going net zero on carbon emissions from all its facilities. While Samsung’s chip production makes most of the company’s carbon footprint, the consumer experience division too has a bit of share. Thus, Samsung set a target for its DX division by 2030 and chip production by 2050 – with a budget of $5 billion. Net Zero Carbon Emissions Companies that are into electronics are responsible for a massive amount of carbon emissions, like Samsung – who just announced their plans for going green by 2050....

We all knew that Samsung was working on the next flagship smartphone series – Galaxy S23, but didn’t have any much details regarding it. As we wait for leaks to pour in, Ice Universe and OnLeaks have stated February 1st as the official launch of the Galaxy S23 series in the US. While another report counters that Samsung might delay the launch event by a couple of weeks. Samsung Galaxy S23 Launch Period As Apple and Google are flourishing well with their latest iPhone and Pixel flagships, Samsung is set to break them up with its upcoming flagship series – Galaxy S23....

Sodinokibi, one of the popular ransomware groups which infected New York airport system and Travelex recently, is now acting upon its words. The group, as usual, threatened its victims to pay ransomware within the stipulated time in exchange for their stolen data. And when a firm failed to do so, it just released 337MB worth of its data publicly! Standing By Promise This is the first time Sodinokibi did it. Not the attack, but disclosing the data....

Is swipe typing not working on iPhone? This guide provides a few troubleshooting tips to help you fix this issue. Swipe typing is a useful feature on iOS that allows you to swipe your fingers between alphabets on the on-screen keyboard. Swiping between alphabets forms words and sentences. It is a faster way of constructing text than traditional typing. Sometimes, if swipe typing is disabled, you cannot use it. Third-party keyboard apps may cause some problems in running the default keyboard app....

TikTok has updated its brand advertising policy to prohibit financial services from advertising on its platform. This comes after its origin country, China banning all the cryptocurrency mining in the nation. The ban now includes barring influencers from promoting cryptocurrencies, trading advice, loans, etc. TikTok Bans Ads on Financial Services TikTok, the short-video-making platform, has gained rapid popularity within few years of launch. This led many companies to consider the platform and its overnight influencers as a source to advertise their products....

While most of Apple’s announcements in yesterday’s WWDC event were exciting, few were not. Especially, the so-called new features in iOS 14. The latest software for iPhones is having many features that are existing in Android for years, yet Apple fanboys celebrate them be all new. Here’s a list of top 5 features in iOS 14 that seemed to be copied from Android. iOS New Features = Android Old Features Wind Down Mode Starting with the assistant, Wind Down Mode in iOS 14 is available in Google’s Android for years, on the name Routines....

The ongoing lockdown in most nations led people to rely on online entertainment much, which spurred the reliance on torrent channels like BitTorrent and others to share content. Latest statistics show the countries in Europe, followed by the US and Asia have seen a significant uprise of torrenting, all because of their citizens being restricted to homes for stopping the spread of Coronavirus. Popular torrent clients like The Pirate Bay , RARBG, YTS, etc are being used heavily by people around the world....

Months after relaunching a revamped Blue subscription, Twitter is now bringing this plan to everyone around the world. Twitter Blue Global Expansion If you’re following Twitter since its latest acquisition by Elon Musk, you must know how havoc it has been. One of the major incidents, in this case, is the relaunch of a revamped Blue subscription – which led anyone to buy the verified badge to their profile. This led some to impersonate popular brands and create a downfall in their revenues!...

Just after eight days of the relaunch, Twitter is pausing the account verification program due to excessive applications being received. And said to re-open the process soon, maybe once the current applications are reviewed. This is expected, considering the limited staff of Twitter and the offer they had given. Under this, Twitter allows anyone from eligible categories to apply themselves for verification. Twitter Pauses Account Verification Twitter is a place for breaking stories, quick announcements, and news from officials....

As Twitter prepares to give away verified badges for money, it’s revealed to be a two-tiered one for better classification. The platform’s Blue subscription head has confirmed that an additional “official” mark is set to differentiate certain accounts from Blue-verified users on Twitter. This would hopefully clear the confusion of potential misinformation from the accounts with verified badges. Twitter’s New Verification Rules As we wait for the revamped Blue subscription to roll out – where anyone can pay $8 a month to get a verified badge, criticisms of potential impersonation grew in the community, where many blamed Elon Musk for more confusion....

At last, there is someone convicted for the long lost Equifax data breach. US Department of Justice has today named four Chinese hackers to be responsible for the Equifax data breach in 2016. William Barr, the US General Attorney has today spoken in a press conference revealing about the case. Equifax Hack The Convicts and the story William Barr says the four persons – Liu Lei, Wang Qian, Wu Zhiyong, and Xu Ke are believed to be members of the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA)!...

In a report by the Wall Street Journal , the US government is allegedly tracking million of its citizens through their smartphones. This is explained to be done through a firm named Anomaly Six, which is claimed to be setting its tracking software through 500+ apps , and lodging the location data. Though what the US government is doing with this data is unknown, it’s reasoned to be legal !...

In a letter to the Commerce Secretary this week, two U.S. lawmakers urged the Biden government to tighten the current AI chip exports to China to cripple their AI growth eventually. This comes after industry-wide lobbying to keep the chip restrictions from October 2022 – which let Nvidia and Intel supply specially crafted low-powered AI chips to China . As these OEMs are cleverly surpassing the limits, lawmakers have called for a tighter grip now....