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* Bluesky confirms 24‑hour outage was caused by a DDoS attack on August 17 2026 * Researchers linked it to Iraq‑313 Team, using DiamWall‑based DDoS‑for‑hire infrastructure * Company upgraded defenses; no details yet on attackers, traffic origin, or user impact The recent outage on Bluesky was the result
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The most important aspect of the new ChatGPT for Teens feature will probably also annoy teenagers the most. If they ask it to do their homework for them, the chatbot is supposed to recognize it, and will instead steer the student toward figuring it out themselves rather than produce a
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For many people, Microsoft Excel is to be avoided at all costs. Maybe you lied about being “proficient” with the spreadsheet program to pad out your résumé and have lived in fear of being found out ever since. Or it could be that you do have a grasp on a
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* Current iPhones could fall in value by 30% once new models launch * As such, owners should sell them now if they're planning to upgrade soon * You may be able to lock in a price now but keep using your phone until the iPhone 18 series lands If you
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The Cl0p ransomware group has named more than 40 organizations allegedly targeted in the recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in PTC’s product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms Windchill and FlexPLM. The vulnerability and its exploitation The exploitation of the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-12569, came to light in June, when
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Hope you didn't want to read those.Credit: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images Decades after becoming the internet's first major bookseller, Amazon is now buying rare books to scan and destroy them. It joins the likes of Google and Anthropic, which have reportedly been buying up physical
