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* A critical buffer overflow flaw (CVE‑2026‑0300) in PAN‑OS User‑ID Authentication Portal is under limited exploitation * The bug allows unauthenticated code execution with root privileges on exposed firewalls * Palo Alto advised restricting portals to trusted networks; fixes are due May 13, 2026 PAN-OS User-ID Authentication Portal, a
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* RGG Studio's Stranger Than Heaven was fully unveiled during a recent 'Xbox Presents' showcase * The game's story will span 50 years, following the main protagonist's life in the underbelly of Japan * Stranger Than Heaven is set before the Yakuza series, and features
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Google on Wednesday announced the promotion of Chrome 148 to the stable channel with 127 security fixes, including three for critical-severity vulnerabilities. The first critical flaw is an integer overflow issue in Blink, tracked as CVE-2026-7896. It could allow remote attackers to exploit a heap memory corruption via a crafted
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This guide could help you triumph over the drudgery of the day-to-day 9-to-5. 3 min read For some people, the chime of a Slack or Teams notification is just a noise. For others, it's a Pavlovian trigger for everything we hate about the working world. Ping! It'
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8.2 / 10 Score Pros * Palm-size Bluetooth speaker sounds impressive for its ultracompact size with better sound than its predecessor * Built-in strap and magnets in base * Half the price of Bose's SoundLink Micro 2 * Long wireless range (up to 45 meters) with reliable connection * Strong battery life (up
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It seems like Netflix's presence at award shows gets bigger every year, and the 2026 Academy Awards have proven that the streamer is a force to be reckoned with. Six Netflix original films earned 18 nominations this year, taking home seven, including for best animated feature and best
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Chatbots can do many things, but they can't go to medical school. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said his administration is suing Character Technologies, the artificial intelligence company behind Character.AI. The lawsuit claims that the company's chatbots misrepresented themselves as licensed medical professionals and
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Following last year's triple-header of new Apple Watches (Series 11, Ultra 3 and SE 3), 2026 is looking a lot less crowded. Early rumors point to the Apple Watch Series 12 carrying the lineup on its own this fall, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'
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These were among the options explored by OpenAI’s founders as they weighed the best structure to enable the company to raise enough capital to take on Google while retaining its non-profit mission. Ultimately, OpenAI’s executives were not persuaded by Musk’s proposals. Zilis told Musk’s then-chief of
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we’re still doomed As social media splinters, how can we keep the new online spaces from devolving into toxic pits of despair? Credit: D3Damon/Getty Images Last fall, we featured an extensive interview with Petter Törnberg of the University of Amsterdam, who studies the underlying mechanisms of social media
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Fitness bands are making a comeback, and Google wants in on the party. On Thursday, the tech giant announced its new screenless fitness band, the Fitbit Air, to its health tracker offerings. The $100 Fitbit Air takes aim at popular
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All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. The wait is over. There's finally a new Fitbit. Five years after acquiring Fitbit, and three years since it
