The Finals mid-season update adds new solo event with a dazzling reward up for grabs By Demi Williams published 31 January 24 Embark Studios has released another update for The Finals which introduces a mid-season event for Season One.
You have to pay Claude to remember you, but the AI will forget your conversations for free By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 September 25 Claude now offers incognito chats free to everyone, making it easier to have private, ephemeral AI conversations.
These scientists have a unique way of tackling video deepfakes - and all it takes is a burst of light By Efosa Udinmwen published 17 August 25 Cornell scientists developed noise-coded illumination, embedding invisible watermarks in light patterns to detect video tampering across varied conditions.
Microsoft Teams and Zoom can be hijacked to give hackers the keys to your kingdom By Craig Hale published 7 August 25 Cybercriminals can hide their malicious traffic within Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and it's not even due to a vulnerability.
Juniper VPN gateways targeted by stealthy "magic" malware By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 January 25 J-Magic malware campaign was active for roughly a year, targeting endpoints at the edge.
Vibrating curtains with noise-cancelling effects may be the future of your hi-fi room or home theater By Becky Scarrott published 11 June 24 The newly-developed fabric contains a special fiber that vibrates when a voltage is applied to it, to cancel noise in your home.
Apple wants to make it harder to shoulder-surf iPhone users By David Nield published 22 November 23 Apple is exploring the idea of screens with privacy layers or adjustable fields of view for extra security.
"A potential revolution" - Microsoft backs researchers working on potentially the fastest fiber optics yet By Efosa Udinmwen published 7 September 25 Microsoft-backed researchers refine hollow-core fiber design, achieving record-low signal loss and faster speeds for AI tools and mobile networks.
New zero-knowledge location authentication method developed by university collaboration By Sead Fadilpašić published 19 May 25 You can share your device's location without sharing your device's location thanks to math.
This Harry Potter Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 actually looks worthy of wizarding world By James Ide published 18 April 24 Redmi has launched a special Harry Potter Edition of its latest Turbo 3 phone.
Ex-Hololens engineer launches AR headset that's the antithesis of Apple Vision Pro — and bags remote assistance partnership with Manchester United's shirt sponsor By Wayne Williams published 26 January 24 TeamViewer will provide remote support via the lightweight Almer Arc 2 AR headset.
Windows 11 could soon get a nifty new privacy feature that tells you when people are sneakily looking at your laptop screen By Darren Allan published 6 May 25 Do you worry about people looking at the contents of your screen when you're using your laptop in public? Windows 11 might soon be able to warn you.
Scientists find a way to potentially reach terabit speeds wirelessly around obstacles using machine learning, AI - and yes, metasurfaces By Efosa Udinmwen published 27 August 25 Princeton engineers used neural networks and metasurfaces to bend ultrahigh-frequency beams around obstacles, tackling signal collapse in cluttered environments.
The Nothing CMF Phone 1’s unusual and accidental X-ray camera feature has been explained – and blocked By James Rogerson published 18 July 24 The Nothing CMF Phone 1's depth camera can see through certain objects, but not for long.
VR headsets could be hacked in "Inception-esque" attacks — with attackers able to steal your data without you even noticing By Sead Fadilpašić published 22 March 24 Researchers were wondering if people would notice anything amiss in the Metaverse - turns out they don't.
A wild new sound tech promises to create 'personal' sound only you can hear, but without headphones By Carrie Marshall published 19 March 25 "Audible enclaves" use ultrasonic transducers to create truly personal audio
Malicious "polymorphic" Chrome extensions can mimic other tools to trick victims By Sead Fadilpašić published 7 March 25 A malicious browser extension can assume the appearance of another one, and disable it at the same time, experts warn.
Nothing's next wild design idea is this glow-in-the-dark Phone 2a By David Nield published 16 October 24 Nothing has revealed the winners of its Community Edition project, and the phone launches October 30.
Journey Lens is reviving an old smart glasses idea to solve a modern problem By Lance Ulanoff published 12 September 24 Journey Lens combines prismatic lens display, traditional style, and AI in an effort to help reduce distractability.
Meta's new VR headset design looks like a next-gen Apple Vision Pro By Hamish Hector published 7 December 23 Meta has shown off a new headset design which looks a lot like the Meta Quest Pro and Apple Vision Pro rolled into one.
Samsung shows off a creaseless folding phone display – and it improves on the Galaxy Z Fold 6 design in 3 key ways By Hamish Hector published 5 March 25 Samsung showcases a creaseless folding screen that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 needs to get.
'Inspired by a car wash': Researchers unveil quasi-universal tag that's virtually unhackable thanks to glue — terahertz antitampering tag could help save billions of dollars in counterfeiting costs By Wayne Williams published 25 February 24 MIT researchers have developed a revolutionary cryptographic ID tag that's smaller and cheaper than RFID tags.
VPNs cannot protect against browser fingerprinting – but this new web browser could be the fix By Chiara Castro published 21 June 25 Developed by two privacy researchers, Psylo introduces a one-of-a-kind isolated tab system powered by a proxy network.
watchOS 26 could help protect your privacy with this secret new Apple Watch setting By Alex Blake published 24 June 25 A new setting in watchOS 26 could pull a veil over data in your complications until you unlock your Watch.
Hackers could one day use novel visual techniques to manipulate what AI sees - RisingAttacK impacts 'most widely used AI computer vision systems' By Efosa Udinmwen published 7 July 25 RisingAttacK manipulates AI vision by subtly altering images, causing it to misidentify or ignore key objects without human detection.
Meta Orion AR glasses could get these 3 incredible sci-fi tricks, according to new Project Aria update By Hamish Hector published 14 November 24 The latest Project Aria update showcases some incredible uses for AI and AR glasses.
Not even emoji are safe from hackers - smiley faces can be hijacked to hide data, study claims By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 February 25 The method could be used to invisibly watermark content, experts have warned.
This AI app claims it can see what I'm looking at – which it mostly can By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 March 25 Hugging Face debuts AI vision app.
The iPhone Fold is apparently being tested with a feature we’ve been waiting years for By James Rogerson published 19 May 25 The iPhone Fold could have an under-display camera but no Face ID, and its screens might be smaller than we'd previously heard.
Spooky season is in full swing in Marvel Rivals as Halloween-themed skins for Blade and Peni Parker – giving Blade a Moon Knight cape might be the coolest choice in Marvel Rivals history By Jake Green published 23 October 25 Marvel Rivals has a brand new event to work through. Players can complete the Voyage to Astonish event to earn a new Blade skin, as well as free Chrono Tokens and Units.