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After successfully replacing the firmware with a replacement image that did nothing more than display the word “patched” on the speaker’s LED display, the researcher got to wondering what else a hacker might do. So he turned his attention to FreeRTOS, the open source operating system that ran the Katana V2X. It contained a set of HID functions for allowing the speaker to act as a human interface device, a classification that includes keyboards, mice, and webcams. The speaker implemented a limited HID that allowed for things like changing the volume and playing or pausing sound, but little else. The…

California’s attorney general Rob Bonta launched a probe into the deal shortly after it was announced. Robert V Schwemmer/Shutterstock Amid widespread opposition to Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., multiple US states are reportedly working together to fight the merger. According to a Reuters report, California and New York are among states preparing a lawsuit to block the deal. The deal has faced scrutiny since it was announced back in February, when Paramount officially beat out Netflix in its attempt to buy Warner Bros. following multiple bids. California Attorney General Rob Bonta in particular has…

Pros Affordable Comfortable, secure fit with upgraded slim C-ring and air cushions Good sound for the price They’re equipped with Bluetooth 6.0 and are fully waterproof and dustproof with an IP67 rating Physical button for playback and volume control Solid battery life and decent voice-calling performance Cons Rounded case is a little slippery Can distort a bit at higher volumes Not too long after the release of Bose’s premium-priced Ultra Open Earbuds, budget clip-on earbuds started appearing, and they sounded pretty mediocre and looked pretty cheap, too. But in the last several months, I’ve tested an increasing number of affordable versions…

Episode 3 of the new sci-fi series Star City has just landed on Apple TV, and the drama couldn’t feel more different from the creators’ previous space race hit, For All Mankind.For one, it’s absolutely terrifying. We’ve been following the Soviet Union’s efforts to get the first woman on the moon in the 1960s, with Anastasia Belicova (Alice Englert) becoming the first to do so. However, it’s at a cost, having taken the place of a comrade who was killed after a false confession.Elsewhere, the head of the KGB, Lyudmilla (Anna Maxwell Martin), is capable of some hideously violent things.…

This post explains the differences between Dual-WAN and Link Aggregation in simple terms, along with instructions on how to set up each when applicable. In most homes, both of these features can be overkill. They are nice to have, but might not be worth the extra hardware or subscription costs. For that reason, you won’t find Dual-WAN or Link Aggregation on every home router, but many do support one or both. (Some routers, such as Ubiquiti’s UniFi Cloud Gateways, can even host multiple WAN connections—it’s Multi-WAN.) Generally, Dual-WAN and Link Aggregation in consumer-grade routers are not as robust as enterprise-class…

That means the chances of the attackers decrypting one of the encrypted vaults they obtained is very small in the event the master password was strong, meaning long, randomly generated, and has high entropy. However, not everyone uses such master passwords. In the event the master password was included in word lists exchanged by password crackers, the chances of success would be higher, although still unlikely. Broadly speaking, the incident has similarities to the 2022 LastPass breach, which also allowed attackers to obtain encrypted user vaults. Eventually, the attackers managed to obtain decrypted information from some of them. The success…

The “super-antigen” could provide long-term protection against a wide range of diseases spread by humans. PanuShot/Shutterstock Wherever you stand on the role of AI in the future of humanity, it has undeniably proved useful in the field of medical research. And now a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge have utilized the technology to create what they call a universal vaccine that could be used to prevent future pandemics before they take hold. It’s the first time that a vaccine with an active component designed entirely by a computer has been used in human…

Apple is all set to host its yearly Worldwide Developer Conference next week, where it is expected to announce the long-awaited Siri update. As excited as I am for the smart assistant to finally work like it was supposed to all these years, the iOS 27 sneak peek could potentially confirm Apple’s next big launch: the foldable iPhone Ultra.I say this because iPhones have trailed behind their Android counterparts in true multitasking capabilities. Sure, they have a Dynamic Island that pops up crucial information with a press-and-hold without leaving the current app. But it isn’t the same as running multiple…

The 2026 World Cup is imminent, with the first game kicking off on June 11 (next week!) and while it can be difficult to choose what your next TV upgrade should be, we here at TechRadar lean towards mini-LED as the TV tech you should be choosing.Not only can you get mammoth-sized 100-inch+ screens for reasonable prices, but their big fullscreen brightness helps to display sports in brighter rooms (perfect for daytime World Cup games) without suffering from mirror-like reflections as badly as OLED. Don’t get me wrong, the best OLED TVs can still be fantastic for sports viewing: it’s…

This post features the top 5 Wi-Fi7 mesh systems you can confidently bring home today. All Wi-Fi 7 solutions will work well with existing clients, as long as they are not too old. That said, if you have an aging mesh Wi-Fi system that’s been struggling, I recommend giving one of these Wi-Fi 7 sets a go today. These are full-band hardware, meaning they support all three bands, including 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. For those with only the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, check out the best five dual-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems instead. On the other hand, if…