Author: The Tech Guy

Charge your phone from a brand-new 20,000mAh power bank and do the arithmetic. If your phone has a 5,000mAh battery, that brick should fill it four times. Instead, it manages two and a half, perhaps three, before giving up. It’s easy to blame cheap cells or an inflated marketplace listing, but a legitimate power bank may genuinely contain the advertised capacity. The problem is that the number describes its internal cells before energy is converted, transmitted, and stored in your phone. The lie, if there is one, is the implication that its 20,000mAh can be compared directly with your phone’s…

Robert Triggs / Android AuthorityThe impact of AI was much further-reaching than first imagined — and in the opposite direction. AI data centers are devouring memory chips, leading to a shortage across the industry, including consumer devices. We have seen products run out of stock (in the case of the Mac Mini) and even serious price hikes on top of already expensive OEM storage options. Having ample onboard storage is actually becoming a luxury feature that not everyone can easily afford.This is a problem that we had solved long ago but are pretending to ignore the solution that sits right…

SentinelOne has built what it calls the first long-horizon reverse-engineering benchmark for frontier AI models, using its own investigation into the recently documented Fast16 malware as the test case.  Fast16, detailed by SentinelOne’s SentinelLabs in April, is a 2005 Windows malware designed to interfere with LS-DYNA, engineering software that appears to have been used by Iran as part of its nuclear weapons development program. Similar to the notorious Stuxnet, which it predates, Fast16 may have been developed by the United States and used to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program.  SentinelLabs’ researchers have put to the test OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 and latest GPT-5.6…

From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the space station on July 14, 2026, after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan earlier the same day. Kikina, Dubrov, and Menon are in the second week of their planned eight-and-a-half-month mission. They are using their new skills to conduct space research while still familiarizing themselves with living and working in space. Keep up with space station…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Wireless Horipad Turbo for Nintendo Switch 2: One-minute reviewThe Wireless Horipad Turbo for Nintendo Switch 2 is far from being one of the best Nintendo Switch 2 controllers, but it gets a lot right, and in my testing I found it to be a solid—if unremarkable—stand-in for the official Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller.After I reviewed the frankly terrible Horipad for Steam, I didn’t have high hopes for the…

Microsoft Copilot’s consumption-based pricing changes how organizations pay for AI services. Now, they can pay for the Copilot credits they use for AI tasks. This gives businesses more flexibility but requires careful planning. Therefore, organizations need to understand how Copilot credits work, estimate their expected usage, set spending limits, monitor costs, and train employees to […] This article Prepare your Organization for Microsoft Copilot Consumption-based Pricing first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

Sony has set a date: November 17, 2026, after which network services stop working on 71 of its older audio and home entertainment products. The list runs to 16 AV receivers, 17 Blu-ray players, 16 Blu-ray home theater systems, nine soundbars, five wireless speakers, and a scattering of media players and micro systems. Spotify, Netflix, and Google Cast are all gone, and from November 18 the icons disappear from the menus entirely. None of the hardware stops working, though, and a receiver that still drives your speakers properly is not going to suddenly break. What Sony is actually switching off…

Composable security operations provider Abstract Security announced on Thursday that it raised $25 million in a new funding round to accelerate development of its streaming-first security operations platform.  The round brings Abstract’s total funding to nearly $50 million, and the company said its valuation has tripled since its prior round, though it did not disclose specific dollar figures. The new capital will be used to widen the platform’s in-stream detection coverage, extend capabilities across the security operations workflow, and grow the company’s go-to-market team. Cheyenne Ventures and AVP co-led the round, with additional investment from Olive Hill Ventures, Crosslink Capital,…

Artificial IntelligenceOpenAI Says Its AI Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital LibraryKate Conger | The New York Times ($)”The trial was designed to keep the models in a safe testing environment, known as a sandbox, OpenAI said. But the models found a vulnerability that allowed them to escape the sandbox and connect to the internet. Then they targeted Hugging Face because they inferred that the library, which contains millions of AI models, could hold clues about how to successfully pass the evaluation.”TechBe Skeptical of OpenAI’s Rogue Hacker Agent StoryJohn Thickstun | The Guardian”OpenAI remains hungry for ever larger investments,…

Verdict Bose’s best immersive audio soundbar so far, the Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar delivers a clear, punchy, energy sound with a good bass performance. It’s not exactly targeted at home cinema enthusiasts though, and it’s up against some tough competition. Punchy, energetic and clear delivery Spacious sound Lovely looks Good dialogue delivery No DTS support No HDMI pass-through Audio could stand to be taller and wider from the get-go Key Features Review Price: £999.95 QuietPort Bose’s technology to increase bass without causing distoriton Wi-Fi streaming Play music from the likes of Spotify and Tidal over Wi-Fi Adjustable EQ Adjust the width…