Author: The Tech Guy

If you’ve ever submitted a support ticket to LastPass, that exchange may now be in the hands of hackers. According to TechCrunch, the password manager has confirmed that customer names, contact details, and support case records were exposed in a recent breach at one of its third-party vendors. What the hackers got, and what they didn’t LastPass said its own systems were not compromised and that users’ password vaults remain secure. The exposed data was instead accessed through Klue, a market research company LastPass works with. LastPass While no passwords were stolen, the hackers used their access to Klue’s network…

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Google has started rolling out custom chat wallpapers in the Google Messages app. This seems to be a very limited release for now, as only a few beta users have received it. The feature lets you choose a wallpaper for your chat, in addition to the existing color palette option. Telegram user Pintu Patra spotted custom chat wallpapers in the Google Messages app on their Pixel phone. They then posted a screenshot in the Gapps Leaks group, as seen below.Telegram user Pintu PatraFurthermore, Redditor Stevenmc8602 also received the custom wallpapers feature. The user noted that…

A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said Anthropic had teamed up with U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct tests using the company’s Mythos model. It had identified certain vulnerabilities within hours, but that does not mean the model was able to exploit them within that time, the official said. The official said the testing was done through an Anthropic initiative called Project…

Global international tourism is massive with around 1.5 billion arrivals per year. This covers flights, cruises, road/rail travel, and more. Domestic tourism adds even more volume, but international arrivals give a solid benchmark for around the world leisure/business travel. Carbon Footprint of Global Tourism A comprehensive 2024 study (using 2019 data) estimates the total global tourism carbon footprint at 5.2 Billion tons CO₂-e (gigatonnes of CO₂-equivalent, including direct and indirect emissions). This represented 8.8% of total global anthropogenic GHG emissions (or 9.9% excluding land use). Total global tourism direct emission is 1.8 billion tons per year. Aviation is ~52% of…

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. Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal review: Price & release dateList price: $1,299.99 / £999.99Released March 2026The Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal comes in at $1,299.99 / £999.99 — while it’s far from cheap, it’s pretty good value for what it offers. That being said, there are other robot vacuum cleaners with equally impressive features and better software at a similar price point.Plus, you’ll need to maintain some parts of the vacuum;…

So, you bought a new TV. It looked great in the store, and you were excited to get it set up in your living room in time for the big game or to binge-watch that hot new streaming show. But it doesn’t look as good as it did in the store, and you’re disappointed. Before you angrily call the shop to complain or repackage the TV to send it back, there’s a single setting you probably need to tweak to improve the picture. In fact, you might need to adjust a few settings. The main setting in question, however, is…

One of the benefits of being a leader in the smartphone space is that success builds on success. Apple’s iPhone still reigns supreme in rich markets like the US, Canada, and Japan, so app and accessory creators flock to it for the best chance of turning a profit. This support enhances what an iPhone can do, making it an even more appealing product. Because of this cycle, you can now do quite a lot with your iPhone, including measuring your environment in genuinely practical ways. I’m going to focus on a few examples here, but there aren’t many limits as…

Four vulnerabilities in the open source AI platform Dify could be exploited to siphon other tenants’ data in multi-tenant cloud configurations, Zafran Security warns. A highly popular LLMOps platform for creating, deploying, maintaining, and monitoring AI applications, Dify powers over 1 million applications across more than 50 industries. Called DifyTap, the newly uncovered security defects in the platform allowed attackers to read private chats from other customers’ applications, trigger cross-tenant internal API calls, preview documents uploaded by other tenants, and leak other users’ files within the same tenant. Tracked as CVE-2026-41947 (CVSS score of 9.1), the first issue existed in…

NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agency’s entire portfolio of Information Technology products and services. Gallagher has been serving in an acting capacity since January and his permanent role is effective immediately. “Sean Gallagher’s leadership has been instrumental in strengthening NASA’s IT foundation and ensuring our workforce has the secure, modern tools needed to enable groundbreaking missions every day,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson. “As CIO, Sean will continue advancing the agency’s technology capabilities to support discovery, innovation, and mission success across NASA.” Most recently,…

Prime Day is a great time to make big savings on Amazon gear, and this is one of the standout deals we’ve found so far. The Echo Dot Max can now be had for £59.99, down from £99.99. That makes it currently £40 off and 40% cheaper for Prime members. A solid discount on the Echo Dot Max today makes boosting your music enjoyment an easy upgrade With a strong price drop on the Echo Dot Max today, upgrading your everyday listening becomes an effortless win. View Deal The Echo Dot Max uses Automatic Room Adaptation to adjust its output…