Author: The Tech Guy

It’s Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay in what’s being touted as one of the more straightforward groups at the FIFA World Cup 2026.Uruguay find themselves in Group H alongside Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and European champions Spain. It could be the perfect tonic for Marcelo Bielsa’s side, who are without a win since a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan last October. With Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde, Manchester United’s Manuel Ugarte and Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur at their disposal, La Celeste will be hoping to successfully navigate their way into the knockout stages.Despite this, their opening clash against Saudi Arabia is unlikely to…

Mackay Sugar, a major Australian sugar producer, has been targeted in a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down some of its mills. The hacker attack came to light on June 10, when Mackay Sugar announced it was responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting some of its operations. “Interim processes are in place to support critical business functions and minimise disruption where possible,” the company said at the time. Mackay Sugar operates three cane-processing mills in Queensland and is Australia’s second-largest raw sugar producer. The cyberattack appears to have impacted operations at two of the mills, but the company…

NASA astronaut Anil Menon will be available for limited media interviews beginning at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, June 22, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station as part of Expeditions 74/75. The virtual interviews will take place from the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, and will stream live on the agency’s YouTube channel. Media interested in participating must submit a request to the newsroom at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, by emailing jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. A copy of NASA’s media accreditation policy is online. Menon is scheduled to launch to…

Portable chargers are usually designed with a simple goal: keep one person’s devices alive for as long as possible. Nimble thinks there’s a better approach. The company has unveiled SHAREPOWER, a new portable charger that can physically split into two independent power banks, allowing users to share battery power with someone else without giving up their own charge. Announced as part of Nimble’s Summer 2026 lineup, SHAREPOWER combines two 5,000mAh battery modules into a single 10,000mAh portable charger. When attached, the device functions as a standard power bank. However, users can detach one half and hand it to a friend,…

If the RugOne brand doesn’t ring any bells for you, we won’t blame you. It’s a brand-new “exploration brand” by the rugged phone veteran Ulefone that they debuted at last year’s IFA 2025 with their first device, the Xever 7. Today, six months later, we get their second device – the RugOne Xever 8, which we have for hands-on today. We also have a short video about the Xever 8 on TikTok too. Ulefone sees a space in the smartphone market where young people are looking for a rugged smartphone (hence the name RugOne) with an appealing yet eco-friendly design.…

The FBI and Google have announced the takedown of Outsider Enterprise, a large phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that caused billions of dollars in losses. Operating out of China and coordinated through Telegram, the network distributed phishing kits that allowed threat actors to impersonate known brands in campaigns carried out over SMS messages. According to Google, hundreds of thousands of people fell victim to attacks carried out by threat actors associated with Outsider Enterprise. More than 2.5 million messages containing links to websites generated through the platform were sent to Android users over a two-week window in May. The internet giant says…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech As AI finds its way into hospital systems around the world, the case of one Brazilian woman makes it clear that the tech doesn’t have to diagnose patients to determine whether they live or die. According to Brazilian news publication MG1, 32-year old Rebeca Cardoso Tenente Molina died after a state-run AI system for assigning hospital beds forced her to wait five days to transfer to an intensive care unit. In interviews with MG1, Molina’s family members explained that the AI system delayed…

Last week, vivo confirmed that its upcoming foldable, the vivo X Fold6, will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chipset. The company has now unveiled key details about its cameras and displays. While vivo has yet to announce a launch date, it has revealed new details about the X Fold6. The foldable will feature an 8.02-inch inner display built using Samsung’s M14 luminous material. According to vivo, the panel can reach a peak brightness of 5,000 nits while also supporting a 1-nit ultra-low brightness mode. It has also received TÜV Rheinland Global Eye Protection 3.0 certification. Moving…

Most people assume a slow TV is just a slow TV, and that buying a better one is the only fix for the yearly slow down. The reality is more frustrating than that. The hardware inside your smart TV was already underpowered the day it shipped, and the operating system has been quietly making things worse ever since. Everything behind that panel is an afterthought, but there’s a thirty-dollar fix that does what a brand-new television can’t guarantee. Related 6 Reasons I Skipped a Smart TV and Bought a Streaming Stick Instead It took me a while to come around,…

Andy Walker / Android AuthorityGoogle News is easily one of the most popular news aggregators on the planet, with more than a billion Android downloads and over 100 million monthly visits to its web platform. With aggregated content from over 20,000 publishers, there’s a lot to love about Google News. Of course, there’s also plenty to complain about.I personally use Google News as my go-to source, but I certainly wish a few things were handled a little differently. With that in mind, here are five features I think Google News desperately needs to add. Is there any new feature you’d…