Author: The Tech Guy

Mexico and South Africa kicked off the FIFA World Cup on Friday. Germany’s first match is this Sunday and it is against Curaçao. Why are we mentioning this? Well, Google has a special promotion – you can get a free Google TV Streamer plus a World Cup-themed Pixelsnap Ring Stand with a Pixel 10, 10 Pro or 10 Pro XL. You can find out more about the offer here. Using the TV Streamer (or any other Google TV device), you will be able to watch the matches live, check the schedule, see match highlights and post-game analysis. The Google Pixel…

Google has confirmed that a PeopleSoft vulnerability mitigated by Oracle this week has been exploited by ShinyHunters as a zero-day to steal data from organizations. Oracle has released an out-of-band advisory and security alert for CVE-2026-35273, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability impacting PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 and 8.62, as well as PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications.  The software giant has released mitigations, but patches do not appear to be available. PeopleSoft is an ERP software suite used by many large organizations to manage a wide range of business functions, including HR, payroll, finance, supply chain, and campus operations.  While…

I have worked with Cern Basher to analyze Echostar. Full disclosure I own Echostar and SpaceX. Based upon this analysis, the value of SpaceX within Echostar works out to an implied price of $80-113 per share depending upon how the parts of Echostar are valued. Echostar has 266 million shares of SpaceX spread over 288 million shares. The FCC has given approval for the ATT deal and the SpaceX spectrum deals but the final transfers of shares and cash require more time and bureaucracy. The May 12 approvals are past the 30 day open for challenges period as of June…

It was a busy week over at Cupertino, California – the annual WWDC introduced the latest versions of Apple’s key operating systems. Let’s focus in on iOS – what did you think about its new features and improvements? If you need a refresher or you missed the announcement altogether, here’s what’s new in iOS 27. The headlining feature this week – not just for iOS but the whole WWDC – is the new Siri AI. This and the next generation of Apple Intelligence. iOS 27 But there were other changes too, like Apple trying to polish…

VLC is clearly the best media player out there, with tons of features and support for 100s of media formats. So when I got my 4K HDR monitor, I naturally tried to play the few 4K HDR movies in my collection, and it was, honestly, meh. The colors looked washed out, the HDR tone mapping was all over the place, and there were noticeable micro-stutters. I’d already dialed in the HDR settings on Windows 11, so I knew my display wasn’t the problem. My attempts at tweaking VLC’s settings were futile. So I went looking for an alternative and found…

It’s officially watch party season, especially with a certain special soccer event happening right about now. To celebrate the occasion, we’ve partnered with brands producing some cutting-edge tech to show you the ultimate soccer watch party setup. Keep your watch party pool clean with the WYBOT S3Dave Carr / Android AuthorityHere’s the part of hosting a watch party nobody puts on the invite. Hours before anyone shows up, you’re skimming leaves, scrubbing walls, and wondering how the floor got that bad when nobody’s even been in yet. And yet the pool is the centerpiece — the whole reason you’re hosting…

Anthropic has disputed allegations of a prompt-based jailbreak affecting its recently launched Claude Fable 5 AI model, underscoring the robustness of the advanced classifier system and extensive red-teaming efforts that underpinned the model’s deployment. Claude Fable 5 became generally available on Tuesday, when Anthropic introduced it as a powerful Mythos-class AI model with safeguards that restrict its use in high-risk domains such as cybersecurity, where Mythos has proved particularly potent.  In sensitive areas such as cybersecurity, where it could be abused to develop exploits, and biology, where it could be leveraged to develop bioweapons and chemical weapons, the model automatically…

This March 20, 2026, image of Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is a composite view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. It shows Messier 64 captured at near- and mid-infrared wavelengths by Webb, while Hubble’s image shows the galaxy in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. Messier 64 is characterized by its bizarre internal motion. The gas in the outer regions of this spiral galaxy is rotating in the opposite direction from the gas and stars in its inner regions. This strange behavior may be the result of a merger between M64 and a satellite…

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. PowerA Protection Case for PS Portal reviewThe PowerA Protection Case for PlayStation Portal is designed to keep your beloved remote player protected from scratches, drops, bolts of lightning…you name it. OK, I was lying about that last one, but this case is a very durable option indeed, and during my two weeks testing it, it’s proved to be a highly reliable carry case — here’s why.First of all, let’s…

A few users have recently reported that their folder customizations are no longer working in Windows 11. For some, custom folder icons are not appearing in File Explorer, while others find that localized folder names are no longer displayed in their preferred language. Instead, folders show their original names and default icons, even though the customization settings are still in place. For most users, the issue began appearing after a recent Windows update. If you are experiencing the same problem, don’t worry. In this guide, we will explain why this happens and show you how to resolve the issue. Why…