Author: The Tech Guy

Chennai, on India’s southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time on May 2, 2026, from the International Space Station. Earth observations from the space station let us see how our planet changes over time. In combination with NASA-developed technologies, these observations provide the foundation needed to explore and sustain human life on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Image credit: NASA/Chris Williams

Half-term is what young gamers count down to and parents quietly brace for – and a good controller is the difference between a setup that feels premium and one that just about scrapes by. Right now, that upgrade is much easier to justify. The Xbox Wireless Controller in Carbon Black has dropped from £59.99 to £39.99, saving you £20 and bringing one of the most comfortable gaming pads well within reach for the holidays. Save 33% on the Xbox Wireless Controller and level up half‑term gaming At just £39.99, this is a very strong pick for a half-term upgrade or…

You double‑click your saved RDP shortcut, expecting a quick remote connection, and instead you’re staring at a small dialog: “An error occurred while loading from file C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Default.rdp”. This frustrating message brings remote work to a dead stop, but don’t worry, in most cases, the fix is simple and takes less than a minute. In this post, […] This article Remote Desktop unable to open connection file on Windows computer first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

I’ve dropped in and out of Diablo 4 on PlayStation 5 regularly since it was released back in 2023; a solo burst of play here, teaming up with a buddy for bits there, and diving back in for the last major expansion in 2024.However, Lord of Hatred, the game’s second massive content drop, arrived this month (May 2026) and absolutely captivated me with its opening, ensnared me with its continuation of the meta story, and has drawn me right back into Diablo 4 with its excellent new territory and gameplay additions.I played through the whole expansion in two medium-length sessions…

An Iranian APT tracked as Nimbus Manticore has adopted new tactics and updated its arsenal in new intrusions targeting aviation and software companies, Check Point reports. Also known as Bohrium, Smoke Sandstorm, TA455, and UNC1549, and active since at least 2022, Nimbus Manticore is believed to be a subgroup of Charming Kitten (APT35) and to have ties with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Nimbus Manticore was previously seen targeting aerospace, aviation, and defense organizations in the Middle East and Europe with the MiniBike and MiniBus backdoors. In November 2024, the group was blamed for adopting North Korea-linked Lazarus Group’s…

This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine.At age 49, Jan Janisch-Hanzlik’s multiple sclerosis was destroying her freedom to live the life she wanted. She gave up her active nursing job for a desk role. Frequent falls made her afraid to carry her grandchildren. She had to move to a bigger house to make room for the wheelchair she feared she might end up needing full-time.Even the best available medication wasn’t improving Janisch-Hanzlik’s symptoms, and she worried they’d only get worse. So when she learned about a trial of CAR T cell therapy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in…

If you have ever scrolled through a YouTube Music playlist wishing you could just sort it alphabetically, we have some good news! YouTube Music is rolling out new sorting options for playlists, and yes, it has only taken about a decade. As first spotted by PiunikaWeb, users are now seeing three new sorting options: Title, Artist, and Album, in addition to the four existing options: Manual, Top Voted, Newest First, and Oldest First. New sorting options for YouTube Music are still rolling out Reddit The new options were first spotted by a Reddit user running YouTube Music version 9.20.52 on…

After setting up a new Android phone, the first thing I do is dig into the gesture settings and flip on a bunch of toggles that are off by default. The problem is, unless you go looking through gesture menus and keyboard settings, you’d never know they’re there. Android doesn’t surface them during setup, and nothing afterward ever points you in their direction. You just get the defaults and move on. Swipe down for notifications Stop reaching for the status bar Digvijay Kumar / MakeUseOf By default, swiping down on your home screen opens a search page. It’s useful if…

Lava launched the Lava Shark 4G last March, and followed it up with the Shark 5G in May. Today, the Indian handset maker announced the Lava Shark 2, which is a 5G smartphone and is powered by the Unisoc T8200 SoC. The Lava Shark 2 has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage, expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card. The smartphone runs Android 16 out of the box, without ads and bloatware, and comes with the promise of one Android OS upgrade and security updates for two years. The Lava Shark 2 is built around a 6.75″…

Anthropic says its Claude Mythos model discovered thousands of severe vulnerabilities across more than 1,000 open source software (OSS) projects. According to the AI giant, Mythos Preview has identified more than 23,000 potential vulnerabilities. Of these, 1,900 have been reviewed by external security firms, and 1,726 have been confirmed, including over 1,000 rated ‘high’ or ‘critical’ severity. The findings are still being reviewed, and Anthropic estimates that nearly 3,900 critical and high-severity vulnerabilities will be confirmed based only on current findings. As the scans are ongoing, the company believes the number of severe vulnerabilities may reach 6,200. Anthropic says more…