Author: The Tech Guy
The Cl0p ransomware group has named more than 40 organizations allegedly targeted in the recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in PTC’s product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms Windchill and FlexPLM. The vulnerability and its exploitation The exploitation of the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-12569, came to light in June, when CISA added it to its KEV catalog and the vendor warned of attacks targeting it. The flaw is an improper input validation issue that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via specially crafted requests. Exploitation of the vulnerability was expected, with police in Germany reportedly alerting organizations…
Explanation: Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula winds through the emission region and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Also known as vdB 142, this cosmic elephant’s trunk is over 20 light-years long. The detailed telescopic view features the bright swept-back ridges and pockets of cool interstellar dust and gas that abound in the region. But the dark, tendril-shaped clouds contain the raw material for star formation and hide protostars within. Nearly 3,000 light-years distant, the relatively faint IC 1396 complex covers a large…
Sonos has finally added Live Activities support to its iPhone app. The new feature, rolling out to iPhone users now, gives users quicker access to playback controls without having to reopen the app. The feature appears on the Lock Screen after you start playing audio on a Sonos device and leave the app. Once active, the Live Activity shows the room or group that was last playing audio, along with controls for playing, pausing and skipping tracks. This means you can make basic playback changes directly from the Lock Screen. The feature also works when playback is started outside the…
The 2025 Roku Streaming Stick Plus gives you an HDMI plug on one end and a USB-C port on the side. That is the whole list. Streaming sticks skip the Ethernet jack to stay small and cheap, and most buyers never miss it, though the omission stings if you spent a weekend pulling Cat6A through your own walls. Roku does support wired networking on its 2025 sticks, using that same USB-C port and an adapter that runs about $15. Nothing on the box mentions it. My office is the room where I stopped treating that as a curiosity, because wiring…
The Apple TV 4K is my favorite streaming device on the market, but even I’m aware of its limitations. I have an aging first-gen device that dates back to 2017, and it’s starting to miss out on new features, so the writing is on the wall. While it makes perfect sense for me to upgrade to the newest third-gen model, rumors about the upcoming fourth-gen have me hesitant to pull the trigger. With a TV in my basement in need of a streaming device of some sort, my plan was to get a new Apple TV 4K, move my old…
The US this week announced charges against 17 members of the Iran-based company Mabna Institute for hacking into hundreds of organizations in the US and abroad. According to a 14-count superseding indictment, Mabna Institute was founded in 2013 to help universities and research organizations in the country steal non-Iranian scientific resources. It has targeted universities in the US (144) and abroad (178), private companies in the US (42) and abroad (11), five government agencies in the US, and at least two NGOs, stealing over 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property, as well as employee email accounts. The 17…
You might assume scrapping a brand new car would be terrible for the environment, but it depends on what you replace it with. New research suggests replacing a gas car with an electric vehicle can cut overall emissions even when the gas car is only a year or two old.Transportation is the second biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions globally, and passenger vehicles contribute nearly half of them, according to Our World in Data. That means the speed at which drivers switch to electric vehicles is a critical factor in efforts to fight climate change.But while electric vehicles may not…
Meta has finally brought its Meta AI assistant to the Mac with a dedicated desktop app, giving users another AI chatbot to keep open alongside all those other tabs. The app can analyze a shared window, answer questions about what’s on screen, generate content, and accept voice dictation across macOS. Meta AI can actually see what’s on screen The most interesting part of the Mac app is its ability to look at a shared window and use what it sees as context. Users can ask Meta AI about something on screen, get suggestions, or have it help create content based…
Rakuten is helping Helsing navigate Japan’s complicated military procurement systemHelsing’s HX-2 strike drone is already undergoing trials with Japan’s militaryJapan’s expanding defence budget is attracting overseas military technology companiesRakuten has revealed it is now working with German defense AI startup Helsing to bring the company’s military drones into Japan.The Tokyo-based ecommerce and finance conglomerate is acting as the local broker between Helsing and Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force.Field tests of Helsing’s HX-2 strike drone began earlier this year and will run through the end of September 2026.Latest Videos FromTechRadarRakuten’s role in the dealHelsing says it reached an “initial agreement” for the…
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