Author: The Tech Guy

Google first revealed its plans to launch the new Googlebooks back in May, confirming they will run a new Android-based OS. We also got a sneak peek of some of the laptops earlier this month from the first vendor partners like Lenovo and Asus. And today, Google sent out invitations to media for an official launch event in New York on September 15. It shapes up to be a big announcement because it won’t be just about the hardware. Google will announce what rumors called Aluminum OS, but we don’t have an official name for it yet. We only know…

After hearing about a new “no antivirus detected” warning on Windows 11 PCs, I went to my own to see if I’d gotten the error. I didn’t, but plenty of other folks did. The warning is showing up on Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 (I have the latter) machines, especially ones that picked up recent Insider Release Preview builds, and it’s almost certainly wrong: Microsoft Defender is still running underneath it. It’s a reporting glitch between Defender and the Windows Security Center UI, not proof your PC is unprotected, and as of this writing, Microsoft hasn’t listed it as a…

The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are expected to debut next month with a new and faster A20 Pro chipset, larger batteries, and upgraded cameras. However, a new rumor claims that one of the rumored camera upgrades could be exclusive to the Pro Max model. Rumors of a variable-aperture main camera for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro series have been circulating for some time. Tipster Ice Universe now claims that Apple could reserve the feature for the iPhone 18 Pro Max. According to the tipster, the variable-aperture camera hardware requires additional space, which the larger Pro Max…

Rob Strechay, until recently managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research, has joined VentureBeat as our first Lead Analyst and a founding analyst of VentureBeat Research. His arrival is the next step in a deliberate move at VentureBeat toward deeper specialization: analysis built for the technical decision-makers — the directors, VPs, CIOs, and CTOs — who are evaluating, buying, and deploying enterprise AI.The enterprise AI stack is being rewritten in real time, and the decision-makers I talk with are starved for objective, defendable data. Rob Strechay has the mix of technical rigor and operating experience needed to dissect the…

AI-powered data fabric company Prevalent AI today announced raising $22 million in growth funding from Integrity Growth Partners (IGP). Founded in 2017 by former GCHQ and Darktrace leaders and headquartered in London, Prevalent AI has operated on a bootstrapped basis until now. The UK-based company has built a data fabric platform that turns fragmented enterprise data into a knowledge graph that security teams and AI agents can use to gain context, clarity, and control. Prevalent AI addresses the cybersecurity risks posed by fragmented data in enterprise environments amid accelerated AI adoption. The platform cleans, connects, and contextualizes enterprise security data,…

There are reports that some power users are switching from Claude to SpaceXAI’s $300 SuperGrok Heavy tier. They cite slowdowns in models like Fable 5 and Sonnet 5 amid Anthropic’s usage boost ending August 19. They praise Grok 4.6 for its balance of intelligence and lower per-task costs on agentic tasks. Grok Bot adds always-on agents for overnight research and app handling. Some stick with Claude for coding but there are some cancellations signaling a shift among heavy users. xAI & Grok co-founder, Jimmy Ba says 90% of XAI engineers are using AI agent loops, which helps them ship 5x…

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. Thermal Master DV2: 30-second reviewThe Thermal Master DV2 is a handheld thermal imaging monocular that the maker positions in different ways depending on which storefront is visited. On its own birdwatching page, it is billed as the first dedicated thermal camera built specifically for spotting birds and wildlife.Elsewhere in the same company’s catalog, and on Amazon, it appears instead as a general-purpose thermal monocular for hunting, camping and rescue…

Hadlee Simons / Android AuthorityTL;DR The latest version of GameNative brings a variety of CPU and GPU power controls for Samsung, AYN, and Retroid devices. These controls let you either switch between preset performance profiles or make granular adjustments to CPU and GPU clock speeds. This update also brings a community configuration browser, faster loading from external storage, and a favorites tab. GameNative is arguably the best way to install and play PC games on your Android device, while also offering quick access to your digital gaming library. Heating is one notable challenge for these types of apps, though, but…

Recent analysis from Rapid7 demonstrates the fallacy of defenders continuing to rely on patching their way out of problems. “Q2 2026 was not just another busy quarter in cyber. It felt more like a stress test of the way we currently manage exposure. Traditional patch cycles are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of vulnerabilities and attacker speed and precision,” writes Rapid7 in its latest report titled ‘the compression era’. “Vulnerabilities are being disclosed at higher volume, proof-of-concept code is appearing faster, exploitability is being tested earlier, and attackers are getting better at turning public information into operational access.” SecurityWeek…

Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight.  From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone celebrations, their images preserve the history of exploration while capturing the people and teams behind the missions shaping the next era.   Meet the photographers behind the lens and explore the stories behind the images that have helped tell NASA’s story.  Robert Markowitz NASA Photographer For more than three decades, NASA photographer Robert Markowitz has documented the people and milestones that have shaped NASA’s human spaceflight program. His career has spanned the space shuttle program, 25 years of continuous human presence…