Author: The Tech Guy
The scent of fresh bread straight from the oven is intoxicating. As sugars and proteins react under heat, they create compounds that give golden-brown crusts their rich aroma. Called advanced glycation end products (AGEs), these molecules also form inside us. Our bodies are essentially ovens running at around 98 degrees Fahrenheit, and AGEs slowly build up over decades. They stiffen bouncy, elastic tissues and trigger lasting inflammation.One of the hallmarks of aging, AGEs drive a range of age-related problems, increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and eye and kidney troubles. In theory, clearing them out could turn back the…
If you’re looking to buy a new TV in 2026, the two options you’ll be picking from are QLED and OLED. OLED holds the edge in contrast, but QLED is way brighter and often more affordable, too. If you’re interested in buying one of the best TVs out there, then it’s well worth taking a look at these top QLEDs. They offer the best brightness, some of the most vibrant HDR highlights, and richer colors than ever. The best QLEDs come in a range of sizes and at a range of prices. Picking the best one can be tricky, but…
I bought a Dolby Atmos soundbar last year, ran the setup wizard, watched the little animation showing sound moving around my living room, and figured I was done. For months, I sat through movies that sounded fine but never quite lived up to the “object-based audio” pitch. No overhead rain, no helicopters actually passing overhead, nothing that split the difference between “loud” and “immersive.” I assumed my room was just too small, or that Atmos on the often troublesome streaming services was overhyped. Then a friend asked what my TV’s audio output was set to, and I didn’t have an…
Namecheap suffers major outage, with services unavailable for hours”Cooling issues” at Phoenix data center blamed for outageThe issue took around 15 hours to fully repair, with customers ragingTop hosting provider Namecheap suffered a significant outage which led to websites across the globe seeing problems for several hours.The web hosting company saw issues after what Namecheap called “a failure of cooling systems” at its data center in Phoenix, leaving the company’s hosting plans, EasyWP, DNS and email clients all offline.The issue took around 15 hours to fully repair, with users also unable to access Namecheap services, email, accounts and more during…
WordPress on Wednesday announced patches for a high-severity vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. Tracked as CVE-2026-65640 (CVSS score of 8.8), the security defect can be exploited by attackers with Author-level user or higher permissions via malicious Postscript file uploads. According to WordPress’ advisory, the issue affects only installations that use Imagick and Ghostscript, as it was discovered in Ghostscript’s handling of certain embedded files. Successful exploitation requires that an attacker has file upload rights. “WordPress version 7.0.4 has been released, containing a fix for the vulnerability, and as a courtesy to users on older branches,…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The Arena Group — the media company which, in 2023, allowed a contractor called AdVon Commerce to publish AI-generated fake writers in the pages of Sports Illustrated and multiple other brands — has rebranded as an AI company. The Arena Group, which owns brands including Parade, Men’s Health, and The Street, declared on Monday that it was changing its name to “Paradium.AI.” It also announced its acquisition of InfoSentience, a company that the Arena Group says will help it “scale data-driven content generation,” as…
Just three weeks after launching Gemini 3.6 Flash, today Google is releasing Gemini 3.7 Flash. The company says this is its “most intelligent workhorse model yet for coding and agents”. Gemini 3.7 Flash is “the direct result of developer feedback and algorithmic innovations” that will also be used in future models, according to Google. Compared to Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash has improvements in software engineering, knowledge work, and web development workflows. Google says Gemini 3.7 Flash will be better than its predecessor at coding tasks like debugging and issue resolution, while in web development, it generates more functional…
A few hours ago a leak talked about the battery capacities of the upcoming Poco F9 Pro and Poco F9 Ultra, and now we have a mega leak with renders and specs for both devices. As expected, the Poco F9 Pro is a rebranded Redmi K100 Pro with a smaller battery, and the Poco F9 Ultra is a rebranded Redmi K100 Pro Max with a smaller battery. Otherwise, the specs are identical to their Chinese counterparts. The F9 Pro has a 6,330 mAh battery and the F9 Ultra has an 8,050 mAh battery (compared to 8,580 mAh and 9,070 mAh…
Hackers started targeting a fresh critical-severity Adobe Commerce vulnerability immediately after public disclosure, webstore security firm Sansec reports. Tracked as CVE-2026-71362 (CVSS score of 9.1), the security defect is described as an incorrect authorization issue that allows unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges. Adobe resolved the flaw on August 2026 Patch Tuesday, saying it had no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation, but warning that threat actors have targeted Commerce before. Shortly after Adobe’s advisory was published, Sansec warned that it blocked the first exploitation attempts targeting the CVE. According to Sansec, the flaw can be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to…
Theo is a developer and founder heavily involved with agentic coding tools, T3 Code, Cursor integrations, and AI model testing. He reviews xAI’s newly released Grok 4.6. He notes xAI has accelerated dramatically since acquiring Cursor, moving from long dry spells to rapid back-to-back releases. Grok 4.6 It is not a new pre-train but a substantial post-training / RL upgrade on Grok 4.5, leveraging Cursor’s post-training and RL expertise.Strong focus on long-running agents, multi-step reliability, sub-agents, self-verification, and staying on complex tasks like research, codebases, turning ideas into working apps. Benchmarks are essentially neck-and-neck with GPT-5.6 Sol and just behind…