He would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for a meddling security team's fear of USB On Call Each Friday The Register offers a fresh installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that celebrates the fine art of tech support.

Software companies are all about introducing new features. Some are crucial or useful, but there are those that are gimmicky or pointless. WhatsApp is the same with its constant updates, and how handy its latest one ends up being could be up for debate.

After a blockbuster theatrical run, Wicked: For Good is now streaming online. Here's how to watch it for just $1.

AleRunner writes: "China is helping Cuba race to capture renewable solar energy as the United States imposes an effective oil blockade on the Caribbean island, creating its worst energy crisis in decades," reports The Washington Post. Later in the article, it states that "China's decades-long push into clean energy technology is now helping to protect it from the soaring oil and gas crisis spurred by Trump's war against Iran," and that "Chinese exports of solar equipment to Cuba skyrocketed ..

The Samsung Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37 have been widely leaked, but their launch date still remains under wraps. Most recently, a TikTok user from Thailand shared hands-on videos of both devices. Now, a fresh set of images has emerged, offering another look at the upcoming phones. Prominent leakster Evleaks has shared official looking renders of Samsungs upcoming Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37. Lets start with the Galaxy A57, which is expected to be available in Charcoal, Icy Blue, Lilac, and Navy ..

Ubisoft is pulling the blinds down on Red Storm Entertainment, the US-based studio that it acquired back in 2000. The news is surprising, given that the studio is one of the earliest and oldest acquisition by the French studio and developer. Additionally, Ubisoft will be laying off 105 jobs from Red Storm as part of [] The post Ubisoft To Cease Development At Red Storm Entertainment, Layoff More Than 100 Staff appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Project Sunrise needs a network that doesnt exist, a rocket thats hardly flown, and FCC approval Jeff Bezos space company Blue Origin has applied to launch up to 51,600 datacenter satellites.

Alibaba cut its staff by roughly 34% over the course of 2025, as the company disposed of peripheral holdings to focus on its AI business.

SKKM mengeluarkan kenyataan menggesa pengguna iPhone di Malaysia mengemaskini peranti mereka ke versi terkini berikutan penemuan perisian hasad Darksword. Kerentanan ditemukan oleh penyelidik diLookout,iVerify dan Google pada awal bulan ini bersama dengan kerentanan Coruna yang telah ditampal. iPhone di Malaysia perlu dikemaskini kerana Darksword didapati menyerang pengguna di Malaysia,A rab Saudi, Turkiye, dan Ukraine. Ia []

Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. studio yang membangunkan siri permainan Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six dan Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon telah ditutup oleh Ubisoft. Seramai 105 kakitangan terjejas oleh penutupan studio yang sejak 1996 telah menerbitkan 33 permainan video. Permainan terakhir yang diterbitkan ialah Assassin's Creed Nexus VR untuk Meta Quest 2 pada tahun 2023. Sejak itu []

Penentangan ke atas model AI generatif ialah ia dilatih menggunakan data pengkarya tanpa pampasan walaupun harta intelek telah dirobek tanpa kebenaran. Maka model AI yang dilatih menggunakan data sendiri kini mula ditawarkan bagi menyelesaikan isu etika penggunaan data. Adobe Firefly Custom Models diumumkan tahun lalu dengan ia membenarkan model AI generatif dilatih menggunakan data peribadi. []

BEIJING, March 20 Chinese tech giant Xiaomi will invest at least US$8.7 million in artificial intelligence...

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Tiga individu yang mempunyai perkaitan dengan Super Micro Computer Inc didakwa oleh Jabatan Kehakiman AS kerana membantu menyeludup teknologi AI bernilai sekurang-kurangnya $2.5 bilion ke China. ihShyan Liaw yang merupakan pengasas bersama Super Micro, RueiTsang Chang pengurus jualan di pejabat Taiwan dan TingWei Sun seorang kontraktor didakwa terlibat dalam penyeludupan bagi memintas halangan teknologi yang []

Enterprise tools have detected impossible logins for years. Zucks human mods couldnt join the dots Meta has revealed its tested using AI for content moderation chores and found it does better than humans.

"Life Is Strange" fans have been waiting for a sequel for quite some time now but the wait is finally over. Read full story

Beberapa hari lalu Meta mengumumkan mereka akan menamatkan sokongan mengakses Horizon Worlds menggunakan set kepala Meta Quest. Ini menyebabkan mod VR permua metamesta ini terkubur dengan ia hanya boleh diakses pada skrin peranti Android dan iOS secara dua dimensi sahaja. Tetapi selepas dua hari, CTO Meta Andrew Bosworth kini mengatakan rancangan menghentikan mod VR Horizon []

It's been more than a year since Google was ordered to open its Play Store to third-party app stores. However, Fortnite is only now making its comeback to the wider Android scene. This means more Android users now have access to the game again without going through possibly insecured third-party stores. More details below.

NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took part in an operation withGermany and Canada to take down infrastructure used by four major botnets that infected more than 3 million devices worldwide, including hundreds of thousands in the U.S. Read full story

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: A lobbying trade body for smaller cloud providers is asking the European Commission to impose interim measures blocking Broadcom from terminating the VMware Cloud Service Provider program, calling the decision a death sentence for some tech suppliers and an illegal squeeze on customer choice. As The Reg revealed in January, Broadcom shuttered the scheme, a move sources claimed affects hundreds of CSPs across Europe and curtails options for ..

By now, you should have seen the newest Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer across the internet. Apart from the upcoming confirmed release date, the trailer also sparked an unexpected detail among tech and movie fans alike: Peter Parker is seen using a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip device, marking a clear shift away from Sony smartphones featured in previous films.

Silicon Valley's young coders are getting creative with this new technology. They also worry they're not spending enough time with it. Read full story

OpenAI is developing a super app for desktop that unifies ChatGPT , its browser and its Codex app, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNBC . A company spokesperson told the publications that OpenAI Chief of Applications Fidji Simo will lead the application revamp with assistance from OpenAI President Greg Brockman. Simo will also help the marketing team advertise the app when it comes out. OpenAIs leadership is apparently hoping that combining several products can help it streamline user ..

Last night, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued an urgent advisory for Apple users in Malaysia, calling on them to update their iOS devices immediately following the discovery of multiple security vulnerabilities. The warning highlights growing cybersecurity concerns, particularly as mobile devices continue to store sensitive personal and financial data.

Ketenangan di Timur Tengah menyebabkan harga bahan api dunia melonjak naik. Tentera utama dunia kini dalam keadaan berjaga-jaga dan rahsia lokasi operasi perlu diperketatkan. Tetapi lokasi kapal pengangkut pesawat Tentera Laut Republic Perancis telah terdedah disebabkan oleh data Strava. Lokasi kapal Charles de Gaulle didedahkan berada di Lautan Mediterranean kerana seorang pegawai tentera memuat naik []

Pemasangan aplikasi secara muat sisi (sideloading) ialah antara sebab mengapa Android menjadi pilihan pengguna yang inginkan kebebasan. Tetapi tahun lalu Google mengumumkan perancangan membenarkan sideloading kerana ia adalah antara penyebab berlakunya penipuan atas talian kerana pengguna ditipu untuk memasang perisian hasad. Selepas menerima reaksi negatif daripada majoriti pengguna Android, Google mengemaskini bagaimana sideloading akan dibenarkan []

Selang hampir setahun, kini Bluesky mengumumkan mereka telah meraih suntikan dana pelaburan berjumlah $100 juta dibawah Series B, pada April 2025 yang lepas. Ia tidak diketahui mengapa ia mengambil masa yang lama sebelum pengumuman ini dibuat. Pelaburan baharu ini diterajui oleh Bain Capital Crypto, dan disertai sejumlah pelabur lain, termasuk Bloomberg Beta dan True Ventures. []

As Kayce Dutton slowly finds his footing in the US Marshals, when does Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 4 hit CBS and Paramount+?

Apple's Messages app can do far more than just blue and green speech bubbles plus a few photos and videos it now also lets you add a whole range of colourful effects to messages. Read full story

OpenAI sebelum ini telah dikatakan ingin lebih memfokuskan kepada penawaran produk, dengan lebih perhatian diberikan kepada penawaran pengaturcaraan dan juga perusahaan. Lanjutan daripadanya, kini OpenAI ingin mengabungkan penawaran aplikasi mereka, termasuk aplikasi ChatGPT, pelayar web Atlas dan juga aplikasi pengaturcaraan Codex, menjadi satu aplikasi desktop sahaja. Dengan langkah ini, ia akan memudahkan lagi proses pembangunan []

Xiaomi has expanded its smart home lineup in Malaysia with the introduction of the Mijia Air Conditioner Eco Inverter . The launch strengthens Xiaomis presence in the local smart appliance market, offering consumers a cooling solution that integrates IoT connectivity, AI-driven efficiency and user- friendly maintenance features.

OPPO just unveiled its newest book-style foldable earlier this month, but the brand is already moving on to other products. It seems that the next devices to launch are additions to the Find X9 flagship lineup, namely the compact Find X9s models and Find X9 Ultra. In the past, these variants have remained in China, [] The post OPPO Find X9s, Find X9 Ultra Secure SIRIM Certification; Local Launch At Hand appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Sees optimizing its entire cloud around homebrew silicon as the way to compete Chinese web giant Alibaba has revealed its T-Head chipmaking business has shipped 470,000 AI chips, and admitted they are currently inferior to rival products, but believes it can build a mutually optimized stack that makes performance gaps moot.

Google focuses on AI features in the Fitbit app, and allows you to upload your medical records to the data-hungry company.

Meta Platforms Inc will soon cut back on its use of third-party vendors to help with content moderation, relying instead on advanced artificial intelligence systems to detect and remove posts that violate the company's terms of service. Read full story

The new unified app aims to help OpenAI streamline the user experience.

March 19 (Reuters) - OpenAI on Thursday confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that it plans to fold its ChatGPT app, coding platform Codex and browser into a single desktop "superapp" to simplify user experience. Read full story

The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had used clever techniques to worm into home networks, infecting more than 3 million devices in total, according to the US Justice Department.

The U.S. government has been trying to crack down on illegal shipments of top- tier Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China.