Cybercriminals created thousands of fake FIFA websites and phishing systems designed to steal World Cup tickets and financial information.

Slashdot reader Bruce66423 writes: A German court this week sentenced a member of the Red Army Faction a far-left terrorist organisation that operated in West Germany in the 1970s and 1980s to jail. [67-year-old Daniela Klettewas was sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies, according to the Guardian, and "she also faces trial for alleged involvement in three attacks in 1990 and 1994: a failed bombing in front of a bank, a shooting at the US embassy in Bonn and a 1993 bombing at a prison.".] ..

The brand's first EV has been heavily criticised, with some saying it has abandoned Ferrari's roots.

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The Spanish soccer player posted a bunch of images featuring the mystery product.

The Linux kernel mailing list has a new patch proposing the retirement of the x32 ABI, reports Phoronix: The Linux x32 ABI for x86_64 processors allow making use of the full 64-bit register file and wide data path but retaining 32-bit pointers to provide for a smaller memory footprint when not needing 64-bit pointers. Linux x32 came to the party late and didn't enjoy much adoption over the years and is now looking at possible removal from the Linux kernel. The x32 code was a nice concept for ..

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Call Of Duty: Warzone is shutting down on PS4 and Xbox One later this year, reports Kotaku. As Call of Duty fully transitions to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S (and Switch 2), its popular battle royale spin-off, Warzone, is also ditching the old consoles. Later this year, Warzone will no longer be playable on PS4 or Xbox One... Shortly after Modern Warfare 4 ( MW4) launches on October 23, it will be integrated with Warzone. But because MW4 is skipping PS4 and Xbox One, Activision is starting the ..

A new pair of Beats headphones are on the way, as a new unnamed model surfaces in a series of Instagram posts by football star Lamine Yamal. A still from a video showing the new unannounced Beats headphones - Image Credit: Lamine Yamal On May 23, some mystery headphones appeared in an FCC filing , indicating a new pair was coming out of Cupertino. One week later, an Instagram post has shown that it's from Beats. The shots on the official account for Lamine Yamal showed the sporting celebrity ..

"A security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft products," reports TechCrunch, "along with code to exploit them." Microsoft's response to the researcher? "Threatening to take legal action and call the cops on them." On Wednesday, Microsoft published a blog post criticizing the researcher, who goes by the handle "Nightmare Eclipse," for publicly disclosing a series of bugs, including BlueHammer, RedSun, UnDefend, and YellowKey. The flaws affected products such as the ..

Go from 4K resolution for Crimson Desert to 680Hz for Counter-Strike 2.

Researchers have identified a ring of minerals around the largest basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars (which past research suggests held a large body of water). Phys.org says the research provides new clues on when life may have been possible on Mars and how future astronauts could make oxygen: Manganese oxides and hydroxides (collectively written as manganese (hydr)oxides) can act as geological proxies for past oceans... The team involved in the new study analyzed short-wave infrared ..

Bleu Jours Kubb Fanless mini PC combines silent passive cooling with Intel workstation hardware, although pricing remains exceptionally expensive.

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After Google announced AI-emphasizing changes to its search results, many web surfers began defecting to DuckDuckGo, reports TechCrunch. (They describe DuckDuckGo as "a privacy-focused alternative" that accounts for around 2% of the U.S. search market...) DuckDuckGo said U.S. app installs went up 18.1% week-over-week on average during the May 20 to May 25 period, compared to May 13 to May 18. The company said that growth was sustained for six consecutive days and peaked at 30.5% on May 25. On ..

California's Assembly has passed AB 2047, the California Firearm Printing Prevention Act, sending the amended bill to the state Senate.

Picture this: you're the owner of a dainty place in San Francisco. You put it up on Airbnb, considering the area is sprawling with AI bros, thinking you'd get a pretty good return on your investment. What you actually get in return are scratched kitchens, damaged appliances, bizarre rearrangements, and just straight up missing items.

Samsung launched the first "Classic" smartwatch with the Galaxy Watch4 in 2021, but it wasn't a part of all the Galaxy Watch lineups that arrived later, as Samsung launched the Classic model with alternate generations, meaning the Watch5 and Watch7 didn't have a Classic version, but the Watch6 and Watch8 series did. Considering that pattern, we weren't expecting Samsung to launch a Classic smartwatch this year, but a new development suggests that might not be the case. While looking at the code ..

A research team found "extensive changes" on brain scans of 13 young women taking GLP-1 drugs, reports the Washington Post: Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had multiplied... ["We didn't expect to see this effect, and we really don't know what it means," said an assistant professor assisting the research.] Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs were initially understood as a metabolism breakthrough: medicines that act like hormones to ..

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Security company Okta shot up 30% Friday, reported CNBC, while data platform provider Snowflake jumped 50% this week. They see it as part of a larger trend where software stocks "soared this week," signaling "some companies are navigating their way through AI disruption better than Wall Street expected" and that investors "may have been too quick to declare the end of software with the emergence of AI. Even as AI displaces certain tools and job functions, many software companies continue to ..

Meta is looking to expand its AI wearables business into the world of clip-on pendants, with more glasses coming soon, too.

Apple Music might be preparing to let users listen for free, but there might be big limitations and adverts attached.

Intel's next-generation 12V-only PSU standard reportedly adds PMBus support, smaller connectors, and improved power efficiency.

Oppo has announced the rollout of the ColorOS 16 May 2026 update for the Find and Reno series smartphones. The update is headlined by Live Space, which is now smooth and smart to interact with, offering an immersive, responsive, and refined lock-screen experience with fluid animations, while the capsule-style notifications display real-time updates through a clean, distraction-free interface. The ColorOS 16 update also brings updated O+ Connect, which now allows seamless cross-platform file ..

We've found a sneaky way to stream the 2026 Champions League final for free from anywhere in the world.

The Fitbit Air isn't the only Whoop alternative that you can buy without a subscription.

Have you ever thought that going from 4K to 1080p on a dual-mode monitor was just too much of compromise for higher refresh rates? Well, worry not, as MSI has just answered your prayers with a 4K 360 Hz QD-OLED monitor that has a 1440p 520 Hz mode and a 1080p 680 Hz mode, all packaged nicely inside a 32" beast.

Microsoft's deadline for deleting your SwiftKey backup is May 31, but you can still save it.

DeX almost convinced me to ditch my laptop.

Nikon will try to claw back lithography customers by selling argon fluoride (ArF) tools for less than the market leader, ASML.

Here's what we know so far about Star Wars: Starfighter ahead of its mid-2027 debut.

Kevin O'Leary claims Chinese propaganda to blame for anti-datacenter sentiment.

The Android client for Apple Music has hinted at new subscription tiers, opening the possibility for a cheaper plan with some added restrictions. It won't be free. Apple Music on Android has slipped some hints about future changes Since its conception, Apple Music has provided the same general level of service to all users regardless of their actual subscription plan. Sure, you can get it as an Individual, Family, Student, or Apple One subscription, but you get the same service across the ..

Slowly but surely, Gemini is catching up to ChatGPT.

Meta is making a major push to expand its business beyond online advertising, but past efforts show that success is far from guaranteed.

Huawei's current Rotating Chairman thanked the United States for its export bans, which boosted the progress of China's semiconductor industry. He made the comment after unveiling the groundbreaking LogicFolding chip architecture, when reporters asked him how the company came up with the idea.

The Trump administration is planning to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to nuclear startups that want to convert it into reactor fuel, arguing it could help address a looming fuel shortage for advanced reactors. Critics warn the idea raises serious nonproliferation, security, cost, and technical concerns. The New York Times reports: The plan has generated debate and some unease among nonproliferation experts. If finalized, it would mark the first time the U.S. ..

Lenovo has pulled the G02 from sale on different Chinese e-commerce platforms after the company discovered that it was being sold outside of China.

Foundation sparks revolt after disbanding team responsible for many community- requested fixes and moderation tools