Month: July 2025
Chinese hackers hit Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing in spear phishing campaign
Proofpoint saw UNK_FistBump, UNK_DropPitch, and UNK_SparkyCarp engaging in spear-phishing The groups were trying to deploy different backdoors and malware The campaign is part of a wider effort to “achieve semiconductor self-sufficiency” experts claim Multiple Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been coordinating attacks on the Taiwanese semiconductor industry, hitting manufacturing, supply…
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Pico’s next XR headset could be lighter and smaller than ever, but I hope it just skips to AR glasses instead
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly developing a brand new XR device under its Pico brand – mixed-reality goggles to challenge the Puffin (perhaps now codenamed Phoenix) device Meta is said to be working on. I’ve tested both of Pico’s last two XR devices, the Pico 4 and Pico 4…
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Peacock is raising its prices by $3
A subscription to Peacock is about to cost more. NBCUniversal announced on Thursday that it’s raising the price of its ad-supported Peacock Premium from $7.99 to $10.99 per month, while its ad-free Premium Plus plan will go from $13.99 per month to $16.99 per month. News of the price hike…
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Razer’s new Pokémon collab is not very effective
Razer’s new Pokémon collaboration is a missed opportunity. The four PC gaming peripherals in this lineup are simply reskinned versions of products that already exist, and which cost $20 to $40 more than their all-black counterparts. You really should be getting more for your money here. For example, the themed…
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Someone paid $5.3 million for a piece of Mars
Add this to the list of “things that might be fun if you had a buttload of money”: Someone forked over $5.3 million in a Sotheby’s auction to own a piece of Mars. The Red Planet meteorite was discovered in 2023 in a remote area of the Sahara Desert in…
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Donkey Kong Bananza is already cheaper at Costco
Today is Donkey Kong Bananza launch day, and what better way to celebrate than with a discount? The Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive game is currently $62.99 ($7 off) at Costco for members. Nintendo games rarely go on sale, even after several months on shelves, so any amount off the retail price…
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