Bragg Gaming Group has confirmed a significant cybersecurity incident that compromised the company’s internal IT infrastructure early Saturday morning, August 16, 2025.  The online gaming technology provider discovered unauthorized network intrusion attempts that successfully breached their security perimeter, prompting immediate activation of incident response protocols. Key … [Read more...]

August brings a host of major video game releases across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and the newly released Nintendo Switch 2. The hybrid console will get Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World, an enhanced version of the 2022 action-platformer, this month. August also sees the return of the Mafia franchise with Mafia: The Old Country. The action-adventure title takes players to Sicily in … [Read more...]

Google's Circle to Search feature was rolled out to select Android smartphones in January 2024, and the feature is now available on a wide range of devices. At present, it can translate any text displayed on the screen, and it also lets users search the web or identify music playing nearby. A recent report suggests that Google is experimenting with a new “Live Translate” option inside Circle to … [Read more...]

Anthropic says the conversations make Claude show ‘apparent distress.’Aug 18, 2025, 2:13 PM UTCEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot can now end conversations deemed “persistently harmful or abusive,” as spotted earlier by TechCrunch. The capability … [Read more...]

A sophisticated new cybercriminal technique known as “ghost-tapping” has emerged as a significant threat to contactless payment systems, enabling Chinese-speaking threat actors to exploit stolen payment card details linked to mobile wallet services such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. This innovative attack vector leverages Near Field Communication (NFC) relay tactics to facilitate retail fraud, … [Read more...]

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that's rapidly emerged as a universal translator for digital services. First introduced by Anthropic in late 2024, MCP was designed to standardize how AI systems (like large language models, or LLMs) connect to external tools, applications, and data sources. In simple terms, MCP provides a common language for software services to communicate, … [Read more...]

EntertainmentSay goodbye to the peacock logo, too.Aug 18, 2025, 1:56 PM UTCEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.MSNBC is about to look a lot — and sound — a lot different. The cable news network will soon go by My Source News Opinion World (MS NOW) and drop its peacock logo, … [Read more...]

Nintendo has a few major first-party Nintendo Switch 2 games lined up for the rest of the year. One of those is Kirby Air Riders, a sequel to the 2003 GameCube title Kirby Air Ride. The company is set to reveal much (much) more about what it has in store for the new game, as it has lined up a dedicated Nintendo Direct. You'll be able to watch the showcase, which was first announced via the … [Read more...]

A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s netfilter ipset subsystem has been discovered that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root-level access.  The flaw, identified in the bitmap:ip implementation within the ipset framework, stems from insufficient range validation when processing CIDR notation in IP address ranges.  This missing bounds check enables … [Read more...]

Realme P4 5G is confirmed to launch in India on August 20, alongside the P4 Pro 5G model. Just days ahead of the smartphone's launch, Realme's Chief Marketing Officer Francis Wong has revealed the pricing of the Realme P4 5G. The handset is confirmed to ship with a MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 5G chipset alongside a dedicated Pixelworks chip. It will have a 6.77-inch AMOLED display and a 7,000mAh … [Read more...]

Apple's iPhone 17-series is expected to debut in September, and one of its key contract manufacturers has kicked off the mass production of the standard iPhone 17 model, according to a report. The phone is reportedly being produced at a Foxconn facility near Bengaluru, which is said to be its second-largest manufacturing unit outside of China. The upcoming handset is also being manufactured in the … [Read more...]

Many consider commercial VPNs as the all-in-one solution for accessing geo-locked websites and browsing anonymously. That’s far from true. The bold promises of total privacy, anonymity, and better speeds from VPN providers look great on their website or promotions. Eventually, you get tired of the slow speeds and are baffled about how websites and services still manage to track you. Source: … [Read more...]

APT SideWinder, also known as Rattlesnake, Razor Tiger, and T-APT-04, is a nation-state advanced persistent threat (APT) group active since at least 2012 and believed to originate from India. Noted for targeting military, government, and strategic business entities, particularly in South Asia, SideWinder’s operational footprint has recently expanded to critical infrastructure in the Middle … [Read more...]

Workday, one of the largest providers of human resources technology, has confirmed a data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal information from one of its third-party customer relationship databases. In a blog post published late Friday, the HR technology giant said the hackers stole an unspecified amount of personal information from the database, which Workday said was primarily used to … [Read more...]

The back-to-school season is a good time to save on tech, whether you're returning to campus or not. While some discounts are reserved for students, others are available to everyone. One of the best right now is on Apple's M3-powered iPad Air, which is somewhat of a goldilocks tablet — one that will be a great option for just about everyone. You can grab it for $150 off at Amazon right now.This … [Read more...]

Last summer, Samsung overhauled its Galaxy Buds line with the Galaxy Buds 3 and 3 Pro. This year, the company is adding a third, more affordable option to its earbuds family with the Galaxy Buds 3 FE ($150). This so-called "fan edition" carries a "blade" design similar to the existing Galaxy Buds 3 duo, but has the ear tip fit akin to the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. Active noise cancellation (ANC) is still … [Read more...]

No-code development is rewriting, no pun intended, how business applications are created. With visual drag-and-drop interfaces, pre-built templates, and reusable components, citizen developers from every corner of the enterprise are now able to build applications without coding experience and deploy them in days or even hours, rather than weeks or months. From HR professionals automating employee … [Read more...]

Most of the handheld gaming PCs on the market use AMD's Ryzen Z series processors, with only a few exceptions. The MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ use Intel's Core Ultra 200V series CPUs, while the Acer Nitro Blaze uses AMD's Ryzen 8000 "Hawk Point" series, which has the same underlying architecture as several of the Ryzen Z series chips, and the newly announced GPD Win 5 uses AMD's most powerful … [Read more...]

The Pixel 9 Pro Fold was one of my favorite gadgets of 2024 to the point where it even landed on our list of the biggest winners of the year. Not only was it a worthy alternative to Samsung's long-running Galaxy Z Fold phones, its straightforward design once again proved that keeping things simple is often the wisest way to go. It turns out, the best approach to foldable phone design is to make … [Read more...]

Nine AI agents for writing and grading assistance are launching today for Grammarly Free and Pro users.Aug 18, 2025, 1:00 PM UTCJess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Grammarly is launching several new AI agents for specific writing challenges, from educators trying … [Read more...]