NotebookLM is a fantastic research assistant from Google, designed to help you make sense of large amounts of specific information you feed it. This unique attribute helps reduce hallucinated information that you might find in results from other AIs, such as Google Gemini or ChatGPT. I prefer leveraging this to peruse support documentation and user manuals for the software I rely on, and trying it … [Read more...]

A critical zero-click NTLM credential leakage vulnerability that circumvents Microsoft’s recent patch for CVE-2025-24054.  The newly identified flaw, assigned CVE-2025-50154, allows attackers to extract NTLM hashes from fully patched Windows systems without any user interaction, demonstrating that Microsoft’s April security update was incomplete. Key Takeaways1. CVE-2025-50154 bypasses … [Read more...]

Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out fixes for a massive set of 111 security flaws across its software portfolio, including one flaw that has been disclosed as publicly known at the time of the release. Of the 111 vulnerabilities, 16 are rated Critical, 92 are rated Important, two are rated Moderate, and one is rated Low in severity. Forty-four of the vulnerabilities relate to privilege escalation, … [Read more...]

A high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting multiple Fortinet security products, including FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiPAM systems.  The flaw, designated as CVE-2024-26009 with a CVSS score of 7.9, enables unauthenticated attackers to seize complete control of managed devices through exploitation of the FortiGate-to-FortiManager (FGFM) communication protocol. Key … [Read more...]

Bitwarden, the password manager and cybersecurity software service, has been a trusted solution for businesses seeking secure open-source password and passkey management since its inception in 2016. Recently, managed service provider (MSP), Convergence Networks, reported a 238% increase in internal password management adoption by employees since switching to Bitwarden. The MSP joined the Bitwarden … [Read more...]

In an interview, the head of ChatGPT says ‘we have to give people some level of predictability when there’s a major change.’Aug 13, 2025, 7:30 AM UTCAlex Heath is a deputy editor and author of the Command Line newsletter.After the backlash to replacing its 4o model with GPT-5, OpenAI will no longer get rid of old models without a heads up.“In retrospect, not continuing to offer 4o, at least in the … [Read more...]

August 2025 Patch Tuesday advisories have been published by several major companies offering industrial control system (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) solutions. Siemens has published 22 new advisories. One of them is for CVE-2025-40746, a critical Simatic RTLS Locating Manager issue that can be exploited by an authenticated attacker for code execution with System … [Read more...]

Google Chrome has released a critical security update addressing six vulnerabilities that could potentially enable arbitrary code execution on affected systems.  The stable channel update to version 139.0.7258.127/.128 for Windows and Mac, and 139.0.7258.127 for Linux, contains patches for multiple high-severity security flaws that pose significant risks to user data and system … [Read more...]

A critical security vulnerability in the Fortinet FortiSIEM platform allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely.  The vulnerability CVE-2025-25256, classified as CWE-78 (OS Command Injection), has been actively exploited in the wild with practical exploit code already circulating among threat actors. Key Takeaways1. Critical FortiSIEM flaw actively exploited … [Read more...]

Aug 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East's public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, exhibited tactics mirroring those of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, … [Read more...]

Adobe’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates address more than 60 vulnerabilities across 3D design, content creation, publishing and other types of products. The software giant has published 13 new advisories, including five that cover vulnerabilities in Substance 3D products such as Viewer, Modeler, Painter, Sampler, and Stager. In each of them Adobe patched one or more critical (high severity … [Read more...]

If you ever want to feel noticed, just try downloading Google Chrome using a clean install of Edge. On pretty much every step of the way, from entering your search for "Google Chrome download" on Bing to clicking the website and visiting the download page, Microsoft will do its utmost best to remind you that, hey, it worked really hard on Edge, and it's running on Chromium now, so there's no need … [Read more...]

Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates address more than 100 vulnerabilities across the tech giant’s products. None of the security holes patched this month appear to have been exploited in the wild. One vulnerability, a Windows privilege escalation tracked as CVE-2025-53779, has been flagged as publicly disclosed. A dozen vulnerabilities have been assigned a ‘critical severity’ … [Read more...]

When OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week, the company said the model would simplify the ChatGPT experience. OpenAI hoped GPT-5 would act as a sort of “one size fits all” AI model with a router that would automatically decide how to best answer user questions. The company said this unified approach would eliminate the need for users to navigate its model picker — a long, complicated menu of AI options … [Read more...]

In the world of business, sometimes you need to make a good first impression, and sometimes you really need to knock them flat with amazement. Fortunately, if you're a Raspberry Pi tinkerer, you can use the hardware to make some seriously impressive business cards for the extra-special clientele that you want to wow. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

In 2025, there is an abundance of choices for creative technology and software to use. When I began my creative journey, there wasn’t much choice between Adobe and Corel — especially for a student looking to get a career in the creative industries. It always felt like I had no choice but to use Adobe software. However, if I were to restart my creative journey now, with the knowledge I have of … [Read more...]

Snapdragon X devices have slowly been getting into their stride, but they aren't quite there yet. At the very least, Windows on Arm has been going from strength to strength, and big companies like Adobe are finally bringing their apps over in a native format. But there's still a way to go. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

The Pokémon franchise has seen numerous releases over the years. While the main series has always been a marquee part of nearly every portable Nintendo system, other games have expanded the world of Pokémon beyond that. From bigger budget releases of titles focusing on battles to wild and crazy deviations from the core series, Pokémon has gone a long way for fans looking for something unique and … [Read more...]

Sam Altman is in the process of co-founding a new brain-to-computer interface startup called Merge Labs and raising funds for it with the capital possibly coming largely from OpenAI’s ventures team, unnamed sources told the Financial Times. The startup is expected to be valued at $850 million. A source familiar with the deal tells TechCrunch that talks are still early and OpenAI has not yet … [Read more...]

If you're someone that's on your computer or laptop all day, a monitor stand can make a world of difference. Not only does a monitor stand bring the display to eye level, but it can also reduce fatigue and improve your posture. If you've been thinking about buying one, or want to experiment, this model from Amazon is going to be the perfect one to go with thanks to its no-nonsense price of just … [Read more...]