Apple Offering Free Repairs To 3Rd

Apple on Friday quietly launched a repair service program for third-generation iPad Air models suffering from a “blank screen issue” that may in few cases cause the display to go white permanently. “Apple has determined that, under certain circumstances, the screen on a limited number of iPad Air (3rd generation) devices may go blank permanently. A brief flicker or flash may appear before the screen goes blank,” Apple said in an announcement posted to its website....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 287 words · Anissa Bane

Atms Running On Windows Xp In Russia Hacked By Pressing ‘Shift’ Key 5 Times

Security vulnerability found in ATM machines running Windows XP in Russia All ATMs that are still running on Microsoft’s 16-year-old Windows XP operating system are at the risk of getting hacked easily, as the OS is no longer supported by the Redmond giant except for emergency security patches (for instance, patch blocking the WannaCry ransomware released this year). An employee of Russian blogging platform Habrahabr recently discovered that the ATMs operated by the state-owned bank Sberbank running Windows XP has inherent security vulnerabilities that can be easily exploited by hackers....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 259 words · Daniel Hood

Best Free Music Download Sites That Are Completely Legit

So these are some of the best free music download sites that are completely legal to use and provide impressive music quality from different genres. ALSO READ: Best Free Music Downloader Apps For Android Best Free Music Download sites 1. SoundCloud 2. Amazon Music 3. Jamendo Music 4. PureVolume 5. SoundClick 6. Internet Archive 7. Last[dot]fm 8. Wynk 9. YouTube 10. MP3[dot]com Best Free Music Download sites 1. SoundCloud SoundCloud is one of the most popular music streaming and downloading service that has an extensive collection of more than 150 million songs....

January 31, 2026 · 6 min · 1168 words · Donald Martin

Brave Blocks Microsoft Recall Screenshots

Brave, the privacy-focused web browser, is taking a firm stand against Microsoft’s new Windows Recall feature by blocking it from capturing screenshots of any Brave tabs—by default. The change, which rolls out starting with Brave version 1.81 for Windows, ensures that all Brave tabs are treated as “private” to the operating system, effectively preventing Microsoft’s Recall feature from recording browser activity. What Is Recall—And Why Is It Controversial? Introduced by Microsoft in 2024, Recall is a new feature built into Windows 11 that takes automatic screenshots of your desktop every few seconds....

January 31, 2026 · 3 min · 438 words · Kirk Reed

Brazil Seizes Iphones From Stores As Apple Fails To Provide Charger

In September, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice ordered Apple to suspend iPhones that were sold in the country without a battery charger, stating that the smartphone was lacking an essential component in a “deliberate discriminatory practice against consumers.” The Justice Ministry also slapped a 12.275 million reais ($2.38 million) fine on Apple. Despite this, the Cupertino-based tech giant failed to comply with the order and continued to sell iPhones in the country without a battery charger....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 361 words · Laura Morales

Chinese Hackers Attacking U.S. Coronavirus Response: Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump administration has accused China for the increasing number of cyberattacks on its government agencies and medical institutions involved in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and for attempting to steal research on coronavirus, according to a report from CNN . According to the officials, hospitals, research laboratories, health care providers, and pharmaceutical companies all have been hit. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) managing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been hit by a wave of daily strikes, an official having direct knowledge of the attacks said....

January 31, 2026 · 7 min · 1444 words · Nana Hertenstein

Controlflag: Intel’S Machine Programming Tool That Detects Bugs In Code

Intel on Thursday unveiled ControlFlag, a machine programming research system that can autonomously detect errors in code, during its Labs Day 2020. In preliminary tests, ControlFlag trained and learned novel defects on over 1 billion unlabelled lines of production-quality code. The tool shows promise as a powerful productivity tool to assist software developers with the labour-intensive task of debugging, according to Intel. Intel said that it’s estimated that of the $1....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 396 words · William Nash

Cosmicstrand Malware Found In Asus, Gigabyte Motherboards

Security researchers at antivirus-maker Kaspersky have discovered a new UEFI firmware rootkit dubbed “CosmicStrand” that has been infecting systems featuring Asus and Gigabyte motherboards. For the unversed, UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware is tasked with booting up Windows computers, including the loading of the operating system, even before any security measures of the system. As a result, malware that has been placed in the UEFI firmware image is particularly hard to detect which makes it difficult to remove it by performing a clean reinstall of the operating system or even by replacing the storage drive....

January 31, 2026 · 3 min · 624 words · Patrick Levasseur

Counter

Counter-Strike 2 is released today for PC and Steamdeck as Valve drops the curtains on Counter-Strike Global Offensive, popularly known as CSGO. This comes after around 6 months since the game was first teased on Twitter on its official handle with a teaser video. Then followed the gradual invites to play the game in beta and provide the developers with feedback to improve CS2 before launch. The Final Tease The Best First Person Shooter Saga begins The Final Tease Then Counter Strike 2’s official handle posted a tweet, “What are you doing next Wednesday”....

January 31, 2026 · 3 min · 441 words · Nancy Creekmore

Deepseek Limits New Registrations Following Cyber Attack

China’s AI start-up DeepSeek, a prominent platform specializing in advanced data analytics, has temporarily suspended new user registrations after “large-scale malicious attacks” targeted its systems. Founded in 2023, DeepSeek is a Chinese company “dedicated to making AGI [artificial general intelligence] a reality.” The AI start-up gained worldwide attention this week when its AI app for iOS, DeepSeek—AI Assistant—became the highest-rated free app on Apple’s App Store in the United States, briefly surpassing OpenAI’s ChatGPT in popularity....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 416 words · Shirley Davis

Download Google Home App On Windows 10, 11 Pc 2025

Google Home app makes the process of managing Google Home, Google Home mini, Chromecast, Google Nest, and numerous consumer electronics and smart devices that are compatible with Google Home a breeze. Exclusively, available for Android and iOS the Google Home App can also be installed on a Windows Desktop PC or Laptop. Even though there’s no native Google Home app for Windows 10 or Windows 11 PCs and Laptops. You can still download Google Home on PC by employing an Android Emulator ....

January 31, 2026 · 5 min · 874 words · Marilyn Watts

Download Macos Sonoma 14 Iso Image File

So, you are ready to download macOS Sonoma 14 ISO? We will walk you through the steps to get Sonoma up and running on your Mac. It is pretty straightforward, but there are a few things to keep in mind to make sure everything goes smoothly. Whether you are an experienced Mac user or new to the ecosystem, upgrading to macOS 14 will open a world of enhanced features, improved security, and seamless integration across Apple devices....

January 31, 2026 · 5 min · 916 words · Peter Moreles

Elon Musk Rebrands Twitter To X, Replaces The Iconic Bird Logo

Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday replaced the beloved Twitter logo and the iconic bird symbol with an “X” as part of a wider rebranding. The new logo is a white stylized “X” on a black outer space-themed background. For those unaware, on Sunday, Musk announced the decision to rebrand the microblogging platform and wrote in a post that if a good enough X logo is posted on Twitter, then he would make it go live worldwide on Monday, July 24....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 425 words · Carolyn Mcguire

Elon Musk’S Neuralink Implants Brain Chip In First Human

Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company, Neuralink has successfully implanted its first N1 chip in a human brain for the first time, achieving a significant breakthrough for the company. Making the announcement on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on late Monday, Musk said that the operation took place on Sunday and the patient was recovering well after the procedure. The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well....

January 31, 2026 · 3 min · 485 words · Anthony Stevens

Facebook Lock Profile Is Not Showing? [ Fixed ]

Facebook has a feature called Lock Profile that enables you to lock your profile from people not on your friend list. Locking your profile will prevent others from viewing posts and information on it, sharing and downloading your profile picture and cover photo, and more. The feature is available to everyone, but many users are unable to find this option in their Facebook profile. If you plan to lock your FB profile but cannot because the option is missing, here’s what you need to do....

January 31, 2026 · 4 min · 674 words · Jennifer Massiah

Fake Coronavirus Tracking App For Android Locks Up The Device

We recently reported how hackers were abusing the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to their advantage by exploiting the Coronavirus Maps to steal user information. Not just this, cybercriminals also used the fear of coronavirus outbreak to launch email campaigns to infect users’ systems with malware. Exploiting this situation further, a malicious Android app is now doing the rounds that claim to help track cases of the coronavirus but instead installs ransomware and locks users out of their device....

January 31, 2026 · 3 min · 467 words · Leonard Epstein

Fappening 2.0 Continued: Miley Cyrus, Rosario Dawson, Suki Waterhouse Nude Photos Leaked Online

Miley Cyrus, Rosario Dawson, Suki Waterhouse are the latest casualties of Fappening 2.0, nude photos leaked online After a lull of two weeks, we now have new Fappening leaks. The fappening 2.0 hackers had gone silent after leaking the nude images of English television presenter and model, Holly Willoughby on 24th March. Now after nearly two weeks, hackers have leaked nude images of Miley Cyrus, Rosario Dawson, and Suki Waterhouse. Though most reports haven’t linked this set of nude leaks to Fappening 2....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 391 words · Sarah Tietjen

Fcc Declares Chinese Telecom Giants Huawei And Zte As National Security Threats

As a result of this action, U.S. companies will be barred from using the $8.3 billion Federal Universal Service Fund to purchase, obtain, maintain, improve, modify, or otherwise support any equipment or services produced or provided by these two Chinese suppliers. “With today’s Orders, and based on the overwhelming weight of evidence, the Bureau has designated Huawei and ZTE as national security risks to America’s communications networks—and to our 5G future,” said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai....

January 31, 2026 · 3 min · 515 words · Vincent Debose

Filmywap 2025: Hindi, English, Punjabi Movies Download

Filmywap is a popular website in India and other Asian countries that provides free online Movie downloads , mostly Bollywood movies, Hollywood movies in Hindi, and the latest Indian regional movies including Kollywood movies , Punjabi , Telugu, and Tamil movies in HD. We all can’t deny the fact that Piracy is the biggest curse for the Entertainment media industry. These days there are tons of websites available on the internet that let you download 100% free movies and even allow you to watch movies online, and Filmywap was just one of them....

January 31, 2026 · 3 min · 581 words · Daina Coro

Fortnite And Xbox Raised $144 Million For Donation To Ukraine

Epic Games and Microsoft collectively have donated upwards of 144 million USD dollars towards Ukraine. It generated a large chunk of charity from in-app purchases and virtual currency that it has used towards Direct Relief, UN World Food Programme )WFP), UNICEF, UNHCR, and World Central Kitchen. Fortnite and Xbox raised USD 144 million for Ukraine Fortnite officially made a tweet that they were able to generate 144 million USD for the people in Ukraine along with Microsoft Xbox ....

January 31, 2026 · 2 min · 260 words · Elizabeth Flores