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WhatsApp is huge, and its growth came in part from how easy it is to find people using the service - all you need is their phone number. Unfortunately, this also means every WhatsApp user's phone number was, up until very recently, easily obtainable by anyone -including any nefarious hacker group out there.
This has been revealed by Austrian researchers, who were able to extract phone numbers for all 3.5 billion WhatsApp users. And for around 57% of those 3.5 billion users, the researchers were also able
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LG For years, LG has kicked off CES press day with the first event of the morning — and 2026 will be no different. The Korea-based corporation is theming its presentation as "Innovation in Tune with You," and — if it follows the template of past presentations — it will highlight both the consumer electronics and large appliance sides of its mammoth global businesses. Like nearly all tech-centric events these... Read more ›
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GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that launched the preservation-focused PC gaming marketplace in 2008. In an update on Monday, GOG announced that its co-founder, Michał Kiciński, has acquired the digital storefront and its online gaming platform GOG Galaxy from CD Projekt - which he also co-founded - for $25.2 million. The […] Read more ›
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A report out of South Korea is painting a suboptimal picture for Samsung and its current nice guy pricing of the Galaxy Z TriFold. Quickly rewind to before we learned official pricing of the device, we assumed the phone would cost roughly $3K based on similar devices already on the market. It was a very … Continued Read the original post: Current Galaxy Z TriFold Pricing Has Samsung Losing Money... Read more ›
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Though I planned a lot for my first trip to Hawaii, I would've saved time and money in Oahu if I'd known these tips and how to avoid some mistakes. Read more ›
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A group of researchers is calling on universities to treat consulting work as a strategic priority, arguing that bureaucratic obstacles and inconsistent policies have left a massive revenue stream largely untapped even as higher education institutions face mounting financial pressures. (Consulting work refers to academics offering their advice and expertise to outside organizations -- industry, government, civil society -- for a fee. It's one of the most direct and scalable... Read more ›
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A former Samsung Engineer accused of offering the secrets behind the company's 10nm DRAM data to China's ChangXin Memory Technologies has been accused of making hundreds of handwritten notes on detailed process steps. Read more ›
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Joanna Gaines' one-pot spinach-tortellini soup is one of my new staple recipes. The meal is hearty, easy to cook, and uses ingredients I already have. Read more ›
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As 'Stranger Things' bids farewell this week, don't expect Vecna to bring the Red Wedding to Hawkins. Read more ›
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Over the last year, the youngest generation of American voters have scrambled a lot of our understanding of politics. The Gen Z cohort swung hard toward Republicans last year, moving anywhere from 6 to 21 points toward President Donald Trump (depending on the data source) compared to 2020. But, they now appear to be just as […] Read more ›
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Peak developer Aggro Crab has hit back at "friendslop" haters, insisting there's a place for co-op games that "deliver a specific experience", especially as they can be "very cost-effective for indie production". Read more Read more ›
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Miami creators, influencers, and social media personalities are finding success as the city becomes a creative hot spot. Read more ›
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A report by the Israel Advanced Technology Industries warned that the trend could threaten Israel's "innovation engine." Read more ›
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TSMC has quietly begun volume production of its 2nm-class N2 process in Q4 2025 as planned, marking the company’s first GAA nanosheet node that will be ramping production at two new fabs to meet strong demand from various customers. Read more ›
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China's first 6nm-class discrete GPUs, the G100 series from Lisuan, has apparently started to ship out to customers, months after their initial announcement. These GPUs, if as performant as claimed, hold the potential to fuel China's self-reliance ambitions in producing homegrown alternatives to Nvidia and AMD. Read more ›
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HKC has revealed a gaming monitor that reaches an almost unbelievable 1080Hz refresh rate at 720p. It shows where high-end gaming displays are heading next. Read more ›
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After announcing and teasing its design well over a year ago, Epilogue's new SN Operator will finally be available for preorder starting tomorrow. Like the company's GB Operator that debuted in early 2021, the SN Operator is a standalone USB cartridge slot that lets you play and archive old Nintendo console games on PCs, Macs, […] Read more ›
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Asus teases forthcoming Neo AM5 motherboards supporting AMD's Ryzen processors, to be officially announced at CES 2026. Read more ›
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Intel has officially sold over 217 million of its common stock to Nvidia in a historic equity investment worth $5 billion. The stake was originally announced in September, after the U.S. government had invested its own $8.9 billion into Intel. Following FTC approvals in early December, the sale has now been completed. Read more ›
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Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt, has acquired 100 percent ownership of GOG, the DRM-free digital games store. Read more Read more ›
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Here are the stars who died this year, including Diane Keaton, Robert Redford, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Reiner, and Brigitte Bardot. Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has finally been unveiled in China as the brand’s flagship phone. Alongside the standard model, the company also announced a 17 Ultra Leica edition, which gets a unique design and a mechanical zoom ring. Xiaomi 17 Ultra The 17 Ultra comes with a Leica branded triple rear camera setup with a primary 50MP 1-inch size Light Fusion 1050L sensor with support for LOFIC technology. This is... Read more ›
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Ahead of the 17 Ultra's official announcement taking place on December 25, Xiaomi has revealed that the phone comes with a physical zoom ring around its circular camera island. This will let you control zooming in a very tactile way. Interestingly, the official name of the phone seems to be Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica, and as rumored countless times before, it will feature the iconic red dot Leica logo... Read more ›
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Oppo is making the Pad Air5 official on December 25, and ahead of that, today the company has published a quick official unboxing of the upcoming device. This shows the tablet in all its glory in the Starlight Pink colorway (it will also be offered in Space Grey), along with the 45W wired charger that will be included in the retail package in China. The Pad Air5 has a "2.8K"... Read more ›
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Ahead of CES 2026, Samsung has announced the 2026 range of Odyssey gaming monitors. There are a total of five models and they offer features such as 6K glasses-free 3D support and up to 1,040Hz refresh rate. Samsung has introduced the Odyssey 3D, the Odyssey G6, and three variants of the Odyssey G8. Starting with the Odyssey 3D (G90XH), Samsung claims it is the world’s first gaming monitor to offer... Read more ›
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Next month OnePlus is unveiling a new series in China called Turbo, which will debut with two devices. One of these was spotted in the Geekbench database yesterday rocking the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC. According to a new rumor, this device will get an international launch as well, including in India. It comes with a 9,000 mAh battery which supports 80W wired charging, as well as an OLED display... Read more ›
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Oppo is reportedly working on the K15 Turbo and K15 Turbo Pro as successors to the K13 Turbo series. While official details remain under wraps, leaks surrounding the Pro model continue to surface, with a new one revealing new specs. The latest leak comes from reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, who claims that the top-end K15 series model will be powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 9500s chipset. The Oppo... Read more ›
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Last week, renders of the Motorola Signature surfaced online, revealing the smartphone's design and color options. The Motorola Signature, reportedly codenamed 'Urus' and previously rumored as the Edge 70 Ultra, will be one of the first, if not the first, smartphones in Motorola's new Signature series. There's no word from Motorola about it yet, but thanks to Indian online retailer Flipkart, we now know the Signature series is coming soon.... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra went official in China yesterday. Alongside it, the company also announced new products including the Watch 5. Xiaomi’s new smartwatch offers a circular AMOLED display, a dual-chip architecture, and is claimed to deliver up to 6 days of battery life. Xiaomi’s Watch 5 features a stainless steel case that houses a 1.54-inch circular AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 60Hz, 480x480-pixel resolution, and up to... Read more ›
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Apple is sending out one of its strongest years in recent memory. The iPhone 17 series is one of its best-selling smartphone lineups in recent memory and will help it edge out arch-rival Samsung as the world’s leading smartphone vendor for the first time in over a decade. But 2025 was significant for more than just iPhones as Apple extended its lead in the ARM chipset race with the M5,... Read more ›
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Samsung released the One UI 8 Watch update for the Galaxy Watch4 about a couple of weeks ago, but only in South Korea. Well, the good news is that Samsung has expanded the One UI 8 Watch update rollout to two more countries - India and the US. The One UI 8 Watch update is currently rolling out only for the non-cellular version of the Galaxy Watch4. It comes with... Read more ›
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