600+ FortiGate Devices Hacked by AI-Armed Amateur

• A Russian-speaking hacker used generative AI to compromise the FortiGate firewalls, targeting credentials and backups for possible follow-on ransomware attacks. • A Russian-speak

Cybersecurity · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 228 words

[$] The second half of the 7.0 merge window

• The 7.0 merge window closed on February 22 with 11,588 non-merge commits total, 3,893 of which came in after the article covering the first half of the merge window . • The chang

OS & Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 526 words
Summer Game Fest runs from June 5-8

Summer Game Fest runs from June 5-8

• Summer Game Fest runs June 5-8, featuring Geoff Keighley-hosted kickoff at 5PM ET. • Live kickoff streamed worldwide on YouTube, Twitch, X, Steam; LA tickets available in spring.

Consumer Tech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 193 words

Probing a USB analog audio adapter

• How do engineers squeeze all the necessary circuitry (and what is it?) into one of these devices, and do so this inexpensively? • With the demise of analog audio line out, headph

Electronics & EE · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 386 words
Are you overwhelmed by AI developments?

Are you overwhelmed by AI developments?

• Rapid generative and agentic AI shifts engineering from assistance to autonomous task execution. • SaaS platforms like Claude, Codex, Gemini automate complex workflows in dev, cu

How Can Infinity Come in Many Sizes?

How Can Infinity Come in Many Sizes?

• An editorially independent publication supported by the Simons Foundation. • Get the latest news delivered to your inbox. • Type search term(s) and press enter Popular Searches F

Quantum Computing · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 492 words
Nothing reveals the Phone 4a ahead of schedule

Nothing reveals the Phone 4a ahead of schedule

• Trending: Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 iPhone Fo

Consumer Tech · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 225 words
Tech In Plain Sight: Projection Clocks

Tech In Plain Sight: Projection Clocks

• You wake up in the middle of the night. • Is it time to get up? • Well, you can look at the nightstand clock. • Unless your partner is in the way. • Even then, without your glass

Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations

Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations

• Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations Downloads Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations JPEG (291.85 KB) PIA26697 Figure A JPEG (291.92 KB) Description NASA’s C

Space & Aerospace · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 544 words