iOS and Android devices will listen for ultrasonic sounds to know if they’re in a meeting room Companion Mode pops up as the favored joining option It’s also easier to share audio on calls Google Meet has been updated to automatically detect meeting rooms, making Companion Mode the priority joining method to reduce echoes and […]
‘Starfleet Academy’ Begins With Something Old and Something New
Starfleet Academy has launched out of spacedock—well, come to landing in San Francisco, really—with a two-episode premiere that speaks to two very different sensibilities the show has. The first is more classically Star Trek, even as it does a lot of legwork to introduce us to the kids, teachers, and villains we’ll be spending time with […]
The Dead Have Something to Scream About in ‘The Bride!’ Trailer
Don’t you dare call her the Bride of Frankenstein. The Bride—just the Bride—makes her grand entrance in the first full trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s creature romance after that monstrously intriguing teaser back in September. The Bride! stars Jessie Buckley as the title character, with Christian Bale as her similarly undead soulmate, and this extended glimpse […]
This Microsoft Copilot AI attack took a single click to compromise users
Varonis discovers new prompt-injection method via malicious URL parameters, dubbed “Reprompt.” Attackers could trick GenAI tools into leaking sensitive data with a single click Microsoft patched the flaw, blocking prompt injection attacks through URLs Security researchers Varonis have discovered Reprompt, a new way to perform prompt-injection style attacks in Microsoft Copilot which doesn’t include sending […]
Here’s Your First Look at Sophie Turner’s Lara Croft
While some folks might have had reservations upon hearing that Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner would take on the role of Lara Croft in Prime Video’s upcoming Tomb Raider show, we just got our first look at her in the iconic video game heroine’s outfit, and she looks more than ready to take on […]
AMD Promises to Try and Keep GPU Prices Low Against the Ravages of the RAM Shortage
Today’s PC landscape is changing in ways few expected, and almost nobody wanted. AMD, the eponymous Team Red, is coming into the new year with an odd assortment of chips in tow. Maybe it’s enough to know there’s likely more in store later this year, but first AMD has to handle the ravages of the […]
Monster Hunter Wilds’ potential reason for poor performance on PC may be one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen
A Redditor has claimed that Monster Hunter Wilds runs poorly when less DLC is owned and enabled It appears to be due to the game’s constant DLC presence checks, leading to a higher load on the CPU Capcom has multiple upcoming patches to further improve performance Since its launch in early 2025, Capcom’s Monster Hunter […]
Funko’s Latest Ultra-Niche Pop Is the Horrifying Pickle Dad From ‘It: Welcome to Derry’
As soon as It: Welcome to Derry viewers heard little Lilly Bainbridge’s sad tale about her father’s death in a pickle factory accident, they knew that Pennywise was going to tap into that trauma and make it a thousand times worse. And indeed, the sewer-lurking clown delivered, first appearing to Lilly in a supermarket scene […]
Making Funny ‘Fallout 4’ Mods Is Way Better Than Making ‘Good’ Fallout 4 Mods
Gamers love to hate the output of Bethesda Studios, the company responsible for the Elder Scrolls games, along with Starfield and the Fallout games from Fallout 3 onwards. But there’s one thing that keeps these games alive: they’re perhaps the most readily moddable games out there. For better or worse, the same janky-ass game engine […]
Pax8 accidentally exposes 1,800 MSP partners data
Pax8 employee mistakenly emailed spreadsheet exposing data of around 1,800 customers File contained 56,000 entries with organization names, SKUs, licenses, and renewal dates Pax8 requested deletion; criminals reportedly attempted to buy the leaked list Pax8, a cloud commerce marketplace for Managed Service Providers (MSP), has said it inadvertently exposed sensitive data on about 1,800 of […]