Nintendo turned its biggest flop into an expensive, uncomfortable novelty
I’ve written about a lot of different video game hardware over the years, from new consoles to retro gadgets to…
February 2026
Latin America’s Cyber Maturity Lags Threat Landscape
The slower pace of upgrades has the unintended impact of creating a haven for attackers, especially for initial access brokers…
Cybercriminals Stole $20 Million by Forcing ATMs to Spit Out Cash, FBI Says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a flash cyber-alert outlining a sharp increase in malware-enabled ATM jackpotting incidents…
Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas
Welcome to Edition 8.30 of the Rocket Report! As I write this week’s edition, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is…
Emerging Chiplet Designs Spark Fresh Cybersecurity Challenges
As scaled-down circuits with limited functions redefine computing for AI systems and autonomous vehicles, their flexibility demands new approaches to…
Wizards of the Coast Has a Very Long Explanation for Why It Changed Raph’s Weapon in the Ninja Turtles ‘Magic’ Set
No, it’s not an art error: Raph’s weapon of choice has had a bit of a tweak for the new…
Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta
Facial recognition has been a requested feature for smart glasses, but the risks are high. Whenever I write about Meta’s…
Tesla’s cheaper $60,000 Cybertruck is still a Cybertruck
Tesla has announced a new all-wheel drive Cybertruck that starts at $59,990, the cheapest the controversial truck has been sold…
Microsoft removes guide on how to train LLMs on pirated Harry Potter books
Following backlash in a Hacker News thread, Microsoft deleted a blog post that critics said encouraged developers to pirate Harry…
Ring Cancels Its Partnership with Flock
It’s a demonstration of how toxic the surveillance-tech company Flock has become when Amazon’s Ring cancels the partnership between the…