Surfshark pulls the plug on Search as it shifts focus to fighting scams

Surfshark is phasing out its private Search tool due to low adoption, starting with mobile, and says a brand new anti-scam feature is coming to iOS and Android. [...]

Interpol says AI has become the "core operational driver of cybercrime" across Africa

AI is involved in 55 percent of reported cybercrimes in Africa, according to a new Interpol report. Financial losses more than doubled from $192 million to $484 million, and about 600,000 cases of dig [...]

Laptops from Apple, HP, Lenovo, and more are up to 40% off in the back-to-school sales — here are the top 12 deals I'd buy

I've searched through this month's back-to-school sales and picked out the 12 best laptop deals that I recommend buying if you need a new device for the upcoming school year. [...]

This free Linux tool makes it easy to check your PC battery and disk usage - here's how

The Mission Center system monitor for Linux adds some new features that will appeal to a broader user base, especially those with laptops. [...]

Here's why you shouldn't buy new headphones without Bluetooth multipoint

The feature is a must-have, but some modern headphones and earbuds still don't offer it. [...]

White House is meeting with AI companies to roll out its new frontier model review framework

The administration says the voluntary framework, ordered by Trump in June, was completed by its deadline, but has declined to share its contents publicly [...]

Zenity Raises $125 Million as Enterprises Confront the Security Risks of Autonomous AI Agents

Zenity has raised $125 million in Series C funding as businesses move artificial intelligence agents from controlled experiments into systems capable of accessing data, invoking software tools and com [...]

Solar energy just had its best-ever month in the UK — as the first plug-in solar kits prepare to go on sale within weeks

Solar energy just set a new record in the UK, supplying more power to the grid than in any previous month. And it will soon get another boost from the legalisation of plug-in solar in weeks. [...]

Americans don’t want to live to be 120—even if they could

Radical life extension—pushing humans’ maximum age well beyond the natural average—is all the rage. Self-proclaimed futurist Ray Kurzweil wants us to hit the supplements and reset our biochemist [...]