From PC Mag: Aflac is warning that a cybercriminal gang briefly breached its systems as part of an ongoing hacking campaign against insurance providers.

Aflac noticed "suspicious activity" on its network on Thursday, June 12, at which point its cybersecurity team stepped in to prevent any malware...

From PC World: AT&T lost information on millions of its U.S. customers last year—not just account numbers, but full names, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, birth dates, and even social security numbers. But that wasn’t the end of the story, as the stolen data surfaced again. And...

From CNET:
We're half a decade into foldable phones, with plenty of devices from Samsung, Google and Motorola (as well as others from Oppo, Huawei and more) for consumers to choose between. Yet among big phone makers, only Apple still lacks one in its lineup. The latest flexible-screen devices...

From The Verge: YouTube is bringing its Veo 3 AI video generation model, which my colleague Allison Johnson recently called “a slop monger’s dream,” to YouTube Shorts later this summer, according to a Cannes Lions keynote from YouTube CEO Neal Mohan.

Shorts creators can already take advantage of...

From PC Mag: Passkey authentication’s highest-profile holdout is now giving its customers a more secure alternative to brittle, password-based sign-ons. On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it's rolling out passkey logins for users of its Android and iOS apps.

“Passkeys will soon be available on...

From CNET: Electronics company Anker has announced an official recall of Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263, following 19 reports of the portable chargers catching fire and exploding.

The Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that more than 1.1 million of the...

From Fractal Press Release: Released today, Scape marks Fractal’s first entry into the gaming audio category. Combining Scandinavian design aesthetics with user-centric features, Scape offers a uniquely Fractal take on the gaming headset.

Scape is designed to provide gamers with a rich, immersive...

From The Verge: Eufy is launching its first portable smart display, designed to allow multiple users to control and monitor security devices from a single hub. The Smart Display E10 is capable of displaying up to four live camera feeds simultaneously and can be paired with the company’s AI-supported...

From PC Mag: After eliminating nearly 27,000 jobs in 2023, Amazon is preparing for another round of layoffs. This time, the job cuts stem from the rapid growth and efficiency of AI.

"As we roll out more Generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done. We will need fewer people...

From PC World: A splash of color? Think bigger. With its latest light, Signify-owned Philips Hue is looking to wash your walls with a multicolored glow. Also: The promised Hue AI chatbot is making its debut in a handful of countries.

Available now, the $220 Philips Hue Play wall washer is a squat...