Cybersecurity advice is sometimes extremely straightforward. Your password leaked? Change it. Your PC needs updates? Apply them. You want to install pirated software? Don’t.
But more often, cybersecurity advice is a simplification of complex details—and results in opposite instructions from various experts. That’s confusing for many people, and I don’t blame anyone for feeling that…
Why DisplayPort beats HDMI for gaming PCs
July 14, 2026
Many gaming PCs aren’t delivering their full potential because the monitor and graphics card are connected via HDMI. While this usually works without any problems, it does not always make full use of the system’s capabilities, particularly when using high refresh rates…
Microsoft has discovered a new piece of malware that not only spies on data but also renders entire systems unusable. The malware, known as GigaWiper, combines several destructive functions with a powerful backdoor for attackers.
Security researchers at Microsoft Threat…
Palworld 1.0 Players Spot a Number of Pal Redesigns — and Some Say They Now Look Less Like the Pokémon They Resembled
July 13, 2026
Palworld players have spotted that developer Pocketpair has altered several Pal designs for the 1.0 launch, leaving some saying they now look less like the Pokémon they had resembled.
Pocketpair published detailed patch notes for Palworld’s 1.0 version earlier this week listing hundreds of additions, changes and improvements. However, these patch notes do not discuss the changes to several Pal…
The GTA 3 Mission That Reinvented It All
July 13, 2026
Few missions in GTA’s history would make such a big and noticeable change to the geography of the host city as Bomb Da Base Act II, which goes some way to explaining why all 45 seconds of this short, sharp, Tin Can Alley sniper mission remains so memorable.
By today’s…
Stardew Valley is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and on top of the new content coming to the game in the 1.7 update, we now know that we’ll be getting a new Stardew-themed book. From the same publisher that brought us the delightful Stardew Valley cookbook…
$8 Billion Bitcoin Attack Could Become Profitable Through Derivatives, Duke Professor Says
July 13, 2026
Campbell Harvey, a Duke University finance professor, says an attack on Bitcoin that once looked economically self-defeating may now be financially viable because deep derivatives markets could let an attacker profit from the resulting price collapse.
Key Takeaways
Campbell Harvey says an $8 billion 51% attack could pair Bitcoin hashpower with shorts.
Duke University’s model puts the cost near…
Ripple nearly shut down after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the company, with CEO Brad Garlinghouse considering whether to end operations, distribute XRP holdings to shareholders, and close the business.
Key Takeaways
Ripple came close to shutting…
A hobbyist running a single Bitaxe device just won Bitcoin’s biggest lottery.
Key Takeaways
A solo home miner claimed the full 3.1382 BTC reward from block #957382 via Public Pool on July 9, 2026.
Bitaxe ran at 995.2 GH/s for eight hours before beating roughly 900 EH/s of…
Astronomers may have heard the 1st 'whispers' of ghost particles created by supernova explosions
July 13, 2026
The universe is haunted by “cosmic ghosts” called neutrinos, and new research suggests they may be the “whispers” of stars that died in supernova explosions over the course of billions of years.
The discovery is an important step forward in our understanding of the life and death of stars and how they enrich their environments with metals, elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. It…
