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Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun

Android 17 is getting a dedicated gaming mode for foldables that will put a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of your screen to theoretically make it easier to play games. With foldable gaming mode, which is set to launch in the coming months, the virtual controller emulates physical button presses at a system level and is designed to work "with any game that supports physical controllers," says Google's Mishaal Rahman on Reddit. For the actual inputs, the virtual controller will have

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YouTube updates Shorts to make it even more like TikTok

YouTube is adding even more TikTok-like features to Shorts, including a new "clear screen" mode that removes the icons and text from the video you're watching. In a blog post on Thursday, YouTube says it's also replacing the "thumbs-up" button with a "heart" icon, and is introducing a new option that lets you watch Shorts at 2x speed. As noted by YouTube, you can speed up a video by holding down the edge of your screen and lifting your finger when you want it to return to normal speed. You can l

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CL-STA-1062 Targets Southeast Asian Governments and Critical Infrastructure

Government entities and critical infrastructure were targeted for espionage in SE Asia by attackers using a hybrid toolkit, including custom TinyRCT backdoor. The post CL-STA-1062 Targets Southeast Asian Governments and Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Unit 42.

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Commission approves State aid for Romania's investment and development bank

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun 2026 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Romanian measures for the national investment and development bank Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare S.A. (‘BID').

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Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun 2026 Today, the Commission is proposing to extend for an additional year the temporary protection for people fleeing Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, while taking into account Ukraine's overall ability to defend itself. By doing so, the Commission reinforces its unwavering commitment to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.

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New analysis on the EU's most threatening criminal networks

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun 2026 Today, the European Commission, Europol and the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU are presenting a new Europol analysis of the EU's most threatening criminal networks.

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Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the Budapest Pride Diplomatic Reception

European Commission Speech Budapest, 27 Jun 2026 What a difference a year makes. The winds of change are blowing across this great nation in the heart of Europe. I feel it. We all feel it. It is a great pleasu...

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Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Sanofi regarding the promotion of a flu vaccine for vulnerable patients

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun 2026 The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Sanofi has breached EU competition rules by carrying out a communication campaign that disparages the only rival flu vaccine recommended for vulnerable patients with risk factors.

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First-ever EU tripartite agreement signed to boost energy storage

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun 2026 The European Commission has rallied a number of EU energy ministers, storage developers and manufacturers, renewable energy developers, energy-consuming industries and financial institutions around the first-ever EU tripartite agreement on energy storage.

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Message from Commissioner Šuica at the European Heritage Policy Agora 2026 - Heritage as the Soul of the Mare Nostrum

European Commission Speech Nicosia, 01 Jun 2026 Excellencies, distinguished guests, dear friends, I would have liked to join you in person at the European Heritage Policy Agora 2026 but due to unavoidable ins...

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OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request

The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release GPT-5.6 in limited preview form - granting access only to a small group of enterprise customers - in compliance with a request from the federal government. During that preview period, the Trump administration itself would rep

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In Less Than 24 Hours, Attackers Weaponize Cisco CUCM Flaw

The flaw enables server-side request forgery (SSRF) and escalates privileges to root, impacting Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME deployments.

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Framework has good news and bad news

Thanks to the component crisis, it's a bad time to want a new computer. But if you are waiting on a preorder for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro - which Framework's CEO has called the "MacBook Pro for Linux users" - the company shared good news on Thursday that might mean yours will cost less than you expected. The company announced that it has secured cheaper new PCIe Gen 5 SSDs from its supplier, Adata, and if you had put in an order for a configuration with a 500GB SSD, you'll now get a 1TB SSD a

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EFF, TEDIC and CEJIL Challenge Secrecy in the Use of Face Recognition in Paraguay

Seeking transparency and accountability in Paraguay’s use of facial recognition, EFF, the Association of Technology, Education, Development, Research, Communication (TEDIC), and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against the state for arbitrarily denying access to information about its implementation and use of the technology as a tool for mass surveillance that erodes people’s privacy rights. The case involve

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Russian APT 'Gamaredon' Upgrades Its Arsenal, Requiring New Defenses

The FSB state-sponsored operation has gotten a lot better at loading its malware and hiding its servers.

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Four Years After Dobbs, Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Keep Coming for Online Speech

This week marks four years since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional protections for people seeking abortion care. Anniversaries are a moment to take stock, and over the last four years, EFF has seen firsthand how digital rights and reproductive rights have become increasingly intertwined. One major way this has happened: the fight over abortion has also become a fight over online speech and government censorship as a steady stream of proposed law

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EdTech Attackers Shift From Schools to Their Software Suppliers

Educational institutions, the edtech companies they rely on, and, more concerningly, the challenges they pose for schools are the focus of the latest Reporters' Notebook video series.

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Score a discounted Xbox console before the prices jump

The Xbox Series S and Series X consoles together. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Microsoft announced today that the price of all Xbox models will rise in August, the second time in less than a year as memory prices continue to wreak havoc on every industry from cars to computing. Thankfully, we’re already out looking for Prime Day deals, and we were able to find some discounts on both the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X ahead of the price hikes. Microsoft Xbox Series X The Xbox Series X is

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Instagram wants to monopolize your attention

This week, Instagram launched a series of new features for its smart TV app that are all designed to get people to spend more time on the platform through the biggest screens in their homes. In addition to vertical Reels, Instagram for TV - which is currently available for Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, and Samsung Smart TVs - users can now watch disappearing Stories and horizontal videos with aspect ratios similar to what you typically see on YouTube. And soon, Instagram will make a big push for lo

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RAMageddon just got extremely real

Even Tim Cook couldn’t supply chain his way out of the RAM crisis. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge As far as prices go, Apple is kind of a reverse canary in the coal mine. With its famously generous margins and immense purchasing volume, it can afford to ride out price fluctuations in its supply chain in a way no other consumer tech company can. So when Apple raises prices across nearly all of its product lines, you know that shit is well and truly real. That's what happened earlier today:

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Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

The prediction market giant Polymarket said it's refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third-party breach.

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Order-tracking app Shop abused to push callback phishing attacks

Threat actors are increasingly abusing Shop, the order-tracking app from Shopify, by adding fake purchase receipts in users' order histories to trick them into providing sensitive data or installing remote access software. [...]

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Local Police Collusion Hampers Crackdown on Asian Scam Centers

With tens of billions of dollars flowing into regional economies from cybercrime, scam centers continue to flourish, despite international and law-enforcement efforts.

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DHS chief says president has met with potential CISA nominee; agency plans to hire 600

Once a new CISA director is in place, the agency will ramp up hiring efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told lawmakers. The White House has not yet announced a nominee.

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Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027

Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, allowing enrolled devices to continue receiving security updates until October 12, 2027. [...]

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It’s a bad time to want a new computer

It's not exactly surprising that RAMaggeddon is making new tech hardware really expensive. But if you've been in the market for things like a new computer or tablet, this week has been filled with sticker shock. Given how many companies announced price hikes related to component shortages, it seems unlikely things will get cheaper any time soon. Valve started the week off by finally revealing the price of the Steam Machine, its long-delayed, console-like PC that, in our tests, has performance on

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Remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra at the ENVI Council

European Commission Speech Luxembourg, 25 Jun 2026 Ladies and gentlemen, Very good evening, I have been thanking you more often for your tenacity. Thank you very much for being here. This morning at the doorstep...