2026-08-17

That Apple Screen Sharing bug has now been seen in the wild, so please update macOS

A bug in macOS screen sharing lets attackers view your screen, open files and do just about anything else they want. [...]

2026-08-17

GitHub has been down for most of the morning

If you hear lots of grumbling in coffee shops this morning, GitHub's outage may be why. [...]

2026-08-17

TP-Link BE6300 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Range Extender (RE403BE): a fast and easy-to-use device for boosting your Wi-Fi range

The TP-Link BE6300 is a great Wi-Fi 7 extender that can boost your home network's coverage without costing you a fortune. However, some of the compromises made to keep the price down might be too much for power users, such as gamers. [...]

2026-08-17

4TB Seagate IronWolf hard drive is a versatile storage upgrade that's especially well suited to NAS systems and it's 33% off right now

4TB Seagate IronWolf HDD is a versatile storage upgrade that's especially well suited to NAS systems and it's 33% cheaper at the moment. [...]

2026-08-17

MacOS users warned to beware screen-sharing bug which can turn Macs into cryptomining slaves

Apple patched a critical-severity flaw in Screen Sharing which allowed crooks unabated access to vulnerable devices. [...]

2026-08-17

PC gamers are asking 'what's next?' as RAM crisis sparks further rumors of GPU price hikes, and gaming monitors could get more expensive

Graphics card maker warns that GPUs are due 'substantial' price hikes, and I'd buy now rather than wait — the same might be true of gaming monitors. [...]

2026-08-17

AI is quietly killing the hourly billing model that built India's IT industry

India's outsourcing giants are booking bigger profits with fewer employees. Clients now insist on paying for results, not hours worked [...]

2026-08-17

The 5 best kitchen tools, ranked by Consumer Reports

Small kitchen tools can turn tedious prep work into a quick, easy task. Consumer Reports tried five gadgets to find the most useful picks [...]

2026-08-17

Azerbaijan wants to become a tech hub as its startups raised $2.6m last year

Every petrostate eventually discovers that the oil will not last forever, and Azerbaijan has reached the stage of the story where the government starts talking about technology. Hydrocarbons once made up roughly 75% of the country’s economic output and 90% of its exports, according to the IMF, which is a comfortable arrangement right up until […]<br /> This story continues at The Next We [...]