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A flat-screen television in a living room, illustrating Samsung TV ad tracking and smart TV privacy concerns.

Security

Samsung TV ad tracking: hacker roots his own TV

A researcher rooted his Samsung TV and says Samsung TV ad tracking logs skipped ads, ad IDs and maybe audio. What's real, what's hype, what to switch off.

Daniel

October 26, 2026

A DualSense controller resting on a PlayStation 5 console, illustrating Playden PS5 running Steam games on a jailbroken console.

Gaming

Playden PS5 runs Steam games on a jailbroken console

Playden PS5 lets a jailbroken PlayStation 5 log into Steam and run Windows games like Cyberpunk 2077. How it works, what breaks, and why Sony should worry.

Security

Samsung TV ad tracking: hacker roots his own TV

A researcher rooted his Samsung TV and says Samsung TV ad tracking logs skipped ads, ad IDs and maybe audio. What’s real, what’s hype, what to switch off.

A bucket of popcorn next to an old film projector, illustrating the Popcorn Time vulnerability.

Security

Popcorn Time vulnerability: 3 million PCs at risk

A Popcorn Time vulnerability let anyone who bought an expired domain run code as SYSTEM on about 3 million forgotten installs. How it was quietly fixed.

A penguin sliding on snow, illustrating the Linus Torvalds AI debate in the Linux kernel.

Software

Linus Torvalds on AI: fine for pros, no drive-by patches

Linus Torvalds on AI in the Linux kernel: competent devs should use it, drive-by patches can get lost. What he actually said, minus the outrage.

Laptop on a desk showing a web browser window, illustrating the Arc browser shutdown and its alternatives

Software

Arc browser shutdown: dates and alternatives

The Arc browser shutdown is official: mobile ends November 23, desktop December 22. What happens to your data, and which browser to move to now.

Network switch with ethernet cables, illustrating how Quad9 leaves France over a DNS blocking court order

Internet

Quad9 leaves France over DNS blocking order

Quad9 leaves France on November 24 after a court sided with beIN Sports. Why the DNS resolver refuses to block, and what to change on your router now.

A game controller glowing on a dark table

Gaming

EA closes BioWare and cancels the next Mass Effect

EA closes BioWare after 31 years and cancels the next Mass Effect, with about 400 layoffs across the company. What went wrong, and what it says about EA.