Switch 2 dock from a $45 USB-C hub: 540 bytes of firmware
A Switch 2 dock from a $45 USB-C hub? A modder patched 540 bytes of firmware to fool Nintendo's handshake, fix HDR and expose the dock check's secret.
Yandex Cloud data loss: 2.84% gone after drone strikes
Yandex Cloud data loss confirmed: 2.84% of customer data is gone for good after drone strikes, and the provider blames users for skipping backups.
Switch 2 dock from a $45 USB-C hub: 540 bytes of firmware
A Switch 2 dock from a $45 USB-C hub? A modder patched 540 bytes of firmware to fool Nintendo’s handshake, fix HDR and expose the dock check’s secret.
United bans AI agents from booking your flights
United bans AI agents from booking flights, citing security, federal rules and money. Here’s why airlines are fencing off the agentic web and what to do.
Linux kernel AI slop drives a top reviewer to step back
Linux kernel AI slop now makes up half of what one memory management reviewer sees. Lorenzo Stoakes just stepped back, and maintainers foot the bill.
Steam Deck FPS data lands on Steam, and Verified looks silly
Steam Deck FPS data from real players is now on Steam Store pages. Verified games at 30 FPS, Unsupported ones near 60: here’s how to read the charts.
ThinkPad BIOS password bypass: a $10 chip saves old laptops
A ThinkPad BIOS password bypass now costs $10: a cheap CH341A programmer wipes Lenovo supervisor passwords and saves 4th to 8th gen laptops from the dump.
Outlook SPF validation error: Microsoft bounces legit email
Hit an Outlook SPF validation error since last week? Microsoft’s new mail rules are bouncing small senders. What broke, and how to fix SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
AMD driver SSD bug: Radeon software writes 13 TB a month
An AMD driver SSD bug makes the Radeon External Events Utility write to your drive nonstop, even idle. Here’s how to check your PC and stop it.
Epic Games Launcher on SteamOS: Epic confirms it’s coming
Epic Games Launcher SteamOS support is official: Epic names Fedora, SteamOS, Cachy and Omarchy. But Fortnite on Steam Deck? Not so fast.
Claude Code secrets leak: 1,122 public GitHub files hold keys
Claude Code secrets leak: Apiiro found 1,379 passwords and API keys saved by ‘don’t ask again’ in 1,122 public GitHub files. Here’s how to check yours.