A search result isn't always safe. An access request isn't always harmless. And a familiar account doesn't always mean a familiar person is using it. Simple things to remember. Yet a surprising amount of this week's trouble starts right there. Attackers are using fake websites, stolen access, and trusted tools to get into places they shouldn't be. AI is helping them build attacks faster, while

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is expected to reach the milestone on Wednesday (November 18), when it will be more than 16 billion miles (25.9 billion kilometres) from Earth.

Public exploit code released earlier this week claims that a local Windows user can gain SYSTEM privileges through the Common Log File System driver. The proof of concept, called SignDrop, targets a log-authentication feature added to the driver last year. It abuses how clfs.sys creates companion files when a privileged process opens a prepared log, using path redirection to take control of

Jensen Huang, the tech executive at the center of an alleged Chinese corporate espionage scandal, has agreed to appear before Congress in a closed-door briefing focused on threats to U.S. national security, a top Republican told The Hill on Thursday. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said lawmakers are...

Mr. Huang, the company’s co-founder, and his wife oversee a charitable foundation with about $9 billion in assets.

Within days, Huang's status as a seemingly untouchable figure leading the global tech race has crumbled.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Thursday that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s resignation amid mounting controversy regarding his extramarital affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy, “does not absolve him” or the company. “Jensen Huang’s decision to resign from NVIDIA does not absolve him, other executives, or the company as a whole of responsibility for...

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Zoe Kleinman explains how the man who built Nvidia from the ground up lost everything in a matter of days.

A critical flaw in Red Hat Quay allows an attacker who can access a Quay registry to read and overwrite private container images in every repository. Quay enables anonymous access by default, and while it is enabled, the attacker needs no account. When it is off, anyone with a valid account can still exploit the flaw, Red Hat said yesterday. The company has released fixed builds for eight Quay

President Trump suggested Thursday that former Apple CEO Tim Cook should be the one to take Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s place after his exit following reports of his extramarital affairs, one of which was with an alleged Chinese spy. “NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is...

A veteran FBI agent warns that millions will be in danger from terror cells hiding in the US.

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, resigned on Thursday after admitting to an affair with a woman who U.S. intelligence says was spying for China.

Citrix has released patches for multiple critical security flaws impacting NetScaler ADC, Citrix NetScaler Gateway, and NetScaler Console that could lead to denial-of-service (DoS) or an authentication bypass. The critical vulnerabilities that impact NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway are listed below - CVE-2026-120868 (CVSS score: 9.3) - A memory overflow vulnerability in Packet

The billionaire tech executive has left the company following reports of a second extramarital affair.

Nvidia stock took a sharp dive on Thursday, after longtime CEO Jensen Huang resigned amid reports he engaged in two extramarital affairs. The chipmaker’s stock fell to $148.80 per share after the opening bell, down 14.4 percent from closing on Wednesday. Nvidia stock later rebounded slightly, topping $162 per share, but it was down about...

Cybersecurity researchers have found that lookalike domains masquerading as artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used to serve ClickFix-style lures, browser-hijacking malware, and a set of extensions that hijack user searches. This delivery pattern has been codenamed TypoPrompting by Island. "AI-app lookalikes that turn an attempt to reach a familiar tool into a prompt to verify,

Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.

Big technology companies saw the tide turn against their giant A.I. projects, but they have the means to weather delays.

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Scientists have discovered a bizarre new 'dark magic mushroom' that combines hallucinogenic chemicals with some of nature's deadliest toxins.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday from the company he co-founded after revelations of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman alleged to be a spy for China. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) conceded to Democrat Scott Colom on Wednesday night, notching one more state in the Democrats' belt after last week's blue tsunami flipped several...

Jensen Huang has resigned as president, chief executive officer and board member of the AI chip giant Nvidia, effective immediately, the firm announced on Thursday, amid media reports of his alleged extramarital affairs. The firm’s executive vice-president and chief financial officer, Colette Kress, will take over as Nvidia’s interim CEO, according to the statement, while continuing in both her current roles. “The board is initiating a search for a permanent chief executive officer and will...

Ahead of its release on November 13, the Daily Mail's Science & Technology Editor, Shivali Best, spent several days getting to grips with the £299/$299 gadget.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will step down from his role at the AI chip giant following explosive reports of two extramarital affairs, one of which involved an alleged Chinese spy. The company announced Thursday morning that Huang was resigning immediately and Colette Kress, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nvidia, will take over...

Google has begun rolling out Android 17 QPR2 to supported Pixel devices, adding expanded interface customisation, notification and brightness controls, Auracast audio broadcasting, privacy features and foldable multitasking improvements. 

The ongoing campaign targeting ConnectWise ScreenConnect deployments involves the exploitation of a now-patched critical security flaw in the remote access software, and not a new vulnerability, it has emerged. Blackpoint Cyber's Adversary Pursuit Group (APG), which shared the details with The Hacker News, said the recovered attacker toolkit exploits CVE-2026-84869 (CVSS score: 9.9), an

Few tech leaders are as synonymous with their companies as Jensen Huang. The Nvidia co-founder has been credited with transforming the firm over three decades from a niche graphics-chip designer into a US$4 trillion powerhouse through a series of high-stakes bets. Now, allegations of extramarital affairs with two women – alongside an internal review and a potential congressional probe – have forced Nvidia’s board to confront a once-unimaginable question: who can replace Huang when there is no...

It's something most people do at least once a day without really thinking twice about it. But when you're in the shower, do you wash your hair, body, or face first?

With just one day to go before this alleged 'doomsday', is it time to panic? Thankfully, Professor Alan MacEachern has set the record straight.