By Kimeko McCoy • June 9, 2025 • Ivy Liu Digiday covers the latest from marketing and media at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. More from the series → Yet again, generative AI is likely to be center stage at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from June 16 to …
AI talk returns to Cannes — but marketers want practicality over pontification Read More »
Is Fortnite the next YouTube? Perhaps — but Epic Games has higher aspirations. As Fortnite evolves from a popular video game into a robust ecosystem of creators, brands and virtual worlds, some observers have begun to compare Fortnite to other creator platforms, like YouTube. These comparisons have only grown as Epic Games continues to build out …
For years, gray market services known as “bulletproof” hosts have been a key tool for cybercriminals looking to anonymously maintain web infrastructure with no questions asked. But as global law enforcement scrambles to crack down on digital threats, they have developed strategies for getting customer information from these hosts and have increasingly targeted the people …
Cybercriminals turn to “residential proxy” services to hide malicious traffic Read More »
A mix of autonomous and top-down control manage the octopus’s limbs. With their quick-change camouflage and high level of intelligence, it’s not surprising that the public and scientific experts alike are fascinated by octopuses. Their abilities to recognize faces, solve puzzles, and learn behaviors from other octopuses make these animals a captivating study. To perform …
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Millions of low-cost devices for media streaming, in-vehicle entertainment, and video projection are infected with malware that turns consumer networks into platforms for distributing malware, concealing nefarious communications, and performing other illicit activities, the FBI has warned. The malware infecting these devices, known as BadBox, is based on Triada, a malware strain discovered in 2016 …
Millions of low-cost Android devices turn home networks into crime platforms Read More »
As an included freebie with the Switch 2 system, this would merely be tedious. As a game with a $10 asking price, it’s a little insulting. GameChat is cute, but screen-sharing is rough After a lengthy initial setup, starting a casual GameChat session with people on your Switch 2 friends list is pretty simple (though, …
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“Basically what you do is you set up a bunch of particles that represent things like stars, gas, and dark matter, and you let them evolve for millions of years,” Bernet says. “Human lives are much too short to witness this happening in real time. We need simulations to help us see more than the …
Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms Read More »
Prime Day is coming. We know it’s only June, but we’re already hearing some early murmuring about the event, which typically lands in the middle of July. Beyond that, it’s never too early to begin thinking about saving money. If you weren’t already aware, Prime Days are always Amazon’s biggest shopping events of the year. …
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Image: Microsoft A new ad for Windows 11, and by extension new Windows 11-powered laptops, has been posted to the official Windows YouTube channel. It’s called “Right side of risk.” Uh-oh. The 30-second spot once again reminds you that Windows 10 will stop receiving security updates this October. Which is something Microsoft has been blasting …
Microsoft begs/threatens Windows 10 users to upgrade, again Read More »
The most affordable way to connect Ring smart lights to Wi-Fi isn’t going to be around much longer. A notice on the Ring Bridge product page says the $50 Ring Bridge has been “discontinued,” without giving any further details. The advisory was recently spotted by users on the Ring subreddit. Reached for comment by TechHive, …
Ring has discontinued its least expensive smart lighting hub Read More »