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In Season 12 of “Shark Tank,” which aired in 2020, two entrepreneurs appeared to promote what they believed was the future of electric vehicle (EV) charging. They were Josh Aviv and Chris Ellis, two of the co-founders of SparkCharge. The third co-founder, Richard Whitney, did not appear in the episode. The goal of SparkCharge is…

If you’ve owned a laptop in the past twenty years or so, chances are high that you’ve had one at some point. But it’s easy not to think about, especially since it doesn’t seem to do anything at first glance. The object in question, of course, is that little slot located on the side of…

RWS Global is working with Box to modernise how it processes volumes of unstructured content – from production assets and operational documentation to compliance and safety material. The company, which runs and manages live events for its clients, has been working with Box to build a unified content platform that improves efficiency, strengthens governance, and…

Researchers at Huntress Security have published data on the exploitation of a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) vulnerability, revealing how in at least three known incidents, attackers conducted extensive post-exploitation activity with a common set of tools, including legitimate services such as Zoho ManageEngine and Elastic Tracked as CVE-2025-40551, the data deserialisation vulnerability was…

Primakov/Shutterstock xAI’s Grok, which is facing bans in some regions, might soon have access to classified military intelligence, as the Pentagon looks for AI chatbots to replace Anthropic’s Claude. As reported by Axios, Anthropic refuses to allow its chatbot to be used to assist with the development of fully autonomous weapons or the deployment of…

Microsoft has released fixes for six newly classified zero-day common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) on the second monthly Patch Tuesday of 2026, amid a release comprising more than 50 flaws that run the full gamut of Microsoft’s product suite. Although the total number of flaws is down by about half on January’s bumper crop, it…

China is heavily investing in robots, and the quadruped models might soon become mainstream in the region. Specialized models like one that can run as fast as Usain Bolt have been grabbing headlines, but there are more general-purpose versions making their way to consumers. Some of these new releases can be used to transport lightweight…

Tattiliana/Shutterstock When you’re in the market for a new electric-powered vehicle, some key things to look out for include range and charging (whether it has a standard North American Charging Standard (NACS) port or uses a proprietary charging system). And of course, like any other car purchase, you have to consider the usuals like drivability,…

When the world’s most widely used productivity suite becomes the preferred weapon of sophisticated state hackers, we all have a problem that transcends routine software bugs. The recent exploitation of CVE-2026-21509 by Russia’s APT28 group, just days after Microsoft disclosed and patched it, isn’t merely another security incident to file away. It’s a flashing red…

9dream studio/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple’s MacBook lineup is widely liked for its impressive battery life, superior performance, and seamless integration with the company’s other devices. While it doesn’t include a ton of laptops, the MacBook Air and Pro models are available in a variety of configurations and…