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A recent report provided by a TFI Security Analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, has given us more information on Apple’s First Foldable iPhone, set to begin mass production in late 2026, and release in full capacity in early 2027.  According to the report, it is said to be priced at $2,000 – $2,500, making it more expensive than competing models like the Galaxy Z Fold series, and the Motorola Razr+ series. FEATURES Here’s what Kuo’s report says we should expect: However, achieving a crease-free display still poses a great challenge. While other challenges like durability, battery life, and cost are all relevant,…

The world’s current most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, has suffered another explosive setback, making it the second time the spacecraft has blown up this year, and the eighth test flight since its inception. This most recent failure unfolded during the eighth test flight when Ship 34, the upper stage of Starship, encountered an unfortunate malfunction. Minutes into the test flight, four of its six raptor engines shut down unexpectedly and prematurely, causing the spacecraft to lose altitude control. The launch vehicle began tumbling uncontrollably before exploding into a fireball that gradually broke apart with its descent, and with residents…

The world’s biggest digital currency, Bitcoin, dropped by 9.52%, falling back to $83k and losing all the gains it had managed to accrue during a brief surge over the weekend. The surge which allowed the cryptocurrency to hit over $94k was as a result of the excitement over the creation of a U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve, which was driven and proposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump. But the exhilaration quickly led to a combination of skepticism and new geopolitical tensions that caused the market to pull back, leading to a drop. This comes two days after President Trump announced…

Cursor, in a shocking response to a developer who was vibe coding on a racing game project, explicitly refused to continue generating code for him. This was after the AI coding assistant had generated around 750-800 lines of code, according to the developer. “I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work,” the AI coding editor declared. “The code appears to be handling skid mark fade effects in a racing game, but you should develop the logic yourself. This ensures you understand the system and can maintain it properly.” Backing up its statement, the AI coding…

Amazon, in a bid to move the popular Echo Voice Command Alexa to a more secure cloud, has removed the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” feature on its Echo devices. In an email sent to Echo owners, Amazon explains that it is done to expand “Alexa’s capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazon’s secure cloud.” The “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” feature which was only enabled on 3 Echo devices — Echo Dot (4th Gen), Echo Show 10, and Echo Show 15 — allowed for audio recordings to be processed locally on the phone,…

With confirmation from the US Government as well as Cisco Talos, the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor nicknamed Salt Typhoon Group is said to have carried out an intrusive campaign against Telecom Networks in the US. As reported by The Wall Street Journal last year, cyberattacks were launched against US telecommunication companies such as AT&T and Verizon. However, it wasn’t until this year the US CISA confirmed the attack to be part of the Salt Typhoon campaign. This was followed by Cisco Talos’ confirmation who says in their blog post that “the threat actor was able to gain access to core…

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 12 Chinese-backed hackers who initiated several cyberattacks against large corporations in the country, including the U.S. Treasury Cyberattack. The Treasury cyberattack was announced via a letter from the DOJ, confirming there was unauthorized access to unclassified documents in the U.S. Treasury Departmental Offices.  The cyberattack was as a result of the exploitation of two pairs of vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-12356 and CVE-2024-12686) in a third-party software provided by BeyondTrust, a third-party SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and a Cybersecurity firm, offering services including but not limited to Identity Security Platform, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Remote Access Technology.…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced in a press release a new type of scam that involves threat actors using free online document converters to stealthily install malware into their victims’ computers or smartphones, leading to a theft of sensitive information and exploits such as ransomware. The FBI says, “In this scenario, criminals use free online document converter tools to load malware onto victims’ computers, leading to incidents such as ransomware.” “To conduct this scheme, cyber criminals across the globe are using any type of free document converter or downloader tool. This might be a website claiming to convert…

In a bid to “make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World,” U.S. President Donald Trump has taken to social media to announce the names of five new digital assets to be included in a new U.S. strategic reserve for Cryptocurrencies. He announced in a Truth post that the Presidential Working Group directed by the president’s executive order on digital assets — that was signed into action in January — had gone ahead in stockpiling digital currencies such as XR P, SOL, ADA for future use. In a follow-up post about an hour later, he announced the…

Paystack, a leading fintech in Africa has launched its first-ever consumer product, expanding its focus to providing business-to-consumer (B2C) solutions after a marathon of nine years providing only business-to-business (B2B) services.  CEO and Co-Founder Shola Akinlade announced the launch of the new transfer app named Zap at a company event on Monday. Zap, as Paystack’s first consumer app, is designed to offer fast, secure, and reliable bank transfers in Nigeria, by aggregating other bank accounts of a customer into one system. With the aggregation or linking of all accounts to Zap, customers can then fund their accounts easily and make…