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“One of the key things to understand about cybersecurity is that it’s a mind game,” Ami Luttwak, chief technologist at cybersecurity firm Wiz, told TechCrunch on a recent episode of Equity. “If there’s a new technology wave coming, there are new opportunities for [attackers] to start using it.”  As enterprises rush to embed AI into their workflows — whether through vibe coding, AI agent integration, or new tooling — the attack surface is expanding. AI helps developers ship code faster, but that speed often comes with shortcuts and mistakes, creating new openings for attackers.   Wiz, which was acquired by…

We had quite the busy week in tech! Summer is truly over, bring on the tech announcements! MediaTek and Qualcomm both unveiled their next-gen mobile chipsets this week – the Dimensity 9500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The Snapdragon brings a 20% improvement in CPU performance with a 35% improvement in efficiency. On the GPU side, expect 23% improved performance, 20% better power efficiency, and 25% improved Ray Tracing. The chipset has a 37% faster Hexagon NPU and upgraded Qualcomm Sensing Hub, which together unlock agentic AI assistants for personalized experiences. We’re already seeing phones powered by the…

In recent years, people have been increasingly looking for new ways to form platonic connections, as loneliness and social isolation have become more prevalent. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General went so far as to label this issue a public health crisis. Remote workers, who miss the everyday interactions found in an office, and younger individuals eager to create their adult social circles based on shared interests and hobbies, are among those seeking meaningful friendships. Thanks to online dating apps, the stigma associated with finding connections online has largely faded away. This has welcomed a new wave of apps focused…

Back in June, Microsoft and Asus announced the first-ever handheld Xbox consoles with the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X. The pair are now up for pre-order, and we finally get their pricing details. ROG Xbox Ally featuring the AMD Ryzen Z2 A processor, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage starts at $599/€599/£499. ROG Xbox Ally X with the more powerful Ryzen Z2 Extreme, 24GB RAM and 1TB storage starts at $999/€899/£799. Both are available for pre-order directly from Microsoft’s Online Store and the Asus Shop as well as from third-party retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. Shipments start from…

YouTube Music is testing AI music hosts that provide relevant stories, fan trivia, and commentary about what you’re listening to, the company announced on Friday. The move comes two years after Spotify launched an AI DJ that delivers a curated selection of music alongside AI-powered spoken commentary about the tracks and artists you like. YouTube Music’s new feature builds on its ongoing experiments with conversational AI. In July, the service rolled out an AI conversational radio feature that lets users create a custom radio station by describing what they want to hear. YouTube Music’s new AI hosts are currently being…

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are less than two weeks away, but while we wait, we found some great deals on iPads (up to 25% off) and we also checked in on the state of Android phones. The US market is served by only a few makers and some aren’t carrying their weight. The vanilla Google Pixel 10 is on sale right now, but the $100 discount seems pretty light. For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge 256GB costs the same as a Pixel 10 128GB (note the storage). The Pixel is shorter and narrower but thicker and…

Fifteen years after “The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin will write and direct a sequel film called “The Social Reckoning,” set for release on October 9, 2026. Jesse Eisenberg will not reprise his breakout role as Mark Zuckerberg, but instead will be replaced with the more sallow, serious Jeremy Strong. Best known for playing Kendall Roy in “Succession,” Strong is known for his method acting, a technique in which the actor tries to immerse themselves in the mental and emotional state of the character… so if Strong suddenly takes up MMA fighting and gets really excited about a social metaverse that…

Xiaomi unleashed the new 17-series of flagships this week (and the 15T duo, but we’ll save that for another week). This year there are three models – a vanilla Xiaomi 17 that takes over from the Xiaomi 15, a Xiaomi 17 Pro that has the same 6.3” size but offers more premium features (better tele camera, secondary screen) and the large model that is now called the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. The Xiaomi 17 starts at the same price that the Xiaomi 15 cost last year. This is no longer the best 6.3” Xiaomi flagship, though – that would be…

We were among the first to tell you that T-Mobile planned to transition into a digital carrier, something that everyone now believes with Srini Gopalan taking over the CEO role from Mike Sievert on November 1st. It was during the summer when we told you how T-Mobile reps were being forced to run a certain percentage of their transactions per month through the T-Life app. Reps were so concerned about meeting their goal that they wouldn’t sell T-Mobile subscribers coming into the store with a broken phone a new handset since the customer had no way to access T-Life.T-Mobile pushes…

The video game company Electronic Arts is nearing a $50 billion sale to a group of investors including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. EA is best known for its annual sports titles in franchises like Madden NFL, FIFA, and NBA Live, as well as video game series like The Sims, Battlefield, Need for Speed, and Star Wars. According to the Journal’s report, this deal could be the largest leveraged buyout in history, meaning that the deal is mostly funded with debt. After the news broke that EA could…