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According to a letter from the U.S. Treasury Department to lawmakers revealed on Monday, Dec. 30, Chinese-backed hackers successfully infiltrated the department’s systems and stole government documents this month.SEE ALSO:Hackers take over Google Chrome extensions in cyberattack
The breach, first reported by Reuters, highlights yet another instance of state-sponsored cyber espionage targeting U.S. government employees — just moments after AT&T and Verizon finally dealt with Salt

Hugo Herrera / The Verge The US Treasury Department suffered a “major” security incident after a China state-sponsored hacker broke into the third-party remote management software it uses, as reported earlier by The New York Times.
In a letter to lawmakers seen by The Verge, the Treasury Department said BeyondTrust, the company behind its remote management software, notified the agency of a breach on December 8th.
The threat actor stole a key used by BeyondTrust “to secure a cl

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/06/29: Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press briefing at office on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. | Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images New York governor Kathy Hochul signed landmark climate legislation into law last week, showing how states can keep holding polluters accountable even when President-elect Donald Trump rolls back environmental protections.
New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act will require the biggest multinational

LG Electronics is unveiling something very exciting at the upcoming CES 2025 this January: the LG UltraGear GX9 series. The new lineup includes the 45GX990A and 45GX950A, which are both 45-inch 21:9 gaming monitors with ultra-high 5K2K resolution. According to LG, the ratio offers a more immersive gaming experience with better compatibility and more screen real estate. But, since both products have Dual-Mode, you can customize your aspect ratio and picture size. The models have curved display pa

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If you're a pet owner, then you know what it's like to be in an awkward situation. After all, our animals don't always abide by rules or social graces. That’s exactly the predicament X user @barelyalex found themselves in when their cat had an unfortunate accident on an airplane.On Dec. 29, they posted a thread about the ordeal that has since racked up hundreds of thousands of likes and impressions. The first viral post read: "Put a finger down if ur kitten pooped in his carrier on the pla

Choosing the best laptopis a largely subjective decision that comes down to your primary use cases, your preferred operating system, and your budget. In other words, there's no such thing as a universally best laptop. This is an annoying fact of life for both laptop shoppers and those of us doling out "best laptop" recommendations, since we can't make custom judgment calls for everyone in need of a new machine. (I would love to, but I've got a thing after this.) However, I can confidently point

Image: Tim Stevens / The Verge For months, the location information of around 800,000 electric Volkswagen vehicles was available online due to a data leak, according to a report from the German news magazine Der Spiegel. The leak reportedly stemmed from the software running inside Volkswagen vehicles and could've allowed a bad actor to trace a driver’s exact movements, as noted by Electrek.
A whistleblower first notified Der Spiegel and the European hacking association Chaos Computer Club

Apple’s new CarPlay is still just a concept. | Screenshot: Apple We still haven’t seen the “next generation of CarPlay” that Apple first announced in 2022 and continues to say on its CarPlay webpage is arriving in 2024, as MacRumors points out. And barring some spectacular surprise, it’s not coming today or tomorrow. What gives?So far, we’ve only seen changes like CarPlay mapping directions appearing in the instrument cluster in cars from manufacturers like Po

UPDATE: Dec. 31, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EST This story has been updated with the apps' latest pricing and availability.In the age of on-demand everything, hookup apps are the go-to for casual dating. After all, if we can stream movies (thank you, Netflix) and order takeout (hello, DoorDash) with a few taps, why can't we find a potential partner the same way?SEE ALSO:How avoidant attachment shapes your dating app behaviour
What makes a good hookup app?There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to hooku

Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon have assured the public that their networks are secure following a string of cyberattacks attributed to a China-linked hacking group known as Salt Typhoon.SEE ALSO:Was your phone targeted by China's Salt Typhoon hack? Your provider might not tell you.
"We have found no activity by nation-state actors in our networks at this time," in a statement provided Monday, an AT&T spokesperson told multiple outlets.The Dallas-based company also noted that while Salt

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Cooking isn’t for everyone, but even those who loathe the kitchen can’t deny the convenience of a Ninja appliance. From top-notch ble

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SAVE UP TO $160: As of Dec. 30, Best Buy's Ring in the New Year Sale features a 50-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch Hisense QLED TVs that are just about at Black Friday pricing — all at least 30% off and all below $350.If you didn't buy a TV on Black Friday, my next advice would typically be to wait until early February (the week of the big football game, specifically) to buy one — that's another one of the best times of year to buy a TV. That is, unless you happen to come across

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Maybe you didn't get the Apple Watch you wanted under the tree this year, or maybe being just two days away from Jan. 2025 has you a little extra aware of the fitness goals you set — either way, it's worth knowing the Apple Watch Series 10 is back down to its lowest price ever.Amazon, Walmart, and Best Bu

You could have some interesting new emoji come 2025. Unicode, the company that designs and approves emoji, released a look at nine new emoji that could be approved in 2025. Among the designs: a distorted face, a "fight cloud," a Bigfoot-esque creature, an apple core, a ballet dancer, an orca, a trombone, a landslide, and a treasure chest. Here's a look at the potential designs, posted to X by the emoji-focused publication Emojipedia. Tweet may have been deletedThe BBC reported that the proposed

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You can use the battery-powered Blink Outdoor 4 indoors, too. | Image: Amazon As we head into 2025, there aren’t many things preventing homeowners from building out a basic home security system. You can start small and cheap with the battery-powered Blink Outdoor 4. If you don’t mind that they’re refurbished (with the same one-year warranty as the new models), you can get two of them with a Sync Module 2 for $74.99 ($90 off) at Amazon, which is only $10 more than the all-time l

SAVE $50: The Fitbit Versa 4 fitness tracker is on sale at Amazon for $149.99, down from the usual price of $199.95. That's a 25% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: FitbitFitbit Versa 4$149.95 at Amazon $199.95 Save $50.00Get DealWe have mere hours left in 2024 which means it's time to think about the coming year. Some folks use this time to set big resolutions for the next 365 days, like heading to the gym three days a week or reading 30 books. Even if you're not one to make New Year's resol

Image: Apple Apple TV Plus will be free to stream this weekend from January 4th through the 5th. The company posted the news on social media alongside a short trailer featuring some of its top shows, with the tagline “see for yourself.” Apple had teased last week that it might provide some free streaming days, which the company has not offered previously.
A full weekend may be enough to binge some of Apple’s top shows, including Severance, which has its hotly anticipated season

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge One of the big benefits of buying a “Pro” iPhone is currently that you get a fancy high-refresh rate OLED display, but that may become standard across the iPhone 17 lineup, according to a Weibo leak from Digital Chat Station spotted by MacRumors. The outlet notes that Digital Chat Station leaked accurate details about the iPhone 15 line’s camera sensors and the display panel of the iPhone 12.
The rumor is a bit vague, saying only that

TL;DR: Live stream Philadelphia 76ers vs. Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.The Philadelphia 76ers head to Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers in a non-conference matchup. The 76ers are 12-17 and in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Trail Blazers are 11-20 and in 13th place in the Western Conference. The 76ers have won four of their last five games, including three straight wins over the Utah Jazz, the Boston Celtics and the San Antonio Spu

TL;DR: Live stream Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.The Dallas Mavericks head to Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings in a Western conference matchup. The Mavericks are 20-12 and in fourth place in the west. The Kings are 13-18 and in 12th place. The Mavericks have won three of their last five games, and are coming off a 126-122 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Kings have lost six straight games, their last win coming against th

TL;DR: Live stream Los Angeles Clippers vs. New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.The Los Angeles Clippers head to Smoothie King Center to face the New Orleans Pelicans in a Western Conference matchup. The Clippers are 18-13 and in fifth place in the west. The Pelicans are 5-27 and in dead last. The Clippers have won four of their last five games and are coming off a 102-92 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Pelicans have lost nine straight games, their last w

TL;DR: Live stream Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.The Cleveland Cavaliers head to Chase Center to face the Golden State Warriors in a non-conference matchup. The Cavaliers are 27-4 atop the Eastern Conference. The Warriors are 16-14 and in tenth place in the Western Conference.The Cavaliers have won six straight games, including their most recent win, a 149-135 victory over the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors snapped a two-game skid wit

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.SEE ALSO:Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO:NYT Connections today: Hints and answers

Samsung is working on (at least) three new foldable phones for 2025. This is according to Android Authority, which found clues for upcoming devices in the latest One UI 7 beta. The beta software contains model numbers of all of recent Samsung flagships, as well as a few that are scheduled to come out next year. There's nothing surprising about the three new Galaxy S models listed - they're scheduled to come in January, and they're likely to be the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy 25+, and Sams

An Asus ROG Ally X, running Bazzite. It looks just like SteamOS, because they share an interface. The first time I installed Bazzite on a Windows gaming handheld, I laughed. It looked like such a blatant clone of Valve’s Steam Deck interface. Its many bugs kept me at bay.
Now, an Asus ROG Ally X running Bazzite has all but replaced the Steam Deck in my life. For the moment, it may be the best handheld your time and money can buy — because it brings 90 percent of the Deck’s ease

Some users are seeing porn videos snuck into search results for some popular artists on Spotify. To make matters worse, it's not very easy to report such videos. On Sunday, The Verge highlighted a Reddit thread in which a user showed a (link NSFW) porn video appearing in Spotify search results for artist M.I.A.The link appears to have been removed now, and we couldn't replicate the search result shown in the screenshot. But several commenters in the Reddit thread confirmed seeing this or a simil

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections &mdas

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, w

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve

DJI’s new fast car charger connected to a DJI power station. | Image: DJI DJI has quietly introduced a powerful new car charger for its giant portable batteries. The $299 / €269 Power 1kW Super Fast Car Charger can charge the company’s expanding lineup of power stations at up to 1000W from your car’s alternator when the engine is running.
This new class of (nearly) do-it-yourself alternator chargers are having a moment now that the most popular makers of solar generators a