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Gemini’s latest Connected App now integrates Google Wallet, allowing users to retrieve data from passes such as loyalty cards, event tickets, and boarding passes. The feature, available only to U.S. personal Google Accounts, lets users ask prompts like “How much did I spend on groceries last month?” and receive personalized insights. The integration appears in the Connected Apps list and can be enabled in the prompt box once rolled out. Availability is gradual, and the feature is [...]

RatHat’s Android banking trojan is managed from a web console that now uses Google’s Gemini AI to rank victims by estimated bank balance, enabling operators to target high‑value phones. Cleafy identified nearly 100 console deployments since April 2026, each running a separate copy of the malware. The console builds, signs, and publishes the malicious app, auto‑rebuilds it hourly to evade hash‑based detection, and provides a Go‑based reverse‑tunnel for remote shell access. The malware exploits Accessibility permissions to [...]

A UK tribunal has approved part of a renewed antitrust lawsuit against Apple and Amazon, allowing claims that the companies restricted competition for Apple and Beats products sold on Amazon’s marketplace to proceed. The case, refiled by new class representative Justin Le Patourel, focuses solely on purchases made through Amazon’s platform, rejecting broader claims involving other retailers. The tribunal deemed the marketplace claims credible, while dismissing more speculative allegations. The allowed portion could yield £289‑306 million in damages, [...]

Cyberpunk 2077’s 2023 expansion, Phantom Liberty, has been hailed as a redemption for the title’s disastrous launch, yet lead designer Pawel Sasko maintains the expansion does not erase the initial failure. The base game suffered severe bugs, performance issues, and a refund wave, prompting CD Projekt Red to issue extensive patches, including a major next‑gen update. Phantom Liberty sold over 15 million copies, but Sasko emphasizes that the launch’s legacy remains a permanent blemish on the studio’s record. [...]

Huion released the Kamvas Pad 12, a 12.2‑inch all‑in‑one drawing tablet that runs Android 16 and includes a battery‑free magnetic PenTech 4.0 stylus. The device offers 8 GB RAM, 256 GB expandable storage, 2400 × 1600 IPS display with 99 % sRGB coverage, and 16,384 pressure levels. It ships with preinstalled art apps and a folio case with stand. The tablet lacks HDMI or USB‑A ports, relying on USB‑C for charging and data transfer.

SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 launched from Boca Chica, Texas, and, after an unexpected mid‑flight engine shutdown, successfully reached orbit and deployed 26 next‑generation Starlink V3 satellites at 269 km altitude. The uncrewed 40‑story vehicle, powered by a Super Heavy booster, cut its planned 10‑hour mission to three hours due to the engine issue, yet completed the necessary burn to achieve orbit. This marks Starship’s first orbital flight, the 14th since 2023, and a critical step toward routine operations [...]

At the SCTE TechExpo in Atlanta, Spectrum showcased its Edge Compute Infrastructure (ECI), integrating NVIDIA accelerated platforms to bring AI processing within 10 milliseconds of 500 million U.S. devices. The company highlighted partnerships with Cast AI, HP, World Wide Technology, and Hydra Host, demonstrating applications ranging from cloud and customer services to robotics and industrial automation. A Unitree G1 humanoid robot performed kinetic AI tasks on Spectrum’s network, illustrating the convergence of edge computing, AI, and physical machine [...]

The Trump administration finalized a rule that rolls back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, allowing manufacturers to produce less fuel‑efficient vehicles. The decision, announced by President Trump on Truth Social, is expected to raise gasoline costs for consumers, who already face high fuel expenses as transportation accounts for about 17% of household spending. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned that stronger standards could save billions in fuel costs and cut gasoline consumption by tens [...]