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Ubisoft and Netflix have announced that Rainbow Six SMOL, the spin-off of the venerable Tom Clancy sub-series, is now available on Android and iOS. Rainbow Six SMOL takes the once realism-focused tactical FPS series and shrinks it down to cartoon-ish proportions. You command a squad of counterterrorists as they march around procedurally generated stages, blasting everything in sight. The press release suggests that you can take a sneak approach, but there are a lot of explosions in the trailer that suggest that’s…

Last updated: January 22nd, 2024 at 10:15 UTC+01:00 Samsung has ushered in a new era of functionality for its smartphones with Galaxy AI, a suite of artificial intelligence-powered features that make its devices more efficient and intelligent than ever before. Galaxy AI isn't something that Samsung has put together haphazardly to cash in on the AI gold rush. It's the culmination of years of efforts and technology advancement. The company has also sought to maintain a distinctive edge against the competition by…

The Commissioner for Information and Culture in Abia State, Okey Kanu, says the proposed modular refinery at the Abia Industrial Innovation Park will come on stream by 2025. Mr Kanu made this known on Tuesday while briefing reporters on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Umuahia. He said the refinery would be the first major project to be executed in the park and it would begin to operate fully in 2025. The commissioner said that the refinery would provide 2,000 direct…

Operation Bazooka is a story of many firsts. The first use of an AK-47 for a crime in Lucknow, the setting up of India’s first electronic surveillance unit and the creation of UP’s first Special Task Force (STF). An aerial view of a part of Lucknow in a picture dated 24 February 1999. (HT Photo by Subhamkar) In the late 1990s, Shriprakash Shukla was a name that evoked terror in the streets of Lucknow and later in the northern heartland. Shukla was a young, flamboyant and fearless killer, always attacking in…

A cargo ship crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia, Egypt on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Fareed Kotb/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe threat to global trade in the Red Sea remains high, even with efforts to protect commercial vessels from attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants based in Yemen.Danish shipping giant Maersk's decision on Tuesday to pause Red Sea and Gulf of Aden transits until further notice underscores the difficulty for the U.S.-led…

Apple users rarely see malware notifications like the ones that keep popping up on Android, including apps that Google has to ban. But just because iPhone security is better doesn’t mean hackers have given up. A few years ago, we saw the infamous Pegasus attack that relied on an iMessage exploit to infect phones without the recipient even having to tap on any links. Apple has patched Pegasus, but that hasn’t stopped attackers from looking for more vulnerabilities in the iPhone and other devices. Operation…

Ventura County sheriff’s narcotics investigators busted a “large-scale transnational drug trafficking organization” this week that was operating a cocaine delivery service in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, authorities said.Detectives made eight arrests and seized more than 5 pounds of cocaine, five firearms and “a significant amount of suspected drug proceeds,” sheriff’s officials announced in a news release Friday. The bust followed a five-month investigation into the drug trafficking operation.The delivery service…

Photos from a cybercriminal seizure conducted by HAECHI IV’s operation.Photo: INTERPOLInterpol, an international police organization, has arrested nearly 3,500 people allegedly connected to cybercrime in a sweeping operation announced on Tuesday. $300 million worth of assets across 34 countries were reportedly seized. The operation, Haechi IV, blocked over 80,000 suspicious bank accounts and warned government officials of new types of scams using AI and fake NFTs.Teenage Cybercrime Gang LAPSUS$ Strikes Again“The seizure…

Microsoft says it has successfully dismantled the infrastructure of a cybercrime operation that sold access to fraudulent Outlook accounts to other hackers, including the notorious Scattered Spider gang. The group, tracked by Microsoft as “Storm-1152”, is described as a major player in the cybercrime as a service (CaaS) ecosystem, whereby criminals provide hacking and cybercrime services to other individuals or groups. Storm-1152 created for sale approximately 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts through its…

Google Ads is rolling out a step-by-step guide on how to complete business operation verification. The document will provide clarification on reasons for business operations verification failure and include example scenarios in which an advertiser might be chosen to undergo business operations verification as part of the advertiser verification program.Marketers can expect access to the guide later this month, although an exact date is yet to be confirmed. Why we care. The guide aims to simplify the business…