January 2025

AMD's recent decision to cancel the highly anticipated event for its Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards has led to a flurry of rumors regarding their specifications and launch timeline. Although the company confirmed the upcoming RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 models, they indicated that these cards would not hit the market until after March due to delays with drivers and the optimization of its RDNA 4 architecture.

OpenAI has unveiled "Operator," an advanced AI agent designed for autonomous online task execution, currently available as a research preview for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the United States. This innovative tool represents a significant advance in AI capabilities, allowing users to delegate intricate online activities to a sophisticated AI system.

December 2024 saw an unprecedented surge in ransomware attacks, registering 574 incidents—the highest monthly total recorded since 2021. This spike came as shocking news, particularly as December typically experiences a decline in cyber activity due to the holiday season. According to the latest Threat Pulse report from the cybersecurity firm NCC Group, this trend underscores the evolving and increasingly aggressive nature of ransomware threats.

As TikTok finds itself in a legal limbo in the United States, ByteDance is making significant strides in artificial intelligence (AI), unveiling a series of innovative projects that could reshape the tech landscape. Among these, UI-TARS stands out as a notable open-source AI agent, reminiscent of Anthropic's 'Computer Use' system.

In a significant security alert, cybersecurity firm CloudSek has unveiled a sophisticated phishing campaign linked to the Lumma Stealer malware, targeting Windows users.

Google released the first beta version of this year's Android release, Android 16, today. With Android 16 nearing completion, it is a good time to look at the major changes of the new mobile operating system.

Perplexity, the AI conversational search engine, is making a significant leap into the mobile arena with the integration of Perplexity Assistant in its free Android app.

The latest version of the Vivaldi web browser is now available. Vivaldi 7.1 adds several personalization options to the browser. It also makes some changes to the default search engines, downloads, and several other areas.

The new version is available already. While it will be downloaded and installed automatically on most systems, its installation can also be run manually. All you need to do for this is to open Vivaldi and select Menu > Help > Check for Updates.

The Wine team has announced the release of Wine 10.0, with several important improvements to enable Windows applications to run seamlessly on Linux systems. The latest version comes with over 6,000 changes across the board.

Samsung has officially launched its highly anticipated Galaxy S25 series. Here is a quick overview of the new flagship smartphones: the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra.