Tech Rookies Staff

BigCommerce warns customers of potential data leaks following cyber incident

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BigCommerce confirms supply‑chain breach via compromised Ribon app credentials affecting merchant storefronts Master of Malt notified customers: names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses were exposed Attack ran Sept 13–17 2026; ICO notified, law firm warns of phishing risks for affected retailers Ecommerce platform BigCommerce was recently hit with a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive … Read more

The bizarre rise of ‘grandmaslop’ — grandparents are filling family albums with AI images, and their kids hate it

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One of the unexpected consequences of freely available AI tools like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT has been the rise of what’s quickly becoming known as ‘grandmaslop’. It seems that grandparents are filling their family albums with AI versions of pictures of their grandchildren and sending them to their kids. When it comes to using generative … Read more

iOS 27.2 beta 2 includes new details of an iPhone anti-snatching feature, plus a first look at more changes coming to Apple Music, Shortcuts, and more

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The second iOS 27.2 developer beta has landed, and code points to several upcoming features These include an anti-snatching tool, so the phone locks itself if it detects a sharp grab or when disconnected from your Apple Watch There are changes hinted at for Shortcuts, Apple Music, and CarPlay Ultra too The second iOS 27.2 … Read more

Alien: Isolation 2 artist says Creative Assembly has to ‘recontextualize’ things from the film that would ‘be believable’ in the game’s outdoor setting, and it makes sense ‘through the lens of someone from the 1970s’

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Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2 is still influenced by the iconic film, despite the outdoor setting Principal environment artist Archie Whitehead says the environment had to be showcased “through the lens of someone from the 1970s” Principal UI artist Laura Mouther says the team is “not reinventing the wheel” and is still using a … Read more

Samsung and LG vow to remove ‘botnet’ apps from their smart TV app stores that turned sets into an AI scraping machines — but the shocking claim that over 40% of webOS apps had botnet code raises the question of how things ever got this bad

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Malware botnets route traffic through the internet connection on many smart TVs Roku, Fire TV, Tizen and webOS all affected Some manufacturers are removing affected apps LG, Samsung, Roku and Fire TV televisions and devices may have been part of a malicious “botnet” — and millions of TVs could be affected, though LG and Samsung … Read more

Lidl is bringing its £80 dehumidifier back this week — just in time for drying your laundry over the winter months

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Lidl is relaunching its affordable dehumidifier on September 27 It packs dehumidifying and drying settings, with a 2.1L removable tank As well as the appliance, you’ll also get washable filters, a drainage hose, and garden hose adapter Sometimes, supermarket appliances are more than enough to meet your tech needs, and Lidl’s new dehumidifier is designed … Read more