Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
USA Today

The best winter thermostat temperature? Set your heat to this number.

It happens each year when the weather turns cold: The coats, hats, sweaters and blankets come out. The lights come on earlier. And the arguments over how high or low to set the thermostat begin. But ...
Business Insider

Creator ad spending is set to hit $37 billion this year and is growing 4x as fast as the overall media industry

Advertiser spending on creators is expected to hit $37 billion in 2025, according to a new IAB report. The category's growth comes as legacy formats like linear TV lose audience. More marketers ...
CNET

You'll Be Able to See on X's User Profiles if Someone Is Using a VPN

The social network X is expected to begin displaying in user profiles whether someone may be using a VPN to obscure their location. Based on a post in October about transparency on the platform ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
Wall Street Journal

Using Your Credit Card at the Checkout Is Set to Get a Lot More Complicated

Your favorite latte at the local coffee shop could soon cost $5, $5.10 or $5.25—depending on how you pay. A settlement between Visa, Mastercard and U.S. merchants announced this week could usher in a ...
The Hill

Reagan ad that infuriated Trump set to run during World Series

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday the anti-tariffs advertisement featuring former President Reagan, which angered President Trump, will air during the World Series before being paused Monday. The ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Knicks Tell Mamdani to Stop Using Team Logo in Campaign Ad

The New York Knicks sent Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in next month’s mayoral election, a cease-and-desist for the use of the team’s iconic logo in his campaign ad. Mamdani ran an ad during the ...
The Verge

Verge subscribers, here’s how to set up ad-free podcasts

Ad-free Decoder, Version History, and The Vergecast! Here’s how to get them. Ad-free Decoder, Version History, and The Vergecast! Here’s how to get them. is The Verge’s managing editor who oversees ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Ontario Targets GOP With Anti-Tariff Ad Using Reagan Speech

Ontario plans to launch a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign against US tariffs, targeted at Republican-held districts and using the words of late President Ronald Reagan. The television spot is ...