Microsoft recently published a baffling support document stating that Windows updates released after July 2025 may break some crucial parts of the operating system's shell. According to the KB5072911 document, File Explorer, the Start menu, and other XAML-dependent apps in Windows may show erratic behavior on some enterprise devices. Read...
TechSpot wasn’t always called TechSpot. What was its original 1990s name?
#ThrowBackThursday Trivia goes meta: how long have you been visiting TechSpot? Let's find out. Read Entire Article
Critical vulnerability in React JS framework has a near 100% chance to be exploited
Researchers have uncovered a critical security flaw that could have catastrophic consequences for web and private cloud infrastructure. The vulnerability affects the React framework and represents a rare "perfect" issue – easy to exploit and capable of causing serious damage to web servers. Read Entire Article
Text Grab is a lightweight OCR utility for instant text capture
Text Grab is a small app from the same developer behind PowerToys' Text Extractor. If you just need fast OCR without the rest of the suite, Text Grab gets it done with zero fuss. Read Entire Article
Popular Chrome and Edge extensions go rogue, infecting over 4 million devices with spyware
According to researchers at cybersecurity firm Koi, a China-based hacking syndicate known as ShadyPanda is actively conducting at least two malware campaigns by weaponizing browser extensions with malicious code. Read Entire Article
Amazon poised to drop USPS reliance and take full control of last-mile deliveries
Sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post that Amazon has provided USPS with more than $6 billion in revenue this year. That equates to around 7.5 percent of the service's total revenue last year. It goes without saying that losing a source of revenue as substantial as that......
After nearly 30 years, Micron is shutting down Crucial and leaving the consumer RAM market
Micron is exiting the consumer RAM market, retiring the Crucial brand, and restructuring its business around the needs of enterprise AI customers. According to the company's press release, the US-based memory manufacturer will continue selling Crucial products until the end of its second fiscal quarter in February 2026. Read Entire...
Dell Pro Precision leak reveals early Panther Lake CPU and Xe3 iGPU performance
An unannounced Dell laptop that recently appeared on Geekbench indicates the company is preparing to adjust its product naming scheme only a year after its last shakeup. The benchmark also includes a new data point for Intel's upcoming Xe3 integrated graphics chips. Read Entire Article
What to know about the administration’s plan to withhold states’ money to manage SNAP food aid
President Donald Trump's administration says it will withhold money to help manage SNAP food aid from states that don't give the federal government information on individual recipients
House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about his prosecutions of Trump
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of...