Author Archives: TheGeek

Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers

Last week, thousands of SamKnows routers were bricked after a government program ran its course. In 2020, as part of a program conducted by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian government’s chief competition regulator, thousands of volunteers received routers to help test and report on the typical speed and performance of broadband plans… Read More: Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning… »

US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge

Some material also goes to an unnamed US technology and industrial company, under a deal penned in the first quarter of 2026. In the same quarter a year ago, the largest portion of MP’s sales by revenue—mined material, not NdPr—went to China’s Shenghe Resources. But MP has stopped selling to Shenghe as part of its… Read More: US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is… »

T-Mobile and Umbro tap into soccer’s Jersey obsession with limited World Cup-timed drop

The World Cup is down to its final eight. Norway just knocked out Brazil, Spain sent Cristiano Ronaldo home, and the road to the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium now runs through Argentina, France and England. But some of the biggest moments aren’t happening between the whistles. They’re happening in the stands, on Instagram… Read More: T-Mobile and Umbro tap into soccer’s Jersey obsession with limited… »

Elite scorer’s WNBA future in doubt after Las Vegas Aces make stunning roster move

Chennedy Carter has once again found herself searching for a new team. The Las Vegas Aces made one of the WNBA’s most surprising roster decisions Tuesday, waiving the former No. 4 overall pick just months after giving her another opportunity to revive her career. The move came ahead of the league’s midseason roster deadline and… Read More: Elite scorer’s WNBA future in doubt after Las Vegas Aces… »

Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets

In the brief history of AI security, the prompt injection has quickly become the top threat. Large language models are inherently unable to distinguish between legitimate instructions provided by users and malicious ones sneaked into emails, source code, and other third-party content the models are processing. This makes it trivial to surreptitiously inject malicious commands… Read More: Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools… »

ESPN reporter provides major update on LeBron James’ free agency, and it’s great news for the Cavaliers

The entire basketball world is waiting on LeBron James to make his decision in NBA free agency. Since it was announced that James would leave the Los Angeles Lakers, plenty of suitors have emerged, including his former team and first NBA home, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland has yet to bring back James Harden because they… Read More: ESPN reporter provides major update on LeBron James’ free agency,… »