Ancient telnet bug happily hands out root to attackers
A recently disclosed critical vulnerability in the GNU InetUtils telnet daemon (telnetd) is "trivial" to exploit, experts say. The bug, which had gone unnoticed for nearly 11 years, was disclosed on January 20 and is tracked as CVE-2026-24061 (9.8). It was introduced in a May 2015 update, and if you're one of the few to
Why does the Pixel 10a look fake?
The Google Pixel 10a is expected to launch pretty soon and, as that approaches, there’s something super weird about the leaked images we’ve seen. This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here to get it delivered
9to5Mac Overtime 056: Powered by Google Gemini
Fernando and Jeff discuss the future of Siri and Apple Intelligence after learning it will be powered by Google Gemini models. 9to5Mac Overtime  is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin. Subscribe to Overtime via Apple Podcasts and our YouTube channel for more. Some of my