A software programmer developed a way to use brute force to break the encryption of the notorious Akira ransomware using GPU compute power and enabling some victims of the Linux-focused variant of the ...

Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages developers still use daily, and what they’re good for.

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One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare.

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Malicious npm package posing as a WhatsApp Web API library operated for months as a functional dependency while stealing ...

Explore the inner workings of the javax.crypto.Cipher class in Java's cryptography API: understand its provider-based architecture ...

Developers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented ...

5th January 2026: We added new Genshin Impact codes. Like a lot of free-to-play games, Genshin Impact has an in-game currency called Primogems that you'll find yourself quickly spending on Wish Items ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...