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Geekom Pulls Download Pages After Malware Found in Legacy Mini PC Drivers

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 17, 2026, 12:09 p.m. | Original

It was previously reportedthat Geekom was shipping malware in the drivers for its A7, A8, AE7, AX7 Pro, and AX8 Pro mini PCs. The drivers were initially flagged by Windows Security as a trojan that could "execute commands from an attacker," and reports on Redditwere verifiedby services like VirusTotal, FileScan, and MetaDefender.

Since those initial reports, however, Geekom has responded to the driver malware infection, explaining in an official statement to VideoCardzthat the affected legacy LAN driver

Mitsubishi Motors plans EV for Australia, New Zealand, made by Foxconn unit

Nikkei Asia | Aug. 17, 2026, 12:09 p.m. | Original

Tickets for Fujifilm’s New York Fujikina Event Cost $10 and Are on Sale Now

Peta Pixel | Aug. 17, 2026, 12:07 p.m. | Original

Fujifilm has announced that tickets for its New York City Fujikina event will cost $10 and grant access to keynotes, workshops, photo walks, and festival programming, with limited spots per session available.

The NYC Fujikina event was announced earlier this year but with limited details. Today, Fujifilm nearly fully revealed the event’s plans (excluding a still-evolving speaker list): it will take place over three days, from Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, 2026,

GitHub is down again, and this time it's hitting almost everything

TechSpot News | Aug. 17, 2026, 12:06 p.m. | Original

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Ripple effect: GitHub is experiencing a widespread outage this morning affecting many of the services developers rely on to build, review, and ship software, including its website, API, Pull Requests, Webhooks, and Copilot.

The Microsoft-owned company acknowledged the incident at 13:40 UTC on Monday, saying it was investigating reports of performance problems across several GitHub services. Within minutes, API Requests and Actions were

中國 Epicooler 假冷氣真詐騙外觀像分體式冷氣內部僅電腦風扇

HKEPC | Aug. 17, 2026, 12:04 p.m. | Original

【假冷氣真詐騙 ❄️】歐洲熱浪難忍，帶動家用冷氣設備熱銷，亦給了詐騙廠商可乘之機。有中國電商在歐洲大賣廣告推銷一款名為「Epicooler」的冷氣機，售價僅為正規冷氣機價格的十分之一，更標榜無需安裝「即掛即用」。然而，

Your PC still has a keyboard controller interface from 1984, and Linux keeps it as its second way to reboot

XDA developers | Aug. 17, 2026, noon | Original

Your PC has some old tech inside still keeping things up and running.

Saber’s Matt Karch Claims Portal Writer’s Viral Video Triggered Death Threats, Escalating the Already Ugly Rideshare Stimulator AI Writer Dispute

wccftech | Aug. 17, 2026, noon | Original

Saber Interactive has updated the Steam page for its upcoming driving satire Rideshare Stimulator with a detailed AI disclosure, capping off a chaotic week that saw CEO Matt Karch publicly feud with a former lead writer before ultimately apologizing to her.

The controversy kicked off shortly after Saber revealed Rideshare Simulator's announcement trailer. Former Saber lead writer Stella Sacco , who worked at the studio from July 2023 to July 2024 on titles including Stuntman: Ignition , publicly claimed she had been removed from the Rideshare project partway

(PR) XPPen Unveils Artist Ultra 14 Portable Drawing 2.8K OLED Display

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 17, 2026, 11:55 a.m. | Original

XPPen, a global leader in digital art innovation, today unveiled the Artist Ultra 14, an Ultra Clear True Color Portable Drawing Display featuring a 2.8K OLED display, studio-grade color performance, the advanced X-Touch solution, and an ultraslim design. Marking XPPen's 21st anniversary, the Artist Ultra 14 combines flagship-level performance with exceptional portability, empowering creators to bring professional creativity wherever inspiration strikes.

"Creative workflows are becoming increasingly flexible, and creators today need tools that

烏克蘭導彈襲俄羅斯別爾哥羅德州6人亡

Radio France Internationale | Aug. 17, 2026, 11:50 a.m. | Original

法新社17日周一引述當地當局宣布，烏克蘭導彈襲擊了俄羅斯邊境附近的別爾哥羅德州，造成6人死亡。

Canada’s social media ban for under-16s likely to face Charter challenge, experts say

Citynews | Aug. 17, 2026, 11:49 a.m. | Original

Experts say the federal government is likely to face a constitutional challenge to its proposed ban on social media for kids under 16.

On Friday, France’s top court struck down that country’s social media ban for kids under 15, saying the ban was too broad and infringed on freedom of expression.

Dalhousie University associate law professor Michael Karanicolas says a Charter challenge to Canada’s law is almost inevitable.

He says social media is effectively the only avenue young people can make their voice heard on political issues

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