av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 18, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
Tiina Parikka was half-naked when she read the email. It was a Saturday in late October 2020, and Parikka had spent the morning sorting out plans for distance learning after a Covid outbreak at the school where she was headteacher. She had taken a sauna at her flat in Vantaa, just outside Finland’s capital, Helsinki, and when she came into her bedroom to get dressed, she idly checked her phone. There was a message that began with Parikka’s name and her social security number – the unique code used to identify Finnish people when they access healthcare, education and banking. “I knew then that this is not a game,” she says.
Källa: He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 18, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
A 40-year-old Jordanian national pleaded guilty Thursday to operating as an access broker, selling access to at least 50 victim company networks he broke into by exploiting two commercial firewall products in 2023, according to the Justice Department.
Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti, who lived in the Republic of Georgia at the time, sold an undercover FBI agent unauthorized access to the victim networks on a cybercrime forum under the moniker “r1z” in May 2023, authorities said in court records.
Källa: Jordanian national pleads guilty after unknowingly selling FBI agent access to 50 company networks
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 18, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple plans to upgrade the iPad mini, MacBook Pro, iPad Air, iMac, and MacBook Air with OLED displays between 2026 and 2028, according to DigiTimes. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman previously reported that the iPad mini and MacBook Pro will receive an OLED display as early as this year, but he does not expect the MacBook Air to adopt the technology until 2028 at the earliest. A new iPad Air is expected to be released this year, but Gurman said it will have an LCD display.
Källa: These 5 Apple Products Will Reportedly Be Upgraded With OLED Displays
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 18, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Steve Coogan has reportedly joined the cast for the upcoming fourth season of HBO’s hit show The White Lotus.
The anthology series is set in different branches of a chain of luxury hotels and is scheduled to begin filming its next set of episodes in the spring, with this season’s location switching to France, after seasons in Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand.
Källa: Steve Coogan joins cast of fourth season of ’The White Lotus’
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 17, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple is testing a new design for App Store search ads on iPhone. Some users on iOS 26.3 are noticing that the blue background around sponsored results is no longer shown, blurring the line between what paid ad results look like and the real search results that follow.
This means the only differentiator between organic results and the promoted ad is the presence of the small ‘Ad’ banner next to the app icon. Right now, it appears to be in some kind of A/B test phase.
We have asked Apple for clarity on the change, and whether this will roll out more widely in the future.
Källa: Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results – 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 17, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple recently announced that its environmental chief Lisa Jackson would be retiring this month, and today she was removed from the company’s leadership page. Since 2013, Jackson served as Apple’s Vice President of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. In this role, she oversaw Apple’s renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives. Apple aims to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030.
Källa: Apple’s Environmental Chief Lisa Jackson Retiring After 13 Years
