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TL;DR OnePlus has shared official renders of the OnePlus Watch 2 and confirmed that it will launch on February 26, 2024, at MWC Barcelona. The OnePlus Watch 2 has a stainless steel body and a sapphire crystal watch face. It will come in two colors: Black Steel and Radiant Steel. OnePlus recently began teasing its next smartwatch, the OnePlus Watch 2, aiming to compete against other top smartwatches. The company has now practically announced the new smartwatch, revealing its design in official renders alongside several key details. The OnePlus Watch 2 will launch on February 26, 2024, at the Mobile...

A coalition of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, have disrupted the operations of the prolific LockBit ransomware gang. LockBit’s dark-web leak site — where the group publicly lists its victims and threatens to leak their stolen data unless a ransom demand is paid — was replaced with a law enforcement notice on Monday. “This site is now under the control of the National Crime Agency of the UK, working in close cooperation with the FBI and the international law enforcement task force, ‘Operation Cronos,’ the message reads. “We can confirm that Lockbit’s...

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google doubles the cost of some legacy Nest Aware subscriptions internationally, including in Canada, while some modern plans are getting prices hiked by 25%  —  Modern plans get a 25 percent increase, while older plans double in price.  —  Google's “Nest Aware” camera subscription is going through another round of price increases. Source link

In December 2022, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the key maker of the world’s most cutting-edge chips, said it planned to spend $40 billion in Arizona on its first major U.S. hub for semiconductor production.The much ballyhooed project outside Phoenix — with two new factories, including one with more advanced technology — became a symbol of President Biden’s quest to spur more domestic production of chips, the slices of silicon that help all manner of devices make calculations and store data.Then last summer, TSMC pushed back initial manufacturing at its first Arizona factory to 2025 from this year, saying local workers...