Paramount has completed its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, forming a new media giant called Skydance. The merger — finalized after a last-ditch legal effort to block the deal was denied — combines two of Hollywood’s largest studios and their streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with broadcast and cable assets such as CBS, CNN, CBS Sports
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Smuggling Code: How ClickFix Uses Browser Cache to Beat Windows Run Limits
ClickFix attacks have evolved from simple social-engineering lures into highly creative delivery mechanisms that turn a user’s own system into the execution environment. Recent Microsoft telemetry describes a variant that stages malicious scripts inside a victim’s browser cache—disguised as innocuous PNG files—and then convinces the user to paste a short command that triggers execution of that cached payload. By hiding
Amazon Drops NDAs as Data Center Backlash Grows
Amazon’s recent move to stop using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with government agencies marks a tactical shift in a widening dispute over the role of large data centers in local communities. Announced by AWS CEO Matt Garman in a blog post, the change comes as cities and states across the U.S. consider moratoriums and tougher scrutiny of new facilities. The announcement
OpenAI’s ‘Trusted Contact’ for ChatGPT: A New Safeguard for Users at Risk
On May 7, 2026, OpenAI unveiled a feature called Trusted Contact for ChatGPT accounts, designed to surface a human connection when conversations indicate possible self-harm. The tool lets adult users designate a trusted person — a friend or family member — who will be encouraged to check in if the system detects signs of distress. OpenAI says the aim is
The Credential-Free Watchdog: Mastering Event-Driven App Automation
We have all been there. You are an automation lover. You have built a masterpiece — a Scheduled Task, perfectly configured, credentials entered, running like clockwork. You walk away like a hero. Then Monday morning hits. Your account is locked. Your coffee tastes like failure. I once left a mapped network drive in an SOE test build and completely forgot
Ditching PsExec – Running Interactive SYSTEM Shells Natively in PowerShell
If you’ve spent any time in Windows System Administration over the last decade, I can almost guarantee you’ve reached for PsExec at least once. Originally from Sysinternals and now officially part of Microsoft, PsExec is one of those deceptively simple tools that has quietly saved thousands of IT professionals from hours of sheer agony. A single executable, zero installation, no