Chinese spies allegedly tried to obstruct Huawei investigation

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Justice Department has announced charges against two Chinese intelligence officers, accusing them of attempting to obstruct a US investigation into the telecommunications giant Huawei. In charging documents made public on Monday, defendants Guochum He and Zheng Wang were accused of working on behalf of the Chinese government…

Report: “Thousands” of Intel layoffs planned as PC demand slows and revenues fall

Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Intel is planning its first major layoffs in almost six years, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report says that layoffs will “likely” affect thousands of its 113,700 employees, particularly in its sales and marketing departments, and that they could happen as soon as this month. Bloomberg says that…

Marvel drops official trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Paul Rudd returns as Scott Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The Lang/van Dyne family embarks on an exciting new adventure in the subatomic realm in the first official trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. As we’ve reported previously, next month’s release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will mark the end of Phase Four of what’s…

These malicious Android apps have already been downloaded over 20 million times

A collection of malicious Android apps have been discovered hiding in the Google Play Store that don’t just slow down a victim’s device, but also cause high phone bills via annoying malware. Cybersecurity researchers from McAfee said they found 16 so-called “clicker” apps with currently have more than 20 million downloads.  The apps are mostly…