Category: 4. Technology

Researchers have spotted a serious flaw in file archiving tool WinRAR that could allow hackers to run code on systems.

WinRAR’s developer RARLAB has already issued a patch, along with advice to update the software immediately.

Following the success of Surrenne Belgravia’s debut in London, the wellness and longevity club has now arrived on the Côte d’Azur, going far beyond a traditional hotel spa with longevity stays, retreats, personalized treatments, and expert-led movement and fitness practices. Surrenne’s holistic and science-backed approach elevates wellbeing for guests and members alike. This debut comes at an exciting time as the summer high season is in full swing and the Riviera is abuzz with the energy of Monaco and recent restoration of Gabrielle Chanel’s clifftop artist and intellectual retreat, La Pausa.

Spanning three floors, Surrenne Riviera offers signature treatments that merge cutting-edge technology with holistic therapies, tailored to address the unique needs of every guest. Surrenne also offers personalized facials (in partnership with Biologique Recherche – fusing science and skincare for lasting, visible results), recovery therapies including a signature lymphatic drainage treatment, and expert nutritional guidance, complemented by cold therapy, infrared therapy, osteopathy, and red-light therapy.

Surrenne Riviera also features four wellness-focused studios: the Surrenne Gym with state-of-the-art Technogym equipment; the Performance Studio for one-on-one training; and the open-air Waves Studio and Riviera Reflections, which offer group classes like yoga, spinning, TRX, and Pilates, created with Lagree Fitness.

More than a wellness retreat and in-keeping with Maybourne’s legacy of excellence, Surrenne establishes a new benchmark in transformative wellbeing for guests and members.

Perched on the rocky peninsula of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, The Maybourne Riviera offers breathtaking views from Italy in the east to Monte-Carlo in the west. This jewel of the French Riviera features 65 rooms, including 24 suites, each with a private terrace overlooking the Mediterranean. A true gastronomic destination, the hotel boasts 4 restaurants and one bar, including a private beach and abc kitchens, helmed by Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Surrenne a longevity center, dedicated to well-being, and an infinity pool complete this unique experience, suspended between sky and sea.

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Indian smart wearables brand Pebble today announced Halo Smart Ring as its first smart ring, “designed for consumers who want their tech to blend seamlessly with their personal style.”

The biggest highlight of the Pebble Halo Smart Ring is its active digital display, which shows time, battery status, and health and fitness data.

Speaking of, the Pebble Halo Smart Ring comes with the usual slew of health and fitness features, including a step counter, a heart rate monitor, sleep tracking (supports REM sleep), stress monitoring, and blood oxygen level measurement. The brand says it also supports multiple sports modes, but doesn’t provide specifics.

Additionally, the Pebble Halo Smart Ring comes with a chant counter and supports gesture control for playing games, scrolling videos, controlling music and the camera, and flipping pages in e-book readers on the connected device.

Pebble hasn’t revealed the battery capacity of the Halo Smart Ring, but claims it will have an endurance of 3-4 days, with the charging time being two hours. The Halo Smart Ring has a stainless steel body and is water and dust-resistant; however, Pebble says that “prolonged exposure to water can damage the device” and advises users to remove it “before any water-related activity.”

The Pebble Halo Smart Ring weighs 19g, has Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, and comes in six sizes (7 to 12). You can buy one in black, silver, or gold color starting July 4 in India through Pebble’s official website or Flipkart.

Pebble Halo Smart Ring’s color options

The Pebble Halo Smart Ring is priced at INR7,999 ($95/€80), but you can get it at a special launch price of INR3,999 ($45/€40) if you pre-book one through Pebble’s website.

Buenavista Equity Partners has deepened its commitment to geospatial artificial intelligence pioneer Xoople, investing a total of €10.5m through its Ventures and Infrastructure funds.

The capital was committed as part of a €34m round led by Spain’s CDTI and AXIS, the venture capital arm of the state-owned ICO.

This latest funding round, which closed on 18 June, brings Xoople’s total financing to €115m. The company is developing EarthAI, an integrated system that merges satellite constellations with AI-powered analytics to monitor physical changes on the Earth’s surface. It aims to deliver global, AI-ready datasets to help solve large-scale, real-world challenges.

Buenavista was Xoople’s first private investor in 2021 and has since continued backing the business across multiple strategies. “We are very pleased to strengthen our position and support Xoople in this new phase, convinced that their proposal has a highly promising future,” said Francisco Marín, Senior Advisor and Partner at Buenavista Ventures and a member of Xoople’s board.

Marín added that Xoople is a strategic partner in Microsoft’s Planetary Computing initiative, which combines satellite infrastructure with Microsoft’s Planetary Computer Pro platform. This collaboration enables large-scale processing of geospatial data using AI to generate actionable insights for sectors including climate, infrastructure, and urban development.

Founded in Spain with global ambitions, Xoople is building the next generation of Earth observation technology, offering continuous data streams for pattern recognition, change detection, and predictive analysis. Its mission is to empower organisations and communities to make faster, safer, and more informed decisions.

The investment underscores Buenavista’s active presence in Spain’s lower mid-market segment. The firm’s Ventures portfolio now includes 19 companies, including Omniscope, acquired earlier this year.

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SAVE $150: The 15-inch MacBook Air (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is on sale for $1,049 at Amazon. That’s $150 offf and matches the lowest price we’ve ever seen.

We’re just a few days away from the longest Prime Day event ever. Amazon went all-in this year by doubling the sale length from 48 hours to four days. If you’ve been on the lookout for a discounted MacBook, you might be wondering if this’ll be your moment. Wee we’ve got some good news, because Amazon has the 15-inch MacBook Air back at its lowest-ever price.

As of July 3, the 15-inch MacBook Air (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is on sale for $1,049, marked down from the usual price of $1,199. That’s a $150 saving on list price. This sale price matches the lowest price we’ve ever seen at Amazon and it applies to all colorways.

You have options if you’re looking for a new MacBook before Prime Day. Not only is the 15-inch model on sale today, the 13-inch MacBook Air is also $150 off. That brings it down to just $849, but if you’re interested in the larger 15-inch, today’s deal is here for you. For many of us, the larger display is well worth the price.

The new M4 chip is a welcomed upgrade and both the 13 and 15-inch sales are on the significantly better 16GB RAM machines, double what previous generations came with. Mashable Senior Editor Stan Schroeder reviewed the new MacBook Air M4 in March and concluded that it’s the best laptop Apple has ever put out. “The new MacBook Air is great. It’s powerful, silent, and comes with a couple of much-needed upgrades. It’s also cheaper than before, making it the best-buy Apple laptop, period,” he wrote in the review.

If you don’t feel like waiting around until Prime Day officially kicks off, the 15-inch MacBook Air is already down to its record-low price. You’ll be taking $150 off what Mashable considers to be Apple’s best laptop yet.

Yesterday, amid the layoffs of around 9,100 staff at Microsoft including thousands from its Xbox Gaming Divisions, we learned that one of the impacted projects was an unannounced MMO from ZeniMax Online Studios.

Now, IGN has learned that the entire team for the MMO, codenamed “Blackbird,” has been cut, amid layoffs that impacted several hundred individuals across the Cockeysville, MD-based ZeniMax Online Studios.

Speaking to multiple sources familiar with the project, IGN has learned that Blackbird was to be a new, sci-fi IP. Though it had been in development since 2018, the length of time it was taking to make the game was expected, as ZeniMax was building an entirely new game engine for it.

In the last year, sources tell IGN that pre-production was going well, and the team was actively ramping up in the hope of moving into full production soon. Xbox had approved the scaling up, and some individuals were being moved onto the project from other teams such as The Elder Scrolls Online, as well as some people absorbed from the shuttering last year of Arkane Austin.

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