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• Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF delivers over twice the AI performance of its predecessor
• Nvidia claims the RTX Pro 2000 outpaces the RTX A2000 in 3D modeling performance
• Both new GPUs maintain a 70-watt limit, enabling deployment in space-limited systems

Nvidia has launched two new SFF (Small Form Factor ready) RTX Pro Servers and workstation GPUs built on its Blackwell architecture that use a single-fan, blower-style, low-profile design.

The new RTX Pro 4000 SFF and RTX Pro 2000 slot in beneath the top-end RTX Pro 6000 but are designed to maintain strong performance for professional workloads in smaller, lower-power workstation builds.

Both GPUs aim to shift more processing from CPU to GPU, allowing even small-form-factor workstations to handle AI inference, rendering, and simulation faster than before.

Compact hardware with workstation-level capability

The RTX Pro 4000 SFF is built with 24GB of ECC GDDR7 memory and delivers up to 770 AI TOPS.

Nvidia says it offers more than twice the AI performance of the previous-generation RTX A4000 SFF, and also features improved ray tracing, 50% more memory bandwidth, and has a 70W thermal limit, making it suitable for workstations with limited cooling capacity.

The RTX Pro 2000, also limited to 70W, carries 16GB of ECC GDDR7 memory and 545 AI TOPS of throughput.

Nvidia claims it is about 1.5 times faster than the RTX A2000 in 3D modeling, CAD, and rendering.

The company also points to its usefulness in AI-powered image and text generation, potentially speeding up design and content workflows in smaller studios or engineering teams.

These workstation GPUs share the Blackwell architecture benefits found in Nvidia’s larger RTX PRO lineup, including support for FP4 precision through fifth-generation Tensor Cores and the second-generation Transformer Engine.

This is intended to improve inference performance while keeping power consumption in check.

Nvidia has not yet disclosed specific pricing for these models but has indicated that it will make them available through partners such as PNY, TD Synnex, Dell, HP, and Lenovo later this year.

Given their position below the RTX Pro 6000, they are expected to cost considerably less while still providing a large performance increase over earlier small-format workstation GPUs.

While marketed as an upgrade path for professionals, the actual advantage over the fastest CPU-only small workstation configurations will depend on workload type and software optimization for GPU acceleration.

For tasks that already benefit heavily from GPU compute, such as AI inference, large-scale rendering, and simulation, the new RTX Pro 4000 SFF and RTX Pro 2000 could offer strong gains without requiring a larger, more expensive workstation.

For CPU-focused applications, the improvements may be less dramatic, but the added GPU capability still expands the performance envelope for small, power-limited systems.

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• Dahua CCTV flaws identified by Bitdefender affect over 100 popular security camera models
• Vulnerabilities allow remote code execution without authentication over local or internet connections
• Company urges firmware updates and network isolation to prevent exploitation

Researchers at Bitdefender have announced two critical vulnerabilities affecting a large number of Dahua smart cameras.

The flaws, which were patched in the most recent firmware update, could allow unauthenticated attackers to take full control of affected devices.

Dahua has confirmed that a total of 126 models were affected, including multiple IPC, SD, and DH series devices, not just the Hero C1 model first reported.

Patch now

The first of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-31700, is a buffer overflow flaw in Dahua camera firmware that can be triggered when the device processes specially crafted network packets. If exploited, it could cause the camera to crash or, in some cases, allow a remote attacker to run their own code on the device.

The second, CVE-2025-31701, is another buffer overflow issue also exploitable through maliciously crafted packets sent over the network. It too can be used to crash the camera or potentially gain full remote control depending on the target’s defenses.

Both can be exploited to run arbitrary code with root privileges.

Bitdefender privately reported the issues to Dahua on March 28, 2025. The Chinese video surveillance equipment manufacturer acknowledged the report the next day and validated the findings by April 1.

It requested some time to prepare a fix for the issues, with patches finally rolling out last month, followed by the agreed public disclosure.

The two vulnerabilities can be especially dangerous for devices accessible from the internet via port forwarding or UPnP, as no authentication is required for possible exploitation.

Bitdefender warns that successful attacks could bypass firmware integrity checks and deploy persistent malicious code, making cleanup difficult.

Dahua, the world’s second-largest CCTV manufacturer behind Hikvision, has faced scrutiny in several countries over cybersecurity issues and data privacy concerns, particularly related to potential vulnerabilities in its network-connected devices.

It maintains a Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) to coordinate with researchers on reported flaws, such as in the case of these vulnerability disclosures.

It is urging all customers who have not yet done so to update their camera firmware as a matter of urgency.

For anyone unable to do so immediately, it advises disconnecting vulnerable devices from direct internet access, disabling UPnP, and isolating cameras on separate networks to reduce risk.

A detailed list of affected models is included in Dahua’s online advisory, along with links to patched firmware.

Both Dahua and Bitdefender stress unpatched internet-connected devices should be considered prime targets.

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LG and Panasonic are just two of the top brands in the OLED TV market, but unlike rivals such as Samsung, Sony and Philips, their TVs often share a lot in common, right down to using the same OLED display panels.

The LG G4 and Panasonic Z95A, two of the best OLED TVs launched in 2024, both used micro-lens-array (MLA) OLED panels manufactured by LG. In 2025, it’s a similar story as the LG G5 and Panasonic Z95B both use LG’s new Primary Tandem RGB OLED panel (also known as four-stack OLED).

That means you should expect a similar picture from both, right?

As I’ve discovered when testing combinations of some of the best TVs, models that use the same display panel don’t always look the same. For example, the Samsung S95F and Sony Bravia 8 II flagship OLED TVs use Samsung’s QD-OLED panels, but when I tested them side by side, I got very different results.

The LG G5 and Panasonic Z95B were featured in our recent OLED four-way showdown with a casual judging panel, with the aforementioned S95F and Bravia 8 II rounding out the group, but I thought it would be illuminating to compare the LG and Panasonic on their own.

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In default Filmmaker Mode, the LG G5 (right) clearly has the brightness advantage over the Panasonic Z95B (right) (Image credit: Future)Image 2 of 2

But adjust the Z95B's brightness, and it gets much closer to the G5 (Image credit: Future)

With both the Z95B and G5's default Filmmaker Mode settings active, it was clear that the G5 had a huge brightness advantage – an odd result considering both use the same OLED panel. When viewing some demo footage from the Spears & Munsil UHD Benchmark 4K Blu-ray in HDR10 format, scenes with snow looked far brighter and more vibrant on the G5, with much more brilliant whites and highlights. The Z95B’s picture still looked very accurate, but dim in comparison.

Leaving both sets in Filmmaker Mode, I measured the Z95B’s peak HDR brightness on a 10% white window pattern at 1,028 nits, a significantly lower result than the G5’s 2,268 nits on the same pattern.

After a quick check of the Z95B’s picture settings, I found its Luminance Level (brightness) was set to 70/100 by default, while the G5’s was set to 100/100. After upping the Z95B’s brightness to 100, it hit 2,355 nits, making it the brightest OLED I’d measured to date on this test.

Going back to the same Spears & Munsil footage with the brightness on the Z95B set to 100, the snow scenes now showed much more dazzling whites. It looked very similar to the G5, with the only real difference being the color temperature. I did, however, feel that despite the boost in brightness, the Z95B lost a little of the picture accuracy I’d noted previously.

Color and contrast

With Dolby Vision sources, such as Wicked (pictured) the Panasonic Z95B (left) and LG G5 (right) have very similar colors. (Image credit: Universal Pictures / Future )

Both the Z95B and G5 had superb color in my comparison. Watching more Spears & Munsil footage in HDR10 format, a parrot’s yellow and green feathers looked vivid on both TVs, and a field of red flowers was crisp and refined, with plenty of punch. Once again, the G5’s brightness in default settings gave colors more pop, but upping the Z95B’s brightness brought it to a similar level of vibrancy. The Z95B demonstrated richer, deeper colors, though, thanks to its stronger contrast and more refined black levels.

Switching to Wicked on 4K Blu-ray in Dolby Vision, the default brightness settings were 100/100 in both the Dolby Vision Dark mode on the Z95B and Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode on the G5. This made the colors on both TVs look very similar. Elphaba’s green skin and the pink flowers and blue details on a wall in the Wizard & I scene both had the same eye-popping, vibrant color, and they also looked true-to-life.

Where the TVs differed was that the Z95B's deeper black levels made colors appear bolder and more detailed, whereas they looked brighter and punchier on the G5. This was easy to see in Glinda’s pink outfits and the greens of the Emerald City in Wicked.

Both the Panasonic Z95B (left) and LG G5 (right) deliver excellent contrast and black levels, but the Z95B looked more accurate on The Batman (Image credit: Warner Bros. / Future)

As you’d expect from two top-tier OLED TVs, both black levels and contrast are excellent. Watching Alien: Romulus in Dolby Vision on 4K Blu-ray, shots of space or dark tunnels within the ship showcased rich black levels on both TVs, with excellent contrast between dark shadows and bright highlights from stars, lights and torches. The Z95B had the edge of the two TVs here with its deeper blacks, but again, both looked great.

Switching to The Batman in Dolby Vision on 4K Blu-ray, I used the opening crime scene section I regularly use for testing contrast. For this movie, I had to view in dimmed or pitch black conditions as both the Z95B and G5 struggled with the overhead lighting in our testing lab.

Interestingly, although both showcased excellent black levels and contrast, with the torches carried by detectives balancing well against the dim surroundings, I noticed that in pitch black conditions, black levels were more elevated on the G5. The Z95B’s deeper blacks resulted in stronger contrast, although there was some loss of shadow detail, specifically Batman’s eye and the logo on his chest when he looked towards the camera. Of the two, I found myself drawn to the Z95B as it felt more accurate to the movie.

Bang for your buck

Both the Z95B (left) and G5 (right) are brilliant OLED TVs, but your choice may come down to personal preference and price. (Image credit: Future)

It’s fair to say that in recent years, a drawback of Panasonic’s flagship OLED TVs has been their price, which is often hundreds more than that of its main rivals at launch. This year, however, Panasonic is being more aggressive with its pricing. The 55-inch Z95B is available for $2,399 / £2,299, while the 55-inch G5 is available for $2,199 / £2,299. The 65-inch Z95B, meanwhile, is available for $3,099 / £2799, while the 65-inch G5 is $2,899 / £2.899.

One thing that could swing things in the Z95B’s favor between these two TVs is sound. Panasonic’s TVs are always among the best TVs for sound, and the Z95B is no different.

Watching the Batmobile chase scene from The Batman, the Z95B stood head and shoulders above the G5 when it came to the built-in sound. The Z95B’s punchier sound and much more powerful bass better captured the rumble of the Batmobile’s engine and the crunching of car impacts and explosions. Speech was clear on both sets, but the Z95B delivered better clarity. With the Z95B, you can easily watch without using one of the best soundbars – a factor that saves you money – whereas a soundbar is more recommended with the G5.

Where the G5 has the edge is in its gaming features, which are up there with the best gaming TVs and include 4K 165Hz support on four HDMI 2.1 ports. The LG’s webOS 25 smart TV interface is also one of the best I’ve used and provides a superior overall experience to the Z95B’s Fire TV smart interface.

Both of these are class-leading OLED TVs, and both are in the conversation for TV of the year. But based on this comparison, I found myself favoring the Panasonic Z95B. Its default Filmmaker Mode brightness setting may be odd, but once adjusted, I found myself more drawn to its picture than the LG G5's picture.

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Razer DeathAdder v4 Pro: Two-minute review

How does one elevate something already flawless? Razer has answered that question through the latest iteration of their flagship wireless mouse, the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro.

We loved the previous iteration for the otherworldly balance of ergonomics, performance and long lasting battery life, which is why we named it the best mouse for first-person shooters in our best gaming mouse round-up. For the DeathAdder V4 Pro, Razer takes things even further, adding more features that feel like a generational leap.

Starting with the design that feels even more refined in its sleekness and pure functionality. Not only is the gaming mouse lighter than ever but more comfortable for palm and thumb placement as well.

That’s not even counting the redesigned wireless dongle, which now features a sleek dome-shaped design accented by three customizable LED lights that display key info like battery life and polling rate.

Beyond just looking great on any desk, it’s a major upgrade from the previous add-on dongle used with the last DeathAdder Pro. This new version isn’t just more stylish—it delivers a true 8000 Hz polling rate with 37% lower latency, making it significantly more efficient.

(Image credit: Future / Ural Garrett)

Whether you’re browsing the web or diving into Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, cursor movement feels noticeably smoother thanks to the upgraded optical sensor, now capable of up to 45,000 DPI, 900 IPS, and 85G acceleration.

It also offers precise, customizable control through the Razer Synapse app, giving users pitch-perfect personalization for any task or playstyle.

Beyond movement smoothness, the smaller yet much improved mouse clicks not only feel even more responsive and crisp but lighter and more durable with a click lifecycle of over 100 million clicks.

(Image credit: Future / Ural Garrett)

The scroll wheel even sees the most interesting improvement thanks to using an optical sensor instead of a traditional mechanical rotary encoder.

This makes scrolling down webpages and weapons while playing shooters feel better than ever. When it comes to competitive gaming at an optimal level, the DeathAdder V4 Pro manages to do the most.

Adding to all of that greatness is a 150-hour battery life, which means players will go a long time between charges.

Though this device excels its job, some potential buyers may have a few problems. For the colorful gamers who like RGB on everything, the DeathAdder V4 Pro continues the line’s black and green colorway without any customizable lighting options.

Meanwhile, the retail price of $169.99 / £169.99 / AU$299.95 makes this slightly more expensive than the previous V3 Pro, though the v3 Pro required a special dongle attachment, which was sold seperately, to reach an 8K Polling rate.

(Image credit: Future / Ural Garrett)

Eventually, Razer would sell a $159 edition V3 Pro that featured both. However, the DeathAdder V4 Pro costing $10 bucks more could rub folks the wrong way.

From my perspective, the price is more than worth it as the added features on the DeathAdder V4 Pro offer a fantastic nice bang for the buck.

That said, it's not the cheapest mouse on the market, so buyers on a budget might want to look elsewhere (like our best cheap mouse guide) as this is a premium product with premium price.

The Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro builds on an already exceptional foundation, delivering meaningful upgrades in precision, comfort and performance that make it a true standout for serious gamers. While its premium price and lack of RGB may give some pause, those seeking top-tier functionality will find this mouse more than earns its place at the top.

Razer DeathAdder v4 Pro: Price & availability

(Image credit: Future / Ural Garrett)

• How much does it cost? $169.99 / £169.99 / AU$299.95
• When is it available? Available now
• Where can you get it? Available in the US, UK, and Australia from Razer’s online store and other retailers

The Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro is available now in the US, UK, and Australia for $169.99 / £169.99 / AU$299.95.

Outside of Razer’s online store, it’ll also be available at major retailers including Best Buy, Amazon and the like. While the price may feel a bit extreme, there is value in paying for the best wireless gaming mouse for esports that money can buy.

Most importantly, the mouse and wireless dongle come packed in together, which means that buyers won’t have to pay extra. For anyone who just wants to compete at a high level, the price won’t matter much.

Casual or even aspiring competitive gamers with a limited budget still have options for quality wireless gaming mice. This includes at the lowest, the Cooler Master MM311, which has a 1,000Hz max polling rate and can reach as high as 10,000 DPI.

Those who treat the price point as a drop in the bucket but can’t get past the lack of customizable lighting on the DeathAdder V4 Pro may appreciate the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K. Though it lacks the lightweightness of the DeathAdder, its performance and battery life is admirable when it comes to high-level competitive play.

Should you buy the Razer DeathAdder v4 Pro?Razer DeathAdder v4 Pro Scorecard

Value

The $169 price point is worth every penny; even if it's slightly more expensive than the previous generation.

5 / 5

Design

Razer’s classic black and green colorway looks better than ever with a lighter chassis and smaller improvements like separated side buttons.

5 / 5

Performance

Everything about the performance of the DeathAdder V4 Pro improves on the previous generation in terms of connection speed, polling rate, DPI, and battery life. That doesn’t even count additions like the optical scroll wheel.

5 / 5

Final score

Some say that it’s hard to improve upon perfection but Razer surely figured it out with the DeathAdder V4 Pro.

5 / 5

Buy the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro if...

You want the best esports-level mouse money can buy
If you have the $169 to spend, the Razer DeathAdder V4 improves on ergonomics, performance and battery life while also making significant additions like the optical scroll wheel.

You require a blend of standard-setting ergonomics and performance
More comfortable than ever, the gaming mouse is also lighter at 56g and features better-placed side buttons. Meanwhile, wireless performance sees enhancements with a reduction in latency, improved optical sensor allowing 45,000 DPI.

You need a long battery life
This high-level performance gaming mouse manages to have excellent battery life that can go up to 150 hours between charges.

Don't buy it if...

You want a little RGB flair
Though the Razer DeathAdder V4 has the look and feel of a performance-oriented gaming mouse, more colorful gamers who need RGB lighting are going to be disappointed.

You're on a tight budget
The price might be a bit much for the casual gamer looking for a quality gaming mouse.

Also consider

The Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K
If you want to tone down the high-end esports-level performance a bit for some RGB lighting options, then Razer’s Basilisk V3 Pro may be a fine option.

Read the full Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K review

Cooler Master MM311
The Cooler Master MM311 offers respectable performance that meets many that cost significantly more through its $40 pricetag.

Read the full Cooler Master MM311 review

Corsair M75 Wireless Mouse
The Corsair M75 Wireless Mouse is an excellent performer, plus it’s lightweight, and, most importantly for lefties, has an ambidextrous design with buttons on both sides.

Read the full Corsair M75 Wireless Mouse review

How I tested the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro

• I spent about two weeks with the mouse
• I used it to play games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, FBC: Firebreak, Splitgate 2, and Marvel Rivals

Given that the previous generation of the Razer DeathAdder Pro earned our top pick for best FPS mouse in our gaming mouse roundup, I put its successor through the wringer with a heavy dose of first-person shooters.

My test lineup included Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, FBC: Firebreak, Splitgate 2, and Marvel Rivals, offering a solid understanding of speed, precision, and reaction-based capabilities.

Beyond the battlefield, I also assessed how the mouse handled everyday tasks—browsing the web, managing playlists on music streaming platforms, and navigating between applications—to get a full picture of its performance in both gaming and daily use.

Read more about how we test

• First reviewed August 2025

• Finance-themed phishing uses personalized subjects and file names to deliver malware
• Travel and response phishing also use personalization to push information stealers and RATs
• Cofense urges verification of unexpected emails and updates to security tools

Attackers are increasingly personalizing phishing emails to deliver malware, experts have warned, with criminals reaping in huge gains.

In adding the recipient’s name, company and other details into subject lines, file names, and message content, threat actors seek to make the messages appear more legitimate, increasing the chances that recipients will open malicious attachments or click links, researchers at Cofense have revealed.

Cofense analyzed a year’s worth of data and found that while several campaign themes use this tactic, finance-themed phishing was the most worrying due to both its frequency and impact.

Stay safe

Nearly 22% of subject-redacted emails fell into this category, often posing as invoices, tenders, or payment summaries.

Many of these emails carried jRAT, a cross-platform remote access trojan that can give attackers full control of a system, steal files, and install more malware.

Finance-themed phishing is particularly effective because it blends seamlessly with normal workplace communication, as employees often expect emails about contracts or payment updates.

While finance-themed phishing accounted for 21.9% of personalized subject cases, other themes also made heavy use of this approach.

Travel Assistance was the largest category at 36.78%, often used to deliver Vidar Stealer under the guise of reservation or itinerary updates.

Response-themed emails followed at 30.58%, frequently carrying PikaBot in messages disguised as meeting cancellations or order confirmations.

Tax-themed campaigns made up 3.72%, commonly involving Remcos RAT in password-protected archives, while Notification-themed phishing also represented 3.72%, delivering various malware families including WSH RAT and jRAT.

To counter these threats, Cofense advises verifying unexpected email requests through trusted channels, keeping antivirus and malware removal tools up to date, and limiting public exposure of staff details to make targeting harder.

Summing up, Cofense says, “While customized subject lines are not used in all malware email samples, it is a strong tactic to make the recipient feel a higher sense of urgency that may lead to a successful infection. Particularly targeted emails delivering RATs or Information Stealers can be notable for potentially providing remote access or login credentials that can be brokered to ransomware threat actors.”

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Geoffrey Hinton, scientist, former Google employee, and widely recognized 'Godfather of AI,' has made a late-stage career of criticizing his godchildren. And now he's taken it all a step further, insisting we need "AI Mothers," not AI Assistants.

Speaking at the AI4 Conference in Las Vegas this week, and as first reported by Forbes, Hinton again sounded the alarm on the impending advent of Artificial General Intelligence, which he now believes will arrive in a few years, a notion that syncs with recent comments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

That acceleration from what was once thought to be decades to a few orbits around the sun is, perhaps, what prompted Hinton to argue that we need something other than AI Assistants.

"We need AI mothers rather than AI assistants," Hinton said, according to Forbes. The idea, Hinton posits, is that AI's with "maternal instincts" are a sort of protection system. After all, mothers generally don't harm and usually protect their children.

If AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude AI, and Gemini truly become smarter than us in a matter of years, having them in some way feel as if it's their job to look out for us might prevent them from harming us or society.

Hinton, who recently won a Nobel Prize and helped develop the technological foundation that arguably made all this AI possible, left Google in 2023 and immediately started warning people about a dire AI future. Imagine a parent disowning their child, and you get the idea.

I don't think Hinton is turned off from AI. After all, he can't stop talking about it, and appears to recognize its potential, but it's also clear it scares him.

He previously told The New York Times in 2023 that

• Increased competition is leading to a less cautious approach
• He presciently warned about the flood of fake online content
• He warned about AI taking on all the jobs we don't want to do (it may be taking others, as well)
• He worried about AI that can both program and then run programming (a very dangerous closed loop)
• And he was talking almost immediately about AI outsmarting us

So, sure that day is now fast approaching, but is a motherly AI what we want or need? I don't think so.

The minute we start training "Mom Instincts" into AI, it will start to act like a mother and slip into that creepy, uncanny valley where you can no longer tell if you're talking to a program or a person. Motherly instincts imply warmth, compassion, caring, understanding, and love. I don't want those things from an AI.

What I think we need, though, is for AI assistants to understand what it means to be human. Put another way, if AI chatbots can at least understand humanity, they can serve us better. They can also recognize our propensity for trust and perhaps finally stop presenting us with false narratives and fake friendliness and interest.

We shouldn't want companionship out of our super-intelligent AI systems. Instead, we need utility and trust, an ability to carry out our wishes in a way that best serves our interests.

The last thing we need is an AI full of maternal instincts, which then makes its own choices and, when things go awry, insists, "Well, dear, mother knows best."

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Comedy Central did not air South Park season 27 episode 3 on its expected release date (August 13), with the series now thought to continue next week instead. This also means it now won’t be available on Paramount+ either. However, unlike the season’s previous delay, the episode 3 delay was scheduled in advance. Instead, the network declared the day to be “South Park day,” running a marathon of fan-favorite episodes followed by the sitcom’s pilot episode ‘Cartman Gets an Anal Probe’ in the typical 10pm ET timeslot.

Episode 2 was delayed after the show’s controversial premiere, which featured the likes of a deepfaked Donald Trump with no clothes on and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents shooting puppies and driving around ominously in large groups. Screenshots from the show were quickly used on both the White House and US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s social accounts in order to try and recruit more people to join ICE.

The Department of Homeland Security (NHS) additionally told Newsweek: “We want to thank South Park for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment. We are calling on patriotic Americans to help us remove murderers, gang members, pedophiles, and other violent criminals from our country.”

It’s for this reason that I can’t help but think the delay of South Park season 27 episode 3 has something more attached to it. It’s certainly a conveniently timed break in the schedule, but given that season 27 has only been on for three episodes yet has suffered two delays already. Surely things aren’t operating smoothly behind the scenes? We always know what we get into with the hit TV show, but that might no longer be to everybody’s tastes.

Has South Park season 27 hit a political snag after its season 3 delay? I wouldn’t be surprised

Kristi Noem's parody in South Park season 27. (Image credit: Paramount)

I don’t need to spell out that the political and cultural landscape has remarkably changed in the last few years, and that’s possibly to South Park’s detriment. While real-world political and cultural affairs are offering a smorgasbord of inspiration, it also comes with a more critical lens. We’ve already had the comments from the NHS, above, with Kristi Noem also weighing in on her portrayal as well. Before her secret post-credits scene was revealed, she responded during an interview on the Glenn Beck Program podcast, slamming her character’s appearance: “It’s so lazy to just constantly make fun of women for how they look. If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that. But clearly they can’t – they just pick something petty like that.”

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers also told Variety about the events of episode 1: "Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows. This show hasn't been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention."

This won’t be the last round of comments from political figures about what’s happening on the show, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see public conversations between the two sides on a weekly basis. I also wouldn’t be surprised if there’s resistance to what’s being shown behind the scenes, given nobody exactly comes across particularly well if they’re being featured on South Park. We’ve seen critics of the current US Government coming under fire or having their shows canceled (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s cancellation is a great example of this), so discussions about what should and shouldn’t be parodied could be holding up episode releases.

Of course, this is all speculation. We’ve got no idea what the rest of South Park season 27’s 10-episode run has in store for us, and I really hope Paramount and the show’s creators can hold firm to delivering the creative vision they want to. I can’t deny that I’m worried about episodes 4-10, but I’m also holding out hope. After all, South Park wouldn’t be South Park if it wasn’t near the knuckle and beyond, right?

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Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is making phishing attacks smarter, harder to detect, and more widespread, new research from Kaspersky has warned.

Its findings claim in the second quarter 2025, its products detected and blocked more than 142 million clicks on phishing links, representing a 3.3% increase over the first quarter.

While it can mean that there were more phishing attacks over the summer, it can also mean that the volume remained the same - but the actual attacks grew more convincing.

Generating deepfakes

“AI has elevated phishing into a highly personalized threat. Large language models enable attackers to craft convincing emails, messages and websites that mimic legitimate sources, eliminating grammatical errors that once exposed scams,” the researchers said.

“AI-driven bots on social media and messaging apps impersonate real users, engaging victims in prolonged conversations to build trust. These bots often fuel romantic or investment scams, luring victims into fake opportunities with AI-generated audio messages or deepfake videos.”

The researchers also said that GenAI isn’t just being used to eliminate spelling and grammar errors - arguably the biggest red flags in phishing emails.

It is also used to create realistic audio and video deepfake impersonations of trusted individuals, including colleagues, celebrities, and bank officials.

These deepfakes are then used to promote fake giveaways, or steal sensitive information such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes, passwords, and similar.

“AI-powered tools analyze public data from social media or corporate websites to launch targeted attacks, such as HR-themed emails or fake calls referencing personal details,” Kaspersky added.

How to stay safe

As the risk of phishing grows, staying vigilant online remains the best way to be safe.

Users should always be skeptical of unsolicited incoming messages, especially those that demand urgent action or threaten with a disaster.

These are, and will continue to be, the biggest red flag in phishing attacks.

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