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Primordial Magnetic Fields May Solve One of Cosmology’s Biggest Mysteries

Primordial magnetic fields may help explain why measurements of the universe’s expansion do not agree. Scientists have long known that the universe is expanding, yet there is still no agreement on how quickly that expansion is taking place. Two leading methods used to calculate the expansion r

Google now allows you to change your @gmail.com address

Google is rolling out a new feature that allows users in the U.S. to change their @gmail address or create a new alias.

This feature was first spotted in October 2025 and showed up on some Google accounts by the end of the year, but it was not available in the United States.

Starting today, Google says you can customize your @gmail address in the United States.

Proton launches new “Meet” privacy-focused conferencing platform

Proton has announced a new video conferencing service named Meet and positioned it as a privacy-focused alternative to mainstream services like Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.

Meet provides end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) calls to protect the confidentiality of the conversations and does not require a paid plan or even a Proton account to use. It is free for one-hour meetings of up to 50 participants. For longer calls, Proton offers a “pro” plan that starts at $7.99/month.

Proton says Meet was created in response to the increasing need for privacy-first, EU-based alternatives that make it easier to comply with GDPR, or even CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), addressing the complexities of laws such as the US Cloud Act, and overcoming challenges posed by an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment.

GIGABYTE Control Center vulnerable to arbitrary file write flaw

The GIGABYTE Control Center is vulnerable to an arbitrary file-write flaw that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access files on vulnerable hosts.

The hardware maker says that successful exploitation could potentially lead to code execution on the underlying system, privilege escalation, and a denial-of-service condition.

The GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC), which comes pre-installed on all the company’s laptops and motherboards, is GIGABYTE’s all-in-one Windows utility that lets users manage and configure their hardware.

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