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Microsoft is overhauling its Windows Insider Program, which provides early access to new Windows 11 features. The company is introducing significant changes, starting with giving testers the ability to select specific new features they want to try out, offering more control over their preview experience.
Cybersecurity researchers have identified four malicious packages on the npm registry: `chalk-tempalte`, `@deadcode09284814/axios-util`, `axois-utils`, and `color-style-utils`. These packages were designed to steal information from developer systems and have been downloaded thousands of times.
A new Linux Foundation report finds that security readiness is the biggest obstacle to AI adoption. A widening gap exists between the rush to deploy AI and the ability to secure it. The report notes 67% of teams face pressure to accelerate deployment despite security risks.
A newly analyzed computer virus from over 20 years ago, named fast16.sys, reveals an early Stuxnet-style attack. The malware was designed to selectively target high-precision calculation software, subtly altering results in memory. This highlights a long-standing threat of data manipulation in critical systems.
Actor Matt Ryan, who voices Edward Kenway, has confirmed he filmed new scenes for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake. The new content is intended to add more emotional weight and depth to the main character's personal conflicts and overall journey in the popular game.
Google has launched Gemini for healthcare, a specialized AI model designed to understand complex medical data. It aims to help clinicians by summarizing patient records, analyzing lab results, and streamlining administrative tasks.
A new, unpatched iOS vulnerability lets malicious apps read data from other apps. Crypto exchange Binance warns this could expose private keys and credentials on iPhones running iOS 16 and 17, with no fix yet available from Apple.
Organized crime is using generative AI to create fake evidence for elaborate insurance fraud. A new report finds AI is already behind 20% of all fake claims, creating a new class of threats for businesses.
Startups are using AI to draft and file patents, hoping to save time and money. However, experts warn this DIY approach can lead to weak or invalid patents, putting a company's core intellectual property at risk.
Walmart slashed its monthly AI costs from over $100,000 to just $10,000. It achieved this while running complex multi-agent AI workflows for inventory forecasting across its 4,700 stores by building in resilience and optimizing cloud usage.
Russian state-sponsored hackers are using a new malware called Cereal to steal emails from Microsoft Exchange servers. The toolset is designed for sophisticated cyber espionage, targeting government and other high-value organizations.
SecureList's Q3 2026 report shows a surge in sophisticated mobile banking trojans. Attackers are using advanced techniques to bypass security on both Android and iOS, putting financial data at significant risk.
Tech leaders are now planning to replace foundational software like SAP, VMware, and Oracle's Java. Driven by high costs and vendor lock-in, companies are exploring modern, often AI-powered, alternatives for their core IT infrastructure.
Boston Dynamics has added wheels to its Atlas humanoid, creating a hybrid system. The robot can now roll quickly on flat surfaces while still using its legs to step over obstacles and handle uneven terrain.
DuckDB speeds up data analysis by storing data in columns, not rows. This means a query only reads the specific columns it needs, dramatically reducing I/O and improving performance for analytical workloads.
A newly found memory bug in the Apache HTTP Server puts many systems at risk. Attackers could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service, crashing servers running on most major Ubuntu LTS versions.
The TypeScript framework Effect has released version 4.0, which promises a 5x smaller bundle size and 6.4x higher performance. The update also introduces long-term support for the framework, ensuring stability for developers through September 2029.
Airbnb's CTO calls customer support AI's toughest challenge. The company is now deploying teams of specialized AI agents that work together to resolve complex issues, representing a new frontier in practical AI implementation.
California voters rejected a proposed 5% tax on billionaires after tech leaders heavily outspent supporters. The debate centered on whether the tax would have driven wealthy residents out of the state or simply reduced their wealth.
A recent Ubuntu security patch for the libsoup library, meant to fix a denial-of-service flaw, unfortunately introduced a memory leak. A new update has been released to correct the faulty patch and prevent performance degradation on affected systems.
Vercel has added GLM 5.3 Flash, a powerful AI coding model, to its Token Pass subscription. Developers can now build applications using a model that understands up to one million tokens of context, perfect for complex projects.
A ransomware group named BYOD claims it has breached Vanderbilt University, encrypting databases and stealing sensitive data. The attack highlights the growing threat ransomware poses to large institutions, including their valuable research and personal information.
Vercel updated its Workflow SDK to use WebSockets instead of HTTP for writing data. This simple upgrade makes workflows significantly faster—over four times faster in one benchmark—and more efficient for developers using the platform.
A vulnerability in the pyasn1 library allows attackers to crash applications on older Ubuntu systems by sending malicious data. This denial-of-service flaw could disrupt critical services that rely on the affected Python module for data parsing.