Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
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Month: August 2026
Better answers, broader thinking: What students gain from ChatGPT and critical-thinking training
A randomized study of more than 1,000 students examines ChatGPT, critical thinking, originality, and student performance on a real-world university assignment.
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash lets you build with more control
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash lets you build with more control
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash brings a new suite of creative controls and generative video capabilities to developers.
Google Flow brings new creative control features to enhance video editing.
At Google I/O, we launched Gemini Omni Flash in Google Flow, bringing new video editing capabilities to creatives. Today we’re rolling out updates via Gemini Omni 1.1 Fl…
So much for "fans" as Xbox Series X25 sells out in seconds with a good chunk going to horrible scalpers
Xbox Series X25 preorders went live today, and judging by community feedback it did not go well. Meanwhile scalpers seem to have come out laughing.
Releasing Windows 11, version 26H2 to the Release Preview Channel
Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are making this year’s annual feature update, Windows 11, version 26H2 (Build 26300.9278), available in the Release Preview Channel for customers to preview ahead of general a The post Releasing Windows 11, version 26H2 to the Release Preview Channel appeared first on Windows Blog.
ThreatsDay: 296K IoT Botnet, 100+ Water Systems Targeted, SharePoint RCE Chain + 27 New Stories
A fake login page. A fake security scan. A fake productivity app. Apparently, pretending to be useful is still one of the easier ways into a machine. The rest of the week gets stranger: botnets borrowing AI, command traffic hiding in public infrastructure, malicious tools waiting before showing their real behavior, exposed systems getting scanned,…
Next.js Patches Critical AVIF and Windows Flaws Enabling Unauthenticated RCE
Credit: Hacktron Vercel has released security patches for two critical-severity vulnerabilities in the Next.js web framework, both of which allow unauthenticated remote code execution, one exploitable via specially crafted AVIF image files and the other through a path traversal flaw affecting servers that use a Windows filesystem. The Windows path traversal, tracked as CVE-2026-75604&
OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent
Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is “put to sleep.”