Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India
Sandhya Devanathan will oversee some OpenAI operations across Southeast Asia and Australia in her new role.
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Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter gets even trippier in season 2
Confusion is a generally accepted side effect of mystery box shows. They slather on secrets with the promise of a satisfying payoff in the end, and sometimes the cast and crew even have a hard time following what’s going on. But even by the standards of the genre, Dark Matter is extreme. Its multiversal premise,…
Steam Controller vs Xbox vs DualSense: 34-Hour Gap [2026]
Valve’s redesigned Steam Controller sold out inside an hour of its May 4, 2026 launch, and eight months later it is still the hardest gamepad to actually buy. That scarcity has pushed a lot of PC and Steam Deck owners back toward the two controllers everyone already owns: Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Controller and Sony’s DualSense.…
Blue-Collar Jobs Are the New Flashpoint in Data-Center Fight
Trade unions threaten to withhold support for politicians, joining the popular backlash against the construction.
China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Two Implants Giving Unauthenticated Attackers Root Access
VulnCheck has disclosed two previously undocumented factory implants in firmware for routers built by Shenzhen Zhibotong Electronics (ZBT), each of which gives an unauthenticated remote attacker the ability to run commands as root on affected devices. The implants, named SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN by the company’s zero-day research team, are tracked as CVE-2026-74232 and CVE-2026-74233.
Three CVSS 10.0 ServiceNow Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code and SQL
ServiceNow has released patches for four security flaws impacting the ServiceNow AI Platform, three of them rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system and exploitable, in certain circumstances, by an unauthenticated attacker. The company said it deployed a security update to hosted instances and provided the update to its partners and self-hosted customers, which leaves…
The 31 Best Deals From the REI Labor Day Sale
Labor Day already? Say it ain’t so. You can still chase summer a while longer with these great deals on outdoor gear at the REI Labor Day Sale.
Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations After Testing Hundreds
I’ve been reviewing laptops for over a decade, and here’s my advice on how to find the right laptop for you.
He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them
The art portfolio platform Cara, designed for creators who don’t want their work used to train AI, has been under assault by trolls seizing and publishing its data.
Atari Gamestation Go vs Super Pocket: 288-Game Gap [2026]
Not every retro handheld wants you to load a ROM. A small but growing corner of the handheld market skips emulation folders and cartridge slots entirely, shipping instead with a fixed library of licensed games baked straight into the hardware. Turn it on, and the games are already there. In August 2026, three devices define…