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Ransomware in 2026 has split into two contradictory storylines, and both are backed by hard numbers. Attack volume keeps climbing: Group-IB counted 2,393 attacks published on ransomware data leak sites across 79 active groups in the first quarter of 2026 alone, a 4.5% jump from the previous quarter, according to the firm’s “Ransomware in 2026:…
Attackers are actively exploiting two of the vulnerabilities and another 58 are more likely to be exploited, according to Microsoft.
Nintendo has locked in a release date for one of the most requested remakes in gaming history. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026, with preorders now live at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and GameStop. The confirmation came during Nintendo’s Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September…
Azure PlayFab Multiplayer Servers 2.0 lets a studio spin up dedicated game server VMs on demand instead of running a fleet of always-on machines. Microsoft’s own billing example prices a D2v2 instance at $0.252 per VM hour in US East, US South Central, US West, and West Europe, while the same VM costs $0.302 per…
A Chinese boutique PC maker just made the case that a 2.6-liter box can hold as much graphics muscle as a mid-tower gaming rig. FEVM put its new FN80G mini PC on sale in China on September 3, 2026, pairing desktop-class Intel Core Ultra 200S processors with Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs, including a laptop version…
Meta introduced Muse on September 8, 2026, calling it a personal AI agent built to run errands, manage schedules, and carry out multi-step tasks across a user’s digital life. The rollout, confirmed by TechCrunch, CNET, and SiliconANGLE, arrives in the US first, restricted to users 18 and older, and pushes Meta further into a race…
Meta introduced Muse on September 8, 2026, calling it a personal AI agent built to run errands, manage schedules, and carry out multi-step tasks across a user’s digital life. The rollout, confirmed by TechCrunch, CNET, and SiliconANGLE, arrives in the US first, restricted to users 18 and older, and pushes Meta further into a race…
For about five months, buying a pair of running shoes without leaving a chat window was a real option for millions of ChatGPT users. Then, on March 4, 2026, OpenAI quietly pulled the plug on Instant Checkout, the feature it had launched on September 29, 2025 to let people tap “Buy,” confirm shipping, and pay…
Xbox Series X and Series S owners have a storage problem that Sony solved differently: instead of an open M.2 slot, Microsoft locked its consoles to a proprietary rear expansion port. For five years that meant one brand, Seagate, controlled pricing. That changed in 2026. WD_BLACK’s C50 card has been on shelves since early in…
Venture capital’s clearest signal today isn’t AI by itself. It is capital moving toward systems that control scarce physical capacity, regulated workflows, or hard-to-replicate operating networks. In just the past 12 hours, investors poured some of the day’s biggest rounds […] The post Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 8, 2026: Accel, Atomico, Bessemer,…
