Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: October 6 to October 7, 2026
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New insights from Google’s AI & Economy ATLAS
We’ve translated ATLAS’s millions of global data points into an interactive, open-access experience.
Windows 11 just received another emergency update — is this the new normal?
Microsoft just issued an out-of-band emergency update for Windows 11. The update fixes broken Hyper-V Linux folder sharing, Remote Desktop freezes, and USB audio bugs.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance takes cues from Onimusha to turn the Longsword into an unstoppable monster in the final weapons showcase trailer
Capcom has released the final weapons showcase trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, showcasing the craziest new moves for the popular Longsword.
Hate Xbox Cloud Gaming's playtime restrictions? Amazon "Luna" offers an unlimited alternative option to play DOOM Eternal and more Xbox hits on the go
Amazon Prime Luna is gradually becoming a favored alternative to Xbox Cloud Gaming in the wake of the latter’s controversial playtime restrictions, and Luna’s about to get even more popular as it’s adding DOOM Eternal and 16 other games to its library.
Steam Deck 2 handheld plans haven't been affected by the RAM crisis, even if Valve's Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR were more expensive than planned.
Valve says its Steam Deck 2 plans remain unchanged despite the RAM crisis, aiming for clear performance gains even as rising component costs bite.
China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE
A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE. Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on September 1, 2026. “The
Attack Chains, Not Just Attack Surfaces: Why Testing Individual Techniques Misses the Point
Introduction Security teams have gotten pretty good at testing against what can hurt them. Can this EDR agent catch this payload? Will my organization fail the phishing simulation? Does this SIEM rule fire on this particular technique? And, in more mature organizations, this testing happens continuously rather than as a one-off exercise. But no matter…
Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update to fix its record-breaking patch
Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency out-of-band update to fix problems with its record-breaking September patch Tuesday update. The software giant patched nearly 1,000 flaws in its biggest update ever this month, but it also introduced some bugs that have affected businesses, developers, and gamers. The September patch Tuesday affected folder shares on Hyper-V-based…
The Download: AI doomers, whistleblowing agents, and de-aged livers
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now? AI chiefs Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis are suddenly all in agreement: the latest generation of LLMs…