Microsoft Surface event announced for October 7 — here's everything we know so far
Microsoft will hold a Windows and Surface event on October 7, 2026 in San Francisco. We expect RTX Spark and Windows 11 to be center stage at the event.
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Thrustmaster's new flight stick is a heavy and authentic A-10C HOTAS replica for PC simulator fans who crave digital dogfights
Thrustmaster’s HOTAS Warthog MK II debuts at $599.99, refining the fully metal A‑10C replica built for serious PC flight‑sim pilots.
"Data centres have become integral to our lives" — Microsoft plans to push ahead with data center despite protests
Microsoft says the UK needs more data centers as Slough residents question the impact of the proposed site.
Threat Intelligence Alone Won't Close the Exploitation Gap
A leaked credential shows up in a criminal marketplace, or a vulnerability gets a disclosure advisory, and either one can be weaponized against a real target before most security teams have triaged the alert. Attackers are combining that kind of intelligence with AI-assisted exploitation to accelerate the path from exposure to breach faster than most…
Google Patches Pixel Modem Flaw Amid Signs of Limited Targeted Exploitation
Google has disclosed that a high-severity security flaw in its Pixel Cellular Modem has come under exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58704 (CVSS score: 8.0), is a privilege escalation flaw. “In Cellular Modem, there is a possible permission bypass due to a logic error in the code,” according to a description of…
Nintendo opens up Fire Emblem with the gigantic Fortune’s Weave
Nintendo has gotten quite good at making open-ended games. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild upended the idea of what a Zelda game could be by giving the player free rein to tackle any part of the map, a philosophy iterated upon with Tears of the Kingdom. On the Switch 2 this idea…
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
Over the past few days, a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money from AI all publicly agreed that it’s time to make everyone slow down before we lose control – including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and X…
Meta is reportedly ready to launch less pervy smart glasses
Meta may be ready to reveal a new pair of smart glasses with no camera at all, amid a PR crisis for the company caused by the video recording capabilities of its flagship smart glasses. A new report from The Information claims the camera-free glasses, codenamed Luna, could be revealed as soon as the Meta…
7 Best Android Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed
Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. That’s why we’ve tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapest—even phones that fold—to find the ones worth your money.
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