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Plug a phone into a modern charger and the first 10 minutes are impressive. The next 20 are not. This is not a defect. It’s the connected device protecting itself. As temperature rises during charging, a smartphone’s battery management system reduces the current it will accept, because heat accelerates the chemical degradation that permanently reduces…
While the vendor hit another monthly record, it hasn’t resulted in a flood of active exploits. Researchers encourage customers to focus on their specific areas of risk and exposure. The post Microsoft discloses two actively exploited zero-days among 974 vulnerabilities appeared first on CyberScoop.
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:…
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…
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…
Microsoft Corp. today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, by far its biggest single patch batch ever. Microsoft says artificial intelligence is helping to speed the discovery of vulnerabilities, but security experts warn that many organizations already are struggling to prioritize the more human-intensive…
OpenAI’s latest mathematical milestone has quickly become mired in controversy. Today, the company announced that its agents have solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems, some of the most important open problems in mathematics. Under normal circumstances, that solution would be a huge feather in OpenAI’s cap. But the announcement has been overshadowed by accusations…
