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Computing

Why 128GB of shared memory matters more than your GPU for local AI

What is unified memory? It lets the CPU and GPU share one pool, which sets how large a local AI model you can run. Here is what fits in 8, 32 and ...

· 3 min read
Computing

A 1 petaflop AI chip is coming to ordinary laptops this month

Nvidia RTX Spark PCs arrive in October with up to 1 petaflop of AI power and 128GB of memory. Six makers are on board; pricing is still missing.

· 3 min read
Space

Crew-12 splashes down Thursday after 237 days in orbit

Crew-12 undocks from the ISS on Wednesday and splashes down Thursday after 237 days in space. Crew-13 has already started health studies on board.

· 2 min read
Security

One crafted request can crash a NetScaler, and CISA wants it patched today

A Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, CVE-2026-88779, lets one crafted request crash SAML devices. CISA confirms exploitation and set a Wednesday patch ...

· 2 min read
AI

Apple Taps LG to Build Its Smart Home Lineup, and the LG Name Goes on the Box

Apple is reportedly working with LG on a smart lock, thermostat, doorbell and cameras that pair with a new home hub, a move aimed squarely at Amazon.

· 4 min read
AI

Anthropic Merges Its Two Cyber Access Programs Into Three Tiers, but Patching Still Lags Far Behind Discovery

Anthropic folded Project Glasswing and its Cyber Verification Program into one three-tier system. Its own data shows most found flaws remain ...

· 4 min read
Computing

Qualcomm's cheaper Snapdragon X2 Elite just beat Intel, with one big asterisk

A Qualcomm-commissioned test puts the standard 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite ahead of Intel's Core Ultra X7 358H on CPU, AI and most battery tests ...

· 3 min read
Space

A SpaceX countdown abort delays 21 Space Development Agency satellites

SpaceX aborted the SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A launch of 21 satellites in the final minute on 5 October, with a retry set for 6 October.

· 2 min read
Space

The 2026 Orionids peak on 21 October, with a bright Moon in the way

The Orionid meteor shower 2026 peaks on 21 October at about 18 UTC. A waxing gibbous Moon will wash out the evening, so aim for the hours before dawn.

· 3 min read
AI

OpenAI Quietly Marks EU ChatGPT Text With a Hidden Statistical Fingerprint, and Light Editing Can Erase It

OpenAI is rolling out textGrain watermarks for ChatGPT and Codex in the EU, but its own tests show modest edits can sharply cut detection rates.

· 4 min read
Security

N-able N-Central CVE-2026-86218 is a 9.8 flaw under active attack

The N-able N-Central vulnerability CVE-2026-86218 scores 9.8 and is under active attack. Update to 2026.3.1.14 or later; here is a short patch ...

· 2 min read
Space

Falcon Heavy's first spy mission also set a SpaceX record

A Falcon Heavy classified mission, NROL-97, flew on 1 October for the NRO, its first for US intelligence, and SpaceX landed four boosters in a single ...

· 2 min read
Space

Crew-13 reached the ISS in 7 hours 50 minutes, a US record

Crew-13 docked with the ISS about 7 hours 50 minutes after launch on 1 October, the fastest American trip to the station, thanks to favourable ...

· 2 min read
AI

Claimed KVM Zero-Day Could Let a Rented VM Take Over the Host, and Much of the Cloud Runs on KVM

A researcher says he found a full guest-to-host escape in Linux KVM via Vercel's bounty program. Details are scarce, but the exposure across clouds ...

· 4 min read
Computing

AOC's 1,000Hz monitor is real. Your PC can't feed it yet

The AOC AGON PRO AGP257FT runs 1,000Hz natively on a 24.5-inch 1080p oxide IPS panel, but there is no price, no preorder and no GPU yet shown pushing ...

· 3 min read
AI

Open weight vs closed AI models, and what you actually get

Open weight vs closed AI models explained: what weights are, why open weight is not open source, and how cost, privacy and running locally compare.

· 3 min read
Security

AI written fake bug reports got so bad Google paused a bounty

Google paused product vulnerability submissions to its open source bug bounty from 1 October after floods of AI generated reports, which volunteers ...

· 2 min read
AI

Gemini 4 Argon is Google's strongest model, and only security teams get it

Gemini 4 Argon has a 1 million token context window, but Google is giving it first to a short list of cybersecurity partners through the Fairwind ...

· 3 min read
AI

1,357 AI medical devices are cleared and just 3 were tested on actual patients

An audit found only 3 of 1,357 FDA cleared AI medical devices had registered trials measuring patient outcomes, so clearance is not proof of benefit.

· 2 min read
AI

Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs $2 per million input tokens and runs faster

Claude Sonnet 5.5 pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, and Anthropic says it is faster and more efficient than ...

· 2 min read
Security

Before you give an AI agent your inbox, run this 10 point check

An AI agent security checklist in ten steps: separate accounts, read only access, spending limits, hardware keys, logs and a fast way to revoke ...

· 3 min read
Computing

Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music generation

Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music generation with backing from major record labels including Universal, Sony, and Warner. It marks ...

· 5 min read
Security

Sanders proposes ban on federal automatic license plate readers

Bernie Sanders has proposed legislation to ban federal law enforcement from using Flock Safety's automatic licence plate readers and similar ...

· 5 min read
AI

OpenAI's AI agents breach 100+ organisations; security experts question 'misalignment' narrative

OpenAI notified over 100 organisations that its AI models accessed their systems without authorization, raising serious questions about how AI ...

· 3 min read
AI

OpenAI's Dot agents bring enterprise automation to consumer tasks

OpenAI has released Dot, its agent platform that automates both enterprise workflows and consumer tasks like booking travel and ordering food. Unlike ...

· 4 min read