SECURE TOKENSCISA and NIST Issue New Rules to Harden Federal Cloud Identity
Federal agencies and cloud providers must tighten controls on tokens and assertions to stop attackers from moving laterally through networks.
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SECURE TOKENSFASTER DIAGNOSISNVIDIA AI Helps Kids' Hospital
A major children’s hospital is using an open-source NVIDIA AI system to speed up cardiac care, according to the company.
MULTI TASKINGGM trucks get CarPlay picture-in-picture
General Motors is updating its truck software to make phone mirroring easier and safer.
GLOBAL SURCHARGEiPhone 18 Pro costs more outside the US
High taxes and import duties make the latest iPhones more expensive in India and Turkey than in the US.
PORTABLE DACSharkoon Launches Stealthbite IEMs with Built-in DAC
Sharkoon's new gaming earphones combine a hybrid driver system with a portable DAC for plug-and-play audio on multiple devices.
PRE ORDER BONUSCDPR Brings Games To Battle.net, Offers Geralt Skin
CD Projekt Red is bringing The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 to Blizzard's launcher, with a Geralt skin for Diablo 4 that requires buying the game again on Battle.net.
BUSINESS WORKFLOWSSalesforce and Nvidia launch reasoning model Koa
Salesforce and Nvidia have introduced a new reasoning model called Koa, built on Nvidia's Nemotron architecture and trained for sales, marketing and customer support.
PRODUCTIVITY BOOSTmacOS 27 brings new Siri assistant
Apple releases macOS 27 Golden Gate with a redesigned Siri AI assistant, compatible with Apple Silicon Macs only.
SUBSCRIPTION ONLYApple Home AI features cost up to $60 a month
Apple Intelligence features for HomeKit cameras require a paid iCloud Plus subscription, starting at $9.99 a month.
RTX 24GB+ ONLYPerplexity brings local AI agent to Windows PCs
Perplexity has released Portable Computer for Windows, a local AI agent that runs on RTX GPUs with at least 24GB of VRAM.
DEC 3RDRayman Legends remake delayed to December
Ubisoft pushes back Rayman Legends Retold by two months to polish the game, citing a need for extra care.
MODULAR BATTERYValve explores modular Steam Frame straps with Index audio
Valve is reportedly investigating alternative Steam Frame straps featuring modular batteries and a return to the Index's off-ear audio drivers.
007 FIRST LIGHT DELAY007 First Light Switch 2 release slips to March 2027
The IO Interactive spy game has been pushed back from a summer launch to next year.
EVOLUTIONDiablo 5 is more than a Diablo 4 expansion, says Eurogamer
Blizzard's spring 2029 action RPG is shaping up to be a significant evolution of the series, according to Eurogamer.
ON SCHEDULESteam Deck 2 still on track, says Valve
Valve developers insist the successor to the Steam Deck remains on schedule despite rising RAM costs.
US COVERAGECooler Master Extends GPU Shield Warranty to 3 Years
Cooler Master has upgraded the warranty on its GPU Shield adapter in the United States from one to three years, addressing concerns over the 12V-2×6 power connector.
SEARCH ACCESSCloudflare lets sites block AI training without killing search
Cloudflare introduces a Disallow AI Training setting that lets website owners refuse AI model training while keeping their content visible in search results.
LEGACY CODEMinecraft Legacy ports to PS2 and Wii with C++ rewrite
OptiProjects has ported Minecraft Legacy to the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii, rewriting the Java code in C++ to run on the consoles' limited hardware.
RAM HOGDeveloper builds 3D code visualizer that eats 21GB of RAM
A Dutch developer has built a 3D source code explorer that flies through 2.5 million lines at over 120 frames per second, though it initially gulped 21GB of RAM.
MYTHOLOGYNeowiz files trademark for Wonders of O
A new filing suggests a Wizard of Oz themed sequel to Lies of P is in development.
JAPANESE MAHJONGHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Jong REMASTER announced for PS5, Switch, and PC
City Connection is remastering the mahjong adventure Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jong for modern consoles and PC, arriving in 2027.
4 NEW MODELSXPG Launches Four New Gaming Monitors
XPG adds four RIFT and APERTURE monitors to its lineup, including a 34-inch ultrawide and models with 1 ms MPRT.
ANTI COMPETITIVEBig Tech’s AI slowdown faces cartel accusations
OpenAI, Anthropic and others propose a shared development pace, but critics see a market-fixing cartel.
AGE CHECKSEU Draft Law Targets Age Verification for Games, AI and Social Media
A leaked EU proposal would force age checks on social media, generative AI and online games, with strict parental controls for younger users.