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GOG expanded its Preservation Program with five classic titles—Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, Armikrog, Descent, Hitman: Codename 47, and Myst—each paired with interactive 3D box scans in GLB format. Through a new partnership with Big Box Collection, GOG is also offering printable, foldable templates so users can assemble physical replicas of the original packaging at home.
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max feature a Main camera with a wider f/1.48 maximum aperture, up from f/1.7 on last year's models. While variable aperture is the marquee addition to the camera system, this fixed aperture upgrade may matter more to everyday users who don't touch the phone's manual Pro controls.
OpenAI announced Tuesday that a swarm of 10,000 AI agents, run for 88 hours at a cost of millions of dollars, had found a scenario where the Navier-Stokes equations describe fluids reaching infinite velocity, effectively breaking the famous equations. NYU mathematician Tristan Buckmaster then publicly accused the company of producing a solution suspiciously similar to unpublished work he had been developing for years and was close to finishing.
Apple's new AirPods 5 are available for pre-order at $129 and $149, while retailers are already discounting the newly launched Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 by up to $325. Separately, the entry-level M5 MacBook Air is selling for $1,099 through Apple's refurbished store, $200 under its regular price.
LG has pushed back on a Gamers Nexus investigation alleging its smart TVs constantly log data, capture audio in standby, and monitor home networks, calling the claims false. The company confirmed its TVs scan local networks for other devices, a common smart-TV feature, but denied any ambient audio recording or data collection outside of active voice-command use.
A NASA-developed image-processing method called decorrelation stretch, originally created to pull extra detail from satellite and Mars rover photos, has been repurposed to reveal ancient artwork invisible to the naked eye. Using this technique, a Singaporean archaeologist uncovered roughly 200 faded paintings at Angkor Wat between 2010 and 2012, including scenes of horseback riders and musicians. The method reached archaeology through Jon Harman, a medical imaging professional and rock-art hobbyist who adapted NASA's published algorithm into the widely used Dstretch software.
Security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse has published a new proof-of-concept exploit called ShieldCrash on GitHub, claiming it bypasses Microsoft's fix for CVE-2026-69414 (ShieldBreak), a privilege-escalation flaw in Windows Defender's Malware Protection Engine. The researcher says Microsoft's September patch left a gap that still allows arbitrary file reads as SYSTEM across all supported Windows versions. Microsoft has not responded to requests for comment on the claim.
Security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse has published a new proof-of-concept exploit called ShieldCrash on GitHub, claiming it circumvents Microsoft's fix for CVE-2026-69414 (ShieldBreak), a privilege escalation bug in the Malware Protection Engine. The exploit reportedly allows arbitrary file reads as SYSTEM on all supported Windows versions, despite Microsoft's September patch. Microsoft has not yet responded to requests for comment on the claim.
A blogger shares how a social media post from Tyler Gaw, arguing that people should never discard their box of miscellaneous cables, resonated deeply after Gaw found decade-old cables he suddenly needed. Inspired, the blogger printed the post, cut it out, and taped it to his own family cable box as a permanent reminder.
After reading a social media post from Tyler Gaw about digging up decade-old cables he finally needed, a blogger printed and taped the post onto his family's cable storage box, nicknamed the 'FAMILY TECHNO BOX.' He did this to permanently remind himself and his family of the value of keeping seemingly useless cables around.
Amazon is selling the XGIMI Horizon 20 Pro 4K projector for $1,618.98, a 19% cut from its $1,999 list price and a $381 savings. The projector uses an RGB triple-laser engine with about 4,100 ISO lumens, optical zoom, and lens shift, and supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, and IMAX Enhanced. It also includes a low-latency gaming mode with up to 240Hz at 1080p, Google TV, Netflix, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and HDMI 2.1 with eARC.
A tech writer with years of foldable phone experience shares candid impressions of what daily use is like, framed around anticipation of Apple's rumored foldable iPhone. The piece notes that a larger screen and unique software tricks come bundled with real-world trade-offs that new foldable owners should expect.