Five men accused of leading a Black Axe cybercrime cell—Perry Osagiede, Franklyn Osagiede, Osariemen Clement, Collins Otughwor, and Musa Mudashiru—have been extradited from South Africa to the US to face wire fraud and money laundering charges. Prosecutors say the group ran romance scams and advance-fee schemes targeting American victims from Cape Town between 2011 and 2021, using fake identities, dating sites, and VoIP numbers, and blackmailing victims with threats to leak intimate photos when they resisted paying.
The New Mexico Supreme Court held attorney Stephen Aarons in contempt and fined him $5,000 after he submitted an appellate brief containing fictitious police testimony and witnesses invented by ChatGPT. Aarons said he used the AI tool to summarize trial proceedings for a murder conviction appeal, claiming he didn't realize it could fabricate facts. The court is also referring him to a disciplinary board for further investigation.
New cost-per-frame analysis across 10 countries shows Nvidia's GeForce cards have risen in price more sharply than AMD's Radeon or Intel's Arc lineups, eroding Nvidia's value proposition for gamers. At original MSRP, Intel's Arc B580 and AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT offered the best value in the budget segment, while AMD's RX 9070 XT beat Nvidia's RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti on cost per frame in the mid-to-high end.
A new technical guide explains how Graphviz's four layout engines—dot, neato, twopi and circo—use different algorithms to arrange diagram nodes, from hierarchical ranks to force-directed springs to radial and circular placements. It recommends pairing this knowledge with a browser-based diagram-as-code editor so developers can preview and switch engines to avoid overlapping nodes and crossed lines.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink publicly acknowledged for the first time that the US now has 'space control weapons' already stationed in orbit, capable of defending military forces from hostile action. He declined to specify what the weapons are, when they were deployed, or whether they've been tested, citing deterrence concerns.
Cisco released fixes for CVE-2026-76461, a critical flaw in AsyncOS Software for Secure Email Gateway that lets unauthenticated attackers run root-level commands by sending crafted emails with malicious SQL statements. The company confirmed it detected active exploitation of the bug in September 2026 and issued indicators of compromise for defenders to check mail logs and network traffic. CISA has added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, giving federal agencies until September 17 to patch.
Volvo unveiled refreshed plug-in hybrid versions of its XC60 and XC90 SUVs, claiming preliminary EPA-tested electric ranges of 78 miles and 73 miles respectively—more than double their previous PHEV versions. The gains come from larger 41.2 kWh batteries integrated into the vehicle floor, similar to Volvo's EV designs, paired with more powerful motors. Volvo says these figures would make them the longest-range plug-in hybrids sold in the US.
Apple's newly released 2027 operating system updates add a broader set of Screen Time and parental control tools tied to Child Accounts, which are mandatory for users under 13. New capabilities include simplified account setup, an 'Ask to Browse' option for requesting access to blocked websites, contact approval requirements, and customizable daily time limits and schedules for app categories like Games and Social Media.
A commentary piece draws a parallel between the stigmatized rise of 'Internet dating' becoming simply 'dating' and the current term 'vibe coding,' arguing it may soon just be called 'coding' as AI-driven development becomes the norm. The author notes that today's coding still implies meaningful human authorship, while vibe coding implies letting AI produce code with minimal human involvement, and questions how long that distinction will hold.
Valve has begun taking reservations for its Steam Frame VR headset, which runs Linux-based SteamOS on an ARM chip. The device starts at $1,059 for the 256GB model and $1,299 for 1TB, with every order including a free copy of Half-Life: Alyx. Reservations close Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. PT, after which customers will be randomly assigned a place in the purchase queue.
Executives and researchers in artificial intelligence have renewed calls for caution about the technology's risks, even warnings about existential threats to humanity, but investors largely shrugged off the concerns. Major U.S. stock indexes dipped slightly, with the mixed reaction hitting some AI-linked stocks while boosting others.
The Supreme Court voted 7-2 to uphold a lower court injunction blocking a new Postal Service rule that would have required states to submit lists of eligible voters so USPS could verify ballot recipients. Justices Alito and Thomas dissented, while Kavanaugh and Jackson noted the rule could be legally sound but was impractical to apply so close to the 2026 elections, since mail voting had already begun in several states.
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