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Security researchers have identified a high-severity vulnerability in WordPress that carries a CVSS score of 9.2 out of 10, indicating it can be exploited with relatively low complexity and minimal attacker privileges. The flaw has reportedly existed in every version of the platform released since 2016, meaning it has gone undetected or unpatched for nearly a decade.
Best Buy is offering a free pair of Pixel Buds 2A in hazel to customers who preorder any qualifying Googlebook laptop through October 25th, 2026. Models from Acer, Lenovo, Asus, HP, and Dell are eligible, with some units shipping as early as October 5th, 2026. The cheapest option, the Acer Googlebook 14, starts at $899 with an Intel Core 5 Ultra chip, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage.
Amazon has discounted Samsung's 25-inch Odyssey G4 gaming monitor to $189.99 from its $279.99 list price, a 32% cut that beats the previous 2024 low of $219.99. The 1080p IPS panel supports a 300Hz refresh rate along with G-Sync Compatible and FreeSync Premium adaptive sync, and holds a 4.8-star buyer rating.
Samsung's Galaxy Watch9 brings a new Snapdragon Wear Elite processor, Wear OS 7 with customizable widgets, and a raise-to-talk Gemini feature, alongside a modestly larger battery. Despite the bigger battery, real-world battery life stayed around 25 hours with always-on display enabled, similar to its predecessor. The reviewer calls it a solid but incremental update over last year's Watch8, better suited for those upgrading from older Galaxy Watches.
NASA has expanded its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with SpaceX, adding three additional crewed Dragon missions to the International Space Station through 2030. The new award is worth up to $946 million and brings SpaceX's total operational flights under the contract to 17, pushing its cumulative earnings from NASA to $5.92 billion. SpaceX shares ISS crew transport duties with Boeing, whose Starliner is set to begin crewed flights in 2027 after an unpiloted test flight.
EA's latest football title, FC 27, has received generally favorable early reviews, with critics highlighting improved on-pitch gameplay mechanics as the standout change from previous entries. Specific details about scores or new features were not disclosed beyond the general positive reception.
Apple's Series 12 smartwatch introduces a single-tap hand gesture for navigating Smart Stack widgets alongside existing double-tap and wrist-flick controls. It also debuts a new Health Sensing System with 32 ECG electrodes, ring-arranged photodiodes, and larger LEDs, enabling heart rate readings every five seconds and HRV readings every five minutes, up from every five minutes and two hours respectively on Series 11. The new S11 chip also improves step-tracking accuracy and adds a real-time Steps complication to the watch face.
Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil film, opening September 18, has earned a 97% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of release, with several critics calling it the best video game movie ever made. The film reportedly leans harder into horror than past franchise entries, drawing praise for its faithfulness to the source material despite dropping familiar characters like Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield.
Retailers are discounting the Pixel Watch 5 LTE model by roughly 20%, or about $100 off, just weeks after its launch. The smartwatch includes heart-rate tracking, over 50 workout modes, cellular connectivity, and fast charging.
ImpactGate is a new open-source tool that scores code changes for structural decay before they merge, running as a CLI, git pre-commit hook, or CI plugin for GitHub, GitLab, and Jenkins. It calculates an impact score based on files changed, existing complexity in the code being touched, cyclomatic complexity, and lines changed, making edits to already-bloated classes costlier than new additions.
DoorDash is putting $425 million into Marc Lore's food tech company Wonder, split between a $300 million purchase of Wonder's Grubhub Campus Dining business and a $125 million addition to Wonder's Series D funding round. Wonder, a ghost-kitchen chain that lets customers order from multiple restaurant brands under one roof, has been rapidly expanding, now operating 157 locations after quadrupling its footprint since early 2025. DoorDash plans to grow the acquired campus dining service, currently active at 450 schools, into stadiums, hotels and other venues.
Apple TV added 9 wins at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, following 20 wins at last week's Creative Arts ceremony, for a company-record 29 Emmys overall. Widow's Bay led the haul with 14 awards in its debut season, including Outstanding Comedy Series, topping The Studio's 13 wins from last year. Other winners included Rhea Seehorn and Vince Gilligan for Pluribus and Saul Metzstein for Slow Horses.