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Qualcomm has revealed early details of its next-generation Oryon CPU core, claiming it will hit clock speeds of up to 5GHz and become the fastest mobile processor core available. The upcoming chip design will feature two 5GHz 'Prime Core' units alongside six 'Performance Core' units, plus a new shared cache system called FlexCache that dynamically allocates memory across cores based on workload demands.
Interpol conducted an eight-month operation, dubbed Jackal IV, from November 2025 to June 2026 targeting the global support networks enabling West African cybercrime syndicates like Black Axe. The effort spanned 22 countries across six continents, resulting in 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects linked to romance scams, crypto fraud, business email compromise, and violent crimes. In Argentina alone, authorities uncovered a crime-as-a-service network supplying domains and money laundering to these gangs, identifying about 200 people and arresting 17.
CD Projekt Red will spend Gamescom week showcasing Songs of the Past, a new Witcher 3 expansion co-developed with Fools Theory that matches Blood and Wine in scope with roughly 30 hours of content. The studio also confirmed The Witcher 4, centered on Ciri instead of Geralt, is targeting a 2028 release, though executives hedged on the timeline.
Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its website after social media users noted it resembled imagery associated with Jim Crow-era blackface minstrel performances. The retailer apologized following the backlash, which comes about a year after Target scaled back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Nvidia is working to extend CUDA compatibility beyond x86-64 and aarch64 to RISC-V CPUs, according to a Hot Chips 2026 presentation. The company laid out strict hardware requirements, including RVA23 compliance, adherence to RISC-V server SoC and platform specs, ACPI support, and PCIe coherency, to ensure CUDA runs efficiently rather than falling back on lowest-common-denominator code.
Security researchers say hackers are exploiting two chained vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-61979 and CVE-2026-15981, in the miniOrange SAML 2.0 Single Sign On plugin to forge SAML responses and log into WordPress sites as administrators. The plugin, made by Xecurify, lets sites authenticate through identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Google Workspace or OneLogin, and comes in a free version plus six paid editions used by roughly 30,000 customers.
CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said in a new video that the studio is aiming to release The Witcher 4 in 2028. Before that, the company plans a 2027 launch for Songs of the Past, an expansion for The Witcher 3, which will be featured at Gamescom's Opening Night Live this week.
Retailers Amazon and Target are selling Apple's four-pack of second-generation AirTags for $79, down from the usual $99 price tag. That marks the lowest price yet recorded for the bundle, beating the per-unit price of $24 that would otherwise total $96 for four trackers.
Shein filed to raise as much as HK$13.86 billion (about $1.77 billion) by selling roughly 280 million Class B shares priced between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50 apiece, implying a valuation near $27 billion at the top end. Pricing will be finalized August 31, with trading set to begin September 1, following Chinese regulatory approval after earlier listing attempts in London and New York fell through.