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tvOS 26 adds new feature that makes AirPlay speakers better than ever

tvOS 26 is the next major update for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD users. Joining the Liquid Glass design, new screensavers, and FaceTime upgrades, tvOS 26 introduces a new feature that could make AirPlay speakers an asset in your home theater setup. AirPlay speakers can now be permanent audio outputs in tvOS 26 If you’re in the market for home speakers in 2025, there’s a good chance you’re looking into wireless rather than wired speakers. For years, Apple TV 4K has offered a feature that suppo

What the 'Superman' Post-Credits Scenes Mean for the Future of the DC Cinematic Universe

The new Superman movie continues to rule the box office after its second weekend, leading the pack with $57 million from US audiences, and this relaunch of the DC universe is only getting started. Superman stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and David Corenswet as the Man of Steel. The movie isn't an origin story; it picks up when Superman is already well-known (and moments after he loses any fight-winning streak he previously had). I won't provide any more details

Xbox cloud games will soon follow you across Xbox, PC, and Windows handhelds

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to test updates to the Xbox PC app and Xbox consoles that will allow cloud games to follow you across devices. A new play history section of the Xbox PC app and Xbox console home UI will display cloud games as part of the recently played titles list and this will roam across Xbox consoles, PCs, and handhelds. Cloud-playable games are now starting to show

Anduril alums raise $24M Series A to bring military logistics out of the Excel spreadsheet era

Silicon Valley is doubling down on defense as geopolitical tensions rise and appetite for modernizing warfare grows. And while many of the startups garnering large valuations are focused on hardware and weaponry — think Anduril, Shield AI, and Skydio — Rune Technologies wants to tackle AI-enabled software for military logistics. “The U.S. military runs on Excel spreadsheets and white boards and manual processes right now to execute logistics operations,” co-founder David Tuttle told TechCrunch.

Microsoft hit with SharePoint attack — one version still vulnerable

A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Microsoft has warned of "active attacks" targeting its SharePoint collaboration software, with security researchers noting that organizations worldwide stand to be affected by the breach. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Sunday in a release that the vulnerability provides unauthenticated access to systems and full access to SharePoint content, enabling bad actors to execute code over the network. CISA said t

Microsoft Fix Targets Attacks on SharePoint Zero-Day

On Sunday, July 20, Microsoft Corp. issued an emergency security update for a vulnerability in SharePoint Server that is actively being exploited to compromise vulnerable organizations. The patch comes amid reports that malicious hackers have used the Sharepoint flaw to breach U.S. federal and state agencies, universities, and energy companies. In an advisory about the SharePoint security hole, a.k.a. CVE-2025-53770, Microsoft said it is aware of active attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint

Microsoft fixes two SharePoint zero-days under attack, but it's not over - how to patch

sankai/Getty Microsoft has patched two critical zero-day SharePoint security flaws that have already been exploited by hackers to attack vulnerable organizations. Responding to the exploits, the software giant has issued fixes for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and SharePoint Server 2019 but is still working on a patch for SharePoint Server 2016. Designated as CVE-2025-53771 and CVE-2025-53770, the two vulnerabilities apply only to on-premises versions of SharePoint, so organizations t

We made Postgres writes faster, but it broke replication

We Made Postgres Writes Faster, but it Broke Replication +2 By Stu Hood, Ming Ying, Mathew Pregasen, and Olive Ratliff on June 30, 2025 When we built pg_search , the Postgres extension for search and analytics, write throughput was a priority. To be an effective alternative to Elasticsearch we needed to support high ingest workloads in real time. This is because many Elasticsearch use cases — like real-time dashboards, e-commerce search, and recommendation systems — involve continuous writes t

Report: iOS 27 to focus on new features for upcoming iPhone Fold

Act surprised: Apple is soon expected to formally kick off development of iOS 27. This year, Apple will have a big task: updating the iOS experience in preparation for its most radical new iPhone yet. Details are unclear, but iOS 27 will unsurprisingly focus heavily on optimizing software for Apple’s first foldable iPhone. This will include new features specifically for the iPhone Fold as well as ensuring that iOS as we know it today is optimized for the new form factor. In the latest edition

Microsoft Sharepoint server vulnerability puts an estimated 10,000 organizations at risk

A major zero-day security vulnerability in Microsoft's widely used SharePoint server software has been exploited by hackers, causing chaos within businesses and government agencies, multiple outlets have reported. Microsoft announced that it had released a new security patch "to mitigate active attacks targeting on-premises [and not online] servers," but the breach has already effected universities, energy companies, federal and state agencies and telecommunications firms. The SharePoint flaw i

New zero-day bug in Microsoft SharePoint under widespread attack

The U.S. federal government and cybersecurity researchers say a newly discovered security bug found in Microsoft’s SharePoint is under attack. U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA sounded the alarm this weekend that hackers were actively exploiting the bug. Microsoft has not yet provided patches for all affected SharePoint versions, leaving customers across the world largely unable to defend against the ongoing intrusions. Microsoft said the bug, known officially as CVE-2025-53771, affects versions

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, July 21

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. My favorite Mini Crosswords are ones that take me on a little journey. Today, I learned something new about Hawaii and also basked in a nostalgic moment while thinking about a childhood board game. Need an assist with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use

Microsoft SharePoint servers are under attack because of a major security flaw

Hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s SharePoint software, placing tens of thousands of on-premises servers used by global businesses and agencies at risk. Microsoft issued an alert on Saturday disclosing that it was aware of “active attacks,” and that it was working to patch the zero-day exploit. Researchers at Eye Security first identified the vulnerability on July 18th, which allows hackers to access certain on-premises versions of SharePoint and steal keys that can let them

Microsoft wants to fix ‘slow or sluggish’ performance in Windows 11

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Ever since Windows 11 first debuted in October 2021, there have been complaints about its performance on certain types of hardware. Whether it was gaming on new hybrid performance CPUs showing no improvement on Windows 11, or claims that Windows 11 simply feels lethargic compared to Windows 10, Microsoft has tried to fix the problems with updates to the OS. Now, it wants direct

Microsoft releases emergency patches for SharePoint RCE flaws exploited in attacks

Microsoft has released emergency SharePoint security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771 that have compromised services worldwide in "ToolShell" attacks. In May, during the Berlin Pwn2Own hacking contest, researchers exploited a zero-day vulnerability chain called "ToolShell," which enabled them to achieve remote code execution in Microsoft SharePoint. These flaws were fixed as part of the July Patch Tuesday updates; However, threat actors were

5 tips for building foundation models for AI

imaginima/Getty Many businesses are just beginning to grapple with the impact of artificial intelligence, but some have been using machine learning (ML) and other emerging technologies for over a decade. Also: Most AI projects are abandoned - 5 ways to ensure your data efforts succeed For Manish Jethwa, CTO at Ordnance Survey (OS), the UK's national mapping service, the priority is to combine his organization's AI and ML experiences with recent advances in generative AI to refine, distribute,

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iOS 26’s Photos app has a helpful new feature for events: Here’s how it works

At WWDC25, Apple introduced a few new capabilities to the Photos app for iOS 26. Most notably, it reintroduces a tab bar layout after last year’s controversial single-page redesign. It also allows you to create spatial scenes from existing photos. On top of those headlining features, there’s another underlying feature in the Photos app for iOS 26 that a lot of users might appreciate, and thats event details. Let’s explain. With iOS 26, if you’ve gone to a concert, sporting event, or some sort

Microsoft SharePoint zero-day exploited in RCE attacks, no patch available

A critical zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, has been actively exploited since at least July 18th, with no patch available and at least 85 servers already compromised worldwide. In May, Viettel Cyber Security researchers chained two Microsoft SharePoint flaws, CVE-2025-49706 and CVE-2025-49704, in a "ToolShell" attack demonstrated at Pwn2Own Berlin to achieve remote code execution. While Microsoft patched both ToolShell flaws as part of the July Patch T

How the 'Minecraft' Score Became Big Business for Its Composer

In 2009, in between full-time shifts at a local factory, then-19-year-old musician Daniel Rosenfeld composed a score for an independent video game. “It was just a side hustle, maybe not even that. It was a hobby, really,” explains Rosenfeld, who records under the name C418. The game, Minecraft, turned out to be successful beyond Rosenfeld’s wildest dreams. In 2014, Microsoft purchased Minecraft’s Swedish developer, Mojang Studios, for $2.5 billion, and through 2023, it had sold 300 million copi

The Ultimate Dolby Atmos Experience Might Be In Your Car

It’s fair to say that no five people crammed into a compact SUV have been more blissfully enthralled on a country drive than my wife’s family and I on one particular mid-summer Sunday. It wasn’t just the silky smooth performance of the Cadillac Optiq, or even its incredible 19-speaker AKG sound system, but an x-factor pushing our driving experience beyond the sum of their parts: Dolby Atmos Music. If you haven't heard it in a vehicle like this, you might think I'm joking. Everyone has probably

I tried vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well

With the rise of LLM systems (or “AI” as they are annoyingly called), the term “vibe coding” is all the rage recently. Vibe coding is when you rely almost entirely on these “AI” system to write your code for you via a series of drawn-out conversations. Putting on my cranky old man hat, I find most of it rather frustrating. Now I’m not some retro-sycophant who refuses to use modern tools. I’ve been a software professional for over 30 years at this point and I’ve used lots of tools throughout the

Intel to boost gross margins – new products must deliver 50% gross profit

Intel will not be entertaining any projects that do not promise to double its money going forward. Michelle Johnston Holthaus, CEO of Intel Products, announced at Bank of America's global technology conference that Intel is no longer approving new projects that cannot be proven to earn at least 50% gross margin "based on a set of industry expectations." Holthaus explained Intel's new risk-averse policy as "something that we probably should have had before, but we have it now so that product doe

I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well

With the rise of LLM systems (or “AI” as they are annoyingly called), the term “vibe coding” is all the rage recently. Vibe coding is when you rely almost entirely on these “AI” system to write your code for you via a series of drawn-out conversations. Putting on my cranky old man hat, I find most of it rather frustrating. Now I’m not some retro-sycophant who refuses to use modern tools. I’ve been a software professional for over 30 years at this point and I’ve used lots of tools throughout the

Psychiatric Researchers Warn of Grim Psychological Risks for AI Users

Without even looking at medical data, it's pretty clear that "artificial intelligence" — a vast umbrella term for various technologies over the years, but currently dominated by the data-hungry neural networks powering chatbots and image generators — can have life-altering effects on the human brain. We're not even three years out from the release of the first commercially-available LLM, and AI users have already been driven to paranoid breaks from reality, religious mania, and even suicide. A

The tech that the US Post Office gave us

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. When you crack open your mailbox, it’s almost as if your letters just appear. Long before the days of speedy, overnight mail deliveries, postal service workers meticulously sorted through letters by hand and transported mail on horseback. For more than 250 years, the US Postal Service has worked behind the scenes to build a faster delivery network,

Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

In Brief Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen. The existing system reportedly relied on “digital escorts” to supervise the China-based engineers. But according to Pro Publica, those escorts — U.S. citizens with security clearances — sometimes lacked the technical expertise to properly monitor the engineers. I

Astronomers use colors of trans-Neptunian objects to track ancient stellar flyby

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: This artist's illustration shows two trans-Neptunian objects in the distant reaches of the solar system. New research examines how a stellar flyby in the early solar system set TNOs on their unusual orbits. Credit: Southwest Research Institute Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known