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CISA has updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog to flag ransomware gangs actively exploiting a critical VMware vCenter directory traversal flaw, CVE-2026-59310, patched by Broadcom in July. The bug had already been abused by a suspected APT group to compromise over 361 IP addresses across 47 countries, and Shadowserver now tracks more than 450 exposed vCenter servers online.
Apple TV took eight Primetime Emmy awards last night, six for Widow's Bay and two for Pluribus, adding to 20 Creative Arts Emmys earlier for a 2026 total of 28. HBO trailed with five Primetime Emmys (16 Creative Arts) led by The Pitt and Hacks, while Netflix earned three Primetime wins plus 13 Creative Arts Emmys, including a historic double lead-acting win for Matthew Rhys.
The Economist has designated 'AI Slop' its word of the year, describing how AI-generated content is flooding search results and social media with generic, low-quality material. The term captures a growing trend of AI-written articles cluttering health searches and AI voice-overs appearing in manipulated video clips on platforms like Instagram.
A Reddit user reported months of black screens and system instability on their AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX before discovering burn marks on the card's 8-pin power connector after disassembling their PC. Notably, the connector was routed through a Thermal Grizzly WireView power monitor meant to prevent such damage, and while the monitor took the brunt of the melting, it kept the GPU itself from being harmed.
Apple has begun bundling Apple TV and Apple Arcade subscriptions into its 50GB iCloud+ plan at no extra cost across more than 100 countries, mostly smaller and price-sensitive markets. Some regions will also gain an 'Apple Music Select' tier with ad-free radio stations, with an option to upgrade to full Apple Music at a discount. Notably, the United States is not among the eligible countries.
MediaTek announced its Dimensity 9600 Pro and 9600M mobile processors, both built to handle demanding gaming and on-device AI tasks. The Pro variant is MediaTek's first chip built on TSMC's 2-nanometer process, promising better efficiency and performance than last year's Dimensity 9500, while the 9600M offers similar AI and gaming capabilities as a more affordable option. Both chips can reportedly sustain console-quality gaming at 185 frames per second.
CSS-Tricks, the web development site DigitalOcean acquired in 2022 and briefly revived in mid-2024 under editor Geoff Graham, has gone inactive again with no explanation from its owner. Meanwhile, DigitalOcean quickly arranged a $3 million donation to Omarchy, a set of Arch Linux scripts led by David Heinemeier Hansson, and has also stopped small monthly payments to GNOME and Flathub infrastructure.
Sega has struck a deal with Netflix to adapt three of its properties: a Crazy Taxi feature film written by the writers of 2025's Naked Gun reboot, a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series aimed at young children, and a live-action movie based on the upcoming RGG Studio game Stranger Than Heaven. Sega producer Toru Nakahara is involved in all three projects, with the Crazy Taxi film slated for release next year alongside the game sequel Crazy Taxi: World Tour.
Apple released iOS 27 with Siri AI upgrades on Sept. 14, and some users are noticing faster battery drain afterward. Apple has confirmed this is expected behavior, explaining that devices need time post-update to index files, download assets, and update apps in the background.
Lingo.dev, a localization engineering platform that graduated from Y Combinator and secured venture funding, is hiring a senior content engineer to work remotely from anywhere. The role covers writing, publishing and distributing content daily across blogs, newsletters, social platforms and ad channels, while also owning SEO and AI-visibility metrics. Candidates are expected to automate repetitive tasks using AI tools and scripting to maintain a consistent publishing pace.
Volvo has unveiled updated versions of its XC60 and three-row XC90 SUVs, featuring subtle exterior tweaks like reworked Thor's Hammer headlights with hidden matrix LED projectors and a slimmer front grille. The bigger change is under the skin: a significantly larger lithium-ion battery pack for the plug-in hybrid T8 powertrain, which Volvo says more than doubles real-world electric-only range compared to the current model. Both SUVs also gain a new 11.2-inch infotainment system running Google's Gemini assistant for conversational voice control.
General Motors is overhauling the infotainment system in its next-generation Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks, arriving later this year as 2027 models. The update includes new animated graphics, simplified menus for towing and off-roading, larger touch targets across more than 60 inches of combined screen space, and picture-in-picture support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.