Microsoft's KB5124010 update, pushed to Windows 11's stable channel this week after appearing in the Release Preview channel, is causing crashes in games protected by the Javelin anti-cheat system, including Battlefield 6 and Wardogs. Players report the games crash within seconds of launch with little or no error information, though Wardogs users see a WD-L020 error code. Uninstalling the update has been the only workaround confirmed by affected players and, for Wardogs, by a Team17 representative.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-23
Anti-aliasing is the graphics setting that smooths jagged, stair-stepped edges created when curved or diagonal lines are drawn on square pixel grids. Modern games offer multiple approaches, including supersampling methods like MSAA, post-process filters like FXAA and SMAA, and temporal techniques like TAA and DLAA that reuse data from previous frames.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-22
Activision published a report ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's October 22 launch detailing the scale of the video game cheating economy, citing research from threat intelligence firm Intorqa. The study estimates the market generates between $5.1 billion and $13.8 billion yearly, with cheat subscriptions for just 15 popular titles alone bringing in roughly $3.5 billion, and the remainder coming from account trading, boosting, and spoofing hardware sold through organized distributor networks.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-22
New code found in iOS 27.2 beta 2 shows Apple continuing development of an internal feature called AutoLock, which detects signals like sudden acceleration, loss of connection to a paired Apple Watch, or extended network dropout to guess that an iPhone has been snatched and lock it automatically. The code also reveals safeguards, including biometric checks, familiar-location detection, and a voting system where certain signals can veto a false lock trigger. The feature remains inactive and unavailable to users in this beta.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
Noctua has revealed that its NF-A4x10 5V PWM fan is being used inside the CAIM1, a compact 4K60 camera built to generate cryptographic proof that its footage is genuine and unaltered by AI. Because the device simultaneously handles high-bitrate video capture and cryptographic proof generation within a tightly enclosed shell, its processors run hot enough to need active cooling to avoid throttling.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-20
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a crowd at the Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group he co-founded, that his agency is examining aircraft emissions in relation to so-called 'chemtrails.' The crowd applauded as he described looking into potential health impacts from these emissions, echoing a long-debunked conspiracy theory that planes spray chemicals for population control or weather manipulation.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-18
Denuvo has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against an unidentified hacker known as 'voices38,' accusing them of circumventing its Anti-Tamper protection in at least 26 titles, including Hogwarts Legacy, Black Myth: Wukong, Resident Evil Requiem, and Doom: The Dark Ages. Since Denuvo doesn't hold copyrights to these games, the suit relies on the DMCA's anti-circumvention rules rather than copyright infringement claims, seeking damages and an injunction against further tampering.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-16
Mexico's SEDENA and US Northern Command announced Operation High Eagle, a binational effort to track and neutralize drones used by criminal groups near the San Diego-Tijuana border. The first phase ran August 31 to September 2, with tracking of commercial drones, followed by neutralization tests using fixed and mobile anti-drone systems from September 7 through September 21.
wired.com
· 2026-09-11
Researchers testing an AI-designed anti-aging drug reported that it lowered participants' biological age, as measured by aging clocks, in every case in the trial. The drug's development leaned on artificial intelligence tools to identify compounds likely to slow or reverse aging markers in the body.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-09
A 2017 explainer describes impedance matching, the engineering technique of adding a component to help a system absorb energy more efficiently rather than reflecting it. It illustrates the concept with examples ranging from car transmissions and electrical transformers to sloped beaches and anechoic foam spikes.
edge.org
· 2026-09-07
Microsoft confirmed an ongoing Exchange Online incident, tracked as EX1467029, causing intermittent 'Server busy' errors for users sending or receiving messages from external domains. The company says anti-spam protections may be worsening delays for some accounts, and it has not yet identified the root cause or affected regions.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-04
Ubisoft announced that For Honor will stop working on SteamOS and Linux systems, including Steam Deck, starting September 10. The publisher says it is disabling Easy Anti-Cheat support for Linux because it cannot adequately guarantee protection against cheaters on that platform, though it left open the possibility of restoring access later.
gamingonlinux.com
· 2026-09-01
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