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Magnifique has released a combo appliance pairing a 4.5-quart glass air fryer bowl with an optional base that converts it into a slow cooker, rice cooker and braising pot. The unit, priced at $250 and sold at Walmart, disassembles for compact storage and features a nontoxic, oven-safe glass cooking chamber rather than a nonstick basket. It cannot run air fryer and slow cooker functions simultaneously.
Ninja Labs has released the MagSafe Flex Pouch, a $58 magnetic accessory that attaches to compatible phones like a wallet but uses stretchy silicone to hold far more than cards. The company suggests it can carry car fobs, earbuds, snacks, makeup, loose change or cash, and it comes in a clear version plus black, pink, blue, lavender and a sparkly rainbow finish.
Patchstack researchers found hackers exploiting stored XSS vulnerabilities in two unrelated WordPress plugins—Ninja Forms (CVE-2026-94504) and WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce (CVE-2026-93836)—to plant backdoors and create rogue admin accounts. The campaign, first spotted October 4 against WPC Product Bundles users and a day later against Ninja Forms, injects a malicious script from 'imgcdn1[.]com' into order data or form submissions that executes when an administrator views it, installing a fake plugin disguised as 'WP Smart Thumbnails.'
SharkNinja has released the Ninja Prepi, a food prep device the company markets as a 'meal prep system' rather than a food processor. The design uses a detachable motor pod that snaps onto a lid, which then sits atop interchangeable bowls of different sizes that double as storage containers, and includes a separate dicing kit accessory.
In an interview with The New York Times, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma stated plainly that 'Xbox is not for sale,' adding that Microsoft will pursue whatever partnerships or operating model changes are needed for long-term success. The comments follow a summer of heavy layoffs across Xbox, including the closure of Ninja Theory, the divestment of Double Fine, and the shutdown of Halo Studios with the franchise handed to Call of Duty's team.
CNET's John Carlsen tested the Ninja CrushBoss, a countertop appliance that pairs a 1,850-watt base motor with a 72-ounce blender pitcher, a 64-ounce food processor bowl and a 26-ounce smoothie tumbler. The device includes new PrecisionDice and MultiBlade Disc attachments and automatically adjusts preset programs depending on which vessel is attached, alongside PrepIQ and SmoothSense sensing features.
Ninja's new CrushBoss is a countertop system built around a 1,850-watt base motor that powers three interchangeable vessels: a 72-ounce blender pitcher, a 64-ounce food processor bowl and a 26-ounce smoothie tumbler. The food processor bowl works with new PrecisionDice and MultiBlade Disc attachments, and the device uses automatic presets plus sensor-based features called PrepIQ and SmoothSense that adjust to what's inside.
Microsoft's Xbox division is transferring future Halo game development to Call of Duty publisher Activision, part of a fresh round of 268 layoffs. The move follows Ninja Theory's failed sale talks, with the Hellblade studio now facing a proposed closure after two potential buyers walked away. Xbox says it is three-quarters through a restructuring plan that has already eliminated 1,600 jobs immediately, with 3,600 total cuts planned.
Microsoft is laying off roughly 268 employees across Halo Studios, other first-party teams, and Xbox Game Studios' central functions, according to a memo from chief content officer Matt Booty. Two prospective buyers for Ninja Theory fell through, so Microsoft is starting a consultation process on potentially shutting the Hellblade studio unless another buyer emerges. Undead Labs has completed its spinout to independence, while talks over Arkane's future continue under French labor law through year's end.
Ninja has released its first ceramic-coated cookware line, called NeverQuit, sold in three-, six- and 12-piece sets. The cookware is dishwasher- and oven-safe up to 550 degrees, and Ninja claims it's twice as durable as rival Caraway's cookware, though no independent testing has verified this.