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  1. Wired

    The Qubitunes Soundstage Toy Is a Great Gift for Kids

    This screen-free soundstage starter kit opens a world of audio fun for kids aged 3 years and up.

  2. Wired

    Ray-Ban Meta Audio Review: The Best Smart Glasses

    No cameras? No problem. Ditching the surveillance baggage makes Meta’s audio-only frames surprisingly easy to live with.

  3. Wired

    Garmin Vivoactive 5 and Forerunner 165 Are up to 30 Percent Off (2026)

    I’ve tested almost every Garmin watch—these entry-level favorites are steeply discounted right now.

  4. The Hacker News

    Researchers Push Over 2 Million Updates to Remotely Disable Popcorn Time Updater That Could Fuel a Botnet

    Between November 2025 and March 2026, the Dutch security firm Eye Security pushed more than 2 million updates to computers it did not own to switch off a background updater that it said could have allowed an outsider to take over the machine. The updater belongs to Time4Popcorn, an abandoned copy...

  5. Wired

    Inside the Supermassive Debate Over the James Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots’

    The Webb telescope sees tiny red dots everywhere. Astronomers can’t agree on what they are, but some believe they may be enormous stars with black holes inside.

  6. The Hacker News

    CISA Flags Two Actively Exploited Critical Flaws in Collabora Online and Arista VeloCloud

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two vulnerabilities impacting Collabora Online Built-in CODE Server and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), citing reports of active exploitation in the wild. The...

  7. Dark Reading

    Trust Is Not What It Seems — And Fraudsters Are Counting on It

    Threat actors don't need to rely on malware to breach organizations anymore. They're simply calling help desks and politely asking for access, with a little help from artificial intelligence.

  8. Dark Reading

    Exposed to PHP2Shell? Cyber Experts Weigh in With Advice

    Fixing the critical PHP flaws is not as simple as clicking "Update." Here's how to assess your risk, and what you can do to protect yourself.

  9. The Hacker News

    BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations

    Diplomatic organizations in Central Asia have been targeted by a sophisticated new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackX. The activity, which singled out diplomatic entities in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in early 2026, is suspected to be orchestrated by a...

  10. Wired

    Revival Rugs Birthday Sale: 20 Percent Off Sitewide Through Sunday

    The brand’s lovely selection of hand-knotted and handwoven wool rugs at reasonable prices make it a WIRED-staff favorite.

  11. CSO Online

    Oracle patches 1295 security vulnerabilities in October, including six scoring 10.0

    Oracle has patched 1295 security vulnerabilities with its October Critical Patch Update Advisory; six of them scored the highest vulnerability rating of 10.0 on the CVSS version 3.1 scale. The company’s flagship Oracle E-Business Suite was home to one of the vulnerabiltiies, tracked as...

  12. CIO

    Oracle patches 1295 security vulnerabilities in October, including six scoring 10.0

    Oracle has patched 1295 security vulnerabilities with its October Critical Patch Update Advisory; six of them scored the highest vulnerability rating of 10.0 on the CVSS version 3.1 scale. The company’s flagship Oracle E-Business Suite was home to one of the vulnerabiltiies, tracked as...

  13. The Hacker News

    Ruby Fixes Three Regex Engine Bugs Responsible for Four Critical GitLab RCE Flaws

    Ruby has released versions 4.0.9, 3.4.12, and 3.3.13 to fix three bugs in Onigmo, the regular expression engine built into the language. The bugs lie behind four critical security flaws that GitLab patched over the past month. GitLab found that a specially crafted pattern could corrupt memory while...

  14. The Hacker News

    Exposed Infrastructure Reveals How Ransomware Affiliates Used AI Agents to Execute Intrusions

    Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven intrusion ecosystem run by affiliates of the INC and The Gentlemen ransomware groups. Central to the operation is an "Autonomous Red Team Kill Chain Framework" referred to as Phantom. The threat actor is assessed to be...

  15. Dark Reading

    AI Tools Are Generating Massive Attacks for Little Cost

    One campaign targets 105 sites using open-weight models; in another, public models gained full domain control for $12. Cyber-defense will have to change.

  16. Wired

    What’s the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2026)

    The first folding iPhone Duo is here, alongside the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, but they’re not your only options. We have all the details on Apple’s smartphone lineup to help you find the right model.

  17. CIO

    TechCrunch’s Founder Summit Boston: 25% discount

    The next generation of founders aren’t pinned to one mindset, one technology, and for that matter, one coast. TechCrunch’s Founder Summit event in Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4 gives the East Coast its due and is focused on equipping the next generation of disruptive ideas with the...

  18. CIO

    TechCrunch’s Founder Summit Boston: 25% discount

    Meet founders and investors Save 25% on TechCrunch Founder Summit with CIO25 Get 25% off The next generation of founders aren’t pinned to one mindset, one technology, and for that matter, one coast. TechCrunch’s Founder Summit event in Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4 gives the East Coast...

  19. Wired

    Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms

    The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.

  20. NY Times

    Why Anger About Data Centers and Energy Prices May Not Swing Votes

    In Ohio, many voters say their frustration about the increase in electricity and fuel prices and the growth of data centers won’t influence whom they vote for.