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news Microsoft Removes Seven Certificates From Windows and Edge Trust Lists After eMudhra Key Flaw

Microsoft Removes Seven Certificates From Windows and Edge Trust Lists After eMudhra Key Flaw

Microsoft has removed seven certificates from the trust lists that Windows and Microsoft Edge use to decide which sites and programs are genuine. The removal follows a report that eight eMudhra intermediate certificate authority keys could be worked out from material the company had already published. Windows 11 app and desktop screenshots. The trust-list change reaches most PCs without anything to install. Image: Microsoft
news AI Powered Ghost Student Fraud Scheme Exposes Over $200 Million in Suspected US Student Aid Theft

AI Powered Ghost Student Fraud Scheme Exposes Over $200 Million in Suspected US Student Aid Theft

Federal investigators in the United States have uncovered a large student financial aid fraud scheme in which criminals allegedly used stolen identities and artificial intelligence to enroll fake students in colleges and collect government loans and grants. The investigation, named Operation Ghostbusters, has resulted in charges against five individuals and the seizure of more than $750,000 in cryptocurrency linked to a suspected international fraud
news Anthropic Claude Sonnet Performs Brain Surgery on Mouse After Opus 5.5 Refuses the Experiment

Anthropic Claude Sonnet Performs Brain Surgery on Mouse After Opus 5.5 Refuses the Experiment

An artificial intelligence agent powered by Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 has reportedly performed a brain injection procedure on a living mouse, selecting a gene therapy treatment and controlling robotic equipment to deliver it. The experiment was conducted by Exin Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup developing treatments for neurological conditions, including epilepsy. According to the company's cofounder and CEO, Gabriel Ocana-Santero, the AI system selected a
news Mac Owners Renting Their GPUs for AI Work Face Lower Earnings as Token Prices Fall 77%

Mac Owners Renting Their GPUs for AI Work Face Lower Earnings as Token Prices Fall 77%

Mac owners earning money by renting out their unused computing power for artificial intelligence workloads are facing declining returns as the cost of running AI models continues to fall. Darkbloom, a decentralized AI inference network developed by Eigen Labs, has warned participants that earnings may remain low as large data centers become more efficient and competitive. The company allows people with compatible Apple computers
news 3dSen 2.0 Update Improves Steam Deck Performance and Adds New 3D Rendering Features for NES Games

3dSen 2.0 Update Improves Steam Deck Performance and Adds New 3D Rendering Features for NES Games

The 3D NES emulator 3dSen has received a major version 2.0 update, introducing significant performance improvements for Steam Deck alongside a redesigned interface, new visual effects, and better controller support. The emulator allows players to experience classic Nintendo Entertainment System games in three dimensional environments created from the original 2D graphics. Unlike conventional NES emulators, 3dSen converts supported games into interactive voxel based scenes
news Steam Deck Beta Update Improves Quick Access Menu Responsiveness and Fixes Friend Notifications

Steam Deck Beta Update Improves Quick Access Menu Responsiveness and Fixes Friend Notifications

Valve has released a new Steam Deck Beta Client update that improves the responsiveness of the Quick Access Menu and addresses several problems affecting Steam notifications. The update, dated October 28, 2026, focuses on improving everyday navigation and fixing notification behavior when friends come online or launch games. It also introduces a redesigned Steam updater interface in Desktop Mode, although Valve has not announced
news Over 30 Xbox Games Are Launching November 2 to 6, Including Godzilla Remastered and Five Game Pass Titles

Over 30 Xbox Games Are Launching November 2 to 6, Including Godzilla Remastered and Five Game Pass Titles

Xbox players have more than 30 new releases arriving during the first week of November 2026, including Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, Zero Parades: Director's Cut, Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive, and Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School. The releases are scheduled between November 2 and November 6, with a mix of action games, role playing adventures, simulators, puzzle games, and indie titles. Xbox
news New NVIDIA GPU Unlocker Boosts RTX 20, 30, and 40 Series AI Performance by Up to 75% on Windows

New NVIDIA GPU Unlocker Boosts RTX 20, 30, and 40 Series AI Performance by Up to 75% on Windows

A new open source tool called NV UEFI Unlocker is reportedly allowing NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20, 30, and 40 Series graphics cards to achieve significantly higher AI compute performance on Windows, with early benchmarks showing improvements of up to 75%. Developed by GitHub contributor physicsdolphin, the utility modifies GPU behavior before NVIDIA's graphics drivers initialize, enabling additional Tensor Core computing performance in supported workloads.
news OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Calls Unused PC RAM Inefficient as AI Demand Drives Memory Shortages

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Calls Unused PC RAM Inefficient as AI Demand Drives Memory Shortages

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has questioned the efficiency of keeping large amounts of memory in personal computers, arguing that shared cloud infrastructure could make better use of the world's limited DRAM supply. His comments come as the global memory market faces significant supply constraints, with growing demand from AI data centers contributing to rising prices for consumer RAM and other hardware components. During a
news ASUS Reportedly Refuses to Replace $4,480 ROG Strix SCAR 18 After Laptop Goes Missing During Warranty Shipment

ASUS Reportedly Refuses to Replace $4,480 ROG Strix SCAR 18 After Laptop Goes Missing During Warranty Shipment

ASUS is facing criticism after a customer in Germany claimed the company refused to replace a €4,000 ROG Strix SCAR 18 gaming laptop that allegedly went missing during an official warranty return shipment. The customer says the laptop was shipped using a prepaid DHL label provided by ASUS, but the package was reportedly damaged during transportation, and its contents disappeared before reaching the service
news Star Wars Jedi 3 Is Reportedly Nearing Completion and Could Be Revealed Soon

Star Wars Jedi 3 Is Reportedly Nearing Completion and Could Be Revealed Soon

Respawn Entertainment is reportedly making significant progress on Star Wars Jedi 3, with the next installment in Cal Kestis' story potentially receiving an official reveal in the coming months. According to gaming industry journalist Jason Schreier, the third entry is already far into development, suggesting that Electronic Arts and Respawn may be preparing to announce it soon. The game is expected to conclude the
news Soulframe Opens Free PC Alpha Playtest on November 6 With Rideable Wolves and Major World Changes

Soulframe Opens Free PC Alpha Playtest on November 6 With Rideable Wolves and Major World Changes

Digital Extremes has announced that Soulframe Preludes will become available to all PC players on November 6, 2026, removing the invitation requirement that previously limited access to the fantasy action RPG's early alpha testing. The announcement comes alongside Preludes 17: Verse of the Veilands, a major update introducing rideable wolf mounts, a redesigned progression system, new equipment, and additional activities. The update also expands
news AMD Adrenalin 26.10.2 Fixes Driver Crashes and Timeouts on Radeon RX 9000 and RX 7000 GPUs

AMD Adrenalin 26.10.2 Fixes Driver Crashes and Timeouts on Radeon RX 9000 and RX 7000 GPUs

AMD has released Adrenalin Edition 26.10.2, a new optional graphics driver update that addresses several stability problems affecting Radeon RX 9000 and RX 7000 series graphics cards. The update focuses on fixing intermittent driver timeouts, application crashes, unexpected shutdowns, and problems associated with specific games and software features. However, AMD's release notes also identify several unresolved issues affecting multiple Radeon GPU generations, including the
news Windows October Update Can Block Office and Campus Wi-Fi, but It Is Not a Known Issue

Windows October Update Can Block Office and Campus Wi-Fi, but It Is Not a Known Issue

A security change in Microsoft's October 2026 Windows update can stop a laptop joining the Wi-Fi network at a university, school or office. Microsoft classifies it as a planned change rather than a known issue, which keeps it off the release health page where people look when an update breaks something. Windows 11 in Microsoft's own product photography. Image: Microsoft Home networks are not
news Windows 11 Cloud Rebuild Arrives in October's Optional Update and Never Keeps Your Files

Windows 11 Cloud Rebuild Arrives in October's Optional Update and Never Keeps Your Files

Microsoft's October 2026 non-security preview update for Windows 11 adds cloud rebuild, a reinstall that pulls Windows and your device drivers from Windows Update instead of a local recovery partition. Microsoft's own documentation is blunt about what that costs, because cloud rebuild never keeps your files. The cloud rebuild screen offers Remove files or Remove and sanitize files, with no option to keep anything.
news Windows 11 26H2 Turns Settings Backup On by Default, but Only on Work PCs

Windows 11 26H2 Turns Settings Backup On by Default, but Only on Work PCs

Windows 11 version 26H2 switches Windows settings backup on by default, according to a Microsoft message center entry dated September 30. The change is narrower than that sounds. The Windows 11 desktop, whose per-user settings are what the backup collects. Image: Microsoft The feature needs a Microsoft Entra ID sign-in on a device joined to an employer's directory. A personal PC signed in with
news Three Canadian Provinces and Cuba Skip the November 1 Clock Change, and Windows Needs an Update

Three Canadian Provinces and Cuba Skip the November 1 Clock Change, and Windows Needs an Update

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Cuba are not turning their clocks back at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1. Windows PCs in all four can show the wrong local time unless they carry the right time zone update. Microsoft's product photography for Windows 11, the platform that needs the new time zone data. Image: Microsoft The three Canadian updates shipped weeks ago. Cuba's does
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