The CFTC intends to define event contracts as swaps between forecast market participants

The CFTC intends to define event contracts as swaps between forecast market participants

The classification may support the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered in regulated forecast markets. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking to clarify the definition of a “swap” amid a jurisdictional battle with state gambling regulators over prediction markets. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Docket shows … Read more

Google: AI is changing the pace and profile of vulnerability detection

Google: AI is changing the pace and profile of vulnerability detection

According to a new report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), the number of vulnerabilities disclosed each month doubled in 2026, and the monthly average of vulnerabilities exploited in the wild nearly doubled. Analyzing disclosures from January 2025 to August 2026, GTIG found that monthly disclosures increased from 5,045 in January 2026 to 10,477 in … Read more

Still using iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads and Macs for this urgent security fix

Still using iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads and Macs for this urgent security fix

Apple has fixed security vulnerabilities in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26, operating systems that the company said could be “exploited” by hackers. The tech giant said the now-fixed bug could be used to launch “extremely sophisticated attacks against specific targeted individuals on iOS versions prior to iOS 27.” According to the item on … Read more

Samsung’s smart glasses have taken the next step in their launch

Samsung’s smart glasses have taken the next step in their launch

Paul Jones / Android Authority Add Android authority to Google: TL; DR Two pairs of Samsung smart glasses have been found in the FCC database. The smart glasses come with model numbers SM-O200J and SM-O200P. Both styles of smart glasses come in several variants. Samsung has been working on smart glasses for a long time, … Read more

Crypto supports US congressional candidates after Clarity votes fail

Crypto supports US congressional candidates after Clarity votes fail

Stand With Crypto, the industry-aligned organization launched by Coinbase in 2023 as part of its efforts to promote what it calls “clear, common sense regulation for the crypto industry,” has announced several of its picks for the next session of the US Congress. Wednesday, Bloomberg first Report Stand With Crypto said it will support candidates … Read more

Cisco warns of new SD-WAN zero-day attacks

Cisco warns of new SD-WAN zero-day attacks

Cisco has released security updates to address a critical zero-day in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (tracked as). CVE-2026-76504), which attackers actively exploit to gain administrator rights. Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly known as SD-WAN vManage, is network management software that allows administrators to monitor and manage up to 6,000 SD-WAN devices from a single dashboard. “In September … Read more

LG and Trusted Reviews bring IFA 2026 to a global audience with an interactive exhibition

LG and Trusted Reviews bring IFA 2026 to a global audience with an interactive exhibition

The new immersive experience digitally recreates LG’s IFA 2026 exhibition, allowing consumers to explore the booth and discover its latest products from anywhere in the world. LG Electronics and Trusted Reviews have collaborated to create an immersive digital recreation of LG’s IFA 2026 exhibition, allowing consumers around the world to virtually explore the booth and … Read more

Does THORChain face a criminal charge over stolen Bitgate funds?

Does THORChain face a criminal charge over stolen Bitgate funds?

After suspected North Korean hackers exploited crypto exchange BitJet for $387.5 million last week, investigators were able to quickly flag and identify recipient addresses. Bitgate CEO Gracie Chen then controversially claimed that the decentralized cross-chain swap platform THORchain “denies service to these addresses.” THORChain replied: “Thorchain is decentralized and permissionless like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB … Read more

The smart way Apple embeds Face ID below the iPhone 18 Pro screen

The smart way Apple embeds Face ID below the iPhone 18 Pro screen

In the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple has taken one of the next steps towards the long-term vision of a single-glass iPhone: embedding the Face ID module under the display. Achieving this without the Face ID array is visible through the display And Without compromising the quality of this part of the screen requires some clever … Read more

I ditched the official Jellyfin app for alternative clients that fit my devices better

I ditched the official Jellyfin app for alternative clients that fit my devices better

While the official Jellyfin client works well on most platforms, having the right client for my devices and media type is essential to getting the most out of my self-hosted media server. I can consume all media through the official app, but some third-party clients work well for video on Android, while others suit movies … Read more