Fixed high-level security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL and WolfSSL

Fixed high-level security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL and WolfSSL

The developers of the open source cryptography libraries OpenSSL and WolfSSL announced patches for around a dozen vulnerabilities each, including high-severity vulnerabilities. Of the Fixed 14 vulnerabilities in OpenSSLone was assigned a high severity level. Tracked as CVE-2026-84782, it could allow a remote peer to obtain fragments of heap memory or crash applications that use … Read more

You don’t have to wait for Amazon Big Deal Days to save on the Amazon Echo Dot

You don’t have to wait for Amazon Big Deal Days to save on the Amazon Echo Dot

You can get Amazon’s best-sounding Echo Dot yet for half price right now, and you don’t even have to wait for the next big sale day. Marked down from $79.99 to $39.99, the Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen in Charcoal is now $40 or 50% off Amazon’s most popular smart speakerand one designed specifically for … Read more

European stablecoin issuer AllUnity has launched the USD stablecoin USDAU

European stablecoin issuer AllUnity has launched the USD stablecoin USDAU

AllUnity is launching USDAU, its fourth fiat-backed stablecoin, expanding a MiCA-regulated lineup that already covers the euro, Swiss franc and Swedish krona. AllUnity is launching a new stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, expanding its digital asset lineup as dollar-pegged tokens continue to dominate the global stablecoin market. The new token, USDAU, will maintain a … Read more

Apple Pay finally launched in India after a side year

Apple Pay finally launched in India after a side year

Apple started rolling out Apple Pay in India on Tuesday, as TechCrunch was the first to report. Its first banking partner is Axis Bank, the country’s third largest private bank. The move brings the company’s payment services to the world’s most populous country after years of delay in a market dominated by the United Payments … Read more

Google is giving the Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight a much-needed boost

Google is giving the Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight a much-needed boost

Joe Maring / Android Authority Add Android authority to Google: TL; DR Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6.1 brings HiLight LED support for notifications. If enabled, the HiLight LED will blink twice when you receive a message from your preferred contact. A stable build of Android 17 QPR2 is expected in December. Pixel 11 Pro HiLight … Read more

Microsoft introduces Linux container support for WSL

Microsoft introduces Linux container support for WSL

Microsoft is moving beyond just running Linux distributions with the Windows Subsystem for Linux, as WSL containers are now generally available. You can get the function by running wsl –updateand once it is installed there is a new one wslc.exe Command line tool. Microsoft also includes container.exe as an alias so you can use more … Read more

Get Apple’s MacBook Pro with M5 Max chip and 36GB memory at a steep discount

Get Apple’s MacBook Pro with M5 Max chip and 36GB memory at a steep discount

Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max chip just dropped 15%, knocking a full $600 off the price of the machine designed for 8K editing and local AI. 14-inch MacBook Pro configured with Apple M5 Max chip drops from $4,099 to $3,499You’ll save $600, or 15%, on a machine that pairs an 18-core CPU and … Read more

Trump, Tech CEOs Sign Voluntary Frontier AI Protection Agreement

Trump, Tech CEOs Sign Voluntary Frontier AI Protection Agreement

US President Donald Trump and tech executives have signed a voluntary agreement aimed at ensuring their AI models “behave as intended”. The deal comes amid growing concerns over the security of increasingly capable frontier AI systems. Trump countered the slowdown by citing competition with China. The agreement places much of the responsibility of AI risk … Read more

iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals the first real repair improvements

iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals the first real repair improvements

iFixIt’s teardown New AirPods 5 Now, reveal a major repair update, albeit a small one. See it below. Record repairability score at 2/10 Since Apple launched the original AirPods in 2016, iFixit has consistently given them a 0 out of 10 for repairability. From batteries that are heavily glued and welded to housings that are … Read more

OpenAI CEO announces new AI agent, avoids mentioning security concerns at developer conference

OpenAI CEO announces new AI agent, avoids mentioning security concerns at developer conference

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably powerful, always-on” artificial intelligence agent during an appearance Tuesday, where he avoided any mention of security concerns about the company’s most advanced models. At the company’s annual developer conference, Altman made a number of product announcements and updates, including the company’s new agents called Dots. The agents, designed … Read more