D-Link warns of a maximum severity zero-day bug in DIR-822A routers

D-Link warns of a maximum severity zero-day bug in DIR-822A routers

D-Link warned customers about a maximum severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-86296) with public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code and no patch affecting older DIR-822A dual-band Wi-Fi routers. This vulnerability is due to a stack-based buffer overflow and improper data processing in the DHCP server component and can be exploited without authentication or user interaction. Attackers without valid credentials … Read more

‘Hold us accountable’ – Apple confirms iPhone Duo screen crease won’t get worse over time

‘Hold us accountable’ – Apple confirms iPhone Duo screen crease won’t get worse over time

“Make us accountable,” Tom Marieb, Apple’s vice president of hardware, told me when asked if the iPhone Duo’s creasing would become more apparent after extended use. Not only is the iPhone Duo probably the most anticipated phone launch this year, it’s arguably the most exciting Apple smartphone product since the iPhone X. Like the X, … Read more

The ECB will hold its own money in tokenized securities via the new Pontes DLT

The ECB will hold its own money in tokenized securities via the new Pontes DLT

The ECB aims to gain direct DLT market experience by purchasing tokenized public-sector securities and settling transactions through Pontes. The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing to invest a “small part” of its own funds in tokenized public sector securities. Purchases will be settled in central bank money through the Eurosystem’s settlement bridge System for … Read more

Apple @ Work Podcast: Phishing simulations for the AI ​​age

Apple @ Work Podcast: Phishing simulations for the AI ​​age

Apple @ Work is brought to you exclusively by MosyleA single platform of Apple Unified. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in one professional platform all the solutions needed to use, manage and protect Apple devices smoothly and automatically in the workplace. More than 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to enable millions of Apple devices … Read more

My local LLM’s real problem was a two-year blind spot, not a hallucination

My local LLM’s real problem was a two-year blind spot, not a hallucination

I went looking up hallucinations at my local LLM and found something even worse. My setup is the proudest thing in my home lab: samples offered by Lemonade, Crush as a terminal-based tool, nothing coming out of my network. But I’ve always wondered how informative these native models are, so I put together a test … Read more

The US is proposing an AI incident warning system in talks with China, Bessent says

The US is proposing an AI incident warning system in talks with China, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday the US has proposed a new “notification mechanism” for artificial intelligence incidents that could impact national security. This was part of weekend discussions ahead of talks between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping at the White House this week. “We want a common vision of common goals … Read more

Australia’s 40-year economic outlook excludes crypto

Australia’s 40-year economic outlook excludes crypto

Australia’s new 40-year economic vision identifies artificial intelligence as one of five major changes expected to have a profound impact on the economy, excluding any mention of crypto. The latest Intergenerational Report, published By the Australian Treasury on Monday, agentic AI systems were described as “significantly” more capable, autonomous and widely used – surpassing human-level … Read more

The man who built Apple’s store isn’t buying Silicon Valley’s bet on buying AI

The man who built Apple’s store isn’t buying Silicon Valley’s bet on buying AI

While Silicon Valley is spending billions to get AI agents to shop for us, the man who pioneered Apple’s retail store thinks the industry is overestimating how much shoppers will hand over to machines — and believes physical stores will continue to thrive. Ron Johnson, 66, has heard predictions about the demise of physical retail … Read more

Google is officially opening the door to more games on Android Auto

Google is officially opening the door to more games on Android Auto

Andy Walker / Android Authority Add Android authority to Google: TL; DR Google has officially taken Android Auto and Android Automotive OS games out of beta and made them available to the public. You can already play supported games on your car’s screen by browsing through Google’s collection of Android Auto and Android Automotive games, … Read more

BigCommerce warns merchants about data breaches related to Ribon apps

BigCommerce warns merchants about data breaches related to Ribon apps

E-commerce platform BigCommerce has alerted several retailers to data breaches after attackers compromised credentials for third-party Ribon applications and used them to inject malicious scripts into online stores. The cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) e-commerce platform confirmed the credentials compromise on September 17 and immediately removed the apps to protect its customers. UK-based online spirits retailer Master … Read more