Meta built a huge open-weight AI model for Macs, but you'll need 1TB of RAM to run it
Muse Spark Open is "the most capable US open-weight model to date," the company says.
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Read more Technology →GuliKit TT Max review: The granddaddy of Switch 2 controllers
This is the Switch 2 gamepad for big hands.
Read story →Microsoft says it made Windows 11 zippier, especially on PCs with less RAM
The whole RAM price thing is partly Microsoft's fault so it's the least it can do.
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Read more Cybersecurity →Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads
Candiru, an Israeli maker of spyware sold to governments, infected devices at the news network Al Jazeera through ordinary online ads, in attacks that needed no click or other action from the user, researchers at the Citizen Lab said Thurs…
Read story →Silent Lynx Exploits WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Reverse Shell in CIS Government Attacks
The threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The activity, observed from June 2025 through August 2026, involves…
Read story →Help TDS Linked to Hotejka as 20,000+ Cloudflare Pages Domains Host Tech Support Scams
A long-running Traffic Distribution System (TDS) known as Help TDS to a Russian-language affiliate program called Hotejka, which appears to be a rebrand of a traffic monetization operation dubbed ROI777. Help TDS is assessed to be active s…
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Read more Data Breaches →U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering
The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a chameleonic cryptocurrency platform that experts say serves as a major conduit for payments related to ransomware, narcotics, darknet markets, fraud and cybercrime servi…
Read story →Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws
Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today's epic patch batch dwarfs September's record of nearly 1,000 fixes, which was already about ten times…
Read story →FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive…
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Read more Privacy →Windows has fixed an issue with 'Always on VPN' in its latest update — but it seems to have brought more issues with it
Users have reported issues with various VPNs following the September Windows update, which Microsoft has addressed with a new patch
Read story →Private Internet Access adds 10 new server locations to its network – but it seems the truth is better than PIA lets on
Private Internet Access has announced a handful of new servers as part of its ongoing expansion – but we think the firm’s actual numbers are even better than it claims
Read story →No more scripts: NordVPN finally lets you download WireGuard files directly — and it could make your router up to five times faster
NordVPN appears to have quietly added official WireGuard configuration file downloads, removing the need for unofficial scripts, and opening the door to much faster router VPN setups.
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Read more Science →Mysterious brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
Even under general anesthesia, the human brain can analyze language, recognize different types of words, and predict what comes next in a story, according to a surprising discovery by Baylor researchers. The findings challenge our understa…
Read story →Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026
Arctic sea ice is shrinking in both winter and summer, with satellite records revealing that the region's remaining ice is becoming thinner, younger, and more vulnerable to melting. Despite a recent slowdown in summer losses, scientists wa…
Read story →Eating late at night linked to up to 30% higher risk of liver disease
Eating late at night could be putting your liver at risk, according to a large study led by Oregon Health & Science University. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 200,000 people and found that those who regularly ate after dinner or aro…
Read story →AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars
We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.
Read story →Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US
The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app.
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