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Check Point is turning network firewalls into cloud-based subscriptions 28 October 2026 at 15:36

Check Point is turning network firewalls into cloud-based subscriptions

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28 October 2026 at 15:36

Check Point recently introduced its new Firewall-as-a-Subscription offering, giving organizations access to comprehensive network protection designed for the AI era. The Israeli cybersecurity company says customers no longer need to purchase expensive hardware appliances before getting started with the new platform. However, they'll be locked into monthly or annual payments...

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Apple finally has a touchscreen laptop, 16 years after Steve Jobs called them "terrible" 28 October 2026 at 14:54

Apple finally has a touchscreen laptop, 16 years after Steve Jobs called them "terrible"

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28 October 2026 at 14:54

The new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR is Apple's first laptop to include a touchscreen and an OLED panel. Pricing starts at $2,900 for the 14" model or $3,400 for the 16" model, both sporting the M5 Pro SoC. If you're about maxing out, the 16-inch M5 Max variant starts...

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Ford's $30K Fathom electric pickup can be used as your home's battery backup without a separate inverter 28 October 2026 at 14:31

Ford's $30K Fathom electric pickup can be used as your home's battery backup without a separate inverter

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28 October 2026 at 14:31

According to Ford, the Fathom's bidirectional charging feature will rely on a built-in inverter, eliminating the need for the expensive 80A wall-mounted unit required by the F-150 Lightning. The inverter will convert power from the truck's battery into AC electricity, supplying up to 10 kW to a home. This would...

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Grand Theft Auto VI will be a huge 210 GB download on PS5 28 October 2026 at 13:42

Grand Theft Auto VI will be a huge 210 GB download on PS5

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28 October 2026 at 13:42

Grand Theft Auto VI is finally launching on November 19, and players should get their machines in order so the new open-world blockbuster lands on a comfortable hardware setup. Storage, apparently, is one of the most important considerations, as the latest Rockstar production will require a massive amount of space...

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Kali Linux 2026.3 adds six security tools, updated KDE Plasma and Linux kernel 28 October 2026 at 13:35

Kali Linux 2026.3 adds six security tools, updated KDE Plasma and Linux kernel

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28 October 2026 at 13:35

Kali Linux 2026.3 introduces six new security tools, including RustScan for port scanning, Dalfox for XSS testing, and Katana for web crawling. The update also brings KDE Plasma 6.7 with per-screen virtual desktops, Linux kernel 7.1.5, 126 updated packages, and refreshed build scripts with Docker and Podman support.

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Samsung launches Galaxy Buds On, open-ear earbuds with a clip-on design 28 October 2026 at 12:29

Samsung launches Galaxy Buds On, open-ear earbuds with a clip-on design

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28 October 2026 at 12:29

The South Korean electronics giant said it drew on nearly 120 million ear data points during its AI-assisted design and test phase, simulating a range of ear shapes and use scenarios. The result is a clip-on design that wraps around the back of the ear rather than nestling into the...

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Gartner says only 3% of organizations are getting AI cost savings from productivity, yet 85% plan to spend more 28 October 2026 at 11:46

Gartner says only 3% of organizations are getting AI cost savings from productivity, yet 85% plan to spend more

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28 October 2026 at 11:46

The figure comes from Gartner's HR Symposium in Orlando. In a finding that perfectly sums up the blind faith so many executives have in AI, 77% of board members expect the technology will deliver value in the form of productivity and cost savings. This is despite 97% of organizations being...

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This open-source keyboard lets you snap keys together in any layout 28 October 2026 at 11:06

This open-source keyboard lets you snap keys together in any layout

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28 October 2026 at 11:06

The project comes from Nathan Alspaugh, an MIT freshman studying aerospace engineering, who said he has spent around 100 hours working on it since March. When he posted the project to Hacker News this week, he said the idea came from his frustration that nobody sold triangle- or circle-shaped keyboards.

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Police are pulling people over because license plate cameras say their travel patterns look "suspicious" 28 October 2026 at 10:23

Police are pulling people over because license plate cameras say their travel patterns look "suspicious"

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28 October 2026 at 10:23

The ACLU recently outlined a pattern of police traffic stops based solely on data from Flock cameras and other license plate readers. The reports go back to at least 2025 and show how closely authorities can track the movements of most motorists.

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Palit says the Galax factory isn't closing, despite a report blaming Nvidia chip shortages 28 October 2026 at 09:51

Palit says the Galax factory isn't closing, despite a report blaming Nvidia chip shortages

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28 October 2026 at 09:51

Palit's official statement says it is aware of recent reports and speculation regarding Galax's business operations. It adds that the brand continues to operate as usual, no manufacturing facilities have been shut down, and Galax products remain available in both domestic and international markets.

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Watch this autonomous drone chase a person through a forest without GPS, maps, or cloud computing 28 October 2026 at 09:19

Watch this autonomous drone chase a person through a forest without GPS, maps, or cloud computing

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28 October 2026 at 09:19

Purdue computer science professor Aniket Bera posted the 44-second video on LinkedIn last Friday. It shows a quadcopter from his IDEAS Lab weaving between trees to keep a person in frame. And the drone works it all out on its own computer, without a map of the forest to rely...

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Congress is questioning Delaware's plan to let AI agents run companies 28 October 2026 at 08:49

Congress is questioning Delaware's plan to let AI agents run companies

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28 October 2026 at 08:49

House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer wrote to Governor Matt Meyer on October 26, requesting documents about the proposed Artificial Intelligence Company, or AIC.

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Discord will make some channels and messages searchable on Google 28 October 2026 at 08:17

Discord will make some channels and messages searchable on Google

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28 October 2026 at 08:17

Answers posted after mid-December to questions in discoverable Discord servers can appear in search results on the open web. Usernames and avatars won't appear next to the messages, and admins can already opt out of the new policy.

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A new report accuses Microsoft of using 10 "dark patterns" to keep you on Edge 28 October 2026 at 07:15

A new report accuses Microsoft of using 10 "dark patterns" to keep you on Edge

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28 October 2026 at 07:15

The Browser Choice Alliance (BCA), a group of browser makers advocating fair competition and freedom to choose a browser, commissioned the report, which was produced by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT).

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Radeon 9070 XT vs. Radeon 7900 XTX: 50+ Game Benchmark 28 October 2026 at 06:06

Radeon 9070 XT vs. Radeon 7900 XTX: 50+ Game Benchmark

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28 October 2026 at 06:06

Two generations apart, AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 7900 XTX are surprisingly close. We benchmark 51 games to see where RDNA 4 pulls ahead, where RDNA 3 holds on, and which GPU makes more sense.

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Researchers set a real-time fiber record: 3.2 petabits per second over 10.3 kilometers 27 October 2026 at 18:32

Researchers set a real-time fiber record: 3.2 petabits per second over 10.3 kilometers

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27 October 2026 at 18:32

A joint initiative by Chinese researchers and engineers has set a new record for real-time fiber-optic communications. The team sent 3.2 petabits per second (Pbps) through a single optical fiber, topping the 2.5 Pbps mark the same group set earlier this year. The figure reflects bidirectional transmission, with traffic flowing...

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DoorDash reportedly in talks to acquire Instacart in $17 billion deal 27 October 2026 at 13:29

DoorDash reportedly in talks to acquire Instacart in $17 billion deal

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27 October 2026 at 13:29

Instacart was also recently tied to acquisition rumors with Uber, but sources say those talks are no longer active. It is unclear if Uber would try again if DoorDash comes up short.

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Apple refreshes 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip and faster wireless 27 October 2026 at 12:16

Apple refreshes 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip and faster wireless

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27 October 2026 at 12:16

The M6 features two additional CPU and GPU cores compared to the previous M5. According to Apple, the GPU delivers up to 30% faster graphics performance and 25% faster on-device AI performance.

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The NBA is the third major US league to partner with both Kalshi and Polymarket 27 October 2026 at 11:29

The NBA is the third major US league to partner with both Kalshi and Polymarket

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27 October 2026 at 11:29

The NBA said the multi-year deals would help establish a data-sharing framework to root out insider betting and other forms of corruption that have rocked the league on multiple occasions. These incidents have resulted in suspensions and federal indictments involving several prominent players and coaches, including Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier,...

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AI safety expert stops saving for retirement, he believes AI could wipe out humanity within a decade 27 October 2026 at 10:44

AI safety expert stops saving for retirement, he believes AI could wipe out humanity within a decade

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27 October 2026 at 10:44

Nate Soares, the president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), revealed his pessimistic choice to The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson in a recent interview for the latter's The Most Interesting Thing in AI series.

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