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This Is What the GOP’s Final Midterms Push Looks Like

Republicans are spending their time and money on Senate races in historically red states—a sign they’re more nervous than ever as Election Day looms.

Oct 28, 2026 · Hugo Lowell

Touchscreen MacBook Pro Hands-On: Apple Finally Lets Us Swipe the Screen

A great-sounding display, but Apple seems out of touch for the touchscreen.

Oct 28, 2026 · Lori Grunin

Most Servers on the Planet Are Vulnerable to This Firmware Code-Execution Flaw

The critical flaw in UEFI firmware—used by most server vendors and data centers—allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

Oct 28, 2026 · Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

Boston Dynamics Faces Employee Protest Over Robot Deal With ICE

Tech workers have become increasingly vocal when their employers’ business deals clash with their values.

Oct 28, 2026 · Omar Gallaga

Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents

A hacker obtained personally identifiable information about more than 40,000 Homeland Security staffers, which has since been published online.

Oct 28, 2026 · Zack Whittaker

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents

The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers’ cell phone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir so…

Oct 28, 2026 · Dhruv Mehrotra, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron

The Ultrahuman Ring Pro Hits US Shelves Amid Oura Lawsuit

It’s available online and in select stores, so you can check out the smart ring in person.

Oct 28, 2026 · Anna Gragert

Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling

US agency has sued 10 states for trying to stop gambling on prediction markets.

Oct 28, 2026 · Jon Brodkin

The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona

It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.

Oct 28, 2026 · Eric Berger

Anthropic just launched tools to show companies what their AI spending is buying

The frontier lab is lifting the curtain on how users spend money on its models ahead of a planned IPO.

Oct 28, 2026 · Tim Fernholz

Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac

It's not as different from the previous model as you might have expected.

Oct 28, 2026 · Samuel Axon

Wiz’s CTO on PHP2Shell and the coming ‘vulnpocalypse’

The PHP scare may have faded from your feed, but the cleanup is far from over. Last week, two critical bugs in the open source language behind roughly 70% of we…

Oct 28, 2026 · Theresa Loconsolo

The New M6 MacBook Pro Has a Serious Price Problem

For $1,999, you could own an M6 Mac Mini and an M5 MacBook Air instead, both of which are on sale right now.

Oct 28, 2026 · Luke Larsen

Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use

Gemini 4 Carbon is essentially a slightly better version of Argon.

Oct 28, 2026 · Ryan Whitwam

I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet

To experiment with AI’s predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its …

Oct 28, 2026 · Will Knight

Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too

The Echo Studio with Home Camera can "see and understand what's in front of the camera."

Oct 28, 2026 · Scharon Harding

Cadillac Escalade IQ review: Huge battery, huge range, huge SUV

With more than 200 kWh, this luxury three-row can go 460 miles on a charge.

Oct 28, 2026 · Jonathan M. Gitlin

Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections

But the AI responses get more forthright when asked outside the US.

Oct 28, 2026 · Kyle Orland

Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners

Florida county claims it lacks resources to find owners of unpermitted Flock cameras.

Oct 28, 2026 · Ashley Belanger

Google’s Next Mixed Reality Headset, Xreal Aura, Coming Mid-November at $1,099 to Start

A bit like VR, a bit like smart glasses, a bit like a tiny face computer.

Oct 28, 2026 · Scott Stein

Apple launches its new touchscreen MacBook Pro

Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899.

Oct 28, 2026 · Ivan Mehta

Apple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display

The OLED display is the main draw, but the price is a lot to reckon with.

Oct 28, 2026 · Samuel Axon

The Inside Story of Why Apple Finally Brought a Touch Display to the Mac

An exclusive early look at Apple’s new touchscreen MacBook Pro—the computer Apple said would never happen.

Oct 28, 2026 · Steven Levy

Xreal Aura is a new wired headset powered by Android XR

Xreal Aura will start at $1,279 and will have multiple XR specific apps at launch.

Oct 28, 2026 · Ivan Mehta

As AI agents reshape the web, Google opens Gemini and Search to more apps

A new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers discover and use apps.

Oct 28, 2026 · Sarah Perez

Chrome’s AI-powered Autofill can now dig through your Gmail to fill out forms

The autofill update lets Chrome pull flight confirmations, tracking info, order details, and other information from your inbox, with your permission.

Oct 28, 2026 · Sarah Perez

Update to iOS 27.2 Now to Patch Hundreds of Bugs

The update fixes some nasty bugs that could leave your iPhone inoperable or expose sensitive data.

Oct 28, 2026 · Zachary McAuliffe

Reddit is the latest platform to embrace the ‘For You’ feed

The For You feed combines posts from communities users have joined with recommendations tailored to their interests.

Oct 28, 2026 · Aisha Malik

AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public

Tech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families.

Oct 28, 2026 · Amanda Silberling

Trump DOE loans $5B to nuclear plants that will power data centers

Constellation Energy will get $5 billion in government loans to modernize nuclear reactors. Most of the new capacity is already committed to Google, Amazon, and…

Oct 28, 2026 · Tim De Chant

Buckle up for more body-swapping hijinks in Jumanji: Open World trailer

"We have to be ready for whatever's coming next. If we lose in here, there won't be a home to go back to."

Oct 28, 2026 · Jennifer Ouellette

South Korea’s financial industry hit by fresh wave of cyberattacks

South Korea’s financial institutions have been hit by another wave of cyberattacks, highlighting the growing risk of AI-driven hacking in Asia.

Oct 28, 2026 · Kate Park

Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model

Nvidia just released a free speech-to-text model that can transcribe up to 40 languages, but it only works on recordings, not live audio, so it’s a big step for…

Oct 28, 2026 · Julie Bort

Sony Wants You to Forget About Discs With Its Gorgeous Transparent Controllers

Sony has new, spiffy see-through controllers and covers for its PlayStation 5 that let you see the hardware guts inside.

Oct 28, 2026 · Boone Ashworth

Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups

A far-right campaign claiming leftists are stealing votes from nursing home residents has centered on changing guidance from Mehmet Oz’s Centers for Medicare an…

Oct 28, 2026 · David Gilbert

Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devices

Amazon's other new devices include an upgraded Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence features, and the Echo Show 16.

Oct 28, 2026 · Amanda Silberling

TikTok expands into restaurant guides with ‘Must Eat’ feature

The move puts TikTok in more direct competition with platforms like Yelp and Google.

Oct 28, 2026 · Lauren Forristal

Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World

Meta launched a new app called Waddle World, which essentially looks like a Tamagotchi clone, but with AI.

Oct 28, 2026 · Ivan Mehta

Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban

Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena postponed its release.

Oct 28, 2026 · Jagmeet Singh

A hidden ocean change near Antarctica could have global consequences

Antarctic waters are getting saltier as sea-ice loss reshapes ocean circulation.

Oct 28, 2026 · Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News