Google is temporarily pausing monetary rewards for capable bug hunters because its human staff can't keep up with the current influx of automated reports. The "vast majority" of these submissions are slop, Google warns, containing invalid information and hallucinated vulnerability data. Read Entire Article
Qualcomm signs its first 5G patent deal with Huawei, and agrees to buy some of its US patents
Huawei made its first licensing payment to Qualcomm in 2001, back when it was a telecom gear maker building on other people's wireless standards. Twenty-five years later, the Chinese giant is selling patents to Qualcomm, and Huawei says the deal pushes the cumulative value of its licensing agreements to roughly...
Google cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest for a data center, and regulators want answers
Google was apparently so eager to build its new data center infrastructure in Finland that it began bulldozing large swaths of forest before the required environmental review of the full plan was complete. The work could now be suspended, just as other major data center projects are being delayed in......
RevPDF is a free Adobe Acrobat alternative that works offline
RevPDF is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, offering PDF editing, OCR, conversion, forms, compression, and more, with all processing done on your device. Version 5.0 adds WYSIWYG text editing, PDF-to-Excel conversion, and improved Word exports. Read Entire Article
Steam is on track to top $20 billion in revenue for the first time
Steam took in an estimated $1.7 billion in September, 13% more than the previous September record, set in 2025. Its estimated third-quarter revenue reached $5.5 billion, up 12% from the same period last year. Read Entire Article
Sony’s quiet PS5 Slim revision shows how consoles keep changing long after launch
The board, labeled EDM-051, was identified by technician @Modyfikator89 inside a PS5 Slim from the Marvel's Wolverine Limited Edition Bundle. Sony has not announced the change, and it is unclear how widely the revised board has been released. But the teardown reveals several differences from earlier Slim models, including changes......
RuneScape 4 is officially in the works, and it started as a Dragonwilds expansion
The company has not said which version of Unreal Engine it is using, which platforms the game will support or when it plans to show gameplay. Its first public look at the project is a CGI teaser rather than an in-engine demonstration. Read Entire Article
Florida woman used Claude as a diary, then Anthropic reported an entry to police
According to the arrest report, Carli Michelle Heller, of Bonita Springs, Florida, wrote on September 26 that she would attack the Sheriff's office. She later said that she uses Anthropic's chatbot like a "diary." Read Entire Article
The Best 1440p QD-OLED Monitors for Less Than $500
We tested 11 budget 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitors to find the best buys, comparing full- and limited-brightness panels, features, design, and pricing to see which models are actually worth it. Read Entire Article
Steam’s latest survey shows 32GB RAM overtaking 16GB despite the massive price surge
According to the Steam Survey for September 2026, 32GB is now the most common system memory configuration for gaming rigs among Steam users. The data shows 32GB systems accounted for 42.22% of all rigs sampled during September, a 4.77-point gain over August, when 16GB was still the most common configuration....