Russian tech giant VK is blaming Apple for cutting online ties with millions of local users. The Moscow-based company recently said its apps were removed from the official App Store for iOS devices without warning. Read Entire Article
Microsoft’s Windows Secure Boot certificates just expired – here’s what you need to do
Asus has confirmed that all consumer PCs will receive the update automatically through Windows Update. Users can also check manually via PowerShell to determine whether the certificates have already been installed. If not, they can follow the guide and run the Secure-Boot-Update scheduled task to install the latest certificates. Read...
A hollow-core fiber cable just carried 51.3 Tb/s across 200 km
Conducted jointly with China Telecom and optical equipment maker Dekoli, the test ran on the world's longest cross-border commercial HCF cable. The result sets a new world record achieved without the signal boosters that long-haul fiber links typically depend on. Read Entire Article
Xbox is pushing back on claims that PS5 is outselling it 8-to-1 in GTA VI pre-orders
In a follow-up with Windows Central, an Xbox spokesperson explicitly said IGN's data doesn't represent pre-order data. The representative added that Microsoft has seen record orders, and that people should wait for "real data" instead of clicks on affiliate links. Read Entire Article
Netflix now wants every profile to have its own email address, annoying users
Netflix is changing how user identities work on its platform, and for many subscribers, the move is showing up in the form of unexpected login prompts and extra steps at sign-in. Read Entire Article
Sony is deleting 551 movies and TV shows you bought on PlayStation, because you don’t really own your digital purchases
Sony has confirmed that it will remove 551 movies and TV series from the PlayStation Store in the UK on September 1, 2026. The content will also be simultaneously deleted from customers' libraries who have already purchased it. Sony did not mention anything about refunds, suggesting affected users will not...
Riot’s always-on anti-cheat is finally getting an off switch
Riot Games is changing how its Vanguard anti-cheat runs on PCs, pulling back from its always-on behavior and limiting when it's active on players' machines. With a new update, Vanguard will no longer automatically start when a PC boots – at least not for everyone. Instead, it can run only......
Big Tech’s $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else
What is often framed as a race to develop smarter AI models is, in practice, a massive industrial expansion. Data centers require dense clusters of advanced chips, extensive cooling systems, fiber networks, and backup power. Columbia University economist Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh put it plainly, describing the effort to the Wall......
PlayStation sales just had its worst May in 25 years, and Xbox’s was the worst ever
Market research firm Circana's Mat Piscatella reports that May 2026 saw the lowest number of PlayStation consoles sold in the United States during any May since 2000, a few months before the PlayStation 2's launch. Meanwhile, Xbox unit sales experienced their worst May on record. Read Entire Article
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 gets staggered release after Trump administration cites national security concerns
Sol, the flagship model in the GPT-5.6 lineup, is built with a robust safety stack with guardrails against higher-risk activities, sensitive cyber requests, and repeated misuse. Terra is designed for balanced reasoning and agentic workloads, with OpenAI claiming that it offers similar performance to GPT-5.5 while being 2x cheaper. Luna......