In a blog post disclosing the incidents, OpenAI said that, in the first case, an agent powered by GPT Sol 6.1 disabled automatic alerts after a team member asked it to create evaluation tasks using employee feedback collected via Slack. The agent was instructed not to send any messages about......
iPhone Duo roundup: Apple gets the hardware right, but is it worth $2,000?
Apple's long-awaited foldable is off to a strong start. Reviewers agree that the iPhone Duo gets much of the hardware right, with a polished design and an impressive folding display. But for $2,000, it remains a first-gen product with compromises, and one that will struggle to convince most iPhone users...
Two web emergencies in one week: guessable certificate keys and critical PHP bugs that leaked before patches
Eight intermediate certificates issued by India-based certificate authority eMudhra were found to have private keys so weak they can be calculated from the certificates themselves. Those certificates chained to roots trusted by Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Windows, as well as by operating systems and countless software trust stores. Anyone holding......
The next Xbox could arrive in 2028 for $1,200 to $1,800, Xbox handheld may launch in 2027
According to Fortune, Microsoft is aiming to launch its next-generation console, codenamed Helix, in time for the 2028 holiday season. As memory costs climb, its price has internally been projected at anywhere between $1,200 and $1,800, unless the company subsidizes the hardware. Read Entire Article
Millions of routers can be hijacked over Wi-Fi thanks to a 16-year-old bug
Security researcher Quentin Kaiser detailed the flaw at the Hexacon conference in Paris on October 16. He calls it WPSplinter, a name he only gave it because Broadcom refused to issue an official identifier. Read Entire Article
A judge lets Denuvo subpoena Discord, Reddit, and Steam to unmask the cracker Voices38
Denuvo's first attempt to uncover Voices38's real identity was unsuccessful because the company tried to obtain too much data at once. Now, a California federal judge has granted the Irdeto-owned DRM maker's revised subpoena requests. Several internet companies will soon have to respond to Denuvo's lawyers, but Voices38 could still......
GTA 6 is on track to smash records as pre-orders exceed 6 million copies
As of October 20, Rockstar has pre-sold an estimated 6.45 million copies of the game – earning roughly $630 million in the process. According to Sensor Tower, most – 74% – are buying the game for PlayStation 5. Broken down another way, it works out to 4.8 million copies sold...
Steam on Linux is going 64-bit as Valve leans harder on the platform
A recent Steam Client Beta update brought the program into the 64-bit era on Linux. The native Linux version of the massively popular gaming client is now a 64-bit application, which means it gains access to a few significant enhancements and, hopefully, a more reliable software experience. Read Entire Article
This mod lets Nvidia GeForce owners run a custom VBIOS without flashing the card
A developer has released three tools that let GeForce RTX 30, 40 and 50 series owners run a modified VBIOS without writing to the card's flash chip: a VBIOS editor for Windows and Linux, plus separate loaders for each operating system. Read Entire Article
Modern Warfare 4 has the best Steam rating for a Call of Duty game in 16 years
The game currently has 4,068 total reviews on Steam, including 3,438 from verified buyers. Of those reviews, 94% are positive, earning it a "Very Positive" rating overall and making it the best-reviewed Call of Duty release on Steam since 2010's Black Ops. The SteamDB ratings were first reported by Insider......