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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Tasks

Left without funds for a coding task, an OpenAI model spent test crypto from a stranger’s wallet and left it out of its report.

SecurityWeek Oct 16, 2026, 1:32 PM

General Tech

The Best Digital Wall Calendar (2026): Skylight, Everblog, Greenlight

What originally looked like clutter turned out to be my new favorite gadget for organizing my family’s life.

Wired Oct 16, 2026, 1:32 PM

Cybersecurity

Why education IT teams must protect both human and machine identities

AI is intensifying education cyber threats, exposing dangerous gaps in human and machine identity security.

TechRadar Oct 16, 2026, 1:31 PM

Hardware

New fear dropped: Amazon scammer seems to have delidded an $889 AMD chip, transplanted it on old Intel chip, and got it through return inspection

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is not a cheap chip.

PC Gamer Oct 16, 2026, 1:30 PM

Mobile

I wouldn’t buy these phones, and neither should you

There are five phones I wouldn’t touch for specific reasons.

Android Authority Oct 16, 2026, 1:30 PM

Gaming

10 Games With Permadeath That Are 10/10 Masterpieces

Games with a permadeath mechanic can be punishing, but they find interesting ways to make up for it. Here are some of the best ones around.

Polygon Oct 16, 2026, 1:30 PM

Mobile

I’d let Gemini make calls for me, but I’m drawing the line at one kind of call

No Google, you can’t call my mom

Android Police Oct 16, 2026, 1:30 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap

Linus Torvalds posts his first LLM-assisted patch to the Linux kernel — after issuing clear pro-AI directives, the bossman makes use of AI tooling himself

Tom's Hardware Oct 16, 2026, 1:30 PM

Hardware

Thai cops bust ‘audacious’ cross-border fiberoptic cable running to Myanmar scam compound — 350-meter, 48-core cable was supplying illegal border casino and a scam center with 6TB of data per day

Thai authorities have busted a cross-border fiber-optic internet cable being used to steal data.

Tom's Hardware Oct 16, 2026, 1:24 PM

Gaming

Valve roll out Steam Achievement Sets in beta, splitting up games’ perpetually growing trophy masses into DLC and season buckets

Steam has a new feature in beta aimed at helping completionists feel like they’ve got a bit more of a handle on their never-ending quests to 100% games whose trophy lists keep on growing and evolving.

Rock Paper Shotgun Oct 16, 2026, 1:23 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Would you really give up ChatGPT to shut down data centers? Tech CEO highlights the hypocrisy of some AI critics

“All the people that are saying they’re anti-data center, that they’re anti-AI in general, they’re using it,” said Verb boss Cyrus Beschloss at CNBC’s Trading the Midterms event.

TechSpot Oct 16, 2026, 1:19 PM

General Tech

HiBob vs BambooHR

I’ve run both of these platforms for real teams, and the HiBob vs BambooHR decision is one I’ve made from the inside. I set BambooHR up for a lean US company that wanted its records and time off in one tidy system within a month, and it did that job well.

The Next Web Oct 16, 2026, 1:17 PM

Hardware

Ukrainian drones hit Russian data centers, disrupting Russian apps and services

After Ukrainian long-range strike drones targeted Russian data centers, various Russian digital services and apps went down or faced severe disruption. There’s even some suggestion that online bot activity may be down, but not by as much as initial reports claimed.

Tom's Hardware Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM