Hardware
Apple (Mostly) Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is With New Smart Home Gear
All of the smart home gadgets Apple co-developed with LG and Schneider work just fine with other ecosystems.
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Cybersecurity
Cyberattack on Connected Fridges in France
Another IoT cyberattack, this one in France: Hackers gained control of the software that regulates the temperatures of the refrigeration units, forcing some to warm to 50C (120F) overnight, according to one supermarket chain affected.
Cybersecurity
‘123456’ password was the only thing standing between hacker and data of 8.8 million people
Three accounts were using the same weak password, allowing a threat actor to rummage through files for ten days.
Hardware
The official Tom’s Hardware app is here — 30 years of tech coverage and benchmarks in your pocket
Today we’re introducing the Tom’s Hardware app, a faster, easier way to access all of our content while on the go.
Startups
Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection
The cybersecurity startup plans to expand engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK.
Software
LG adds DTS:X and Google Cast to its Sound Suite home theater system
LG’s latest Sound Suite update includes DTS:X, a much-requested feature.
General Tech
The Sun’s Death Could Tear Apart the Outer Solar System Much Sooner Than Thought
“The Sun’s death is not an event the planets will quietly survive—it is the trigger for their orbital undoing.”
Hardware
Nothing reportedly launching two pairs of smart glasses, one with barely any AI
A reliable source says that Nothing is building out its own AI smart glasses that feature ChatGPT integration, a camera, and two very different models. more…
Gaming
Your Android phone could double as a Steam Deck with this free app that runs PC games locally
Called DroidDeck, the app runs PC games locally using ARM64 Proton and x86 translation. There’s no streaming, and it doesn’t ask for root access or to replace Android with a different operating system.
Mobile
Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (October 14)
Here is a weekly selection of Android wallpapers created by our readers and members of the Android Authority team!
Mobile
I built a $15 ESP32 display that shows exactly what my home server is doing
The missing piece wasn’t another monitor.
Gaming
“This non-profit will be the ‘voice of the gamers’” - Former Disco Elysium devs break new ground with player- and developer-owned studio structure
Elsewhere on the site, you can read a big reveal piece that outlines the new game from former Disco Elysium devs under the name of Summer Eternal - an “incendiary RPG” fusing the best bits of text-heavy isometric role-playing games with the world-building and player agency of an immersive sim.
Cybersecurity
The Blind Spots of Agentic Pentesting and How to Close Them
AI-powered penetration testing can uncover complex attack paths, but safety restrictions and network limitations leave many assets and vulnerabilities untested. Picus Security explains how combining agentic pentesting with exposure validation and breach simulation can help close these gaps.
Mobile
WhatsApp Now Lets Anyone Join Calls, No Account Needed
Popular Meta chat app WhatsApp today gained guest calling, a feature that lets users invite anyone to join a voice or video call, even if the invitee doesn’t have a WhatsApp account.
Gaming
Ready player one? Why the games arcade is having a rebirth
After years of sprawling ‘forever’ games, players are rediscovering the pleasures of more focused experiences. Could a new wave of independent arcades bring back the social side of gaming? • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox?
General Tech
Earth’s Condition Is ‘Serious and Getting Worse’ as Climate Change Intensifies
Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.
General Tech
NTangible bets it can predict how athletes will perform under pressure
NTangible is building an analytics platform for collegiate sports organizations and other clubs to measure an athlete’s “clutch” factor.
Hardware
SK hynix to place custom tiny CPU cores in its SSD controllers to ease Arm load as drive speeds rocket
SK hynix detailed H-TPU, tiny in-house cores that offload routine I/O from the Arm CPUs in its next enterprise SSD controllers.
Artificial Intelligence
Halo’s co-creator wrote a novel about AI taking over the world
Back in 2019, author Margaret Stohl was handed a manuscript written by Jason Jones, who’s best known as the co-creator of sci-fi gaming series Halo and Destiny. The two had worked together at Bungie, and Jones wanted Stohl’s opinion on a book he was writing about AI taking over the world.
Mobile
WhatsApp adds a guest option for joining calls without an account
It’s also working on calendar integrations for later this year.
Cybersecurity
Windows update patches a whopping 1,400 security bugs – including 2 zero days
This month’s update also marks the first official one for Windows 11 26H2 and the end of support for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro.
Artificial Intelligence
Meta Extends Confidential Computing to AI Glasses with Private Processing
Meta has extended Private Processing to AI glasses, using confidential VMs, trusted execution environments, remote attestation, anonymous credentials, OHTTP routing, and TEE-based storage to process AI workloads and persistent user context in the cloud. By Leela Kumili
Cybersecurity
Virtual Event Today: Zero Trust Strategies Summit
SecurtyWeek’s 2026 Zero Trust Strategies Summit kicks off today at 11AM ET as a fully immersive virtual conference and expo.
Mobile
Ukraine blindsided by Starlink throttling restrictions and intelligence gaps
Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network.
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