Modern cars have become data machines on wheels. They constantly beam information to manufacturers and outside firms through built-in cellular links, Wi-Fi and GPS. A new study exposes just how much personal detail escapes these vehicles and their companion smartphone apps. Researchers at Northeastern University’s Khoury College partnered with Consumer Reports to run the first

The Free Software Foundation has added another project to its fiscal sponsorship roster. On September 14, 2026, the organization announced that GNU Boot now sits alongside efforts such as GNU Guix inside the Working Together for Free Software Fund. The move brings stable funding, legal structure and wider visibility to a small team determined to

Isaac Egbon didn’t mince words in his Engadget piece published just yesterday. Wi-Fi calling sidesteps weak cellular networks. But it’s no perfect substitute. The feature has moved from niche convenience to default setting on millions of phones. Carriers love it. Subscribers? Mixed results. Turn it on once. Forget it exists. That’s the promise. In basements,

New York parents have grown weary of screens. Their children stare at tablets for hours. They scroll through videos that experts say shrink attention spans. So some drop their kids at a fenced plot on Governors Island. There, no adults hover. Instead, youngsters grab real hammers, saws and even knives. The Yard stretches across 20,000

Players spotted the flaw almost immediately. A promotional trailer for an upcoming RuneScape update featured a character with six fingers. The telltale sign pointed to generative AI. Jagex pulled the video within hours. Then the studio did something unusual in an industry racing to adopt the technology. It apologized directly to its community. The October

Google barely finished launching its Pixel 11 lineup. Yet the first concrete traces of the 2027 Pixel 12 series have already surfaced in certification databases. The details come fast this time. They point to four distinct models, fresh internal identifiers and display resolutions that quietly depart from a multi-year pattern. Four entries appeared in the

Screen tearing remains one of the most visible annoyances in PC gaming and video playback. The visual artifact appears as horizontal lines that split the image, making moving objects look fractured or misaligned. This problem surfaces when the display hardware and the graphics source fail to synchronize their refresh cycles properly. Understanding exactly why screen

The European Union has taken a significant step toward shaping global standards for artificial intelligence by adopting the Kyoto Vision on AI Safety. This framework, discussed and endorsed during a high-level meeting in Japan, outlines a coordinated approach to managing risks associated with advanced AI systems while promoting responsible innovation across borders. According to a

WhatsApp has spent years expanding how users access the service. Phones stay primary. Yet tablets, laptops, web browsers and even secondary handsets now connect without the main device staying online. Convenience comes with trade-offs. Each added endpoint multiplies places where conversations could surface. But a fresh test aims to change that equation for the chats

Industrial operators have heard the message before. Disconnect operational technology from the public internet. Change every default password. Limit remote access. Add stronger authentication. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency delivered those instructions again in recent alerts. The threat is real. Nation-state actors and ransomware groups scan for exposed programmable logic controllers and human-machine interfaces