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Google is keeping folks busy on a Friday, releasing Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 for supported Pixel devices. The update isn’t major by any means. There is only one bug fix detailed, plus the …
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Tim (via Droid Life)
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10/16/26
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When it comes to repairability, there really is no comparison in the wireless earbuds world.
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James Pero (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/16/26
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New York lawmakers Chuck Schumer and Josh Riley have urged Verizon Communications Inc. to ensure that seniors and rural businesses remain protected and connected as the company seeks to replace …
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Johan Sheridan (via News10 - NYC)
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10/16/26
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Republicans are leading the spending on AI-generated political ads, while Democrats are more wary of potential backlash.
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Bruce Gil (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/16/26
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For two decades, security and data resilience have been neighbors who share a fence but rarely a budget. Security kept bad actors out, while resilience brought the business back when they got in. …
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Zeus Kerravala (via SiliconANGLE)
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10/16/26
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The short-lived White House press secretary was listed as an adviser to a Kristi Noem–linked company that aims to use AI for mining. Both the company and she say she never worked there.
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Tess Owen, Tim Marchman (via Wired)
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10/16/26
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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket …
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Mike Masnick (via Techdirt)
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10/16/26
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Researchers warn that hackers could soon exploit a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-103849) affecting Magento and Adobe Commerce, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary PHP code on …
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Bill Toulas (via BleepingComputer)
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10/16/26
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The future is private, the present is plunder
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Via The Register
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10/16/26
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New research points to a "possibly overlooked mechanism" for how microplastics can harm people's health.
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Ed Cara (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/16/26
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CentOS is dead, but if you look hard enough, its spirit isn't.
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Arol Wright (via How-to Geek)
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10/16/26
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Most financial institutions today don’t suffer from a lack of customer data; the problem is how to turn the data they have into something useful. The challenge lies in sifting through CRM logs, …
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Mark Albertson (via SiliconANGLE)
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10/16/26
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YouTube Music has added labels for songs that have been generated by AI. Now, users will see a round icon that says AI right below the track name. YouTube says this label will be used on any content …
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Bradly Shankar (via MobileSyrup)
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10/16/26
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Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank weighs buying US security services giant Allied Universal at an ~$18B equity valuation, as Masayoshi Son explores deploying AI-powered robots — SoftBank …
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Via Techmeme
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10/16/26
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Internet ads already collect plenty of information about you. A reported attack on journalists shows how much worse things get when spyware enters the picture.
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Via BGR Tech
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10/16/26
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A critical authentication bypass in the Budibase low-code platform allows unauthenticated remote attackers to hijack pending administrative invitations. By exploiting flaws in the OIDC/SSO login …
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Heath Callahan (via Forkast)
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10/16/26
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The 2026 Porsche Macan Turbo EV is a two-row crossover with 630 horsepower and a 100-kilowatt-hour battery.
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Tim De Chant (via TechCrunch)
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10/16/26
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Or maybe more productive, if you're into that.
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Monica Chin (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/16/26
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A screen pass that actually works.
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Adam Davidson (via How-to Geek)
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10/16/26
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Firefighters are struggling to control two blazes near Malibu and San Diego.
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Ellyn Lapointe (via Gizmodo | Tecg. Science. Culture)
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10/16/26
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