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Starting with silicon released in 2026, Microsoft’s Pluton security processor will no longer serve as the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on AMD and Qualcomm PCs. Windows 11 will instead rely on the chipmakers’ firmware TPM (fTPM) or a discrete TPM, a model already used on Intel platforms. Existing devices built on 2025 or earlier AMD and Qualcomm silicon that use Pluton as the TPM will continue to receive updates, and all Windows 11 security features such as BitLocker and [...]

ANYbotics AG launched ANYmal X, the first legged inspection robot certified for explosive atmospheres, meeting ATEX and IECEx standards for oil, gas and chemical plants. The quadruped combines a high‑power motor‑driven chassis, large battery and advanced AI stack to perform autonomous routine inspections in hazardous zones where traditional robots are prohibited. CEO Péter Fankhauser highlighted four years of engineering and more than ten patents that enabled the robot to pass rigorous ignition‑risk assessments, a first for a walking [...]

The GoAhead embedded web server’s TLS implementation failed to enforce certificate revocation when using the OpenSSL backend with mutual‑TLS. Although a revocation list could be loaded, the server never enabled checking, allowing revoked client certificates to authenticate successfully. The flaw affects builds that require client certificates, a trusted CA bundle, issuer checking, and a configured revocation list; Mbed TLS builds are unaffected. GoAhead 6.1.1, released to manufacturers on August 2 2026 and publicly on October 12, patches the issue. Discovered [...]

Researchers warn that advances in artificial intelligence could make previously theoretical attacks on public‑key cryptography practical, threatening online payment systems. OpenAI announced on 26 October 2026 that its AI disproved the Exponential Time Hypothesis, a long‑standing conjecture about the inherent difficulty of certain computational problems, suggesting new algorithms may avoid exponential growth. While the breakthrough does not instantly break encryption, it shows that mathematical methods, not only quantum computers, might weaken asymmetric schemes. Earlier in July 2026, Anthropic‑assisted [...]

Pearl Abyss marketing director Will Powers revealed details about Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown DLC. Access to the DLC’s story missions requires completion of the base‑game’s main narrative, as the new chapters occur after the original ending. Players can still explore the added open‑world zones without finishing the story, provided they have established the Greymane camp in Chapter 3. The expansion focuses on characters Damiane, Oongka and Kliff, delivering individual epilogues that flesh out their backstories and motivations. [...]

On Oct. 27 1961 NASA lifted off Saturn I’s inaugural test flight, SA‑1, from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 34. The 162‑foot, 460‑ton vehicle, the United States’ first heavy‑lift rocket, rose to 85 miles before splashing down in the Atlantic after a 15‑minute flight. Engines shut down 1.6 seconds early due to excess liquid oxygen, a minor anomaly that engineers quickly diagnosed. The mission demonstrated the Saturn family’s core design, delivering 1.3 million pounds of thrust—nearly ten times that of the earlier Jupiter‑C and approaching [...]

XPENG has been ranked the highest‑scoring brand in the European USCALE EV Satisfaction Study for the second consecutive year, improving its Net Promoter Score to an 82 % recommendation rate, well above the 53 % industry average. The Stuttgart‑based survey sampled more than 4,000 owners in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and evaluated charging speed, range, software and overall features. XPENG outperformed all American, European and Asian competitors, with no detractors and strong marks for charging performance, management, range and [...]

XSEED Games announced that Little Chicken Game Company's life‑sim Moonlight Peaks will launch on the PlayStation Store for PS5 on November 17, 2026. Previously released on Windows via Steam, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and Google Play Games, the title has sold 300,000 units and holds an 88 % “Very Positive” Steam rating and an 81 Metacritic score. It will cost $39.99, with a 20 % discount the first week and a Deluxe edition that adds an art book and soundtrack. PlayStation Plus [...]