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Arista Networks disclosed that attackers are actively exploiting a newly identified vulnerability in the on‑premises VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO), the management server for Arista’s SD‑WAN Edge devices. The flaw, catalogued as CVE‑2026‑93952, receives a CVSS 3.1 rating of 10.0 and permits unauthenticated remote users to invoke privileged internal functions on VCO hosts that use certificate‑based authentication for Edge devices. Only orchestrators configured for certificate acquisition or required modes are vulnerable, and exploitation requires network access to the VCO web [...]

Apple’s hardware launch has encountered problems. Within hours of the September 18 release, owners of the Apple Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4 reported reboots that display the Apple logo before returning to watchOS. Crash logs show a Neural Engine timeout, with a command exceeding the 2,000‑millisecond limit by 20 ms, triggering kernel panics. The failures occur during Siri AI use, watch‑face editing, app launches, calls, workouts, and when idle, and persist despite the watchOS 27.0 build and an update. A [...]

Babcock International and Arqit Quantum demonstrated a quantum‑safe data link at Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2026. Scenario data collected at Millbrook was encrypted with Arqit’s software and transmitted to Babcock’s Ground Deployed Advanced Mortar System (GDAMS) at a second site without any physical inline encryptors. The test used a layered encryption network that can operate over 4G/5G, Wi‑Fi, satcom and legacy tactical radios, showing end‑to‑end protection for headquarters‑to‑platform communications in contested environments. The exercise follows a newly [...]

Kairos Power announced that Samsung C&T will partner to construct a 50‑megawatt demonstration nuclear reactor for Google, targeting completion by 2030. Samsung will contribute up to $100 million in equity and in‑kind engineering services, with $70 million as a cash equity stake. The collaboration leverages Samsung’s experience on a dozen reactors worldwide. Kairos, already building two reactors in Oak Ridge, Tennessee—Hermes 1 (a low‑power test unit) and Hermes 2 (its first commercial‑scale plant)—will deliver the first 50 MW of power under its [...]

Microsoft announced that Activision will develop the next mainline Halo title, following a major restructuring of Xbox studios that includes 268 layoffs, primarily at Halo Studios. The cuts are part of Xbox chief Asha Sharma’s “reset” after earlier reductions that saw 1,600 employees depart in the summer, bringing the company roughly three‑quarters through its announced overhaul. Halo Studios will be reduced to a small team that supports existing Halo products, while a new, purpose‑built group within Activision [...]

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the expansion of locally‑made electric tricycles and jeepneys during an Aug. 25 visit to MD Juan Enterprises in Caloocan City. The administration will link manufacturers with electric‑vehicle technologies created by Philippine universities, notably Cagayan State University’s ElectroMobility Research and Development Center, which has produced a seven‑seat electric tricycle and a conversion kit (C‑Trike) for existing units. MD Juan, which halted EV production in 2014 due to weak demand, is now poised to restart with government‑provided equipment and [...]

Apple released iOS 27, introducing Siri AI and Apple Intelligence alongside a suite of updates to Wallet, Messages, CarPlay and other services. Among the additions, the operating system adds a contextual paste shortcut that appears above the keyboard whenever a user opens a text field after copying content. The shortcut displays a preview of the clipboard—text snippets show the first few words, while images show a thumbnail—and lets users paste with a single tap, eliminating the need to [...]

Jez Corden, a lifelong content creator and internet personality, has become a prominent voice on the Xbox ecosystem and Microsoft‑adjacent platforms. He maintains a large following on X, where he posts at @JezCorden, and co‑hosts the gaming podcast TheXB2, available on Spotify and iTunes. Corden also serves as Executive Editor at Windows Central, a role he earned after a decade of breaking exclusive news and producing analytical pieces on Xbox, Windows, AI and broader tech trends. His [...]