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Apple has publicly rebutted OpenAI’s claim that a former employee transferred confidential files to Apple after leaving for the AI firm. The company asserts it has strict policies preventing the use of prior employer data and found no evidence supporting OpenAI’s allegations. Apple’s response, filed in court, details its investigation, challenges the specificity of the alleged files, and notes that the new claims are unrelated to its existing trade‑secret lawsuit against OpenAI and former employees. Apple remains [...]

Remedy Entertainment announced that its latest title, Control Resonant, has sold one million copies in just three weeks, making it the fastest‑selling game in the studio’s 31‑year history. The Finnish developer did not break down digital versus physical sales or specify the leading platform, but the milestone eclipses the previous record set by Alan Wake 2, which reached the same figure after about two months. CEO Jean‑Charles Gaudechon, who assumed the role in February, praised the “very strong start” and [...]

Researchers from Google Quantum AI, Google DeepMind and MIT have published a manuscript on arXiv describing a modular quantum error‑correction (QEC) architecture that cuts physical‑qubit overhead by more than 30 times relative to conventional 2‑D surface codes. The design links dozens‑of‑qubit planar chips (~100 qubits each) with sparse, static boundary couplers arranged in a hyperbolic tiling (genus ≥ 2). By fine‑graining hyperbolic surfaces with Euclidean lattice patches, the global code is partitioned into 72‑ or 116‑qubit modules whose stabilizers are [...]

Xbox’s Halo Studios had outlined expansive remakes for Halo 2 and Halo 3, dubbed “Project Manihi,” before a wave of layoffs halted the projects. The studio surveyed fans, demanding features such as dual‑wielding, full multiplayer, Forge, Firefight, and new bonus missions, aiming to surpass the minimal content of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Halo 3 was to be the flagship remake, integrating lessons from the earlier titles and planned to launch alongside a new mainline Halo game. The layoffs effectively canceled these plans, leaving [...]

Microsoft announced that Outlook Classic for Windows will receive a visual refresh beginning in early November 2026, aligning its icons, spacing, fonts and alignment with the New Outlook design while preserving existing workflows and menu placements. The update, detailed in an Admin Center post and reported by Windows Latest, is the first UI change for the legacy client in years and is part of a broader effort to reduce visual disparity across Outlook products. Microsoft also released a [...]

Meta and Apple announced a partnership enabling Meta’s 816‑billion‑parameter Muse Spark Open AI model to run locally on Apple’s M5 Ultra Mac Studios. The model, designed for coding and multi‑step tasks, requires at least two M5 Ultra machines with 512 GB unified memory or four 256 GB units, leveraging Apple’s unified memory architecture and MLX framework for distributed processing. Benchmarks show four M5 Ultra Macs delivering over 36 tokens per second, while demos illustrate code fixes and video editing [...]

A China‑linked espionage group known as Armory Castle (formerly UNC5221/Warp Panda) exploited a newly disclosed zero‑day in BeyondTrust Remote Support (CVE‑2026‑102764, CVSS 9.3) on August 29, 2026. The flaw, an improper origin validation in an internal messaging component, allowed remote file operations on self‑hosted appliances. After a second public exploitation on September 27, 2026, BeyondTrust issued patches for SaaS customers on October 9 and urged self‑hosted users of versions 24.3.1‑26.2.3 to apply the BT26‑05‑RS update, while older versions must upgrade. Mandiant detailed that the [...]

Bluesky announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 that its AI‑powered Attie platform will now let users build websites, quizzes, games, polls, and other interactive experiences. The expansion builds on Attie’s original social‑feed creation tools, enabling non‑developers to create content that lives on the AT Protocol. CEO Toni Schneider described the feature as “vibe coding for your community,” while COO Rose Wang highlighted built‑in distribution across Bluesky’s 47 million‑user network. The move aims to boost engagement and support upcoming private‑data [...]