Engadget
Microsoft services are returning after an outage took down Outlook, Teams and more
The House of Representatives, health care providers, schools and many other organizations were affected.
Tech news
Ars Technica
Windows 0-day dropped by disgruntled researcher hands hackers System rights
"SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.
BleepingComputer
Check Point gateways hacked via PHP2Shell to deploy VMware ESXi wiper
Vulnerable Check Point Security Gateway instances have been targeted in PHP2Shell attacks that deployed data-wiping malware on VMware ESXi hosts.
The Verge
Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage might be over
Service is recovering for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world.
Ars Technica
Microsoft’s global outage may be worse than Amazon's or CrowdStrike's, expert says
Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage.
Ars Technica
It's the end of the world as we know it, per a physicist's 1960 prediction
Heinz von Foerster thought population would grow exponentially and "squeeze" us all to death.
BleepingComputer
How one AI agent exposed five critical enterprise security gaps
An AI agent built to automate invoice processing could be manipulated into changing vendor bank details through a malicious email, without triggering traditional security alerts.
TechCrunch
Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers’ license information in data breach
The ridesharing giant said drivers' license information stored by AI cloud company Fireworks AI was stolen during a security incident.
Ars Technica
Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, "Remember the road atlas"
What’s more fitting than a spiral-bound map for a bare-bones two-door pickup?
TechCrunch
ElevenLabs’ new app combines meeting note-taking and dictation for teams
ElevenAI is a new meeting notetaker and dictation app aimed at teams and enterprises.
Ars Technica
Scientists warn 1.5°C climate change threshold could arrive by 2029
Climate action has stalled for five years as fossil fuel development keeps growing.
Engadget
Why Apple's HomeView relies so heavily on your iPhone
To make the HomeView both personal and communal, there was only one place to go.
Engadget
The Motorola Signature 27 is a beast
Motorola's latest phone has a monstrous tandem OLED display, a huge 7,000mah battery, fancy cameras and a massive $1,600 price tag.
TechCrunch
Microsoft’s latest email outage turned into a full-blown global cloud crisis
Microsoft's daylong outage began with Outlook and Teams and ended up taking much of the company's cloud services offline. Microsoft says it's gradually restoring service.
Engadget
Surface Laptop Ultra review: The most powerful Surface yet, but it still lags behind Apple
Microsoft's latest Surface is a beautiful flagship device for NVIDIA's RTX Spark.
Engadget
Bloomberg details web of Chinese AI companies with smuggled NVIDIA chips linked to Alice Huang
Bloomberg found evidence of a network of Chinese companies smuggling NVIDIA chips with Alice Huang at the center.
TechCrunch
Israel’s VCs see opportunity for challengers in Nvidia’s turmoil
Given Nvidia’s stronghold on AI and its importance in Israel, many in the country's startup ecosystem are worried about the impact of his departure.
TechCrunch
Jensen Huang didn’t show confidence in his successor, report says
Huang described Kress as a "deer in the headlights" during a meeting in summer.
BleepingComputer
Microsoft says November security updates cause printing issues
Microsoft warned customers earlier this week that the November 2026 security updates may break printing for documents with complex formatting.
Ars Technica
Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron
"You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines."...
Ars Technica
Specialized’s Tarmac SL9 S-Level is built to wreck your Zone 2 ride
Specialized’s second-fastest bike may be the smart buy.
BleepingComputer
Check Point warns of zero-day flaw exploited for root access
Check Point Software has released emergency hotfixes to address a high-severity flaw that hackers have been exploiting to gain root privileges and establish persistence on vulnerable devices since late October.
Engadget
Whoop Humans is a social network designed for fitness enthusiasts
Whoop, a company that makes screenless fitness trackers, has launched its own social network.
BleepingComputer
Microsoft confirms Windows activation failures after November updates
Microsoft has confirmed that this month's Patch Tuesday security updates are causing Windows activation and licensing failures with 0x80041008 error codes.
BleepingComputer
Police arrest 354 suspects in dark web cybercrime crackdown
Authorities arrested 354 suspects in a joint international operation targeting vendors and buyers on the Archetyp, Nemesis, Tor2Door, Bohemia, and Kingdom dark web marketplaces.
Engadget
BYD admits wheel assembly error on its flagship electric SUV
The electric automaker has apologized and said it will fix the issue for affected vehicles.
Engadget
Meta's Muse can now make calls on your behalf (if you have a paid subscription)
The AI agent can schedule appointments, make reservations and wait on hold for you.
Ars Technica
In reversal, American Cancer Society urges routine prostate cancer screening
Men aged 50–69 and at average risk should get PSA screening every two years.
BleepingComputer
New worm-like 'SCKit' malware targets MSPs in ScreenConnect attacks
A new worm-like malware toolkit named SCKit was deployed in the recent ScreenConnect attacks targeting managed service providers (MSPs), designed to spread from infected customer devices to MSP technicians' computers and compromise additional managed networks.
TechCrunch
Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang’s ‘scheme’ with Trump
This Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and its dealings with Trump is the second one, so far, since news of the alleged spy affair broke.