Tech
- US gives local police a face-scanning app similar to one used by ICE agents – Ars Technica
- FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
- YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
- Two Windows vulnerabilities, one a 0-day, are under active exploitation – Ars Technica
- Elon Musk wins Tesla pay vote that could make him a $1 trillion man – Ars Technica
- iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 bring multiple critical security fixes – 9to5Mac
- iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline – MacRumors
- Ayaneo’s first smartphone could have physical shoulder buttons
Gaming
- Nintendo Store App Launches on iPhone With a Feature Fans Will Love – MacRumors
- YouTuber Who Trolled Nintendo Now Owes $17,500 In Switch Piracy Lawsuit
- US patent office director orders re-examination of Nintendo’s patent on summoning characters to make them battle
- SouljaBoy’s New Game Console Is A Rebranded Retroid Being Sold “Without Permission” – GameSpot
- You can now stream PS5 games you own over the cloud on the PlayStation Portal
- Rockstar Games accused of union busting in the UK
- GTA 6 Delayed To November 2026, Take-Two Stock Tanks – GameSpot
- Square Enix Wants GenAI To Automate 70% Of Game QA By 2027 – GameSpot
- Square Enix announces more layoffs as part of US and Europe restructuring | VGC
- Majority Of Devs Say Steam Has Monopoly On PC Gaming In New Poll – GameSpot
Hardware/Software Updates
- Apple Releases iOS 26.1 With Liquid Glass Toggle, Slide to Stop Alarm, New Apple Intelligence Languages and More – MacRumors
- iOS 18.7.2 now available for iPhone, here’s what’s new – 9to5Mac
- Apple Releases iPadOS 26.1 With Slide Over Multitasking – MacRumors
- Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.1 With New Liquid Glass Setting and More – MacRumors
