OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Astra to $20 Plus Subscribers

OpenAI has commenced the gradual rollout of its flagship AI model, ChatGPT Astra, to subscribers using the $20 Plus tier, bringing advanced capabilities directly to paid consumer accounts. The new flagship release... Read more »

Microsoft Warns of Phishing Campaigns Using Invisible Unicode Characters for Filter Evasion

Threat actors are leveraging ASCII smuggling techniques and invisible Unicode characters from the Tags block (U+E0000–U+E007F) to bypass email security filters in ongoing finance-themed phishing operations. Microsoft threat researchers uncovered a high-volume... Read more »

Smart Glasses Market Expands in 2026 as Privacy Concerns and New Competitors Challenge Meta

As privacy backlash and growing regulatory bans impact Meta’s dominant position, enterprise and consumer buyers are evaluating a diverse field of smart glasses alternatives in 2026. While Meta and its manufacturing partner... Read more »

Microsoft Announces Project Zenith to Streamline Windows Developer Workstations

Microsoft has unveiled Project Zenith, a specialized Windows 11 workstation experience designed to eliminate hardware configuration delays and deliver a ready-to-code development environment. Introduced on September 4, 2026, Project Zenith combines developer-grade... Read more »

Circular Unveils Ring 3 Slim and Pro at IFA 2026 with New Health and Payment Features

Circular has expanded its wearable lineup with the introduction of the Ring 3 Slim and Ring 3 Pro, featuring non-invasive glucose insights, contactless payments, and haptic alerts. Unveiled at IFA 2026 in... Read more »

Google Patches Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-85046

Google has issued security updates addressing twelve vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw cataloged as CVE-2026-85046. The high-severity vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 and involves... Read more »

Microsoft Teams Updates Security Controls to Obscure External QR Codes

Microsoft Teams is updating its platform with a new security feature designed to automatically obscure QR codes sent by external users, mitigating the rising threat of QR-code-based phishing and credential theft attacks.... Read more »

Synology ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 improves AI-driven security

Synology has launched ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 (APM 2.0), introducing expanded platform coverage, cross-platform recovery, volume-level encryption, and upcoming AI-driven threat mitigation for its enterprise data protection appliances. The new software update targets... Read more »

Thomson Reuters discloses cloud data breach exposing U.S. and Canadian court records

Thomson Reuters has disclosed a security breach involving its C-Track case management platform, compromising court records and personal data across numerous jurisdictions in the United States and Canada. The company publicly revealed... Read more »

Google Launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and Security-Focused Cyber Variant

Google has announced the release of Gemini 3.8 Flash alongside a specialized, gated variant designated Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, tailored for vetted security teams and critical infrastructure operators. Google CEO Sundar Pichai... Read more »