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Research Highlight New research distinguishes draining technology hindrances from positive challenges that can stimulate learning and motivation. Stefan Tams, Ofir Turel, and Kevin HillOctober 21, 2026Reading Time: 8 min Summary: The stresses of technological roadblocks and challenges can result in employee ambivalence and easily lead to disengagement. But tech ... Read
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It’s only been a week since Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division announced the formation of Xbox Labs, which is focused on leveraging AI to deliver games in new and interesting ways, and it appears to already be paying dividends. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took to social media to highlight
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Rumor mill: Analysts with SemiAnalysis have uncovered what could be another troubling trend in the AI hardware industry. Nvidia is reportedly retaliating against some "neocloud" providers for integrating GPUs and other chips
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I was heartbroken earlier this year when Supernatural, my favorite VR fitness app on Meta Quest, shut down. But now it’s making a comeback as an indie company. The new app returns this week in early access, with all the same trainers and a focus on getting the classic
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In Brief 10:18 AM PDT · October 21, 2026 Blacksmith, a platform that helps companies more efficiently build and test software, including code written by AI, announced Wednesday a $66 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion. In announcing the round, Blacksmith
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ZDNET’s key takeaways * Chrome will now warn you about suspicious websites. * The browser will also protect you against fake antivirus updates. * Plus, Chrome can now thwart ClickFix social engineering attacks. Scammers are alive and well on the web, and avoiding their tricks seems like a never-ending battle. Now, Google
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* Atlassian report claims the number of developers saving significant time through AI is actually dropping * Finding information and participating in meetings are major human bottlenecks * More then four in five organizations still don't have a clear AI strategy Nearly nine in 10 (87%) developers surveyed by Atlassian now
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Is the ₹49,999 Redmi Note 17 Pro Max worth buying? Read our 20-day review covering its mammoth 10,000mAh battery, IP69K rating and camera performance. Prefer HTon Google Everyone had a plan. Wait for the festive sale, grab a decent smartphone at a slashed price, outsmart the market. And
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This isOptimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewerVictoria Songthat dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. It’s an overcast Saturday morning when I give my 12th vial of blood for testing in
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Google has announced new Chrome protections against scams and social engineering, including new site warnings, server-side Gemini analysis, and detection of ClickFix commands. The Gemini and ClickFix protections are part of Enhanced Protection, the Safe Browsing mode Google introduced in 2020. Last year, the company said more than 1 billion
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PHP has rolled out patches fortwo critical-severity vulnerabilitiesnamed PHP2Shell that could provide attackers with unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). The issues are tracked as CVE-2026-109618 (out-of-memory (OOM) corruption) and CVE-2026-109619 (stale global state) and have a CVSS score of 9.2. For both, RCE was confirmed on Apache with mod_
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New York, NY, USA, October 21st, 2026, CyberNewswire According to the 2026 Autonomous Agents Threat Report, published by Arrakis Security, 76% of active agents have not run in 60 days, but their credentials still work and their triggers still fire. 44% have not run in 180 days. 24% of dormant
