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Networking problems after the October 2026 Windows update? NTLM might be to blame

The October 2026 Windows security update may break networking for some customers who are still clinging to long-deprecated NTLMv1 security. A seemingly minor change in the update could have major implications for administrators and enterprises that...

NTT Global Data Centers weighs the price tag of not building fast enough

The next 200-megawatt data center permitted in your county probably won't look like the buildings you remember from a decade ago. It will occupy the footprint of two or three football fields and draw more power than most nearby industrial parks comb...

Uncle Scam Wants You … to cough up your cash and personal data, FBI warns ahead of midterms

The FBI is once again warning US citizens to be on the lookout for the scams that are so often rife around election season. With November’s midterms fast approaching, the FBI said scammers are known to use the names, imagery, and slogans of high-pro...

Attack on BAE-managed system disrupts US bankruptcy courts

The US' bankruptcy courts are currently down owing to what officials are calling a “cybersecurity incident.” The Administrative Office of the US Courts said the websites and systems that support the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC), which manages el...

British watchdog seeks tougher terms around Microsoft's dominance of business software

The UK's competition watchdog wants to designate Microsoft with strategic market status (SMS) in business software, allowing the regulator it to intervene to level the playing field, and says it is considering other areas for investigation. Regulato...

Why Apple is finally making its own smart home devices

Apple’s Home Collection, codeveloped with partners, is part of the company’s first major push into the smart home category. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge For more than a decade, Apple has told other companies to build smart ho...

Want your AI chats to stay private? Brave TEEs up end-to-end encryption

Brave Software has set up a secure space so those using its browser can converse with the company's AI assistant in private. At a time when AI agents like Meta's Muse ask for extensive access to personal information, and AI companies repurpose conve...

Capita set to miss legal deadline on 93,000 civil servants' pension fixes, claims union

Capita is set to leave 93,000 pension cases waiting for legally required corrections after its disastrous takeover of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS), according to the UK’s largest civil service union. The outsourcing biz took over the schem...

Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops. Repeat: Microsoft bringing Defender to Linux desktops

It might not be the Year of the Linux Desktop yet, but it could be the Year of Corporate Compliance on the Linux Desktop as Microsoft releases Defender for Linux Workstations. The product is an extension of Microsoft's existing Defender for Endpoint...

The new Apple TV 4K just got its first (very small) discount

The new Apple TV 4K will be available in November. | Image: The Verge Earlier this week, Apple announced its new Apple TV 4K, which costs nearly twice as much as the 2022 model did at launch. Amazon is now offering the first discount on the fo...

Postgres 19 delayed after AI reviewers find more bugs than humans can fix

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has delayed the release of PostgreSQL 19, the latest iteration of the popular open source database, and held back an unusual number of features. Once slated for release in late September or early October, Post...

Apple’s HomeView has an app problem

It's been a couple of days since Apple's big smart home announcement, and we have some more information - and a bunch of new questions - about the Apple HomeView. The device has plenty of computing oomph, is always connected to power, and looks...

Thief snatches school snapper's SD cards in smash & grab

An old-fashioned smash-and-grab job on a photographer’s vehicle threatens the security of pupils’ data as a UK secondary school says it faces a potential data protection pickle. Jon Curtis-Brignell, headteacher at Priory School in Lewes, said in an...

Analogue is re-releasing its SNES and Genesis consoles with some nice upgrades

Analogue announced new versions of its Super Nt and Mega Sg retro consoles today with a "reworked industrial design" and built-in wireless connectivity for controllers and accessories. Like the original versions, the new Super Nt Plus and Mega...

A fake WhatsApp clone is showing up before the real version on the Play Store

After a Chrome clone was spotted on the Play Store earlier this week, a user on Reddit says they're seeing a fake version of WhatsApp in a "sponsored" slot above the real version. As reported earlier by Android Authority, the WhatsApp dupe has...

A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops

Nvidia’s new SoC is available in Windows laptops from six different manufacturers. We’ve collectively tested four of them so far. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X processor is finally here, and we've been col...

Open source sovereignty gets down to the boring business of making it work

AI and digital sovereignty dominated this year's Open Source Summit Europe. But beyond the AI noise, the sovereignty discussions offered something useful: practical plans for putting open source to work. The recurring theme of digital sovereignty st...

The incredible flying Tesla Roadster is just for show

Last night, Elon Musk gave the people what they want: a car driving vertically up a multistory ramp, launching off the edge, executing a midair "kickflip" over a lineup of Teslas, and landing via cold-gas thrusters.That's what the people want,...

Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free

Meta's new terms appear to give it permission to crawl and scrape websites "associated" with the businesses that use its platforms - including online publishers, according to a report from Nieman Lab. The new terms, which go into effect on Octo...

This stretchy MagSafe storage pouch gives your phone a sizable trunk

There's a new storage upgrade option for smartphones compatible with wireless chargers and other magnetic accessories, but it won't help if you've run out of room for apps, pics, and videos. The MagSafe Flex Pouch looks like a magnetic wallet f...