Infinity Ward says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 returns to a gritty, grounded "boots on the ground" style and the perspective of rank-and-file soldiers instead of spec ops. The campaign shows North Korea invading the Korean Peninsula, with the game launching on October 22.
The ShinyHunters extortion group defaced the dark web leak site of the Cl0p ransomware gang and demanded an eight-figure payment it described as "2.333%" of Cl0p's net worth. The demand rises every 24 hours and now includes a public apology and proceeds from Cl0p's Oracle E-Business Suite campaign.
EA rolled out a major Madden NFL 27 update on September 16, 34 days after launch, fixing Ultimate Team storefront, lineup and auction-house issues, plus Franchise contract and salary-cap problems and blocked online leagues. The patch lands after EA completed its $55 billion take-private deal in August, ending quarterly public reporting.
Hideo Kojima told IGN he doesn't know whether his spy game Physint will be an Xbox exclusive. Microsoft is publishing the title after Sony dropped it; no release date has been announced.
The UK is expanding its role in AUKUS: Rolls-Royce will build nuclear reactors for every Australian SSN-AUKUS submarine at its Raynesway facility in Derby. Australia has committed £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) over 10 years, with steel cutting on the first British boat planned for 2027.
Google has launched its Googlebook laptop lineup from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo, powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3, Snapdragon X Elite and MediaTek chips. Prices start at $899, pre-orders are open, and devices ship in the US on October 4, followed by Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Australia on October 5.
OpenAI was negotiating a legally binding agreement with Anthropic for the two companies to stress-test each other's AI models, The Information reports. The previously unreported talks come as OpenAI rethinks its safety strategies amid employee concerns and cybersecurity incidents.
Purdue University research shows fragrance compounds from cleaning products react with indoor ozone within minutes, forming 1–30 nm nanoparticles. The effect occurs with both conventional and botanical essential oil-based cleaners, and the respiratory dose can match or exceed standing beside a busy road.
Googlebook, built on a shared Android architecture, syncs with a smartphone right out of the box: it migrates Wi-Fi networks, passwords, messages and settings via end-to-end encryption. Active tasks continue on the laptop, phone files are browsable in the native Files app, and mobile apps stream into floating desktop windows. Security relies on a Titan root of trust and a pKVM-isolated hypervisor.
Google confirmed that Googlebook replaces Chrome OS with Android: Android apps run natively, while Linux apps and Chrome run via a virtual machine. The platform is positioned as a response to Apple's ecosystem, with Gemini integrated at the system level.
Pinterest built a standardized multimodal AI infrastructure with Nvidia using Blackwell B200 GPUs and the open-source Dynamo framework. Precomputing visual representations cut overall latency by 7.3x and accelerated initial responses by roughly 85x, while Pinterest Assistant can handle up to 25x more visual context per request.
The PNP wants the National ID used for SIM card registration and wants the process done in person to curb cybercrime and online scams. PNP-ACG director Police Maj. Gen. Wilson Asueta said current policies lack strong identity authentication, as SIM cards can be easily registered online and bought anywhere.
Malaysia's National Registration Department (JPN) has acknowledged that the new MyKad fails eKYC verification in Touch 'n Go eWallet, Ryt Bank, AEON Bank, GXBank and MyDigital ID. eKYC providers are updating their systems, but no timeline was given; MyDigital ID online registration for the new card is expected from 1 October 2026.
Tester Ronak Malde paired the Jev and Astra models: Astra set objectives and waypoints while Jev handled in-game actions via WASD and mouse. Together they killed Minecraft's Ender Dragon in 8 minutes 43 seconds for less than a dollar in tokens. A solo Astra run previously lasted 141 hours without finishing the game.
iOS 27 brings Siri AI to CarPlay with synced conversation history in the Siri app, support for dedicated video apps on the car display, a new MiniPlayer and refreshed Liquid Glass icons.
Google SVP of Devices Rick Osterloh told The Verge that the Googlebooks line is "the ultimate focusing move" for the company, and discussed the possibility of future Pixel laptops on the platform.
Googlebook automatically pulls passwords, messages, contacts, apps and settings from an Android phone during setup. The system also brings Material 3 Expressive to desktop, a one-click 'Continue on' feature for phone apps, and semantic file search by content.
BigID announced AgentIQ on September 21, 2026, an agentic automation interface that lets customers run data security and compliance programs from a prompt or an AI agent inside BigID or via Claude, Copilot, GPT, and Gemini. Four pre-built agents ship at launch, including Remediate Sensitive Data and AI Governance Enforcement.
AMD has reportedly told partners it will raise prices by around 10% on consumer GPUs, AI accelerators and motherboard chips in the fourth quarter of 2026, driven by higher TSMC manufacturing costs. Ryzen CPU price hikes remain unconfirmed but possible.
Kaspersky has detailed MovieReaper, a Windows trojan spread via pirated film downloads that has infected several hundred users and organisations across Europe, Asia and Africa. Its second stage retrieves a command server address from the Solana blockchain, making it resistant to domain and IP takedowns.
Swedish entrepreneur Carl Pei plans to carve out Nothing Technologies' budget smartphone and electronics unit into a majority Indian-owned company, betting India will become the next global consumer technology hub.
A WashU Medicine study of 333,687 veterans with type 2 diabetes found that two years off GLP-1 drugs was linked to a 22% higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death versus continuous use. Restarting treatment only partially restored the cardiovascular benefit.
Researchers at The Australian National University replaced a single atom in the PETase enzyme by adding a synthetic amino acid called azatryptophan. The modified enzyme breaks down PET nearly twice as fast while keeping its heat resistance. Over 350 million tons of PET waste are generated globally each year.
Researchers at Yunnan University built the world's first underwater solar power plant at a depth of 10 m using wide-bandgap perovskite cells with a 1.96 eV bandgap. A small cell reached 34.71% efficiency and a larger module 29.4%, retaining 99.58% of performance after 1,000 hours in seawater.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at an AI summit in Scotland that the company could sell twice as many chips next year, though memory, manufacturing and packaging capacity may limit growth. Nvidia projects roughly 70% revenue growth by January 2028, to about $673 billion.
Google says over 20,000 Android games are compatible with Googlebook at launch, with about half of the top 100 titles optimized for keyboard, mouse and streaming. Every purchase includes a free year of NVIDIA GeForce Now and a year of Google AI Pro with 5TB of storage, with prices starting at $899.
Rebel Wolves revealed that dark fantasy vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker cost $40 million to make, closer to a double-A production than a triple-A blockbuster. The Witcher 3, directed by the same Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, cost $80 million over a decade ago.
AceVector, parent of Snapdeal and Unicommerce, has filed its RHP with SEBI for an IPO featuring a Rs 287 crore fresh issue and an offer for sale of up to 4.12 crore shares. FY26 revenue rose 29% to Rs 510.38 crore and free cash flow turned positive.
The S&P Kensho cybersecurity index is up 41% in 2026 versus an 11% gain for the S&P 500 as investors bet on demand for defenses against AI-fueled threats. CrowdStrike and Okta have hit valuation highs, but there is limited evidence their revenue growth is getting an AI boost.
Lenovo announced the Tab Plus Gen 2 tablet with a 12.1-inch 2560x1600 120Hz LCD, a nine-unit JBL speaker system, a 360-degree rotating kickstand and a Bluetooth Speaker Mode. It starts at $399.99, runs on a Dimensity 7400 chip, packs a 10,200mAh battery and weighs about 775 grams.
