Facepalm: Microsoft is continuing to address the recent Xbox network outage, and while it has already given its explanation of what happened, there's one aspect it's still investigating: why some people couldn't play their physical games during the incident. The company insists that this shouldn't have happened.

The Xbox network went down on the evening of Sunday, July 26, preventing users from launching purchased

Bottom line: Clément Delangue is not treating the recent breach involving OpenAI's models as a typical security incident. Rather than limiting his response to internal fixes or legal action, the Hugging Face CEO is publicly calling for two specific concessions: full disclosure of what happened within the systems and a major commitment of computing power to build defenses.

At the center of his response is a call for what he describes as

A hot potato: The developer behind popular Windows optimization tool Wintoys has uncovered a sophisticated cybercrime operation that mimics dozens of popular Windows apps through duplicate websites built to look uncannily like the real thing. The fraudulent sites reportedly distribute malware capable of compromising user privacy, hijacking account credentials, and draining crypto wallets.

The developer , who goes by the handle Bogdan_X, told Windows Latest that his research began after he spotted a

Retro-Suckers: Back in the 1990s, Neo Geo was one of the most popular arcade platforms thanks to its unmatched computing power and graphics prowess. SNK tried to bring the system into the home with the Neo Geo AES console, which used its own cartridges that were physically incompatible with arcade MVS cartridges. The attempt ultimately failed, but the Neo Geo AES is now making a comeback among gamers seeking

What just happened? Russia has charged Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov with "aiding terrorism" and placed him on an international wanted list. The Federal Security Service (FSB) claims the platform failed to remove channels, chats, and bots used by Ukrainian intelligence to organize attacks inside Russia. Telegram's response was less than diplomatic: its official X account posted a photo of Durov giving the middle finger.

The charges

What just happened? The federal government is moving to block a new category of connected technology from entering the US, focusing on robotics and energy equipment tied to artificial intelligence systems. The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved restrictions banning imports of new humanoid and quadruped robots, along with connected power inverters used in renewable energy and data center operations. The rules apply to products that have not yet been authorized for sale in the US

Get Off My Phone: The recently unveiled case brought by the US Department of Justice against a GrapheneOS user is rekindling debate around privacy and effective operational security on mobile devices. The GrapheneOS Foundation has joined that debate, reaffirming some key points about the operating system's security features and whether previously deleted data can ever be recovered.

According to the GrapheneOS Foundation, the operating system that got Sam Tunick prosecuted by the US government

In brief: EU regulations will soon require more devices to feature replaceable batteries, prompting some manufacturers to comply in advance. However, tech companies are adopting new repairability standards only where required by law, with Logitech arguing that limiting repairability is in users' best interests.

Logitech recently told The Verge that some of its mice will soon feature replaceable lithium-ion batteries , but the new models will only be available in Europe.