What just happened? Apple has released major security updates for its consumer-facing operating systems. The latest patches cover macOS Tahoe 26.6, iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.6. The company also issued security fixes for macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 14 Sonoma to keep older operating systems

Bottom line: Waymo's self-driving taxis are now logging enough miles to produce meaningful safety data, and an independent review suggests they crash less often than human drivers, though the comparison comes with important qualifications. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety analyzed federal crash data from 2021 through 2024 and found that Waymo vehicles were involved in fewer police-reportable crashes per mile driven.

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What just happened? Laptop OEMs are set to begin launching notebooks equipped with Nvidia's RTX Spark processors later this year, with Microsoft's new flagship Surface leading the pack. In a stroke of unbelievable luck, though, a prototype unit recently landed in the hands of a tech enthusiast with the know-how to put it through extensive early benchmarks.

TechPowerUp Forum user "Fouquin" claims to have found a prototype

TL;DR: Bandai Namco has revealed the official system requirements for playing Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve on PC, surprising fans with its unexpectedly steep hardware demands. Scheduled for release on October 2 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, it is the eighth mainline installment in the franchise and the sequel to 2019's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

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First look: A browser tab can now run Morrowind's engine, a game that once pushed desktop hardware to its limits. A new project called OpenMW-Web brings The Elder Scrolls III into a web browser using the OpenMW engine, rather than through streaming or emulation.

The project , shared by a developer known as /u/Dumpster_Buddy, is built on OpenMW, an open-source reimplementation of Morrowind

Ripple effect: Just when it seemed like graphics card prices couldn't get much worse, the memory crisis has delivered another unpleasant surprise. Nvidia and AMD GPU prices have surged in China, with some models rising by as much as 20% in a single week and premium cards now selling for almost 60% above their official MSRPs.

Distributor lists from MSI and Colorful reveal the increases. MSI raised the RTX

First look: Nvidia's RTX 3000 graphics cards debuted way back in 2020, but they still offer decent performance in many newer games. With Team Green recently relaunching the RTX 3060 12GB, a DIY enthusiast has reportedly paired an RTX 3090 and an RTX 3050 using Steam's Lossless Scaling tool to boost their combined performance.

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What just happened? Ubisoft is now bundling free PC copies of 13 games via its launcher if users buy or already own the digital Xbox versions, including Rainbow Six Siege, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The PC versions of these and other titles are now also available on the Xbox Store for the first time.

Starting today, Xbox users who purchase digital console

WTF?! A lot of people don't like data centers – you could go as far as saying that they hate them. But you might want to be careful how you express these feelings. Just ask the teacher who was recently arrested for clapping in support of an anti-data-center speaker.

There have been claims that pushback against data centers hurts the economy and national security, and that it's