Roblox is making age verification mandatory for all users who want to access its in-game chat feature. The system uses facial estimation via selfie for younger teens and ID checks for those 13+, creating six distinct age groups for communication.
Starlink is reconfiguring its massive constellation, planning to lower 4,400 satellites from 550km to 480km by 2026. The move aims to improve space safety and reduce debris lifetime, but follows another dangerously close call with a Chinese-launched satellite.
NASA is finally putting real money behind its next giant space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory. But with a launch target in the 2040s, the agency faces major design decisions and a race against its own history of delays.
A wave of “AI fatigue” is causing a major rotation in the stock market. After a three-year, 78% run led by tech giants, money is now flowing into the other 493 companies in the S&P 500.
The Department of Energy is committing $2.7 billion to revitalize domestic uranium enrichment, a decades-high investment. The funding will go to three companies to produce both current and next-generation nuclear fuels. This move aims to end reliance on foreign suppliers and secure America’s nuclear
Google is pushing a critical January 2026 security update for Pixel phones to patch a flaw in Dolby’s DD+ decoder. At the same time, a separate 15 MB Google Play system update is causing installation problems, including black screens that require a forced restart to fix.
Apple is testing a new “Background Security Improvement” feature for users running the iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3 betas. This system allows critical security patches for Safari and WebKit to be installed silently in the background, a major shift from the previous Rapid Security Response model.
Other World Computing has unveiled a fully certified 2-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable, promising to deliver the full 80 Gb/s bandwidth, 240W power, and high-bandwidth display support. It’s priced at $79.99 and is expected to ship in early January, targeting complex workstation setups where peripherals ar
HP is unifying its entire gaming portfolio, from PCs to peripherals, under the HyperX brand. The move is highlighted by the new HyperX Omen Max 16, a 2026 laptop with a massive 300W total power budget.
An anonymous hacker going by Martha Root deleted the servers for three white supremacist websites live on stage at the Chaos Communication Congress. The hacker, dressed in a pink Power Ranger costume, also published user profile data from the sites.
