Samsung has started rolling out the Wear OS 6-based One UI 8 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic in the United States. This major update, likely the last for the 2021 series, introduces a redesigned UI, new health features, and improved notifications.
The FCC has added foreign-made drones and their critical components to its “Covered List,” effectively banning new models from US import. The move targets potential security risks but exempts existing drones. Chinese giant DJI, while not named, is the clear primary target.
A fake npm package posing as a WhatsApp Web API has been downloaded over 56,000 times in six months. Security researchers warn it’s especially dangerous because it actually works, stealing all user data and backdooring accounts permanently.
Microsoft has officially paused its Windows Insider program for the holiday season. The final build of 2025, KB5072043, is now live, with no new previews expected until early next year.
A first-of-its-kind energy storage facility in Sardinia uses a giant dome of carbon dioxide to store 200 megawatt-hours of power. The tech, which can be built almost anywhere, is now being deployed by Google and major utilities to back up renewable grids.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 series might see a significant delay, with two tipsters suggesting it won’t go on sale until March 2026. This would mark a major shift from Samsung’s typical launch cadence and cause it to miss the crucial Chinese New Year sales period.
According to a new paper, the first alien signal we detect won’t be a calm “hello.” It’ll more likely be a deafening, anomalous scream from a civilization in crisis. This “Eschatian Hypothesis” suggests we’re biased toward detecting extreme, terminal events, not typical neighbors.
Google’s controversial 2021 change to the Quick Settings panel could be reversed. The company is reportedly testing a return to individual Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles for Android 16.
The latest FreeBSD 15.0 release candidate has made a tough call, removing the KDE desktop from its installation media due to size. Meanwhile, over in the DragonFlyBSD camp, a key storage driver update promises better performance for virtual machines.
KDE is making a definitive break from the old X11 display server. The upcoming Plasma 6.8 release will be Wayland-exclusive, a major milestone for the Linux desktop.
