A key portion of the Rust programming language’s core library has been certified for safety-critical industrial use. This IEC 61508 SIL 2 certification, achieved by Ferrous Systems for its Ferrocene toolchain, is a major step for Rust in embedded and regulated environments. It allows developers to b
America’s cyber defense agency has issued a stark mandate: update vulnerable Samsung and Pixel phones by December 23 or discontinue use. The order follows warnings of critical vulnerabilities that may already be under targeted attack.
The open-source firmware ecosystem is seeing significant movement on two fronts. 9elements is now maintaining support for Intel’s older Xeon Scalable processors in Coreboot, and 3mdeb has ported its Dasharo firmware to a modern ASRock Rack motherboard.
According to The Verge, Valve has been quietly funding open-source projects since 2016 to make Windows PC games run on Arm chips. This tech, including the Fex emulator, is what powers the new Steam Frame VR headset and could enable Steam games on future phones and laptops. The goal is to eliminate t
Nvidia is pushing its latest DLSS 4 tech into new and old games this week, with Where Winds Meet leading the charge. They’re also running a flashy giveaway for a one-of-a-kind RTX 5090. It’s a classic feature update with a major hardware tease.
Windows 11 updates are breaking things and disrupting users. The real issue isn’t the updates themselves, but Microsoft’s refusal to give users a simple, permanent way to turn them off.
Apple is shaking up its AI leadership after failing to deliver promised Siri upgrades. Longtime chief John Giannandrea is stepping down immediately, replaced by former Google and Microsoft AI exec Amar Subramanya, who will report directly to software boss Craig Federighi.
Researchers from Bloomberg are showcasing their machine learning work at the NeurIPS 2025 conference. Their papers tackle financial time-series forecasting and the potential of semantic parsing to democratize complex analysis.
Apple has made a sudden and drastic cut to the rewards it pays for finding critical macOS security vulnerabilities. This comes just weeks after a high-profile increase and as threats to Macs are reportedly on the rise.
Salesforce reports its Q3 FY2026 earnings on Wednesday, with analysts expecting $9.7 billion in subscription revenue. The call will be dominated by talk of its Informatica acquisition and the state of the enterprise AI market. CEO Marc Benioff has a lot to explain.
