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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates: Accused killer allegedly pretended he had cancer in 1,600-word message to Jesse Baird after their relationship broke down
Court proceedings in Sydney have heard that Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly sent Jesse Baird a 1,600-word message pretending to have cancer after their relationship ended. Prosecutors say he used a childhood friend’s Instagram account to contact Baird, as part of an alleged pattern of attempts to reach him; the case matters because Lamarre-Condon is standing trial…
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Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports
Classic video games are being reverse-engineered through decompilations and recompilations, allowing them to be ported to modern platforms and significantly altered from their original form. This represents a significant shift in how retro games are being preserved and experienced, though it raises considerable legal concerns for major publishers like Nintendo. These unofficial projects have enabled…
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Matic robot vacuum secures FCC waiver despite not being banned
The Matic robot vacuum has become the first to receive an FCC ban waiver, even though it wasn’t actually banned. The FCC’s foreign robotics bans only prevent future products from entering the US market; they don’t affect existing models whose radios have already been approved. Matic’s robots were cleared years ago and use off-the-shelf Intel…
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Texas city quotes $2.3m to disclose police camera records
North Richland Hills, Texas, has quoted $2.3 million to fulfil a public records request for information about police use of Flock cameras. The fee comes amid growing bipartisan scrutiny of automated licence plate readers and raises concerns that steep costs could obstruct efforts to assess whether police are using the systems improperly. Officials said searching…
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Conservatives won’t cut inheritance tax immediately; Paris school fire during nationwide protests
Conservatives won’t immediately cut inheritance tax, says Griffith. A fire at a Paris school during protests has forced the evacuation of about 100 students.
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Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel
Three scientists have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that uses light to control and study nerve cells in the brain. This breakthrough solves a longstanding problem in neuroscience: how to activate or deactivate specific neurons without permanently damaging the brain, which can adapt to cell…
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F1 in Bahrain… in Malaysia: The race needed a software update to start
The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix was relocated to Malaysia’s Sepang circuit due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, where torrential rain caused significant delays before the race start. A previously undetected software bug in the cars’ hybrid power systems subsequently malfunctioned during formation laps behind the safety car, triggering automatic 60-second shutdowns of the electric…
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Nvidia raises Shield TV Pro price by $100 amid memory shortage
Nvidia has raised the price of its Shield TV Pro streaming box by $100, from $199.99 to $299.99, citing higher component costs linked to a memory shortage. The increase, which took effect on 2 October, makes the nearly seven-year-old device substantially more expensive for buyers. Nvidia has also stopped producing the standard Shield TV, which…
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Debian kernel advisory lists 1,313 CVEs, but tally does not gauge risk
Debian’s latest Linux kernel security update lists 1,313 CVE identifiers, highlighting the growing volume of reported and fixed issues that maintainers must process. The article suggests AI-assisted bug hunting may be contributing to the workload, while stressing that the large tally alone does not show how severe or exploitable the issues are. The advisory, DSA-6528-1,…
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Here’s why it’s important to keep your phone apps updated
App updates receive constant complaints and are frequently ignored, but they serve critical functions beyond cosmetic changes. Users should keep apps current not just for new features and interface improvements, but primarily because updates patch security vulnerabilities that could expose devices and personal information to attack. Updates also deliver performance enhancements, bug fixes, and ensure…