Start Competing: Best Painted, Part 4 - Paint Meta Mailbag

November 1st, 2026 02:37 PM

In this Subscriber-only article we answer Patron questions on winning best painted and provide feedback on their models.

Microsoft released Windows 11/10 Defender update for USB installation ISO images

November 2nd, 2026 07:50 AM

Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 10 and 11 ISO images. According to the company, this update should be deployed across all new Windows 11 and 10 installs. Read more...

I’m a Deals Writer, and These Are My Top 10 Tech Deals This Week

October 30th, 2026 09:00 PM

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication.As Lifehacker's deals writer, I'm always looking for the best bargains on TVs, speakers, laptops, and other tech. Now that it's Friday, I've gathered together this week's sales highlights, all of which I've vetted using my favorite price-tracking tools to make sure they are actually good deals. This week, my favorite travel headphones are an incredible bargain, plus...

HoYoverse Announces Cosy Galactic Life Sim 'Petit Planet' For Switch 2

November 2nd, 2026 03:30 AM

The free-to-play title launches in 2027.HoYoverse, the company known for games like Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, has announced it's bringing the cosy free-to-play galactic life sim Petit Planet to the Switch 2 in 2027.HoYoverse shared this news about the Nintendo version of the game at the end of its latest "pre-launch special program" broadcast. Petit Planet is launching for other platforms on 4th December 2026.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Anthropic Says Claude Built Five Exploit Chains Across Major Software

October 30th, 2026 05:24 PM

Anthropic says Claude built five exploit chains across major software. Learn how they worked, which systems were affected, and what enterprises should check.

These are the best MacBook deals right now: November 2026 Buyer’s Guide

November 2nd, 2026 05:01 AM

In recent years, Macs had been getting more and more affordable. Cheaper starting points, more memory and storage per dollar, and the introduction of MacBook Neo. For the first time, Apple had started to become one of the best values on the market. While Apple did drastically increase its prices earlier this year as a result of the ongoing memory shortage, we’re starting to finally see some pricing improvements, down from the initial sting. more…

Borrowed reading: stories from our extended colleagues

November 2nd, 2026 04:23 AM

Five stories worth your time from our extended colleagues at CIO, Computerworld, Macworld, and PCWorld.

Linux App Release Roundup (October 2026)

November 1st, 2026 11:59 PM

October’s Linux app releases brought plenty of treats, a couple of tricks and mercifully few frights. In this post, I recap the updates that landed last month. There were other spooks in the shadows with a spotlight. October gave us a double-whammy of Firefox and Calibre updates, with JEPG XL support added in the former and AI reading voices in the latter – among other changes in both. It also delivered a ‘fully rebuilt’ ONLYOFFICE 10.0 with optional AI tools and KeePassXC 2.8, which added...