Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws

July 14th, 2026 07:22 PM

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, almost triple the number of vulnerabilities the software giant fixed in its record-smashing Patch Tuesday release last month. Microsoft attributed the burgeoning patch counts to vulnerability discoveries aided by artificial intelligence. Nearly 60 of the bugs quashed in July’s Patch Tuesday earned a “critical” severity rating, meaning miscreants or malware...

Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran

July 14th, 2026 08:06 PM

Chuck Schumer says Republicans are ‘ignoring the nation’s most urgent national security crisis’ amid US exchange of fire with IranUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSenate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of a must-pass defense bill in protest of Donald Trump’s resumption of hostilities with Iran.The hold up of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) comes amid the fiercest exchange in fire between the countries in weeks, which...

Apple Watch, Meta Glasses, AirPods get reprieve from EU replaceable battery law

July 14th, 2026 06:49 PM

The EU has walked back its rules that would require certain devices to have "easily removable and replaceable" batteries. Amongst those exceptions are the Apple Watch, and AirPods.EU exempts Apple Watch from battery ruleThe European Union has been floating this idea for some time now. The rule, which falls under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, would require manufacturers to allow users to easily remove and replace batteries within devices.However, it didn't take long for the Commission...

Techland Cancels PlayStation 4 And Xbox One Versions Of Dying Light: The Beast

July 14th, 2026 06:31 PM

Techland launched Dying Light: The Beast last September for current consoles and PC, but had planned to bring the game to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at a later date. Unfortunately for players on those platforms, those plans have been axed.The developer/publisher posted on X stating that it will no longer bring Dying Light: The Beast to last-gen consoles due to technical issues getting the game to run well on older hardware.“Dying Light: The Beast was built from the ground up to take full...

I didn't love Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’s premiere…

July 14th, 2026 07:16 PM

This is a spoiler-free piece for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, but will contain spoilers for the first season.It's no exaggeration to say that 2022’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a smash hit for Netflix. This collaboration between CD PROJEKT RED (Cyberpunk, The Witcher) and Studio TRIGGER (Kill la Kill, Delicious in Dungeon, Gurren Lagann) was an emotionally moving and devastating tale that captured and crushed viewers’ hearts. Despite the game’s rocky launch in 2020, the show brought millions of...

EA Is Finally Trying to Save Your Sims 4 Saves

July 14th, 2026 06:37 PM

EA has just given The Sims 4 players a look at the next item on its laundry list of upcoming bug-fixes and game improvements: making sure the game actually saves correctly. Assuming all goes to plan when the next free base game patch arrives on July 21, players will soon be able to enjoy The Sims 4 without constant fear that a sudden crash or corrupted save file will destroy their progress. The upcoming patch approaches the saved-game struggle from multiple angles. The first is the...

Dream House Tour: A coastal sanctuary designed for entertaining in Newport Beach

July 14th, 2026 08:59 AM

Eric Aust Architects, together with Morrison Interiors, has created a spectacular house in the Big Canyon enclave of Newport Beach, California, featuring a timeless, warm contemporary aesthetic. The 6,854 square foot residence embodies a quiet sophistication, with natural materials, refined craftsmanship, and thoughtful proportions that create a home of enduring serenity. A dramatic double-height entry […] The post Dream House Tour: A coastal sanctuary designed for entertaining in Newport...

Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says

July 14th, 2026 08:04 PM

The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has found probable cause that billionaire Elon Musk broke state law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election

Amazon SQS turns 20: Two decades of reliable messaging at scale

July 13th, 2026 06:13 PM

On July 13, 2006, we launched Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) as one of the first three services available to customers, alongside Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3. We had learned firsthand that distributed systems need a reliable way to pass messages between components without creating tight dependencies. If one service called another directly and that service was slow or unavailable, failures cascaded through the entire system. Message queuing solved this by letting services communicate...

17 Best Node.js Frameworks and Libraries for Developers in 2026

July 14th, 2026 08:25 AM

The post 17 Best Node.js Frameworks and Libraries for Developers in 2026 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Node.js is a JavaScript runtime used to build fast and scalable network applications. It uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model The post 17 Best Node.js Frameworks and Libraries for Developers in 2026 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.