🔐 MICROSOFT PATCHES A RECORD 972 SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

Microsoft’s September security release fixes approximately 972 vulnerabilities, including 112 classified as critical.

Two zero-day flaws were reportedly already being exploited before the updates were released.

⚖️ LAWYER FINED $5,000 AFTER AI INVENTED WITNESSES IN A MURDER CASE

New Mexico attorney Stephen Aarons was fined and held in contempt after submitting an appeal containing fabricated witness testimony and inaccurate details.

Aarons admitted using ChatGPT to create what he hoped would be a “bulletproof summary” of the trial.

🔄 WORDPRESS OWNER’S CEO RETURNS TWO DAYS AFTER BEING REMOVED

Matt Mullenweg says he has been reinstated as Automattic CEO only two days after its board placed him on paid leave.

Mullenweg told employees that the board was “back in agreement” following the unusual leadership dispute.

🎮 JUST IN: STARCRAFT IS RETURNING AS AN OPEN-WORLD SHOOTER

Blizzard has announced a new StarCraft game scheduled for release in 2030, transforming the strategy franchise into an open-world shooter.

It will be the franchise’s first major new game since StarCraft II launched in 2010.

🔥 BLIZZARD ANNOUNCES DIABLO V FOR SPRING 2029

Blizzard has officially revealed Diablo V with a short teaser shown during BlizzCon.

Additional information about the next major installment is expected during the company’s Diablo panel.

🔑 ANDROID CAN NOW MOVE PASSWORDS AND PASSKEYS BETWEEN DIFFERENT APPS

Google has introduced an operating-system-level tool for transferring credentials between Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden and Dashlane.

The process avoids exporting passwords through an unencrypted text file.

🤖 ROBOT-TRAINING STARTUP NEARS A $500 MILLION VALUATION

Mecka AI is reportedly approaching a $500 million valuation through a funding deal led by Sequoia Capital.

The two-year-old startup provides training data used to teach robots how to perform physical tasks. Source ↗

🚨 META FACES SCRUTINY OVER AI-GENERATED CHILD ABUSE ADVERTISEMENTS

Meta is reportedly under investigation following claims that its platforms hosted hundreds of advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

The case is raising new questions about whether automated moderation systems can detect synthetic illegal content quickly enough.

🕵️ U.S. DISMANTLES MASSIVE ONLINE MARKETPLACE LINKED TO CYBER SCAMS

U.S. authorities have taken action against Xinbi Guarantee, an online black market linked to money laundering and digital fraud.

The platform was reportedly used to support large-scale cybercrime operations.

🏎️ JUST IN: TESLA WILL REVEAL ITS LONG-DELAYED ROADSTER ON OCTOBER 1

Elon Musk has announced a new unveiling event for Tesla’s next-generation Roadster after years of delays.

Tesla originally revealed the electric supercar in 2017 but has repeatedly postponed its launch.

🔌 AMERICA’S ELECTRIC-VEHICLE “GRAVEYARD” IS RAPIDLY GROWING

Ford, Nissan, Hyundai, Tesla, Honda, Kia, BMW, Volvo and Polestar have cancelled, delayed or discontinued multiple electric vehicles in 2026.

U.S. EV sales reportedly fell 20.5% during the second quarter following the expiration of the $7,500 federal tax credit.

📸 IPHONE 18 PRO ADDS REAL MECHANICAL APERTURE BLADES TO ITS CAMERA

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max allow users to physically adjust the main camera’s aperture instead of relying entirely on software effects.

The Pro Max also promises up to 43 hours of video playback.

🛑 BREAKING: SAM ALTMAN AND ELON MUSK BACK CALLS TO SLOW AI DEVELOPMENT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have supported Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for more cautious development of increasingly powerful AI.

Amodei warned that advanced AI agents could cause major economic and security damage if companies lose control of them

🇺🇸 TRUMP DISMISSES AI DOOM WARNINGS: “WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS”

President Donald Trump says the United States must continue advancing artificial intelligence instead of allowing China to take the lead.

Trump described catastrophic predictions from AI-safety experts as exaggerated “things that won’t happen.”

💵 ANTHROPIC REPORTEDLY BECOMES PROFITABLE FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE QUARTER

Anthropic has reportedly told selected investors that it expects to record another adjusted operating profit.

The Claude developer’s revenue reportedly increased fourteenfold year over year to $11.5 billion during the second quarter.

🚨 MASSIVE HACK REPORTEDLY EXPOSES 153 MILLION DRIVER’S LICENSE RECORDS

ID verification company IDScan.net reportedly suffered a breach exposing scanned licenses, identification numbers, addresses and photographs.

The company says it is working with the FBI and providing identity-protection services to affected individuals

⚖️ HUAWEI FACES RACKETEERING AND TRADE-SECRET TRIAL IN NEW YORK

U.S. prosecutors accuse Huawei of racketeering, fraud, sanctions violations and stealing American trade secrets.

Huawei denies the allegations and says the case is politically motivated.