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October 2025

‘Systems that have a secure boot process, in reality, do not’: Major backdoors have been discovered in Framework Linux machines and it might just be the tip of the iceberg

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Firmware security company Eclypsium has claimed that 200,000 Framework laptops and desktops that are running Linux have shipped with “what can only be described as signed backdoors.” This is because they’ve shipped with UEFIs that allow memory read/write access that can apparently be used to compromise Secure Boot. And apparently “this situation is not unique…

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A lawyer caught using AI citations and quotes in a Supreme Court legal case has been called out by a judge for defending themselves with, err, AI citations and quotes

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For fans of real-life legal drama, I’ve got a doozy for you. An attorney in a New York Supreme Court legal case was accused by a plaintiff and their lawyers of providing “inaccurate citations and quotations” that appeared to be “hallucinated” by an AI tool. When said lawyer opposed the claims, they were then accused…

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“People Talk About Physical Being Dead… But We Have A Loyal Community” – Broken Sword Boss On “Defining Your Tribe”

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“They want physical versions of the game”. There’s absolutely no denying the fact that physical sales of video games are now dwarfed by digital ones – the market has shifted dramatically away from boxed products to instant downloads. While this is tremendously convenient for most players, there are still those who prefer the physical experience….

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‘It should be silly’: Overwatch 2’s newest Halloween event, Haunted Masquerade, connects characters’ lore while also not taking itself too seriously

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Overwatch 2 Season 19 has brought a whole host of new cosmetics, challenges, and even events. Just in time for Halloween, old events like Junkenstein’s Revenge and Wrath of the Bride will be coming back, alongside a new event: Haunted Masquerade. Instead of having the usual PvE experience that holiday events often have, Haunted Masquerade…

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Now it’s in my hands the new Xbox Ally X is a far better handheld than I expected, but it’s still got a lot of work to do to convince me it’s a) worth $1,000 or b) that it’s an Xbox

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Now, I’ve only had the new Asus ROG Xbox Ally X in my hands for a few days now—thanks to delays in shipping and fun with NDAs—but I’m surprised by just how much I do like it. Maybe I shouldn’t be that surprised, given how much of a fan I was of the original Asus…

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I’ve never really been sold on the whole external GPU thing, but I can’t deny this Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock is seriously slick, it’ll even charge your phone wirelessly

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The whole external graphics card thing is one of those technologies that sounds super appealing, but tends to fall down on practicalities like price and performance. But I gotta admit, this new Kickstarter-funded eGPU dock based on Thunderbolt 5 is incredibly slick and has enough features that you could almost view the eGPU bit as…

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