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- Smartphones & apps · Software & updates
Chrome for Android tests colorful Settings icons
Google is testing colorful icons in Chrome for Android's Settings, closer to the iOS version. The changes are in Chrome Canary behind a flag, with no word on a stable rollout.
Full story at Android Authority ↗ - Networking · IT industry & companies
T-Mobile officially rolls out T-Mix at an event
T-Mobile recently hosted an event to officially roll out T-Mix. The text gives no further details.
Full story at PhoneArena ↗ - Cybersecurity · Operating systems
Microsoft says Windows 11 is not less secure
Microsoft says Windows 11 is not less secure, even though 1,100+ security fixes landed last month. It also warns hackers can now exploit them within hours.
Full story at Windows Latest ↗ - Software & updates · Programming & dev tools
Discord shows gains from dropping Electron on Windows 11
According to the headline, Discord shows no Starting screen and uses 70% less RAM. This holds even with two accounts signed in.
Full story at Windows Latest ↗ - Networking · Open source · Chips & hardware
NVIDIA open source tools support 6G network research
NVIDIA open sourced its Aerial wireless software a year ago, joining Sionna and other tools. Researchers use them to build 6G-ready networks.
Full story at NVIDIA ↗ - Networking
Cisco upgrades technology at Gillette Stadium
Cisco is expanding its partnership with the New England Patriots and The Kraft Group. The stadium gets AI-ready infrastructure and Cisco Wi-Fi 7.
Full story at blogs.cisco.com ↗ - Cloud & data centers
Amazon Cognito Plus gets a higher uptime commitment
From November 1, 2026, user pools on the Plus plan are covered by a 99.99% SLA, up from 99.9%. Essentials and Lite stay at 99.9%.
Full story at aws.amazon.com ↗ - IT industry & companies · Data & databases
Ocient secures $100M in Series C funding
Ocient raised $100M in Series C funding. The money is meant to advance AI solutions for petabyte-scale environments.
Full story at datanami.com ↗ - Programming & dev tools · Software & updates · Artificial intelligence
PyCharm 2026.3 adds JetBrains Air for agents
JetBrains Air lets you run and verify multi-agent workflows inside the IDE. The release also adds initial Python 3.15 lazy imports support, FastAPI dependency graphs and deeper Pydantic inspections.
Full story at blog.jetbrains.com ↗ - Cybersecurity · Cloud & data centers · DevOps & containers
AWS Security Hub adds an SBOM inventory
Security Hub gives security teams a continuously updated view of software packages on compute resources. It builds on SBOMs from Amazon Inspector for EC2, ECR and Lambda, with no extra configuration.
Full story at aws.amazon.com ↗
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