The FCC will vote next month on a rule that would let state prisons and jails use cellphone jammers, relaxing the agency's long-standing opposition to the devices. The aim is to stop inmates from using contraband phones.
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Apple introduced a new MacBook Pro with a tandem OLED "PROLED XDR" display and, for the first time on a Mac, touch input. The 14- and 16-inch models run M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and Apple claims up to 24 hours of battery life in a thinner, lighter design.
A hacktivist group stole and published records on more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security personnel, including email addresses, phone numbers and office addresses of ICE agents and border officers, according to Wired, the Washington Post and NPR. About 21,000 of the records identify Customs and Border Protection staff, and some cover undercover and surveillance programs.
GitHub's 2026 Octoverse report says developers pushed code 17.9 billion times in the past 12 months, more than in 2024 and 2025 combined, as building with AI agents took off. The report highlights growth across every industry and region, including a volunteer flood bulletin built in Nepal on GitHub Pages.
Cloud security startup Upwind raised a $400 million Series C at a $3.8 billion valuation, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with Greylock and Craft Ventures participating. The round comes after the San Francisco company walked away from an acquisition offer from Datadog.
