Chrome Just Killed uBlock Origin — Firefox Is the Last Major Browser Where It Still Works
Google removed all Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store on August 31, 2026, ending full ad blocking on Chromium. Firefox 155 is now the only major browser that still runs uBlock Origin without restrictions. »
GPT-6 Astra Is Out: OpenAI's First 'Critical' AI Hits 100% on ExploitBench and Takes Over Your Desktop
OpenAI's flagship GPT-6 Astra launches publicly today with computer use at 72.6% on OSWorld 2.0, a 100% ExploitBench score, and 99.9% on ARC-AGI-3 — but its exploit-creation capabilities are gated behind the Daybreak programme. »
Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash Arrives Three Weeks After the Last One — With a Locked Cybersecurity Twin
Google shipped Gemini 3.8 Flash on September 2, its third Flash-tier model in six weeks, scoring 90.8% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and bringing a restricted cybersecurity variant gated to vetted defenders. »
Valheim 1.0 Drops September 9 — Five Years of Early Access End With the Deep North
Iron Gate's Viking survival game exits Early Access on September 9, 2026, finally opening the frozen Deep North biome alongside a simultaneous launch on PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 with full crossplay. »
Audacity 4.0 Is Here: The Open-Source Audio Editor Gets Its Biggest Overhaul Ever
After nearly a decade on the same wxWidgets foundation, Audacity 4.0 arrives with a complete Qt6 rewrite, a new clip-editing model, HiDPI support, and the project's most ambitious redesign since launch. »