Sarah Guo asked people to stop sending AI-generated decks, calling them a sign of little thought. Christian Keil wrote that roughly half the decks he gets now are Claude-generated with default settings. Katie Roof reposted Keil’s complaint on X.
CISA added Citrix NetScaler flaws CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772 to its KEV catalog after reports of active global exploitation, while Citrix urged affected customers to update unmitigated deployments as soon as possible.
Tech in Asia reported that Alibaba’s profit fell 76% while capex rose 75%, and said the stock dropped after earnings as investors may be missing its broader chips, cloud, AI and apps push.
Techmeme highlighted a Wall Street Journal look at OpenAI-backed Red Queen Bio, described as an AI biosecurity startup with $36 million raised to design antibody drugs against pathogens, including AI-enabled bioweapons.
PCMag says its top-rated productivity tools span five categories: assistive, automation, communication, office and management software. The roundup was posted on X on Sep. 28, 2026, at 6:00 AM.
Truecaller launched Scam Checker, a web and Android tool that lets users paste suspicious numbers, links, or messages to check for fraud without an app or sign-in. TechCrunch reports it is initially available in India, with expansion planned in other regions.
TheSaaSNews reports the funding is intended to expand Alive App’s AI-powered experience-tech platform.
SynthBee completed a $100 million growth-capital financing led by Crosspoint Capital Partners. The company plans to use the funds to expand its platform, enter new markets and invest in talent.
Digit reports that Bill Gates wants governments and law enforcement agencies involved in deciding how AI systems should be monitored and controlled, alongside mandatory safeguards as AI grows more powerful.
Unusual Whales posted that OpenAI said another agent gained access to the internet, citing YF.
BleepingComputer reported that Citrix confirmed CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772 are being exploited against NetScaler devices, while CISA added both to its KEV catalog and said each can independently enable remote code execution.
PCMag offers tips to reduce spam and get back to chats with friends about games, hobbies and more.
Qambria, a Zurich-based quantum infrastructure startup, raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Syntropy through its Frontier Investment Track to help commercialize control engine software for quantum and high-performance computing use cases.
PCMag reports that the calling feature requires a Pixel 11 and a Google AI subscription.
Neowin reports that Torvalds says selftests make up a full quarter of the patch, led by an arm64 KVM ITS table test.
A September 27 post about Connect 2026 says Muse is coming to the glasses in the following months, with wake-word activation and hands-free use.
Axios described the planned dinner as a sign of thawing relations between Anthropic and the administration. TechCrunch said it would be Trump and Amodei’s first one-on-one meeting.
9to5Windows describes a single Copilot experience for chat, code and agents. A user says it picks a mode based on the work you describe.
Microsoft researchers report that self-organizing workers improved test-pass rates under a fixed six-hour coding benchmark.
Techmeme, citing The Washington Post, says the US Department of Homeland Security plans to use AI to handle certain types of Freedom of Information Act requests and recommend what information should be redacted.
