Audacity 4.0 Released: A Completely Rebuilt Audio Editor
Audacity 4.0 is the free audio editor’s biggest update in years: a Qt-rebuilt interface, a flexible clip model and the new aup4 project format, though some features are missing.
Super Forms: Critical WordPress Flaw Under Active Attack
Attackers are mass-exploiting the WordPress plugin Super Forms: a critical upload flaw (CVE-2026-14894, CVSS 9.8) lets them plant webshells. Wordfence blocked over 250,000 attempts, and a patch is available.
Ant Group launches Ling 3.0 Flash Sante, a medical AI model
Ant Group’s inclusionAI lab unveils Ling 3.0 Flash Sante, a medically specialised version of its open-weight AI model, initially API-only and backed by unverified vendor benchmarks.
JLab JBuds Mini ANC: Tiny Earbuds With Apple Find My
At IFA 2026, JLab unveiled the JBuds Mini ANC: extremely small true wireless earbuds with active noise cancelling and built-in Apple Find My at a bargain price.
WeatherNext 3: Google’s AI Weather Model Now Forecasts Every Hour
Google DeepMind unveils WeatherNext 3, a global AI weather model delivering hourly forecasts, a finer grid and sharply more accurate rainfall predictions – with clear value for renewable energy.
Hubble Spots a Ten-Sided Storm Pattern at Saturn’s South Pole
Using the Hubble telescope, a University of the Basque Country team has tracked a ten-sided wind pattern at Saturn’s south pole that has sharpened since 2023.
Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-85046: Google Patches Actively Exploited V8 Flaw
Google is shipping an emergency Chrome update that closes an already actively exploited type-confusion flaw in the V8 engine. Users should update their browser right away.
Wine 11.17 Debuts Display Mode Emulation for Windows Games
The Wine project ships version 11.17 with initial display mode emulation, upgrades the Direct3D library VKD3D to 2.1 and fixes 44 bugs in games and applications.
Moto Watch Ultra: Motorola’s First LTE Smartwatch Arrives with Wear OS 6
On the final day of IFA in Berlin, Motorola unveiled the Moto Watch Ultra, its first watch with LTE, Wear OS 6 and Polar-powered health tracking.
5 Million WordPress Sites at Risk: Critical SQL Flaw in All-in-One WP Migration
An unauthenticated SQL injection in the widely used All-in-One WP Migration backup plugin puts more than five million sites at risk. Wordfence disclosed CVE-2026-19949 on September 3; version 7.110 fixes it.