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Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday has turned patching into a numbers game, with nearly 1,000 vulnerabilities landing at once and two already being exploited. Microsoft addressed 974 vulnerabilities in its September 2026 security update, making it the company’s largest Patch Tuesday release on record. Security researchers counted 119 critical vulnerabilities, with 723 entries affecting Windows components and 111 affecting Office products. The surge follows several months of unusually large releases, including 570 vulnerabilities in July and 400 in August. Security researchers have suggested that Microsoft’s growing use of AI-assisted discovery tools may be contributing to the increase. But the size of…

Performance marketing got fast. But speed without a system that reiterates merely burns budget faster. Can marketers keep up with the demands of the next era? Performance marketing teams are moving faster than ever. New channels launch. New ad formats appear. Creative briefs go out Monday, assets go live Friday, results get reported the following week. The pace feels like progress. But speed alone hasn’t solved the fundamental problem sitting underneath most performance programs. Every handoff between strategy, creative, and production loses context. A brief passes from strategist to designer to production without the performance data from the last campaign…

Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” on Wednesday featured plenty of callouts to AI, with Apple envisioning its iPhone and the new foldable iPhone Duo as “personal hubs” where artificial intelligence is everywhere, especially the new Siri AI. But one major announcement was notably missing, and it’s especially frustrating for smart home fans. Throughout 2026, I’ve heard reports from publications citing Apple insiders that the delayed Apple smart home push was finally — no, really this time — coming during the Apple fall event. Most importantly, the rumors said Apple was ready to unleash a smart home display, similar to Amazon Echo Shows but with a unique,…

Few things are as iconic to camping as the green Coleman stove. Every summer you’ll find them, along with Coleman lanterns and coolers, on picnic tables across America. At WIRED, we’re big fans of the Coleman Cascade stove, but all Coleman stoves are capable of cooking up delicious camp food. There is more to Coleman than stoves, of course. I’m a fan of the coolers as well, along with the tents (simple and sturdy), and the Forester Sling chair for lounging. No matter what you need to outfit yourself for outdoor adventure as warmer weather arrives, we have a Coleman…

American cinnamon roll chain Cinnabon, known for its sweet, gooey buns, will close its last Singapore outlet on Sept 22 after operating for 3.5 years in the city-state. The chain announced the closure of its ION Orchard store in a post on its Instagram account. “To everyone who has visited, shared a Bon with us and supported us along the way—thank you for being part of our journey,” it read. The post garnered mixed reactions, with some mourning the closure, while others weighed in on the cinnamon rolls’ steep prices. Cinnabon first expanded to Singapore at Raffles City Shopping Centre…

Professional services automation and financial management software company Certinia Inc. today rolled out what it calls a “System of Action” as part of an effort to accelerate the adoption of autonomous artificial intelligence agents in the enterprise. The new System of Action debuted alongside what the company said is the largest expansion of its Veda AI suite to date, aiming to transform the way professional services, financial and customer success teams operate. Certinia says a new foundation for AI is urgently required for enterprises to properly get to grips with AI agents. Citing the 2026 edition of its Global Service…

A collaborative model for expanding AI educationBringing the program to life required broad collaboration across the college, including support from leadership, staff, and contributions from more than half a dozen instructors in fields ranging from finance and computer science to sustainability. Together, they helped shape a workshop that paired core technical concepts with examples and teaching materials adaptable to a range of classroom settings.“I have not seen an effort quite like it — this many dedicated instructors assembling materials of this richness, all to equip the educators who serve their students,” says Saurabh Amin, the Edmund K. Turner Professor in…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced coordinated actions aimed at an illicit online marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee that offered scam services, including seizing Telegram channels used to run the service, confiscating two cryptocurrency wallets, and deploying the Scam Center Strike Force to Madagascar to help disrupt 13 scam compounds run by Chinese organized crime syndicates. “Approximately $52 million of cryptocurrency involved in scam money laundering was restrained in one day, bringing the total restrained by the Scam Center Strike Force to approximately $938 million,” DoJ said. In tandem, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…

Data, this small thing that pervades all of human society, might just be like having the power of the sun in the palm of someone’s hand. However, like most powerful things, humans have fibbed data to the point of causing losses in the thousands and millions every year- this number is higher for organizations that deal with more data. And that produces more data in its quest to create more value for itself, which is, in effect, all companies now. Data is currency. But because of this wild chase (a goose chase for some, perhaps?), data is abundant, and meaning-making…

Seattle’s foundation as a hub of technology, science and innovation runs deep. Its confidence should, too. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) [Editor’s Note: Jacob Colker is co-founder and co-managing director of AI House.] Seattle is one of the most talented, creative and inventive places in the world. But if we want the rest of the country to see us that way, we have to start acting like we believe it ourselves. First, we need more pride around here. Let’s talk about what it means to be proud. My mother grew up in Tarnów, Poland. She escaped communism and came to…