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Critical urllib3 DoS Vulnerability CVE-2025-66418: Patch Now to Prevent HTTP Attacks
A critical denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in urllib3, one of Python's most widely used HTTP client libraries, potentially affecting millions of applications and services...
The One-Entry Bluetooth Fix Windows Uses to Keep a 2006 Microsoft Mouse Alive
Microsoft has stashed a tiny, surgical compatibility table inside the Windows Bluetooth stack for one very specific purpose: rescuing the name of a mouse released in the XP era. Raymond Chen, a...
Chrome and Edge Tap Windows 11 GPU Encoders to Slash CPU Usage in Video Calls
{ "title": "Chrome and Edge Tap Windows 11 GPU Encoders to Slash CPU Usage in Video Calls", "content": "Google is flipping a critical switch in Chrome and Edge that will offload real-time video...
Unicode 17.0 Drops Apple Core Emoji, Adds Nearly 5,000 Characters Across Four New Scripts
The Unicode Consortium locked down Unicode 17.0 on September 9, 2025, expanding the character repertoire by 4,802 code points and issuing Emoji 17.0 with a last-minute edit that pulled the...
Smiling and Facing Each Other? New Findings Show Social Cues Boost Face-Pair Memory
People remember faces better when they appear to be interacting—especially if the interaction seems positive. That’s the provocative claim at the center of a set of laboratory experiments...
Linux distro leads Windows 11 25H2 by 15% in multi-threaded Ryzen 9 9950X encoding benchmarks
Ubuntu 25.10 development snapshots outpaced Windows 11 25H2 by as much as 15% in heavily multi-threaded CPU workloads, fresh benchmarks from Phoronix confirm. Running on the same AMD Ryzen 9 9950X...
Why JSON.parse Crashes Your Windows Apps—and the 10-Minute Fix That Works Every Time
Every Windows developer has encountered the moment: a script halts, a service won't start, and the log screams "SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0". The JSON parse error is the...
New XSS Vulnerability in Dynamics 365 On-Premises Allows Spoofing Attacks – Patch Now
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-49745 to a cross‑site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting on‑premises deployments of Dynamics 365, warning that improper input neutralization during web page...
NVIDIA 580.97 Driver Delivers DLSS 4 Boost and G9 Fix, But Cyberpunk 2077 Photo Mode Crash Remains
NVIDIA shipped the GeForce 580.97 WHQL driver bringing targeted DLSS 4 optimizations and a couple of long-awaited display fixes, but the release also confirms that one notorious bug—a Cyberpunk...
Breaking Free from Notepad: A Complete Guide to Opening CSV Files on Windows 11 Without the Headaches
Millions of Windows 11 users double-click a CSV file expecting a neat spreadsheet, only to face a wall of unformatted text in Notepad. The frustration is real—jumbled columns, garbled characters,...
Windows 11 24H2 Update Introduces JPEG XL Support: A Leap Forward in Image Quality and Performance
Introduction Windows 11 users have seen a steady stream of updates aimed at enhancing system capabilities and user experience. However, the recent 24H2 update stands out by introducing native support...