Technology, gaming, science and film news, reviews and guides.https://www.nerdbite.com/en-gbSun, 06 Sep 2026 06:32:31 GMTeditor@nerdbite.com (NerdBite)editor@nerdbite.com (NerdBite)Copyright 2026 NerdBite60https://www.nerdbite.com/cloud-in-a-bottle-wants-self-hosting-to-feel-like-an-app-store-not-a/https://www.nerdbite.com/cloud-in-a-bottle-wants-self-hosting-to-feel-like-an-app-store-not-a/A new open-source project promises smartphone-simple self-hosting - but its launch was already dented by an unmarked promo campaign from someone linked to the team.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:32:31 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/wreck-runners-september-update-goes-live-early-for-xbox-insiders-but/https://www.nerdbite.com/wreck-runners-september-update-goes-live-early-for-xbox-insiders-but/A free playtest lets you try upcoming Wreck Runners content before launch, provided you own the right console.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:32:09 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/uk-troops-did-a-fortnight-in-the-arctic-here-s-what-actually-happened/https://www.nerdbite.com/uk-troops-did-a-fortnight-in-the-arctic-here-s-what-actually-happened/The MoD says Royal Marines and RAF personnel just proved NATO can fight in the High North - but strip out the press-release language and it's a routine, if chilly, training exercise.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:31:46 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-taipy-s-web-server-config-lets-any-website-hijack/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-taipy-s-web-server-config-lets-any-website-hijack/A newly disclosed bug in the Python framework Taipy scores a near-maximum severity rating - but whether it's actually being exploited, or even patched, is still an open question.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:31:22 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-confirms-starlette-bug-is-being-exploited-but-won-t/https://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-confirms-starlette-bug-is-being-exploited-but-won-t/A vulnerability in a widely used Python web framework has made America's most-watched vulnerability list, yet the public record is oddly thin on what the bug actually does.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:31:00 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/praxist-has-5-900-github-stars-and-a-big-pitch-but-what-does-it/https://www.nerdbite.com/praxist-has-5-900-github-stars-and-a-big-pitch-but-what-does-it/A Python project claiming to run autonomous research has shot up GitHub's charts in under a fortnight, though there's little on offer beyond a README and thirteen commits.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:32:36 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/chromium-s-newest-rce-is-already-being-used-against-people-and-google/https://www.nerdbite.com/chromium-s-newest-rce-is-already-being-used-against-people-and-google/A sandbox-escaping bug in every version of Chromium is under active attack, but the size of the bounty is raising more eyebrows than the bug itself.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:32:13 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/railbreak-dx-arrives-on-xbox-but-the-arcade-hit-tag-is-doing-a-lot-of/https://www.nerdbite.com/railbreak-dx-arrives-on-xbox-but-the-arcade-hit-tag-is-doing-a-lot-of/A gorier, glow-up sequel to indie rail-shooter Railbreak has landed on Xbox, promoted by its own developer, here's what's confirmed and what's just marketing.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:31:45 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-found-in-obscure-totolink-router-model-but-check-before/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-found-in-obscure-totolink-router-model-but-check-before/A newly logged bug scores a maximum-alarm 9.9 out of 10, but the fine print matters more than the number.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:31:22 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/chromium-s-v8-engine-has-a-bug-under-active-attack-but-the-details/https://www.nerdbite.com/chromium-s-v8-engine-has-a-bug-under-active-attack-but-the-details/CISA says CVE-2026-85046 is being exploited right now, yet the public record barely tells us what the bug does or which Chrome version fixes it.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:31:01 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/this-github-repo-hit-6-970-stars-in-under-two-weeks-but-what-is-it/https://www.nerdbite.com/this-github-repo-hit-6-970-stars-in-under-two-weeks-but-what-is-it/PRAXIST is billed as an 'autonomous research system', and developers are starring it in droves, but the claims on the project page are doing most of the heavy lifting.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:32:58 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/gpt-6-astra-openai-s-new-model-and-the-benchmark-row-nobody-s/https://www.nerdbite.com/gpt-6-astra-openai-s-new-model-and-the-benchmark-row-nobody-s/OpenAI has shipped GPT-6 Astra with headline-grabbing benchmark scores, but a look at the small print - and a sceptical Hacker News crowd - suggests the comparisons doing the AGI talk aren't quite apples-to-apples.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:32:39 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/jin-sakai-is-back-but-only-inside-ghost-of-y-tei-s-roguelike-side-mode/https://www.nerdbite.com/jin-sakai-is-back-but-only-inside-ghost-of-y-tei-s-roguelike-side-mode/Sucker Punch has confirmed the Ghost of Tsushima hero as a playable character in Most Wanted - just don't expect a full sequel starring him.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:32:07 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/a-critical-firefox-focus-bug-just-got-a-cvss-9-8-but-the-details-are/https://www.nerdbite.com/a-critical-firefox-focus-bug-just-got-a-cvss-9-8-but-the-details-are/A newly listed flaw in Firefox Focus for Android carries a maximum-alarm score, yet Mozilla's own paperwork barely says what it actually does.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:31:47 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-confirms-active-exploitation-of-bug-in-ai-proxy-tool/https://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-confirms-active-exploitation-of-bug-in-ai-proxy-tool/CISA says the flaw is being exploited right now, but its own listing is oddly light on what the bug actually does or who's behind the attacks.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:31:19 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/sapientinc-praxist-is-racking-up-github-stars-fast-but-the-readme/https://www.nerdbite.com/sapientinc-praxist-is-racking-up-github-stars-fast-but-the-readme/An 'autonomous research system' has gone from nothing to 6,000-plus GitHub stars in under a fortnight, yet the documentation trails off mid-sentence and nobody's checked whether it actually works.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:33:40 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/anthropic-splits-its-new-flagship-model-in-two-and-only-one-version/https://www.nerdbite.com/anthropic-splits-its-new-flagship-model-in-two-and-only-one-version/Claude Fable 5.1 is cheaper and generally available; its sibling Mythos 5.1, with fewer safety brakes, is locked behind vetting that most people will never see.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:33:11 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/ai2-s-benchmirt-tool-claims-benchmarks-don-t-measure-what-you-think/https://www.nerdbite.com/ai2-s-benchmirt-tool-claims-benchmarks-don-t-measure-what-you-think/A new statistical tool from the Allen Institute for AI says popular LLM benchmarks quietly mix up different skills into one score, but the checking is being done by the people who built the method.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:32:24 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-bug-in-obscure-npm-tool-could-let-wildcard-logins-sneak-past/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-bug-in-obscure-npm-tool-could-let-wildcard-logins-sneak-past/A flaw in a niche policy-checking package let attackers hide dangerous wildcard rules from GitHub's cloud login guardrails, but only a small slice of DevOps setups will ever encounter it.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:31:31 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/papercut-ng-mf-flaw-added-to-us-exploited-bugs-list-but-the-details/https://www.nerdbite.com/papercut-ng-mf-flaw-added-to-us-exploited-bugs-list-but-the-details/CISA says CVE-2026-81578 is being actively exploited in the wild, yet the public record offers almost nothing on how the attack actually works.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:31:04 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/fastpotify-is-a-slick-winamp-skinned-spotify-client-built-on-a/https://www.nerdbite.com/fastpotify-is-a-slick-winamp-skinned-spotify-client-built-on-a/A new open-source desktop app promises fast, lightweight Spotify playback with retro Winamp skins - but its entire foundation depends on a project whose future is being argued over on Hacker News.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:32:54 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/young-suns-leaves-xbox-game-preview-today-but-the-announcement-skips/https://www.nerdbite.com/young-suns-leaves-xbox-game-preview-today-but-the-announcement-skips/KO_OP's cosy Jupiter life-sim is officially out of early access, though Xbox Wire's own write-up doesn't get around to saying what it costs or where else you can play it.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:32:25 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/nhs-to-pay-healthcare-students-placement-costs-upfront-but-not-all-of/https://www.nerdbite.com/nhs-to-pay-healthcare-students-placement-costs-upfront-but-not-all-of/A new scheme promises to stop nursing and midwifery students fronting hundreds of pounds for clinical placements - provided they qualify for the right funding pot first.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:31:57 GMTSam AllcockGuideshttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-argo-cd-s-ai-helper-let-anyone-with-network-access/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-argo-cd-s-ai-helper-let-anyone-with-network-access/A maximum-severity bug in the argocd-mcp server skipped login checks entirely - but only if you'd switched it on and pointed it at the open network in the first place.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:31:31 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/papercut-ng-mf-flaw-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-details/https://www.nerdbite.com/papercut-ng-mf-flaw-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-details/CISA says CVE-2026-82078 is being exploited right now, yet the public record says almost nothing about how, by whom, or whether a fix even exists.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:31:10 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/new-robot-hand-promises-zero-fine-tuning-sim-to-real-control-but-the/https://www.nerdbite.com/new-robot-hand-promises-zero-fine-tuning-sim-to-real-control-but-the/A research team has released the full design and simulator for a cable-driven robotic hand, claiming policies trained purely in software work on the real thing without adjustment - a bold claim that, for now, rests entirely on a preprint.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:33:11 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/praxist-the-github-ai-researcher-that-s-gone-from-nowhere-to-4-800/https://www.nerdbite.com/praxist-the-github-ai-researcher-that-s-gone-from-nowhere-to-4-800/A Python repo promising an 'autonomous research system' has rocketed up GitHub's charts in under a fortnight, yet basic questions about who made it and whether it works remain unanswered.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:32:44 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/the-strange-art-of-justifying-text-by-hand-one-word-at-a-time/https://www.nerdbite.com/the-strange-art-of-justifying-text-by-hand-one-word-at-a-time/A 1990s Super Metroid FAQ, written entirely in ASCII, has resurfaced as proof someone once justified 17,000 words without a single line of code - though a viral X-Files anecdote attached to it doesn't quite hold up.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:32:17 GMTSam AllcockGuideshttps://www.nerdbite.com/playstation-s-share-of-the-week-rounds-up-players-best-in-game-vistas/https://www.nerdbite.com/playstation-s-share-of-the-week-rounds-up-players-best-in-game-vistas/No big reveal here, just Sony's regular community photo mode roundup - but it's a decent reminder of what's quietly good on PS5 right now.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:31:51 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/redpanda-s-admin-api-defaults-to-trust-everyone-here-s-what-that/https://www.nerdbite.com/redpanda-s-admin-api-defaults-to-trust-everyone-here-s-what-that/A critical-rated flaw in the Kafka-alternative streaming platform boils down to an insecure default, not some exotic exploit - but that doesn't make it harmless.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:31:32 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/the-witcher-3-s-songs-of-the-past-expansion-surfaces-minus-any-of-the/https://www.nerdbite.com/the-witcher-3-s-songs-of-the-past-expansion-surfaces-minus-any-of-the/CD Projekt Red let press watch Geralt and Roach wander a new region, but there's still no date, no price and no confirmed platform list.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:32:31 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/lake-ontario-is-now-lake-america-on-us-maps-but-only-if-you-re/https://www.nerdbite.com/lake-ontario-is-now-lake-america-on-us-maps-but-only-if-you-re/Google says it's just following the official US government register, but the rebrand of a shared border lake shows how quickly a naming dispute becomes a Maps headache.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:32:04 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/pm-blocks-more-offenders-from-early-release-but-the-press-release-is/https://www.nerdbite.com/pm-blocks-more-offenders-from-early-release-but-the-press-release-is/Downing Street says manslaughter and historic grooming cases are now excluded from sentencing changes, but there's no bill, no numbers and no date attached to the announcement.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:31:39 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/that-critical-openssl-cve-isn-t-openssl-it-s-a-two-star-python-package/https://www.nerdbite.com/that-critical-openssl-cve-isn-t-openssl-it-s-a-two-star-python-package/A 9.8-rated bug can forge fingerprint checks in a niche identity tool called openssl_encrypt - which, despite the name, has nothing to do with the actual OpenSSL library.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:31:13 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/jfrog-artifactory-bug-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-details/https://www.nerdbite.com/jfrog-artifactory-bug-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-details/CISA says CVE-2026-66384 is being exploited in the wild right now, yet the public record barely says what it actually does.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:30:48 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/you-can-boot-a-virtual-iphone-on-a-mac-now-but-it-s-strictly-for/https://www.nerdbite.com/you-can-boot-a-virtual-iphone-on-a-mac-now-but-it-s-strictly-for/A new open-source tool lets Apple Silicon Macs run a virtualised iOS, but it demands disabled security protections and doesn't play nicely with the EU or Japan.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:32:30 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/fable-gets-a-release-date-and-a-gamescom-gameplay-reel-but-check-the/https://www.nerdbite.com/fable-gets-a-release-date-and-a-gamescom-gameplay-reel-but-check-the/Xbox's own post says the new Fable footage runs both 4 minutes and 18 minutes, which tells you something about how carefully these previews get edited.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:32:01 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/aws-quietly-adds-c8gn-instances-to-its-paris-region-but-won-t-say/https://www.nerdbite.com/aws-quietly-adds-c8gn-instances-to-its-paris-region-but-won-t-say/Amazon says a new compute instance type has landed in France; its own announcement page is oddly light on the numbers that actually matter.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:31:38 GMTSam AllcockHardwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-rated-bug-in-obscure-python-encryption-tool-lets-attackers/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-rated-bug-in-obscure-python-encryption-tool-lets-attackers/A flaw in the little-used openssl_encrypt package could let an attacker fake a trusted contact's key - but the 'critical' label needs a reality check.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:31:14 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/linux-kernel-bug-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-nobody-s/https://www.nerdbite.com/linux-kernel-bug-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-nobody-s/CISA says CVE-2026-53362 is being used in real attacks right now, yet the public record is almost entirely blank on what the bug actually does.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:30:51 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/cloudflare-says-it-clawed-back-100tb-of-memory-from-1-1-1-1-s-dns/https://www.nerdbite.com/cloudflare-says-it-clawed-back-100tb-of-memory-from-1-1-1-1-s-dns/A tidy-sounding engineering win is real, but it doesn't mean your DNS lookups just got faster - and it took Cloudflare months to actually ship it.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:33:17 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/alien-deathstorm-gets-a-gamescom-trailer-but-the-five-key-takeaways/https://www.nerdbite.com/alien-deathstorm-gets-a-gamescom-trailer-but-the-five-key-takeaways/Rebellion has shown off its new sci-fi shooter again, yet the headline promise of five concrete details doesn't survive contact with the actual post.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:32:49 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/government-promises-crackdown-on-cowboy-builders-but-the-small-print/https://www.nerdbite.com/government-promises-crackdown-on-cowboy-builders-but-the-small-print/A new 'Approved Code' and milestone payments sound reassuring, but joining up is voluntary and the bailiff reforms are barely sketched out.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:32:04 GMTSam AllcockGuideshttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-obscure-turkish-repository-software-scores-9-8-but/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-obscure-turkish-repository-software-scores-9-8-but/CVE-2026-16286 lets attackers upload dangerous files to TRtek's Software Repository Management tool, yet the advisory says nothing about a fix, active abuse, or how many people actually run it.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:31:33 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-confirms-an-owncloud-flaw-is-being-actively-exploited/https://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-confirms-an-owncloud-flaw-is-being-actively-exploited/CISA has flagged CVE-2023-49105 as under real-world attack, but the small print matters: this is a federal-agency deadline, not a nationwide emergency.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:31:09 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/a-github-repo-hit-6-866-stars-in-under-two-weeks-but-what-does-it/https://www.nerdbite.com/a-github-repo-hit-6-866-stars-in-under-two-weeks-but-what-does-it/dsh-routing-suite is racing up GitHub's trending charts, though its own README leaves more questions than answers about who built it and whether the numbers mean anything.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:33:10 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/nvidia-agrees-to-buy-hugging-face-not-quite-it-s-just-talks-for-now/https://www.nerdbite.com/nvidia-agrees-to-buy-hugging-face-not-quite-it-s-just-talks-for-now/Headlines say Nvidia has snapped up the open-source AI hub for $13 billion, but the actual reporting says the deal isn't done yet.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:32:39 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/star-wars-zero-company-launches-on-xbox-this-week-but-the-tips-are/https://www.nerdbite.com/star-wars-zero-company-launches-on-xbox-this-week-but-the-tips-are/Bit Reactor's Clone Wars tactics debut arrives 27 August, and Xbox's own advice piece is really a soft-sell dressed up as guidance.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:32:20 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/government-launches-air-pollution-text-alerts-but-you-have-to-ask-for/https://www.nerdbite.com/government-launches-air-pollution-text-alerts-but-you-have-to-ask-for/A new opt-in service will text or email you when air quality turns bad in your area, though nothing changes unless you sign up yourself.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:32:01 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-flags-old-ajax-net-professional-bug-as-actively/https://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-flags-old-ajax-net-professional-bug-as-actively/CVE-2021-23758 has just landed on America's most-watched vulnerability list, five years after it was first catalogued, and the public record explains almost nothing about how it's being abused.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:31:09 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/a-repo-called-deepseek-harness-has-196-000-github-stars-nobody-can/https://www.nerdbite.com/a-repo-called-deepseek-harness-has-196-000-github-stars-nobody-can/The numbers on GitHub are real enough to check. Almost everything else about this project isn't.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:33:55 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/the-witcher-3-gets-remastered-again-but-what-are-you-actually-paying/https://www.nerdbite.com/the-witcher-3-gets-remastered-again-but-what-are-you-actually-paying/CD Projekt Red has confirmed Geralt's latest comeback for Xbox, but not the price, other platforms, or what exactly 'Songs of the Past' is.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:33:06 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/new-uk-envoy-to-new-zealand-named-but-don-t-expect-it-to-change-your/https://www.nerdbite.com/new-uk-envoy-to-new-zealand-named-but-don-t-expect-it-to-change-your/A fresh diplomatic appointment has landed on GOV.UK - here's what's actually confirmed, and why it's mostly irrelevant to your day-to-day tech life.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:32:09 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/that-critical-9-8-bug-in-justhtml-github-itself-only-calls-it-moderate/https://www.nerdbite.com/that-critical-9-8-bug-in-justhtml-github-itself-only-calls-it-moderate/A Python HTML-sanitiser has patched several sanitisation bypasses - but the severity score depends entirely on who you ask, and mostly on how you've configured it.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:31:35 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/gitea-flaw-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-the-technical/https://www.nerdbite.com/gitea-flaw-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-but-the-technical/America's cyber-security agency says a bug in the popular self-hosted Git platform Gitea is already being used in real attacks, yet the public record barely explains what it actually does.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:31:06 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/apple-backtracks-hide-my-email-addresses-aren-t-moving-after-all/https://www.nerdbite.com/apple-backtracks-hide-my-email-addresses-aren-t-moving-after-all/A domain switch that sounded like it would break every masked email address you've ever handed out has, after grumbling from developers, been quietly scaled back.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:32:36 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/plague-tale-spin-off-resonance-teased-with-a-minotaur-but-the-details/https://www.nerdbite.com/plague-tale-spin-off-resonance-teased-with-a-minotaur-but-the-details/Xbox has confirmed a new chapter in the Plague Tale series is coming to Game Pass, but a mythological monster and a vague podcast are about all we've actually got to go on.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:32:15 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/uk-minister-s-cambodia-visit-puts-three-decades-of-landmine-clearance/https://www.nerdbite.com/uk-minister-s-cambodia-visit-puts-three-decades-of-landmine-clearance/A ministerial trip to Cambodia is really a diplomatic photo-op - but the demining operation behind it is a genuine, measurable piece of humanitarian engineering worth separating from the rhetoric.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:31:51 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/trendnet-router-bug-gets-a-perfect-cvss-10-but-the-score-comes-from/https://www.nerdbite.com/trendnet-router-bug-gets-a-perfect-cvss-10-but-the-score-comes-from/A stack overflow in a niche WiFi access point has been rated maximum severity, though the number attached to it deserves more scrutiny than the bug itself.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:31:21 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/oracle-server-bug-hits-maximum-severity-score-as-us-cyber-agency/https://www.nerdbite.com/oracle-server-bug-hits-maximum-severity-score-as-us-cyber-agency/CVE-2026-21962 scores a perfect 10 out of 10 and is already being exploited in the wild - but this is squarely an enterprise problem, not one for home users.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:30:52 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/a-879-steam-machine-has-popped-up-on-steam-but-the-listing-barely/https://www.nerdbite.com/a-879-steam-machine-has-popped-up-on-steam-but-the-listing-barely/Valve's storefront now shows a product called Steam Machine with a firm price tag, yet the actual page tells us almost nothing else - so here's what's confirmed and what isn't.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:33:49 GMTSam AllcockHardwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-harness-repo-has-189-000-github-stars-but-what-does-it/https://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-harness-repo-has-189-000-github-stars-but-what-does-it/A TypeScript project from the DeepSeek stable has rocketed up GitHub's charts in under a fortnight, though the details of what it does, and whether the numbers mean what they seem to, remain thin on the ground.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:33:01 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/a-developer-used-an-ai-coding-agent-to-hack-his-own-webcam-mic-and/https://www.nerdbite.com/a-developer-used-an-ai-coding-agent-to-hack-his-own-webcam-mic-and/One person's viral blog post shows how far AI-assisted reverse engineering has come, but this is a personal experiment, not a security alert for the rest of us.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:32:30 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-mailgun-for-wordpress-plugin-could-let-attackers/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-mailgun-for-wordpress-plugin-could-let-attackers/A newly published CVE rates 9.8 out of 10, but before anyone panics it's worth asking who actually runs this plugin, and whether it's even fixed yet.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:31:15 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/vmware-vcenter-flaw-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-here-s-what-s/https://www.nerdbite.com/vmware-vcenter-flaw-added-to-us-actively-exploited-list-here-s-what-s/A critical bug in vCenter's Syslog server has earned a place on America's most-wanted vulnerability list, but the scarier detail, Chinese hackers, hundreds of victims, comes from a blog post, not CISA.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:30:54 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-new-harness-has-185-000-github-stars-but-what-is-it/https://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-new-harness-has-185-000-github-stars-but-what-is-it/A TypeScript project from DeepSeek's GitHub org has racked up six-figure stars in under a fortnight, yet the page itself offers almost nothing to say what it does or why it's exploding.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:33:49 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/signal-founder-s-old-pittsburgh-scrapping-story-goes-viral-but-check/https://www.nerdbite.com/signal-founder-s-old-pittsburgh-scrapping-story-goes-viral-but-check/A 2006 journal entry about cast-iron bathtubs vanishing overnight has racked up hundreds of upvotes on Hacker News, but there's no way to check any of it - and that's rather the point.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:33:23 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/uk-and-15-other-governments-tell-firms-don-t-touch-israel-s-e1/https://www.nerdbite.com/uk-and-15-other-governments-tell-firms-don-t-touch-israel-s-e1/A joint statement condemns new construction tenders in the West Bank's E1 zone and warns businesses of 'legal and reputational consequences' - but there's no sanction, ban or enforcement mechanism attached.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:31:54 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/ibm-patches-critical-aix-and-powervm-flaw-letting-attackers-overwrite/https://www.nerdbite.com/ibm-patches-critical-aix-and-powervm-flaw-letting-attackers-overwrite/A 9.1-rated bug sounds terrifying, but check who's actually running this before you panic - it's not your laptop.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:31:23 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/trueconf-server-bug-now-on-cisa-s-exploited-in-the-wild-list-should/https://www.nerdbite.com/trueconf-server-bug-now-on-cisa-s-exploited-in-the-wild-list-should/A critical flaw in a Russian videoconferencing platform is being actively abused, but unless you're running TrueConf's server software yourself, this one passes you by.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:30:56 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-harness-repo-hits-182-000-stars-but-nobody-s-saying-what/https://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-harness-repo-hits-182-000-stars-but-nobody-s-saying-what/A TypeScript project from DeepSeek's GitHub org has rocketed to six-figure star counts in under a fortnight, yet the actual pitch amounts to a tagline and a folder full of AI agent scaffolding.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:32:58 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/ai-makes-fast-code-cheap-to-write-so-why-does-everything-still-feel/https://www.nerdbite.com/ai-makes-fast-code-cheap-to-write-so-why-does-everything-still-feel/A developer's essay argues performance optimisation has gone from rare craft to commodity thanks to AI coding tools - but the comments underneath poke a fair few holes in that theory.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:32:30 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/modern-warfare-4-beta-goes-live-but-xbox-wire-s-own-preview-cuts-off/https://www.nerdbite.com/modern-warfare-4-beta-goes-live-but-xbox-wire-s-own-preview-cuts-off/Infinity Ward is talking up clearer sightlines and slicker movement for its Korea-set shooter, but the actual detail hasn't materialised yet - here's what's confirmed and what's still just promise.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:32:04 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/a-9-9-rated-flaw-in-red-hat-s-kubernetes-management-tool-isn-t-as/https://www.nerdbite.com/a-9-9-rated-flaw-in-red-hat-s-kubernetes-management-tool-isn-t-as/CVE-2026-70496 hands a helper component cluster-admin-level powers on paper, but Red Hat's own rating and the fine print tell a calmer story.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:31:16 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/zimbra-email-servers-under-active-attack-via-obscure-snmp-flaw/https://www.nerdbite.com/zimbra-email-servers-under-active-attack-via-obscure-snmp-flaw/A serious, unauthenticated bug in Zimbra Collaboration Suite is already being exploited, but only a specific, non-default setup is actually exposed.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:30:49 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/bathtub-rage-game-rolls-onto-xbox-but-the-small-print-is-missing/https://www.nerdbite.com/bathtub-rage-game-rolls-onto-xbox-but-the-small-print-is-missing/A wheeled bathtub, a steep hill and a coffee-break joke have become a real Xbox release - though the official post is oddly thin on the basics.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:32:43 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/aws-quietly-switches-on-a-new-local-zone-in-las-vegas-but-the/https://www.nerdbite.com/aws-quietly-switches-on-a-new-local-zone-in-las-vegas-but-the/AWS says it's opened a Local Zone in Las Vegas, Nevada - here's what that actually means, and what its own announcement conveniently doesn't spell out.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:32:12 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/sia-marks-first-national-day-for-victims-and-survivors-of-terrorism/https://www.nerdbite.com/sia-marks-first-national-day-for-victims-and-survivors-of-terrorism/The security regulator has issued a solidarity statement, not a policy change, here's what's actually new and what isn't.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:31:42 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/firefox-patches-a-critical-use-after-free-bug-but-is-it-really-a-9-8/https://www.nerdbite.com/firefox-patches-a-critical-use-after-free-bug-but-is-it-really-a-9-8/A newly disclosed WebAssembly flaw in Firefox scores near the top of the danger scale, though Mozilla's own rating and the lack of any known attacks tell a calmer story.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:31:20 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/trueconf-server-flaw-let-attackers-break-out-of-its-sandbox-cisa-says/https://www.nerdbite.com/trueconf-server-flaw-let-attackers-break-out-of-its-sandbox-cisa-says/A critical bug in the self-hosted video conferencing platform is now on the US government's confirmed-exploited list, but this is an enterprise problem, not a household one.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:30:53 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-new-harness-has-169-000-github-stars-but-nobody-s-checked/https://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-new-harness-has-169-000-github-stars-but-nobody-s-checked/A TypeScript project from DeepSeek's GitHub org has rocketed up the charts, but the numbers tell you more about hype than about whether the thing actually works.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:33:23 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/openrouter-the-ai-model-marketplace-is-being-folded-into-stripe/https://www.nerdbite.com/openrouter-the-ai-model-marketplace-is-being-folded-into-stripe/The company that lets developers shop between hundreds of AI models says nothing will change for users, but the reported price tag and the motive behind the deal are worth a second look.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:32:52 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/runescape-dragonwilds-lands-on-xbox-game-pass-on-15-september-but/https://www.nerdbite.com/runescape-dragonwilds-lands-on-xbox-game-pass-on-15-september-but/Jagex's survival-crafting spin on Gielinor gets a Game Pass date, though the announcement itself is little more than a title card and a countdown.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:32:22 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/perfect-10-bug-in-an-old-trendnet-wi-fi-controller-s-nginx-binary-but/https://www.nerdbite.com/perfect-10-bug-in-an-old-trendnet-wi-fi-controller-s-nginx-binary-but/A stack overflow in a bundled nginx binary has earned the maximum CVSS score, but the affected device is a niche, ageing wireless controller rather than anything on your desk.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:31:54 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/mlflow-webhook-bug-now-under-active-attack-cisa-confirms/https://www.nerdbite.com/mlflow-webhook-bug-now-under-active-attack-cisa-confirms/A validation gap in MLflow's webhook testing feature can be abused to sneak past security checks and reach internal systems, and someone is already doing it.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:31:22 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-harness-tool-hits-162-000-github-stars-but-nobody-s-saying/https://www.nerdbite.com/deepseek-s-harness-tool-hits-162-000-github-stars-but-nobody-s-saying/A new DeepSeek repo has rocketed up GitHub's charts in under a fortnight, yet the project page offers little more than a slogan and a commit log.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:33:01 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/sony-s-pulse-elevate-speakers-get-a-launch-date-but-only-if-you-live/https://www.nerdbite.com/sony-s-pulse-elevate-speakers-get-a-launch-date-but-only-if-you-live/PlayStation has confirmed pricing and a November release for its first desktop speakers, but this particular announcement only applies to a handful of Southeast Asian markets.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:32:16 GMTSam AllcockHardwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/government-promises-to-get-everyone-off-the-streets-by-christmas-here/https://www.nerdbite.com/government-promises-to-get-everyone-off-the-streets-by-christmas-here/A £442 million package and a promise sound big, but the smallprint shows a familiar gap between ambition and delivery.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:31:51 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-red-hat-s-cluster-management-tool-needs-a-privileged/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-flaw-in-red-hat-s-cluster-management-tool-needs-a-privileged/A 9.1-rated bug sounds terrifying, but check the small print: you need admin-level access to abuse it in the first place.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:31:24 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-windows-networking-flaw-is-being-actively-exploited-cisa/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-windows-networking-flaw-is-being-actively-exploited-cisa/A 9.8-rated bug in Microsoft's IKE service lets attackers run code with no clicks and no credentials, and it's already being used in the wild, not just theorised.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:30:58 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/bluesky-s-screenshot-watermark-is-a-clever-bit-of-ios-trickery-not/https://www.nerdbite.com/bluesky-s-screenshot-watermark-is-a-clever-bit-of-ios-trickery-not/A developer went digging into why Bluesky's logo appears on screenshots but not on screen - and found the app is quietly abusing a privacy API meant for something else entirely.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:32:19 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/playstation-s-july-charts-old-favourites-beat-new-releases-across/https://www.nerdbite.com/playstation-s-july-charts-old-favourites-beat-new-releases-across/Sony's monthly download chart is real, but 'top' doesn't mean what you might think, there are no numbers attached, just an order.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:31:58 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/charity-commission-flags-rising-abuse-of-charitable-status-but-the/https://www.nerdbite.com/charity-commission-flags-rising-abuse-of-charitable-status-but-the/The regulator's own risk assessment shows a real rise in cases, but that's likely as much about better detection as it is about scarier criminals.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:31:33 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/another-tenda-router-flaw-scores-9-8-but-check-your-firmware-before/https://www.nerdbite.com/another-tenda-router-flaw-scores-9-8-but-check-your-firmware-before/A critical authentication bypass has been logged against a single Tenda AC10 firmware build - here's what's actually confirmed and what's still guesswork.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:31:14 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-flags-actively-exploited-flaw-in-ray-the-ai-developer/https://www.nerdbite.com/us-cyber-agency-flags-actively-exploited-flaw-in-ray-the-ai-developer/A browser trick and some old-fashioned DNS trickery can apparently hijack machines running Ray in dev mode, but only if you're the kind of person running Ray in dev mode.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:30:52 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/qwen-3-8-27b-is-genuinely-impressive-if-you-can-stop-it-thinking-for/https://www.nerdbite.com/qwen-3-8-27b-is-genuinely-impressive-if-you-can-stop-it-thinking-for/Alibaba's latest small local model produces some of the best output yet seen from a laptop-sized LLM, but only after it's finished agonising over the question.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:29:31 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/cozy-pixel-art-game-whisper-of-the-house-opens-xbox-and-pc-preorders/https://www.nerdbite.com/cozy-pixel-art-game-whisper-of-the-house-opens-xbox-and-pc-preorders/GD Studio's tiny team is offering 20% off a game launching in under two weeks, though the number that discount actually applies to hasn't been published.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:29:11 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/new-planning-rules-promise-a-default-yes-for-homes-near-stations-but/https://www.nerdbite.com/new-planning-rules-promise-a-default-yes-for-homes-near-stations-but/The government says thousands of homes will get fast-tracked next to well-connected stations - just don't ask how close, how many, or when.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:28:37 GMTSam AllcockGuideshttps://www.nerdbite.com/critical-grav-cms-plugin-bug-let-low-privilege-api-keys-mint/https://www.nerdbite.com/critical-grav-cms-plugin-bug-let-low-privilege-api-keys-mint/A scoring of 9.8 sounds terrifying, but the flaw only bites sites running Grav's API plugin with super-user API keys already in play - here's what actually happened and who needs to patch.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:28:09 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/progress-loadmaster-flaw-is-being-actively-exploited-here-s-who-needs/https://www.nerdbite.com/progress-loadmaster-flaw-is-being-actively-exploited-here-s-who-needs/A critical bug lets attackers run commands on LoadMaster boxes with no login required, but this is an enterprise networking story, not one for home routers.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:27:45 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/semaglutide-dementia-predicted-risk-vs-failed-trial/https://www.nerdbite.com/semaglutide-dementia-predicted-risk-vs-failed-trial/A new analysis of the SELECT trial reports a lower predicted dementia risk on semaglutide. But it measured a blood-protein signature, not actual dementia, and the drug's dedicated Alzheimer's trials found no clinical benefit last November.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/gemini-3-7-flash-uk-app-locked-price-doubles/https://www.nerdbite.com/gemini-3-7-flash-uk-app-locked-price-doubles/Google shipped a new "workhorse" model three weeks after the last one. The coding numbers are all first-party, the launch price is introductory, and UK users cannot reach it in the Gemini app at all yet.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/windows-winsock-zero-day-cve-2026-68820/https://www.nerdbite.com/windows-winsock-zero-day-cve-2026-68820/CVE-2026-68820, a use-after-free bug in the WinSock driver, lets someone already on your PC escalate to SYSTEM. CISA has told federal agencies to patch by 25 August. Here is who is actually at risk, and who is not.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/gears-of-war-e-day-open-beta-what-it-really-tests/https://www.nerdbite.com/gears-of-war-e-day-open-beta-what-it-really-tests/The second weekend was open to everyone on Xbox and PC with no pre-order. A free multiplayer weekend seven weeks before launch is a server stress test and a marketing push dressed as a demo, which is worth saying plainly.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:30:00 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/shared-rural-network-150-masts-landmass-target/https://www.nerdbite.com/shared-rural-network-150-masts-landmass-target/Both of those things are true at once, and the gap between them is the whole story of how mobile coverage gets measured.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:15:00 GMTSam AllcockHardwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/windows-afd-winsock-cve-2026-68820-kev/https://www.nerdbite.com/windows-afd-winsock-cve-2026-68820-kev/CVE-2026-68820 is a privilege escalation in a Windows networking driver. It cannot get an attacker in, which is the point: it is what they use once they are already there.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:45:00 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/cisco-asa-ftd-cve-2026-20349-kev-deadline/https://www.nerdbite.com/cisco-asa-ftd-cve-2026-20349-kev-deadline/CVE-2026-20349 lets an unauthenticated attacker reboot a Cisco firewall from the internet. It does not steal anything, which is exactly why it is easy to underrate.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/netflix-top-10-uk-us-uae-week-2026-08-09/https://www.nerdbite.com/netflix-top-10-uk-us-uae-week-2026-08-09/Our weekly read of Netflix’s own Top 10 data for the UK, US and UAE. This week it exposes how the chart is actually built, and how differently the three countries watch.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFilm & TVhttps://www.nerdbite.com/how-to-check-cisa-kev-catalogue-your-own-kit/https://www.nerdbite.com/how-to-check-cisa-kev-catalogue-your-own-kit/CISA publishes a free list of every vulnerability it has confirmed is being exploited in the wild. It is a far better patching queue than severity scores, and you do not need a security budget to use it.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTSam AllcockGuideshttps://www.nerdbite.com/no-mans-sky-hello-games-ten-years/https://www.nerdbite.com/no-mans-sky-hello-games-ten-years/Hello Games marked a decade of free updates this week. The redemption story gets told often; the part about what it cost the people who built it does not.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMTSam AllcockGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/cma-clears-paramount-warner-bros-discovery/https://www.nerdbite.com/cma-clears-paramount-warner-bros-discovery/The CMA closed its Phase 1 inquiry on 6 August without referring the acquisition, and the Secretary of State declined to intervene on public interest grounds.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFilm & TVhttps://www.nerdbite.com/google-amie-video-consultation-research/https://www.nerdbite.com/google-amie-video-consultation-research/AMIE reads visual and audio cues and guides a virtual physical examination. Clinicians rated it well, against simulated patients, in a research setting Google says is not ready for real use.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:30:00 GMTSam AllcockSciencehttps://www.nerdbite.com/cloudflare-ddos-report-h1-2026-media-most-attacked/https://www.nerdbite.com/cloudflare-ddos-report-h1-2026-media-most-attacked/Cloudflare mitigated 935 attacks above 1 Tbps in six months, up 519 per cent quarter on quarter. Media, production and publishing took more of it than any other sector.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMTSam AllcockSoftwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/samsung-galaxy-buds-hearing-aid-fda-clearance/https://www.nerdbite.com/samsung-galaxy-buds-hearing-aid-fda-clearance/The FDA has cleared a hearing aid feature for Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Buds 4 Pro. It ships in the US and “select markets” in the fourth quarter, and Samsung has not said whether the UK is one of them.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:30:00 GMTSam AllcockHardwarehttps://www.nerdbite.com/chatgpt-ads-uk-launch-august-2026/https://www.nerdbite.com/chatgpt-ads-uk-launch-august-2026/Sponsored results reached British users on 11 August. They appear on the Free and Go tiers, they are chosen from what you type, and paying more is the only way to switch them off.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/cisa-cisco-firewall-actively-exploited-august-2026/https://www.nerdbite.com/cisa-cisco-firewall-actively-exploited-august-2026/Two Cisco Secure Firewall products were added to the US catalogue of actively exploited vulnerabilities on 11 August, with a deadline of 14 August. The short clock is the tell.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/nevari-kassper-ai-sdr-human-operator/https://www.nerdbite.com/nevari-kassper-ai-sdr-human-operator/Kassper puts a person on every plan. Two years ago the AI SDR category sold itself on removing exactly that, and the retreat says more about the market than the launch does.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:45:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/signicat-uk-diatf-certification-kantara/https://www.nerdbite.com/signicat-uk-diatf-certification-kantara/The identity firm has passed a Kantara audit covering Right to Work, Right to Rent and DBS checks. Its announcement also claims the government has ended its digital ID scheme, which is not what happened.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:15:00 GMTSam AllcockSecurityhttps://www.nerdbite.com/inevitable-ai-group-raises-6m-aleph-venture-studio/https://www.nerdbite.com/inevitable-ai-group-raises-6m-aleph-venture-studio/Inevitable AI Group has raised a $6m pre-seed to mass-produce software companies. The plan is striking, the budget per venture is thin, and one figure in the announcement does not match the record.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://www.nerdbite.com/netflix-top10-2026-08-09/https://www.nerdbite.com/netflix-top10-2026-08-09/Netflix publishes its own Top 10 for every market. Read side by side, the UK, US and UAE charts show how differently the same week lands in three countries.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockFilm & TVhttps://www.nerdbite.com/fire-emblem-three-houses-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/fire-emblem-three-houses-review/Fire Emblem: Three Houses Review The illustrious Fire Emblem series has received a string of success with 3DS games and a mobile title over the last decade.Sat, 26 Oct 2019 22:58:30 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/super-mario-maker-2-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/super-mario-maker-2-review/Super Mario Maker 2 is a hybrid 2D platformer and stage-building game released for Nintendo Switch in June 2019.Sun, 29 Sep 2019 21:07:18 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/puyo-puyo-tetris-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/puyo-puyo-tetris-review/Puyo Puyo Tetris is a puzzle game released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2017.Sun, 29 Sep 2019 21:05:01 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/cuphead-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/cuphead-review/Cuphead is a 2D run-and-gun platformer designed by StudioMDHR. Originally released for Xbox One, this title takes cues from Contra, Metal Slug, Gunstar Heroes, and other similar titles.Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:21:09 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/dragon-quest-viii-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/dragon-quest-viii-review/Dragon Quest VIII is a JRPG originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2005. Ported to the 3DS in 2017, it received a number of changes, additions, and improvements from the original release.Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:04:01 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/hollow-knight-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/hollow-knight-review/Hollow Knight is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania developed by Team Cherry. Originally released on PC in 2017, it eventually made its way to consoles, which included the Nintendo Switch in 2018.Sun, 23 Jun 2019 05:14:37 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/castlevania-bloodlines-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/castlevania-bloodlines-review/Castlevania Bloodlines is a 2D side-scroller released by Konami in 1994. Originally released on the Sega Genesis, Castlevania Bloodlines stars John Morris and Eric Lecarde on the quest to defeat…Sun, 23 Jun 2019 05:14:05 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-review/Shadows Die Twice Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a 3D Action/Adventure title developed by From Software. Originally unveiled at E3 2018, Sekiro is the latest of famed developer From Software’s lineage.Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:04:11 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/bye-bye-boxboy-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/bye-bye-boxboy-review/Bye BoxBoy Review Bye-Bye BoxBoy serves as Nintendo’s last chapter in the 3DS BoxBoy trilogy.Sat, 18 May 2019 21:13:06 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/dragon-quest-xi-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/dragon-quest-xi-review/Echoes of an Elusive Age Dragon Quest XI came out for PlayStation 4 in 2018. The latest in the 30-year line of Square-Enix’s Dragon Quest series, DQXI debuts the series in high-definition,…Sat, 18 May 2019 21:09:33 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/devil-may-cry-5-demo-preview/https://www.nerdbite.com/devil-may-cry-5-demo-preview/Devil May Cry 5 preview. Devil May Cry 5 comes out next month. For those not counting the DmC reboot, we have not seen the true Devil May Cry series is over 11 years.Sun, 17 Feb 2019 05:08:54 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-review/20 years ago, Super Smash Bros. debuted on the Nintendo 64. Since that time, Nintendo has released one Smash Bros. game for all of their major consoles, as well as one for the 3DS. Super Smash Bros.Sat, 09 Feb 2019 19:45:33 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/soulcalibur-vi-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/soulcalibur-vi-review/SoulCalibur VI is the latest release in Bandai Namco’s fabled Soul series. Given the 2012 release of SoulCalibur V, SoulCalibur VI is the first title in the series in over six years.Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:22:23 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/pokemon-ultra-sun-ultra-moon-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/pokemon-ultra-sun-ultra-moon-review/Welcome to our review on the final 3DS titles in the Pokemon series! Pokemon Sun and Moon debuted on the Nintendo 3DS in 2016.Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:18:19 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/nerdbites-guide-january-2019-games/https://www.nerdbite.com/nerdbites-guide-january-2019-games/January 2019 games Welcome to our feature for January 2019 games! We’ve put together the most notable titles for your Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and even 3DS choices!Thu, 27 Dec 2018 12:08:02 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/boxboxboy-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/boxboxboy-review/It’s a boy who’s a box! BoxBoxBoy is a puzzle-platformer released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Released in 2016, it’s the sequel to 2015’s BoxBoy.Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:29:24 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-review-a-look-back/https://www.nerdbite.com/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-review-a-look-back/Tropical Freeze Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a 2D platformer released for the Wii U in 2014 and the Switch in 2018.Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:22:30 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/castlevania-requiem-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/castlevania-requiem-review/Castlevania Requiem is a port of two of the finest titles in the series. The first title, Rondo of Blood, was released in Japan for the PC-Engine.Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:20:17 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/bravely-second-review-nintendo-3ds/https://www.nerdbite.com/bravely-second-review-nintendo-3ds/Welcome to this edition of our “Look Back” series. This month’s edition features our Bravely Second review. Released, on 3DS, in spring of 2016, Bravely Second is the sequel to Bravely Default.Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:35:27 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/forza-horizon-4-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/forza-horizon-4-review/Manages to capture everything brilliant about its predecessors and throw in some needed elements from its brother series, Forza Motorsport, resulting in a harmonious blend that substantially raises…Sat, 06 Oct 2018 05:08:15 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/castlevania-requiem-preview/https://www.nerdbite.com/castlevania-requiem-preview/Two classics are returning to the PlayStation 4.Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:21:35 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/hellblade-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/hellblade-review/Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is the latest release from Ninja Theory. As the developer of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved, and DmC: Devil May Cry, Hellblade is the developer’s product of fear in the human…Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:58:29 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/marvels-spider-man-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/marvels-spider-man-review/Man is, without a doubt, the absolute best entry into the beloved franchise featuring your friendly neighborhood arachni-hero (I’m coining that term) and there are innumerable moments where the line…Sun, 09 Sep 2018 18:24:11 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/green-hell-early-access-preview/https://www.nerdbite.com/green-hell-early-access-preview/As I navigated the sweltering Amazonian rainforest in a desperate search for food and crafting materials, I felt an overwhelming sense of paranoia and dread.Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:35:06 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/fear-the-wolves-preview/https://www.nerdbite.com/fear-the-wolves-preview/Is a bit of a mess, but one that was built upon a foundation of good ideas and a drive to see them come to fruition.Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:08:47 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/shape-of-the-world-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/shape-of-the-world-review/Is a game that we absolutely need. In the expanding library of high-octane action, competitive sports, violence and grittiness, we need something to break up the saturation, change the tune and…Wed, 29 Aug 2018 05:50:54 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/god-of-war-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/god-of-war-review/God of War is an action-adventure title created by Sony Santa Monica. Released for the PlayStation 4, in May 2018, it’s fourth mainline title in Sony’s hallmark series.Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:12:52 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/shin-megami-tensei-iv-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/shin-megami-tensei-iv-review/Trying something new. I’ve owned a 3DS since 2011. I’ve played many of the noteworthy RPGs on the system, such as Fire Emblem, Mario & Luigi, and Pokemon.Tue, 10 Jul 2018 21:17:44 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/splatoon-2-review-look-back/https://www.nerdbite.com/splatoon-2-review-look-back/Does this sequel make a bigger splash than its original counterpart?Sun, 08 Jul 2018 03:14:53 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/splatoon-2-octo-expansion-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/splatoon-2-octo-expansion-review/Octo Expansion Review Welcome to the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion review! Recently, I covered the main game of Splatoon 2, to include the campaign and multiplayer modes.Sat, 07 Jul 2018 19:19:38 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/bloodstained-curse-moon-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/bloodstained-curse-moon-review/Curse of the Moon review. In an era rich with indie platformers, the genre comes at a dime-a-dozen. Many make it into the field, but only so many end up celebrated as a classic.Sat, 07 Jul 2018 19:10:29 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/octopath-prologue-demo-preview/https://www.nerdbite.com/octopath-prologue-demo-preview/Octopath Traveler Demo. Last week, Nintendo released a demo of their upcoming RPG, Octopath Traveler, on the Nintendo Switch eShop.Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:23:23 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/jurassic-world-evolution-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/jurassic-world-evolution-review/, a new game released parallel to the upcoming theatrical Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sequel, is out in the wild and it is indeed every bit of fantastic as it sounds.Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:09:54 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/detroit-become-human-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/detroit-become-human-review/Become Human, the latest interactive drama from French developer Quantic Dream, is essentially a milestone in video game storytelling.Sun, 27 May 2018 07:15:49 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/octopath-traveler-preview/https://www.nerdbite.com/octopath-traveler-preview/A brief look at the upcoming RPG title Octopath Traveler.Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:34:23 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/retro-review-soulcalibur-ii/https://www.nerdbite.com/retro-review-soulcalibur-ii/A Tale of Souls and Swords… SoulCalibur II was released in 2003. As the sequel to the original Dreamcast and Arcade title, SoulCalibur, it introduced new characters to the series.Fri, 06 Apr 2018 23:30:28 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/dragons-crown-pro-preview/https://www.nerdbite.com/dragons-crown-pro-preview/We take a look at the upcoming Dragon's Crown Pro for the PS4.Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:15:53 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/alliance-alive-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/alliance-alive-review/The Alliance Alive is a JRPG for the Nintendo 3DS. Created by FuRyu, and published by Atlus, it comprises of the team behind the SaGa series, who originally developed games for Square-Enix.Sun, 01 Apr 2018 09:44:04 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/top-3-3ds-games-nintendo-direct/https://www.nerdbite.com/top-3-3ds-games-nintendo-direct/Counting down the top 3DS games shown in Nintendo's Direct.Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:59:11 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/kingdom-come-deliverance-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/kingdom-come-deliverance-review/Deliverance is not an experience like your typical open-world roleplaying game and that fact needs to be accepted and respected before diving into the world of medieval Bohemia.Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:18:51 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/best-switch-games/https://www.nerdbite.com/best-switch-games/Our list of the top ten games for the Nintendo Switch so far.Tue, 26 Dec 2017 07:44:17 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/hidden-agenda-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/hidden-agenda-review/Was announced at E3 this year and was developed alongside the PlayStation’s new PlayLink connectivity which allows multiple players to experience a game together through companion apps on their…Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:50:35 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/life-strange-storm-episode-1-awake-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/life-strange-storm-episode-1-awake-review/The return to Arcadia Bay is a welcomed one.Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:01:31 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/outlast-2-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/outlast-2-review/Is true survival horror at its finest.Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:13:10 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/firewatch-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/firewatch-review/A riveting narrative in a gorgeous locale.Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:50:06 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/old-mans-journey-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/old-mans-journey-review/Old Man’s Journey tells the heart-warming tale of an old man traveling across the world in an attempt to discover his purpose in life as well.Thu, 01 Jun 2017 08:51:09 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/sniper-ghost-warrior-3-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/sniper-ghost-warrior-3-review/Ghost Warrior 3 does a remarkable job at offering a quality sniper experience, but seems to suffer from a case of mistaken identity.Tue, 30 May 2017 18:06:21 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/legend-zelda-breath-wild-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/legend-zelda-breath-wild-review/Take My Breath Away.Fri, 12 May 2017 12:34:09 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/expect-die-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/expect-die-review/Is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most fun I’ve ever had in a VR experience so far. It.Thu, 27 Apr 2017 06:48:38 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/mr-shifty-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/mr-shifty-review/For all intents and purposes, Mr. Shifty is highly reminiscent of Hotline Miami due to their shared fast-paced approach.Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:27:00 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/mass-effect-andromeda-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/mass-effect-andromeda-review/Leaving the Milky Way behind, we take a tantalizing trip into the Andromeda galaxy.Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:39:21 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/resident-evil-7-biohazard-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/resident-evil-7-biohazard-review/A refreshing return to Resident Evil roots with true survival horror.Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:26:09 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/mafia-3-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/mafia-3-review/Let me begin by simply stating for the record that Mafia 3 is not a terrible game at all, it’s actually quite fun and terrible addictive, but the unfortunate truth is that the developer, Hangar 13, got…Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:34:05 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/no-mans-sky-review-copies-were-delayed-and-that-is-okay/https://www.nerdbite.com/no-mans-sky-review-copies-were-delayed-and-that-is-okay/Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, or are deliberately avoiding any potential, unwelcomed spoilers, then you will have heard about the debacle leading up to the launch of Hello…Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:36:38 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/life-is-strange-episode-one-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/life-is-strange-episode-one-review/Life is Strange: Episode One ReviewTue, 28 Apr 2015 18:46:23 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/tomb-raider-reboot-becomes-best-selling-game-in-the-franchise/https://www.nerdbite.com/tomb-raider-reboot-becomes-best-selling-game-in-the-franchise/Tomb Raider Reboot Becomes Best Selling Game in the FranchiseThu, 09 Apr 2015 09:47:57 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/destiny-review-darkness-falls/https://www.nerdbite.com/destiny-review-darkness-falls/Destiny Review: Darkness FallsSun, 07 Dec 2014 22:54:42 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/pokemon-x-and-y-review-moving-forward/https://www.nerdbite.com/pokemon-x-and-y-review-moving-forward/Pokémon X and Y ReviewSun, 07 Dec 2014 22:54:42 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/grand-theft-auto-v-review-grand-ambitions/https://www.nerdbite.com/grand-theft-auto-v-review-grand-ambitions/Grand Theft Auto V Review, Grand ambitionsMon, 14 Apr 2014 22:19:29 GMTNerdBiteGaminghttps://www.nerdbite.com/the-walking-dead-isolation-review/https://www.nerdbite.com/the-walking-dead-isolation-review/The Walking Dead, Isolation ReviewTue, 29 Oct 2013 17:05:28 GMTNerdBiteFilm & TV