Aviva Helfand, a beloved member of the Long Beach, CA Jewish community, known for her memorable meals and warm hospitality, passed away on Erev Shabbos, Parshas Vayera, 19 Cheshvan 5787. Full StoryAv… [+3678 chars]

Aviva Helfand, a beloved member of the Long Beach, CA Jewish community, known for her memorable meals and warm hospitality, passed away on Erev Shabbos, Parshas Vayera, 19 Cheshvan 5787. Full Story

COLlive - Chabad News

Aviva Helfand, 74, OBM - COLlive

Hollywood &amp; Games returns to Los Angeles on December 10, bringing together 250+ executives, founders, investors and decision-makers at the Grammy Museum's Clive Davis Theater. Explore the busines… [+5339 chars]

Fortis Games, an ambitious game publisher with a lot of financial back, is closing down and shedding 440 jobs, GamesBeat has learned.

Gamesbeat.com

Fortis Games closes down, affecting 440 jobs | exclusive - GamesBeat

Tripwire Interactive, maker of Maneater and Killing Floor 3, announced fresh layoffs this week. The Georgia-based studio is letting go of 36 developers. These cuts come on top of an earlier round of … [+3812 chars]

John Gibson stepped down from Tripwire Interactive over his support for an abortion ban

Kotaku

Killing Floor Studio Cofounder Blames Spiraling Layoffs On ‘Woke Leftists’ - Kotaku

Samsung Galaxy fans may not be happy about all the changes, or lack thereof.

Mashable

Samsung Galaxy S27 and S27 Ultra camera specs reportedly leaked - Mashable

The FireCuda Forge revisits an old idea, with some familiar questions.

Ars Technica

Seagate’s new hybrid drive raises some old questions - Ars Technica

This will be the last year for the Australian STEM Videogame Challenge, a competition for young people, as the entries have grown overrun with AI-generated slop. According to a report in PC Gamer the… [+2214 chars]

The kids are usually alright, but they messed this one up

Student Game Development Competition Shut Down Because Kids Kept Submitting AI Slop - Kotaku

Sony Group Corp.s PlayStation has canceled Fairgames, the long-incubating online shooting game that was in development at Haven Studios, its subsidiary in Montreal.
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There will be no job cuts alongside the cancellation, Sony said

Bloomberg

PlayStation Cancels Online Shooting Title ‘Fairgames’ - Bloomberg.com

Google just announced the November Pixel Drop and as you can imagine, it's a pretty big deal. It introduces a ton of new features, while also making some massive improvements to the overall Pixel exp… [+3884 chars]

You can now download the November Pixel Drop for compatible Pixel phones

Android Police

November Pixel Drop brings big changes and finally makes HiLight more useful - Android Police

Changing your passwords is no longer enough to avoid this new cyberattack tool. 
Gmail users should review their account security settings following reports of a new cybercrime tool designed to targ… [+3429 chars]

Changing your passwords is no longer enough to avoid this new cyberattack tool.

New York Post

Google warns users to protect their inbox as new hacking tool threatens to expose your private information - New York Post

We've done two rounds of iPhone Duo app picks so far, and now we're back with an overview of some of the best Duo apps you can get for free....

MacRumors

10 Free iPhone Duo Apps Worth Downloading - MacRumors

Apple today released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 5, and AirPods Max 2. The firmware has a build number of 9B47, up from 9A348/9A350.
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Apple today released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 5, and AirPods Max 2. The firmware has a build number of...

Apple Releases New AirPods Firmware - MacRumors

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Sony said less than 0.4 percent of PlayStation Plus Premium members were using the PC app.
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Sony announced it will retire the PlayStation Plus cloud streaming app for PC on December 10th.

The Verge

The PlayStation Plus PC app is shutting down next month - The Verge

Fi has always supported T-Mobile, but the new one? Google won't say.

Google Fi adds support for a second 5G network, won’t say which one - Ars Technica

Leaker Aaron Perris has discovered evidence of a new Mac app in the works at Apple called Harbor, which makes it easy to run local AI models across one or more Macs.
The Mac has been getting a lot m… [+2163 chars]

Leaker Aaron Perris has discovered evidence of a new Mac app in the works at Apple that makes it easy to run local AI models.

9to5Mac

Apple has new Mac app coming to make running local AI models easy - 9to5Mac

Today is Microsoft's November 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates addressing a record-breaking 1,235 flaws, including one actively exploited Microsoft Outlook zero-day vulnerability.
This Patc… [+209252 chars]

Today is Microsoft's November 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates addressing a record-breaking 1,235 flaws, including one actively exploited Microsoft Outlook zero-day vulnerability.

BleepingComputer

Microsoft November 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 1,235 flaws, Outlook zero-day - BleepingComputer

Google’s answer to Apple’s AirTag, the Google Pixel Tag, goes on sale starting Tuesday, allowing Android users to track items like their keys, wallet, or bag using their smartphone’s built-in Find Hu… [+3869 chars]

Google's Pixel Tag lets you track lost items with your Android device, similar to Apple's AirTag.

TechCrunch

Pixel Tag, Google’s $30 Android-ready answer to Apple’s AirTag, is now available - TechCrunch

Watch: Chicago Shliach Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Moscowitz couldnt believe the bracha he received for taking a bus ride to the Ohel - and what he did with it this week. VideoRabbi Yosef Shmuel Moscowitz pai… [+252 chars]

Watch: Chicago Shliach Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Moscowitz couldn’t believe the bracha he received for taking a bus ride to the Ohel - and what he did with it this week. Video

Chicago Shliach Received His Bracha on Bus Ride to Ohel - COLlive

A distress signal beckons you and your crew of the Incognito to a derelict ship, where you discover the ships crew in suspended animation. All signs point to foul play, especially the puddle of what … [+3884 chars]

A distress signal beckons you and your crew of the Incognito to a derelict ship, where you discover the ship’s crew in suspended animation. All signs Side Effects Guaranteed is part one of a two-part narrative expansion heading to The Outer Worlds 2, introduc…

Xbox.com

Side Effects Guaranteed in the First DLC For The Outer Worlds 2, Coming December 2 - XBOX Wire

Cars are parked outside the Safeway in San Franciscos Marina neighborhood. 
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Before apps like Hinge and Bumble dominated the citys dating scene, San Franciscans had anot… [+2513 chars]

On Stavros Halkias' podcast, talk show host Maury Povich recalled memories of meeting romantic partners in the aisles of a San Francisco grocery store.

SFGate

Maury Povich shouts out SF Marina Safeway dating scene on 'Stavvy's World' - SFGATE

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Big Walks developers said that they used AI sparingly to help work through difficult technical challenges.
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Some IGF jurors will not vote for games that use generative AI in “any capacity.” Big Walk developer House House said it “sparingly” used AI in the “final stretch” of the game’s development.

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