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Microsoft Says October Updates Didn't Actually Fix VPN Issues

joshuark shares a report from BleepingComputer: Microsoft says it mistakenly flagged a bug causing Always On VPN connection issues as fixed in the October 2026 Windows 11 cumulative updates.

  • October 2026 Windows 11 updates failed to fix Always On VPN issues.
  • Bug caused VPN connections to get stuck or fail to connect.
  • Microsoft apologized for confusion and promised fix in weeks.

Finance & Markets

EU’s Arctic Strategy Excludes Oil and Gas

The European Union will shun crude oil and natural gas produced from fields in the Arctic, recommending that these “stay in the ground” under its new Arctic strategy released this week.

  • EU's Arctic strategy excludes oil and gas production and consumption.
  • Strategy focuses on security with Maritime Security Hub plans.
  • Norway remains EU's most significant Arctic presence due to oil and gas activities.

AI

Canva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them

Canva is diving even deeper into AI with the launch of an image generation model that competes directly with those from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. The model, called Canva Craft, uses a two-stage architecture that allows it to plan a design before generating an image, allowing for "greater precision, consistency and control," according…

Science

Helping microgreens pack even more of a nutritional punch

Microgreens are nutritional powerhouses. A team of plant scientists at Penn State conducting research on multiple aspects of microgreens recently published three studies reporting progress on multiple fronts, including iron enrichment, productive indoor growth and a faux lightning technique that could improve microgreens' growth, yield…

AI

Vivox AI, beSirius partner on mining supply chain compliance

Partnership will bring supplier evidence assessments alongside financial crime checks, the companies said.

  • Vivox AI and beSirius partner to streamline mining supply chain compliance
  • Vivox AI provides financial crime screening, beSirius offers assurance requirements expertise
  • Joint solution helps track corrective actions and address critical risks in mining operations

Science

Spiral’s Edge

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba…

Tech

PC shipments dropped over 20 percent in Q3 due to RAM price hikes

Demand for new PCs took a hit after months of price hikes, with Counterpoint Research reporting global PC shipments fell 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 2026. That's in line with earlier reports from IDC and Omdia. It's not just PCs, either - that same quarter, smartphone shipments also hit a 14-year low. Counterpoint linked the […]

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