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ZDNET’s key takeaways An upcoming Bose firmware update brings Bluetooth LE Audio to the QuietComfort Ultra headphones. LE Audio enables Auracast and audio streaming. The firmware update also brings refined USB-C audio performance. Nearly a year after releasing the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen), Bose is gifting its headphones with some of the latest Bluetooth audio upgrades in an upcoming 10.12.12 firmware update. The flagship headphones will soon support Bluetooth LE Audio, enabling Auracast and audio streaming via the LC3 codec. Review: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) Additionally, this firmware update includes expanded USB-C audio support, enabling higher-quality audio…

The Call for Presentations is now open for SecurityWeek’s 2026 CISO Forum Virtual Summit, taking place online November 11-12, 2026. With thousands of registered attendees, the virtual summit brings together CISOs, senior cybersecurity executives, practitioners, industry experts, and other security leaders to share practical experience and examine the issues shaping enterprise cybersecurity strategy. SecurityWeek is seeking original presentations that move beyond high-level observations and offer actionable guidance, real-world lessons, and candid perspectives. Strong representation from end-user cybersecurity leaders is a priority. Suggested topic areas include, but are not limited to: Security leadership, governance, and enterprise risk Communicating cybersecurity value to boards…

Despite being so-called digital dollars, stablecoins aren’t always simple to use. They run on various crypto networks that need different digital wallets — the type of thing that can put crypto newbies and seasoned bitcoiners alike off.  But Bitcoin software provider Breez has come up with a solution: Apps built on its Breez SDK can now let users with a bitcoin balance accept stablecoin payments from over 30 networks.  Receive USDT/USDC is LIVE in the Breez SDK 💥Get paid in dollars, straight to your bitcoin or dollar balance.Users can now receive @USDC or USDT from 30+ networks, including Ethereum, Base,…

Before the sun fully formed, tiny bits of rock were already recording the magnetic forces present in the very early solar system. More than 4.5 billion years later, scientists have learned how to read that record. The ancient rocks suggest that the turbulent cloud of gas and dust that gave rise to our solar system was shot through a powerful magnetic field. That field may have helped feed the growing sun, researchers report August 24 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The findings suggest gravity may not have acted alone to build our solar system or the…

The extreme heat scientists have warned about for decades came to Europe again this summer, killing at least 30,000 people like a silent, invisible plague. It came for poor people, the very young and very old, and those suffering from debilitating conditions. The final toll will likely be higher. A 2024 United Nations report estimated about 175,000 annual heat-related deaths across Europe, and total deaths in European Union countries spiked above 60,000 in 2022 and 2024. The heat started earlier than ever, in late May, and kept coming in deadly, unrelenting waves that destroyed crops and vineyards, buckled railroad tracks,…

Finder Energy has described the approval of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) development project, which was granted by the Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo (ANP), as a major regulatory milestone and the principal environmental approval required for the development of KTJ.This achievement, combined with the previously approved field development plan (FDP), establishes the key regulatory foundations for the project’s development, de-risking it further as it advances toward a final investment decision.The company emphasizes that the resulting environmental framework addresses development, construction, installation, operation, and eventual decommissioning of KTJ, together with environmental management and monitoring…

Reading Time: 7 minutes In an election year filled with high-stakes races up and down the ballot, Wisconsin voters are likely not hearing much about the contests for secretary of state and state treasurer. These smaller statewide offices have limited duties, which are written into Wisconsin’s constitution. In addition to the attorney general, the secretary of state and state treasurer lead one of the oldest state agencies, the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, which oversees school trust funds and timber management on 78,000 acres of land. In Wisconsin, these positions lack the powers of officers with similar roles in…

Brazil’s October presidential election offers sharply different visions of the country’s place in the world. Incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sees China as a partner in development and a counterweight to Western power. His principal challenger is Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Lula’s right-wing predecessor, who promises closer alignment with Washington. Yet either outcome is likely to leave Brazil’s economic reliance on Beijing largely intact. Neither candidate offers a convincing strategy for managing the risks that dependence increasingly carries. Those risks have grown as China’s global engagement has become more powerful and assertive, its presence in Brazil…

False claims about new ‘anti-Islam’ laws in Japan are circulating again in the UK.Posts shared online highlight a list of alleged bans targeting the practice of Islam, encompassing halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer.This is false. The Religious Affairs Division of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan told Japanese fact checkers that the claims were not accurate, in part because Article 20 of the Constitution of Japan states that “Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all.” One Facebook post shows an image of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with overlaid text stating: “BREAKING: JAPAN’S NEW ANTI-ISLAM…

Israel’s national security minister declares ‘we are the owners of the place in Al-Aqsa’ during heavily guarded incursion.Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026Hundreds of Israelis led by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection.The Jerusalem governorate on Monday said Israeli forces closed intersections and streets surrounding the Old City that lead to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which Jews refer to as the Temple Mount, in occupied East Jerusalem on the third day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt said the Israelis danced in circles…