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Starship Flight 14 Targets First Orbit and Operational Starlink V3 Deployment

Friday, September 18, 2026
SpaceX is targeting Monday, September 28, 2026, for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase in South Texas, pending regulatory approval. A 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Earlier Starship flights followed intentionally suborbital trajectories. This mission is planned as the vehicle's first flight into Earth orbit.... Read More

September Windows updates are breaking some domain logins.

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Microsoft confirmed a known issue after the September 2026 security updates. On some domain-joined Windows 11 PCs, users cannot sign in with valid domain credentials. Cached offline credentials may still work.... Read More

Firefox Smart Window picks up a Mistral model. Privacy settings still matter.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Mozilla and Mistral announced a partnership on September 16, 2026. Firefox Smart Window, Mozilla’s AI browsing assistant still in beta, will be powered by Mistral models for users in France and North America, with the United Kingdom and Germany expected later this year.... Read More

iOS 27 installs on older iPhones. Full Siri AI needs newer hardware.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Apple released iOS 27 on September 14, 2026. The update brings Siri AI, a new version of Siri powered by the next generation of Apple Intelligence. Matching updates rolled out across Apple’s other platforms the same day.... Read More

Fake “update your passkey” calls are stealing Microsoft 365 files.

Monday, September 14, 2026
Microsoft says attackers are using fake “passkey update” calls to break into Microsoft 365 accounts. The same pitch also arrives by text, and the lure often lands on a personal phone. The caller claims to be from the IT helpdesk, says a passkey, MFA, or single sign-on setup must be fixed right away, and warns that access will stop.... Read More

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