Security, Trust & Governance: Securing Software That Increasingly Writes Itself: SD Times 100

Part of the SD Times 100 2026 series. See the full SD Times 100 2026 list for every category and honoree. Application security has spent years maturing around a relatively stable assumption: a human ...
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I enabled Windows 11's hidden speed boost and every app opened noticeably faster

Make Windows faster with this quick upgrade -- every app will open faster.
TweakTown

Vanguard no longer has to run at startup thanks to Riot's new On-Demand mode

To use the new feature, players must meet a security checklist that requires Windows 11 25H2, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and a few ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

League of Legends' Vanguard anti-cheat finally gets the option to only run when you fire up a game, as Riot roll out "on-demand sessions" for "sufficiently secured" PCs

League of Legends and Valorant developers Riot Games have added an optional "on demand" mode to their Vanguard anti-cheat software. With this new mode enabled, Vanguard will only run when you fire up ...

Azul Launches free JVM vulnerability risk assessment

Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for AI-driven exploits: Visibility into which JVMs carry active Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV ...
HotHardware

Bypass Microsoft’s Queue: How to Force-Enable New Windows 11 Performance Boost

Let’s face it, despite years of updates and patches, Windows 11 can still feel a bit sluggish. Even on high-end hardware, triggering basic OS interface elements like the Start menu, Search bar, or ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

GameMaker launches new runtime to enable larger-scale development workflows

AI integration brings natural language commands to game development. CLI tool removes reliance on traditional IDE workflows. New language support expands beyond GML to mainstream coding options. Cross ...
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Amazon and OpenAI's new Stateful Runtime Environment lets AI developers build without starting over

The Stateful Runtime Environment powered by OpenAI models will be available through Amazon Bedrock in the coming months, enabling developers to build AI agents that remember context and work across ...
Microsoft

Running OpenClaw safely: identity, isolation, and runtime risk

Self-hosted agent runtimes like OpenClaw are showing up fast in enterprise pilots, and they introduce a blunt reality: OpenClaw includes limited built-in security controls. The runtime can ingest ...
SecurityWeek

Microsoft to Enable ‘Windows Baseline Security’ With New Runtime Integrity Safeguards

Microsoft announced this week new Windows enhancements to improve user safety and keep them better informed. As part of the Secure Future Initiative announced in November 2023, the company is moving ...
Android Authority

Personal Intelligence just supercharged Gemini. Here’s how to use it right now

Gemini is already one of the most capable AI platforms available, but what if it were even better? Specifically, what if Gemini could access data from your Google apps to be far more personal than it ...
Hollywood Life

How Long Is the New ‘Avatar’ Movie? Here’s the ‘Fire and Ash’ Runtime

Avatar: Fire and Ash hit theaters on December 19, 2025, three years after the second film of the franchise was released. James Cameron‘s third Avatar installment tackles even more loss, pain and ...