NEWS
Tech & AI News Roundup — September 23, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC
8 real stories worth knowing about, with links to the original reporting.
By Vibecoders Hub · 9/23/2026 · 4 min read
Quick links to what's actually happening in AI, tech, and IT right now — curated from real reporting, not rewritten, so you can go read the full story wherever it's genuinely worth your time.
The Organization Fighting Ebola Has Never Been More Worried
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever. — Wired
8 Best Space Heaters (2026): Tested, Measured, and Mistreated
These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely. — Wired
Pornhub investigated over its age checks
The regulator says it has concerns over how the site is relying on third party checks provided by Apple for some users. — BBC Technology
Smart glasses are already causing havoc in India
Shubnam was packing boxes for a move into a new home when their friend sent them an Instagram video. The footage had only been up for a few hours, but it was days old, recorded at a Delhi protest this spring against a bill that would have narrowed the legal recognition for transgender people in… — MIT Technology Review
F5 Patches Critical BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Exploited for Unauthenticated RCE on OAuth Servers
Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) that lets them run code on a BIG-IP system without logging in, F5 says. The flaw, CVE-2026-94127, affects only systems in which APM serves as an OAuth authorization server, issuing access tokens to applications. F5 disclosed it in an advisory on September 22 and has released engineering hotfixes. — The Hacker News
Chinese Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy CLEANGULP Malware
A Chinese threat actor codenamed UTA0565 has been observed exploiting the recently disclosed Google Chrome-Microsoft Windows exploit chain as zero-days through fake websites. The attacks, detected on September 3 and 4, 2026, involved the chaining of two vulnerabilities in Chrome (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491) and one impacting Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (CVE-2026-85880) to break — The Hacker News
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Paid-up or priced out
In today's edition: Kenya raises the fintech entry bar || Kenya wants to open bank data || Pick n Pay names new CEO || Zipline expands in Côte d’Ivoire — TechCabal
Simbe Surpasses 3,000 Contracted Robots for Retail Stores
Simbe says more than 3,000 Tally retail robots are under contract as it expands shelf-scanning technology into a broader store intelligence platform. The post Simbe Surpasses 3,000 Contracted Robots for Retail Stores appeared first on TechRepublic. — TechRepublic