OpenAI launched ChatGPT Wallet on November 13. US ChatGPT Pro subscribers 18 and older can save an American Express, Chase, Mastercard or Visa card and let a dot agent complete purchases. Every purchase needs Face ID, Touch ID or a fingerprint check, and the agent gets a one-time token instead of the card number. OpenAI charges no fee to start.
Check Point says attackers used the PHP2Shell flaws in the Mobile Access portal, then a new root bug in Gaia's DynamicCLI service, CVE-2026-123039, to backdoor Security Gateways and wipe a VMware ESXi host. It has emergency hotfixes for R81 through R82.20 and saw the root exploit used against a couple of dozen customers.
An FBI alert dated November 12 describes FaceStealer, a North Korean scheme that hijacks a contact's Telegram or LinkedIn account, invites you to a fake Zoom or Teams call, plays secretly recorded webcam video of people you know, then asks you to run an audio fix that installs malware. The FBI says it took more than $400 million in crypto in 18 months and seized 900+ victim videos.
Between the two HHKB Hybrids, the Type-S gets my money. I went in betting on the louder standard model. Three weeks later, feel settled it and sound barely mattered. The layout deserves more thought than either.
I sell for a living, and most of the day is calls. The monitors, earbuds, mics and watches here are the ones I use for that job, scored after weeks on the desk. Each review says whether I bought the unit or a brand sent it. How I test
Check Point says attackers used the PHP2Shell flaws in the Mobile Access portal, then a new root bug in Gaia's DynamicCLI service, CVE-2026-123039, to backdoor Security Gateways and wipe a VMware ESXi host. It has emergency hotfixes for R81 through R82.20 and saw the root exploit used against a couple of dozen customers.
An FBI alert dated November 12 describes FaceStealer, a North Korean scheme that hijacks a contact's Telegram or LinkedIn account, invites you to a fake Zoom or Teams call, plays secretly recorded webcam video of people you know, then asks you to run an audio fix that installs malware. The FBI says it took more than $400 million in crypto in 18 months and seized 900+ victim videos.
Keychron opened US preorders for the T1 HE, a right-handed thumb trackball whose 34 mm ball shifts a few millimeters in three directions. It costs $59.99, ships in early December 2026, connects over 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth or USB-C, and uses MagOptic switches with adjustable actuation.
Where I let AI do the work, where I only let it help, and how I tell the two apart.
Four years of building and fixing outbound at two B2B SaaS companies, and what each step did to the numbers.
Seven apps that didn't talk to each other, one codebase for web and iOS, and eleven days of App Store review.
If you make desk gear, email me what it is. I’ll tell you how I’d test it and whether it fits this desk. You read the review when everyone else does.
