News — October 2026

October 2026

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  Smart Home 23 October 2026

  Home Assistant’s new Matter server: what changes, and why it matters for your Thread network

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  Privacy & Security 23 October 2026

  UK drops plans to restrict VPNs for under-16s: what was decided and what comes next

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  Privacy & Security 23 October 2026

  ASOS data breach: what happened and what customers should do now

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  Smart Home 23 October 2026

  Home Assistant Cloud becomes Home Assistant Link: what changes for subscribers

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  Smart Home 23 October 2026

  Home Assistant 2026.10: a private map, simpler automations, and breaking changes to check first

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  Home Lab 23 October 2026

  Proxmox VE now runs on Arm, but don’t throw your Raspberry Pi at it just yet

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  Online Life 23 October 2026

  PHP2Shell: two critical PHP flaws let attackers take over web servers. Update now

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  Privacy & Security 23 October 2026

  “Password1” and a forgotten test account: the ICO’s warning after a Welsh children’s data breach