Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent-on-agent commerce

Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.

Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.

Iranian Hackers Deploy MiniFast and MiniJunk V2 via Phishing and SEO Poisoning

The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as Nimbus Manticore (aka Screening Serpens and UNC1549) has been attributed to a fresh campaign using lures imper

Discord rolls out end-to-end encryption on voice, video calls

Discord announced that all voice and video calls through the communication platform are now protected by default with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). [...]

Evolution strategies as a scalable alternative to reinforcement learning

We’ve discovered that evolution strategies (ES), an optimization technique that’s been known for decades, rivals the performance of standard reinforcement learn

The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path

David Silver has a new billion-dollar company that aims to build AI “superlearners.”

Forza Horizon 6 has leaked a week ahead of launch

Unencrypted files were downloaded from Steam and shared by pirates.

Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium

L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027.

Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says

Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."

CERT-In Mandates 12-Hour Patching for Internet-Facing Flaws Amid AI-Assisted Attacks

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued new guidelines requiring organizations to patch critical security vulnerabilities in internet-e

Microsoft plans to improve Windows 11 driver quality in 2026

Microsoft plans to raise the quality bar of Windows 11 drivers, as drivers "sit at the heart of every Windows experience" and connect the OS to the "silicon, co

Evaluating large language models trained on code

Best Smart Glasses (2026): Meta, Viture, Xreal, and More

This burgeoning wearable tech category lets you talk to an AI assistant, listen to music, or check out a display screen right from the comfort of your very own

NBC is turning Wordle into a TV show

The NYT's word game has been pretty much everywhere else.

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge community

In a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcement about th

iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more

Probably the last big updates we'll see before the next versions appear at WWDC.

KnowledgeDeliver LMS Flaw Exploited to Deploy Godzilla and Cobalt Strike

A now-patched high-severity security flaw affecting Digital Knowledge KnowledgeDeliver, a Learning Management System (LMS) popular in Japan, was exploited as a

Microsoft blames macOS update for undismissible Teams location prompts

Microsoft has confirmed user reports that the Teams team collaboration app is displaying non-dismissible location prompts on some macOS systems. [...]

Evaluating fairness in ChatGPT

We've analyzed how ChatGPT responds to users based on their name, using AI research assistants to protect privacy.

What Is Ethernet? Everything You Need to Know About Wired Networks

Ethernet delivers stable, speedy, secure wired connections to the internet and between devices.

TikTok is rolling out an ad-free option in the UK

It's the first time an ad-free subscription has been offered in an English-speaking country.

Why Tokyo is the most important tech destination of 2026

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 has four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations, dedicated exhibit floors, and sessions featuring the peop

F1 set for another engine tweak in 2027, and what's this about V8s?

Rather than dig in, the sport is being proactive about fixing the problem.

⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Flaws, Defender 0-Days, Router Botnets, and Supply Chain Chaos

Monday recap. Same mess, new week. A sketchy dev tool got people pwned, old bugs came back from the dead, and security products somehow needed protecting from t

New Shai-Hulud malware wave compromises 600 npm packages

Threat actors earlier today published more than 600 malicious packages to the Node Package Manager (npm) index as part of a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign

Evaluating chain-of-thought monitorability

OpenAI introduces a new framework and evaluation suite for chain-of-thought monitorability, covering 13 evaluations across 24 environments. Our findings show th

The Tech Bros Are All In on Zyn

Nicotine pouches are revered among tech workers, who tout them as the perfect brain-boosting, productivity-jacking stimulants.

Whoop will soon offer users in-app video consultations with licensed clinicians

Clinicians will be able to see users' health data.

Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha

Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha with support from Lidl’s owner, Schwarz Group. With the blessing of their governments, the c

A promising Indian launch startup nears its first orbital test flight

"We wanted to get to an orbital launch vehicle in a few years."

Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, almost triple the numbe

The Alert Firehose Finally Meets Its Match

Ask a cybersecurity pro about Network Detection and Response (NDR) and you might still hear "Noisy," "Too much data." But ask the teams running NDR that include

Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities Doubled: From Exposure to Escalation

Microsoft's total vulnerability count stayed steady in 2025, but critical flaws surged year over year. BeyondTrust breaks down why attackers are increasingly fo

How evals drive the next chapter in AI for businesses

Learn how evals help businesses define, measure, and improve AI performance—reducing risk, boosting productivity, and driving strategic advantage.

Celebrating 25 years of visual search innovation

Google Images logo surrounded by illustrations of people searching for different images

Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collabs—What You Can Still Buy and What’s Coming

From Uniqlo to Puma, here are some of the top Pokémerch money can buy … for now.

GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers' driving data

General Motors collected driving data through OnStar and sold it to data brokers.

The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open

Nuclear startup X-energy went public, geothermal startup Fervo is about to. Could this be the moment that climate tech investors have been waiting for?

Huge landslide created a 500-meter-high tsunami in a major tourist area

Fortunately, it happened early in the morning, so nobody was around.

Ghost CMS CVE-2026-26980 Exploited to Hijack 700+ Sites for ClickFix Attacks

Threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code with an aim to fuel ClickFix attacks.

7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang

Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. [...]

Estonia and OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to schools nationwide

Estonia and OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to schools nationwide. OpenAI will work with the Estonian Government to provide students and teachers in the secondary schoo

Here’s How Much San Francisco Tech Companies Pay for Police Protection

A recent attack on Sam Altman’s home and OpenAI offices has put corporate security under renewed scrutiny. Records reveal how much some tech firms spend to arm

Dua Lipa is suing Samsung for $15 million

The singer accused the tech giant of illegally using her likeness to sell TVs.

India’s Snabbit seeks fresh funding at a $400M valuation, sources say

Snabbit has scaled rapidly, crossing one million jobs in March, amid growing investor interest.

Do you take after your dad’s RNA?

Evidence is growing that sperm carries marks of a father’s life experiences, influencing traits in offspring.

Lazarus Deploys RemotePE Memory-Only RAT Against Financial and Crypto Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a cross-platform malware called RemotePE that has been put to use by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group in attack

Webinar: The hidden bottlenecks in network incident response

IT teams are increasingly overwhelmed by alerts from disconnected systems, forcing responders to manually coordinate investigations during network incidents. Th

Estimating worst case frontier risks of open weight LLMs

In this paper, we study the worst-case frontier risks of releasing gpt-oss. We introduce malicious fine-tuning (MFT), where we attempt to elicit maximum capabil

Best iPhone Charger: Cable, Wireless, MagSafe, and More

Whether you’re a Screen Time champion or you’re constantly on Low Power Mode, we found an iPhone charger perfect for you.