Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Summary The US Department of Defense has suspended a long-running Microsoft support arrangement — often described as a “digital escorts” programme —…
WhatsApp Fixes ‘Zero-Click’ Bug Used To Hack Apple Users With Spyware Summary WhatsApp has patched a serious vulnerability in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used in a…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers Summary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied a request from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and allied trade groups…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the kernel MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained,” indicating he will not be accepting new bcachefs…
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission Summary Reuters has reported that Meta allowed the creation of dozens of flirtatious, celebrity-themed chatbots on its platforms — some created by…
Summary EA required Secure Boot to be enabled for PC players in the Battlefield 6 open beta so its Javelin anti-cheat tools can gain low-level (kernel) access. The decision provoked…
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has reiterated his company’s refusal to embed generative AI into its browser, publishing a blog post…
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is rolling out temporary restrictions on AI chatbots for teenage users after reports said some…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws Summary Mastodon has told TechCrunch it cannot comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because its decentralised…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline developed by two independent Israeli security researchers can generate proof-of-concept exploit code for software vulnerabilities in minutes.…
