Google Changed Gmail On October 16—Check Your Account Now

Google’s new Gmail privacy rules mean your emails can now be used for ads. Here’s what you need to do.

Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads

A hacker reverse-engineered his own Samsung TV and found alarming spying activity, including code that used connected devices’ microphones to listen to users.

PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet

Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it’s unlikely to be the last major software scare.

UK Online Content Regulator Admits It’s Failed To Protect Children

U.K. communications regulator Ofcom has admitted that its efforts to protect children from harmful content on the internet have achieved precisely nothing.

Meta’s Muse Could Transform Its AI Business. But Can It Make Money?

Meta is betting billions on Muse and AI agents. Its massive audience offers an advantage, but profitability, privacy and security remain major challenges.

AI Cyber Defense Now Has To Move At Machine Speed

AI agents now attack at machine speed. Effective AI cyber defense means deciding responses in advance, verifying agent identities and fixing neglected security basics.

FCC issues first bans under new chip-level rule
FCC issues first bans under new chip-level rule

FCC bans a dashcam and wireless video transmitter produced by HiSilicon, a subsidiary of Huawei for containing an AI chip that advertises face detection algorithms.

US banks scramble to restrict AI agent activity

Several U.S. banks are blocking AI agents from making transactions on their platforms. They fear that those agents could go rogue and there’s no way to tell if the moves they make are legitimate or not.

Consultant comes clean for sparking worldwide panic by accidentally breaking the PHP vulnerability embargo

The user said that they only wanted to alert others about the importance of the upcoming CVE releases and weren’t told about the embargo.