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3 October 2026 · 4 min read

Apple tightens Mac security against AI agents

Apple is adding new controls to macOS to restrict how much access AI agents can have to your files, emails, and browsing history. As autonomous AI ...

Apple moves to curb AI agent overreach as autonomous tools demand sweeping system access

Apple is implementing stricter controls for macOS Full Disk Access permissions as AI agents increasingly request unrestricted data access to user ...

3 October 2026 · 3 min read

A zero-day just hit your router or VPN. Do these 7 things today

What to do after a zero-day hits your router, VPN or email gateway: a 7-step checklist covering exposure, patching, admin access, credentials and ...

When the hunters become the hunted: AI-Powered attack breaches vulnerability research organisation

An autonomous AI attack exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in helpdesk software to breach a Dutch security research nonprofit, raising concerns about ...

2 October 2026 · 2 min read

A superfluid helium qubit could make 100 times fewer errors, on paper

Surrey researchers designed a superfluid qubit predicted to cut errors around 100-fold versus superconducting qubits. Nobody has built one yet.

2 October 2026 · 4 min read

Robotaxi operators face new fines for blocking emergency first responders in California

California has introduced fines for robotaxi operators whose vehicles block or impede emergency responders, forcing companies like Waymo and Cruise ...

Hackers lived in Pentagon HR files for 10 months and took 3 million records

The Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center says attackers abused a file-sharing flaw for ten months and stole records on more than 3 million ...

2 October 2026 · 8 min read

Passkeys vs security keys, and the accounts where a $29 key still wins

Passkeys vs security keys compared: synced passkeys are fine for most logins, but your email and cloud account deserve a hardware key. Here is which ...

The $300 million Nvidia smuggling case shows how export controls leak

US prosecutors say Earthmade's owner smuggled $300M of Nvidia AI servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore. What the Nvidia chip smuggling case ...

Cheap RAM is not coming back before 2028, and Micron says robots are next

Micron says the RAM shortage will be much tighter in 2027 and 2028, and robots may need 200GB+ of DRAM each by 2030. What it means for PC and phone ...

2 October 2026 · 5 min read

Google's Guided Vision AI brings real-time audio descriptions to Gemini Live on Android

Google's new Guided Vision feature provides real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your Android camera at, transforming accessibility for ...

2 October 2026 · 5 min read

Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits against Google's AI Overviews feature

A federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits from Chegg and Penske Media over Google's AI Overviews, finding that reduced traffic to publisher ...

Google's €403 million fine is about where your phone was in 2018

Ireland's privacy regulator fined Google €403 million over how it handled location data from 2018 to 2020, ordered fixes within six months and has ...

FortiMail's 9.8 zero-day is under attack and some versions have no patch yet

Fortinet confirms attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-104286, a CVSS 9.8 FortiMail flaw that allows unauthenticated file writes. Fixes for several ...

2 October 2026 · 4 min read

World's first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in record 23 months

Fervo Energy just completed the world's first commercial enhanced geothermal power plant in Nevada, finished in just 23 months. The project proves ...

Europe's fractured tech security strategy leaves members vulnerable to supply chain threats

EU nations adopt wildly different approaches to Chinese vendors, creating security gaps that undermine bloc-wide protection efforts.

2 October 2026 · 4 min read

ChatGPT launches virtual try-on shopping feature for clothes and accessories

OpenAI is rolling out virtual try-on capabilities in ChatGPT that let you photograph yourself and preview how clothes would look before buying them. ...

Kevin Mandia's agent swarm startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation

Kevin Mandia, the Mandiant founder who sold to Google for 630 million dollars, is back with Armadin, a security startup using coordinated AI agents ...

Attackers exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails at scale

Attackers have been actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Zimbra, an email platform used by enterprises and government agencies, to steal ...

Six AI leaders agree to safety framework under Trump White House initiative, but critics question enforcement

Major AI companies commit to voluntary safety controls and independent audits, though experts debate whether self-regulation adequately addresses ...

Pentagon enlists Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to shape the future of military technology

The Pentagon just tasked Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey with reimagining future military technology in a 120-day study. It's a sign that the military is ...

Neon takes on A24 and film studios with open source SCP Foundation movie

Neon just announced an SCP Foundation film under Creative Commons licensing to directly challenge A24's approach of making a big-budget adaptation ...