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When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently
Enterprises should be cautious with LLM explanations in high-stakes decision-making, they advised. AI recommendations should not be taken at face value; they should always be...
The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL: A smarter phone for getting things done
Google Rambler with Gemini AI Assist listens to you before generating text.Pixel 11 Pro XL HiLight alerts that Gemini is active.Pixel 11 Pro XL Creator...
Microsoft finally patches critical one-click Copilot vulnerability, almost eight months after learning of it
“This is the pattern CISOs must internalize: in agentic systems, the malicious action and the legitimate action are the same action with different intent, which...
New malware turns Microsoft 365 and Azure into its control center
The pathway is different from Edge transport. The implant launches Microsoft Edge in headless mode, attaches through the Chrome DevTools Protocol, and issues Graph API...
AI inference is getting cheaper, but your agents are getting more expensive
‘Swarms’ of agents eating up tokens There is no doubt that AI delivers massive value, and is often better, and faster, than people at many...
Meta gives up control of Chinese AI startup Manus after eight months
Maxwell began writing about technology in 1984, when mainframes ruled the world. Since then he has written for just about every business computing title in...
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Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces
When someone uploads a photo to the people-search tool ClarityCheck, the website has a clear message: “Your reverse image search is private and secure.” New...
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety has told the public for years that its technology “cannot recognize, identify, or track individuals.” It has now built a...
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
OpenAI announced Tuesday that it has halted “a significant number” of training workloads and evaluations for its forthcoming frontier artificial intelligence model—codenamed Astra—while it implements...
Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians
Meta platforms recently ran ads for an AI porn-generation tool that seemingly encouraged users to create deepfaked videos resembling female US politicians, despite the company’s...
Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To
In the eyes of many privacy advocates, AI is just another surveillance technology. It supercharges online tracking and real-world spying tools, sifts through vast troves...
How QR-code phishing can slip past corporate security measures
Business Security Quishing has become a popular alternative to traditional phishing. Here’s how businesses can close the gap. Phil Muncaster 17 Aug 2026 • ,...