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Forgot Your Android PIN? Google Is Testing a New Recovery Option

AndyC 23 September 2026

Forgetting your Android PIN can leave you with one particularly painful option: erase the phone and start over. Google may...

A New Tool Found Malware That’s Guided by an AI Hive Mind—No Humans in Sight

AndyC 22 September 2026

Cisco Talos researchers created a new framework for identifying malware and hacking tools that rely on AI chatbots—and quickly discovered something unusual.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty...

How to Use AI With Your Privacy Intact

AndyC 22 September 2026

Your conversations with AI chatbots are both highly personal and deeply vulnerable to surveillance. Here’s how you can protect yourself.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesIf the...

The SMB cybersecurity squeeze: AI agents at work, old attacks in overdrive

AndyC 22 September 2026

AI has moved quickly into the daily work of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs). Many have moved past chatbots and begun assigning work to AI...

US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats

AndyC 21 September 2026

Officials discussed setting up a mechanism for the two countries to notify each other of AI incidents which could threaten national security.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty...

Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

AndyC 20 September 2026

AI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, widely available AI chatbots are already helping uncover a tidal wave of security...