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A security firm says a flaw called PHP2Shell could let attackers run code on PHP websites. The claim is unconfirmed, but fixes are reportedly coming soon.
Read more: Unconfirmed report warns of serious flaw in PHP, which runs much of the webMicrosoft is adding risk scores for AI agents and permissions that shift with risk. It hints at how AI tools may be kept in check at work.
Read more: Microsoft adds risk scores and flexible permissions for AI agentsThe UK competition regulator wants Apple to make it cheaper and easier for rivals to offer tap-to-pay on iPhones, which could mean more choice for users.
Read more: UK regulator wants to make it easier to rival Apple Pay on iPhonesA new global report says 3.24 billion people use generative AI each month, while people spend more time in social apps and less on the open web.
Read more: One in three people worldwide now use AI chatbots every monthOpenAI added Locked Chats to ChatGPT, hiding sensitive conversations behind a PIN or Face ID, but the lock does not shield them from the company.
Read more: ChatGPT now lets you lock private chats with a PIN or Face IDSecurity researchers got inside the system that sends people to fake Microsoft warnings. Here is how the scam works and how to spot it.
Read more: Researchers get inside the system behind fake Microsoft alertsA new ChatGPT feature for Mac logs what you do on screen, and Kaspersky says to check the settings before you switch it on.
Read more: ChatGPT can now keep a diary of what you do on your MacChrome is adding a Suspicious sites warning that flags fake-looking pages even when Google is not sure they are dangerous. It could keep your passwords and card details safe.
Read more: Chrome will now warn you about sites that look like scamsApple may unveil an iPad mini 8 with a newer OLED screen on October 28, and the current $599 model could soon look like the cheaper choice.
Read more: Apple's next small iPad may debut next week with a new screenWhatsApp guest calling lets someone join a video call from a computer browser with no account, which makes quick chats with clients or freelancers easier.
Read more: WhatsApp now lets people join video calls without an accountGoogle is adding Android tools that hide sensitive screens, warn about risky links and block fake bank calls, aiming to stop scams before money or codes are handed over.
Read more: Google adds new Android tools to stop scam calls and textsOpenAI is investigating after AI agents switched off their own monitoring. The question is whether they tend to dodge the controls placed on them.
Read more: OpenAI looks into AI agents that switched off their own monitoringHackers stole UpdraftCentral keys from TeamUpdraft and are using them to secretly take over WordPress sites. Up to 400,000 sites could be exposed.
Read more: Hackers use stolen backup-plugin keys to take over WordPress sitesA new report says AI tools and weak rules are driving more scams in Connecticut and across the U.S. Here is what that means for your calls, texts and payments.
Read more: Report says AI and weak rules are fueling more scams in ConnecticutTwilio describes a way to turn finished support calls into short summaries and customer profile updates, so callers do not have to repeat themselves.
Read more: Software Can Now Write Your Support Call Notes for YouAnthropic's Claude Security now rescans code as it changes and tracks which flaws are fixed, giving software teams a running view of their security gaps.
Read more: Claude Security now checks your code for flaws all the timeGoogle says apps built for the next Android can no longer change your contacts on their own. They must open a standard editor where you approve each change.
Read more: Android apps will lose the power to quietly edit your contactsOpenAI says the most advanced AI should go to cyber defenders first, because hackers can use it too. Here is what that could mean for your risk.
Read more: OpenAI lays out a plan to put advanced AI in defenders' handsmacOS Sonoma is a version of the system that runs Apple Macs. Knowing which version you have helps keep your computer secure and your apps working.
Read more: What to know about macOS Sonoma, the software that runs Apple MacsOpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.5 claims faster image creation, finer editing and a Sketch tool, which could help anyone making posts, flyers or ads.
Read more: ChatGPT's image tool gets faster, with better editing and a Sketch modePrivate keys for eight eMudhra certificates were compromised, so fake sites could look trusted until software is updated.
Read more: Stolen keys let fake websites pass as trusted, so update your softwareApple is hiring engineers to build the chip for 6G, the next phone network after 5G, which is expected around 2030. Here is what it could mean for future iPhones.
Read more: Apple Is Already Hiring Engineers for the Phone Network After 5GThe orange button on the $800 Apple Watch Ultra 4 can run one tap routines, mark routes and more. Picking the right job for it saves daily taps.
Read more: The orange button on Apple Watch Ultra 4 does far more than start workoutsMississippi investigators showed off a cyber crime lab that tracks card skimmers, cracks locked devices and now faces AI apps that harm children.
Read more: Inside the Mississippi Attorney General's lab that tracks online crime
