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OpenAI's new security AI found 81 high-severity flaws in Firefox. Mozilla has fixed many, so anyone with automatic updates off should update by hand.
Read more: New AI model finds serious security flaws in Firefox before hackers doMeta is pausing new Facebook business terms that could have let it collect linked website content for AI. Page owners should watch for a revised version.
Read more: Meta pauses new terms that let it scrape sites for AIA Pennsylvania program is training state and federal judges to use AI, as courts sort out whether your chatbot conversations can stay private in a lawsuit.
Read more: A Pennsylvania program is teaching judges how to use AI in court workA wave of free Mac-style desktops is arriving as Intel Macs lose Apple support, but early tests found missing keyboard shortcuts and odd menus.
Read more: New free desktop systems copy the Mac look, with rough edgesGoogle's Gemini can now answer plain-language questions from live company databases, using each person's own access. It is in preview for Google Cloud customers.
Read more: Google's Gemini can now answer questions from your company dataGoogle is reportedly preparing Gemini to alert parents when a child talks about self-harm, so chats with the AI may not stay private for kids.
Read more: Google's Gemini may soon tell parents if a child talks about self-harmByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is weighing a bigger data center project in Brazil. Where apps keep their computers can affect speed, jobs and your data.
Read more: TikTok's parent company may expand its Brazil data center projectFox now owns Roku after closing a $22 billion deal months ahead of schedule, giving it a direct line to more than 100 million households that stream TV.
Read more: Fox finishes $22 billion purchase of Roku, the TV streaming makerGoogle is reworking Gemini's sidebar and testing a new overlay animation. Its app may also get an easier way to view and erase your search history.
Read more: Google is changing how Gemini looks and how you clear search historyA reviewer says a under-$2,000 Asus laptop with 48GB of memory runs bigger AI models at home than a pricier 32GB laptop built for the job.
Read more: A cheaper, lighter laptop beats a pricier one at running AI at homeA flaw in OpenSSH, a common remote login tool, let attackers into some Linux servers, and the first attack attempt came under nine hours after the flaw went public.
Read more: Hackers exploit a server login flaw within hours of its disclosureApple's first iOS 27.3 test versions bring a smarter Siri, a redesigned Health app and a Watch feature that writes out what was just said.
Read more: Apple's iOS 27.3 beta adds smarter Siri, a new Health app and moreResearchers found tens of thousands of words and phrases that the iPhone keyboard never suggests, and some swipe-typed phrases get changed to something else.
Read more: The iPhone keyboard quietly skips tens of thousands of wordsSamsung's Galaxy SmartTag 3 is on sale online from $29, but it skips Google's larger Find My network, which matters if you want to track keys or a bag.
Read more: Samsung's new $29 item tracker is now on sale onlineAndroid Police argues the Pixel 7 camera still competes in 2026, even though most of Google's newest Gemini AI extras never reached the phone.
Read more: A four-year-old Pixel 7 still takes great photosA leak says next year's iPhone Pro may drop the Action button and fold its job into Camera Control. It matters if you use that button for shortcuts.
Read more: Next year's iPhone Pro may drop the Action button, leak saysThe FBI says three people used AI copies of CEOs and lawyers to trick employees into wiring $129 million. Any business that sends wires should take note.
Read more: Three charged over $129 million fake-boss scam using AI voicesCheap AI tools can now fake video, voices and messages well enough to fool careful people. Scammers use them to pose as loved ones, and older adults lose the most.
Read more: AI fakes now fool even careful people. Here is how families can fight backYour phone shares two ID numbers that rarely change, and fake cell towers and other tricks can use them to track you. Here is how it works.
Read more: Your phone shares two permanent ID numbers, and fake cell towers can grab oneUnion County, Pennsylvania, is offering a hands-on workshop that teaches people to spot the warning signs of scam calls and messages before money is lost.
Read more: Pennsylvania officials hold a workshop to teach people to spot scamsGoogle's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash cuts video prices 30% and allows longer clips, which could make AI video affordable for small business ads.
Read more: Google's new video AI makes clips up to 15 seconds for less moneyA federal judge cleared four groups of Facebook users to sue Meta together over a tracking tool on hospital and pharmacy websites. Meta plans to appeal.
Read more: Judge lets patients sue Meta as a group over hospital website trackingCloudflare says quantum computers could forge the tokens sites use to curb abuse, but your past browsing would stay private. Sites will still need to upgrade.
Read more: Quantum computers could break web tools that keep you anonymousWith PC gaming handhelds now pricey, one writer says a phone, a clip-on controller and cloud gaming can deliver portable PC games for far less.
Read more: Priced-out PC gaming handhelds? Your phone can fill the gap
