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- Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk (opens The Verge in a new tab) Apple will add new limits for "full disk access" on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Apple says it's rolling out new controls to "ensure that users who genuinely wish to…
- Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones (opens Engadget in a new tab) Line go up (bad version).
- Apple sounds the alarm on AI agents and 'Full Disk Access' (opens Engadget in a new tab) There's an increasingly high cost to convenience.
- This Shoe Company’s Instagram Ad With a Frat Is Pissing People Off (opens WIRED in a new tab) A collaborative Instagram post between footwear line HEYDUDE and a University of Florida frat is sparking backlash due to sexual cyberharassment allegations against two former members.
- Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents (opens TechCrunch in a new tab) Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.
- OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner (opens The Verge in a new tab) It's a tale as old as last week: OpenAI's new agent platform, called Dots, is full of cute little guys who can do your bidding. But unlike the ultra-approachable Meta Muse, Dots feel very much like using workplace software that happens to…
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra vs Apple iPad Pro: Here's how they stack up (opens Engadget in a new tab) Choosing between these two powerhouse tablets is probably simpler than you think.
- Laytr’s new app lets you save anything you find online, not just articles to read (opens TechCrunch in a new tab) Laytr lets you save articles, recipes, screenshots, videos, PDFs, and more for later, while keeping your archive private and synced across your Apple devices.
- Affordable alternatives to Apple's AirPods Max (opens Engadget in a new tab) If you can live without deep iOS integration and the polished design of the AirPods Max, you could save hundreds.
- Don't let the adorable AI agents fool you (opens Engadget in a new tab) Just because they look harmless doesn't mean you should be irresponsible with your data.
- 4.5-foot-thick walls needed to absorb data center noise: researcher (opens Construction Dive in a new tab) Ultra-thick walls aren’t practical, so setbacks should be at least 1,500 feet, says Kasey Fowler-Finn of Saint Louis University.
- Apple is reportedly building a smart home camera that won't record video footage of you or anyone else (opens Engadget in a new tab) The device will apparently use AI to analyze activity in your home without actually filming it.
- Data center construction spending raced further ahead in August (opens Construction Dive in a new tab) “Frankly, it’s becoming difficult to contextualize the size and speed of this boom,” said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.
- Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients’ data (opens TechCrunch in a new tab) The health tech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.
- Amazon Says It’s No Longer Using NDAs for Data Centers (opens WIRED in a new tab) The company announced it has stopped using secret agreements with county officials and acknowledged that community backlash is leading to data center moratoriums across the country.
- A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data (opens WIRED in a new tab) While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target.
- Google Workspace Promo Codes: 14% Off for October 2026 (opens WIRED in a new tab) Boost your productivity and save with exclusive Google Workspace coupons from WIRED. Get up to 14% off plans for three months, including Starter, Standard, and Plus tiers.
- Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data (opens Ars Technica in a new tab) It has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.
- ANYbotics launches Shift to streamline robot fleet operations, scale inspections (opens The Robot Report in a new tab) ANYbotics designed Shift to help maintenance teams run industrial inspections, detect failing equipment, and turn data into work orders. The post ANYbotics launches Shift to streamline robot fleet operations, scale inspections appeared…
- Solar for All grantees seek damages from EPA over ‘devastating’ cuts (opens Utility Dive in a new tab) Two federal judges recently ruled that the EPA acted illegally when it suddenly terminated the $7 billion program. One grantee said the decision harmed not only her organization, but also developers and communities that expected to benefit…
- Innodata opens motion-capture lab to help humanoids move more like people (opens The Robot Report in a new tab) Innodata uses Vicon cameras to measure movements with sub-millimeter accuracy and to collect real-world training data for robots. The post Innodata opens motion-capture lab to help humanoids move more like people appeared first on The Robot…
- The Download: OpenAI’s chief research officer explains its hacking response (opens MIT Technology Review in a new tab) This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. “We’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot” over hack fallout, says OpenAI’s chief research…
- “We’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot” over hack fallout, says OpenAI’s chief research officer (opens MIT Technology Review in a new tab) Two months after the bombshell news that a swarm of its agents had broken their containment and hacked into the computers of the AI company Hugging Face, OpenAI is still putting out fires. A steady drip of disclosures about other hacks in…
- Meet Flourish One, the Raspberry Pi-powered humanoid built for busy parents (opens The Robot Report in a new tab) Flourish is releasing a $3,555 phone-trainable home robot, targeting busy parents with personalized, cloud-trained chore automation. The post Meet Flourish One, the Raspberry Pi-powered humanoid built for busy parents appeared first on The…
- Contain the Chaos: ‘CONTROL Resonant’ Launches on GeForce NOW (opens NVIDIA Blog in a new tab) A warped Manhattan is waiting in the cloud this week. Remedy Entertainment’s CONTROL Resonant brings Dylan Faden’s extraordinary abilities and a paranatural crisis to GeForce NOW at launch. With the release comes the final days of the…
- Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts (opens Ars Technica in a new tab) EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.
- IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records (opens Ars Technica in a new tab) The English hospitals recovered patient care data only.
- AI Security Is an Engineering Problem — How to Solve It at Every Layer of the Agent Stack (opens NVIDIA Blog in a new tab) AI security is an engineering problem. That means defined security requirements, enforceable controls, named owners and evidence that protections work. As AI becomes more capable, the industry must accelerate security engineering, broaden…
- An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang (opens Ars Technica in a new tab) Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.
- Parallel Reads and Write Optimization for Large-Scale Data Replication (opens IEEE Spectrum in a new tab) This White Paper gives data engineers and architects a practical overview of how parallel partitioned reads, write-path optimization, and cloud-native bulk loading reduce large-table replication times, and why replication speed has become a…
- Cute Critters Come to the Cloud: ‘Aniimo’ Launches on GeForce NOW (opens NVIDIA Blog in a new tab) A new creature-catching adventure is ready to stream from the cloud this week. Pawprint Studio’s Aniimo arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, inviting gamers to explore the vibrant continent of Idyll across supported devices. Also this week…
- Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack (opens Ars Technica in a new tab) Group plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks.