Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome
…This update to AI Mode means that once you begin a search using that tool in Chrome, the search tool essentially becomes an always-on aspect of your user experience. In an…
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Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
… An Apple spokesperson tells WIRED that the company will issue software updates on Wednesday morning to protect iOS users from a hacking technique known as DarkSword, which is capable of silently taking over certain iPhones running iOS 18—the previous version of Apple’s mobile operating system—when … …
Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild
… It's really too easy.” An Apple spokesperson told WIRED in a statement that “every day Apple's security teams around the world work tirelessly to protect users' devices and data,” and noted that Apple had released security updates that would protect users from both Coruna and DarkSword, including e… …
A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale
… Wiz’s Read recommends safeguards such as “age-gating” updates to open source tools—vetting and installing security updates but otherwise holding off on immediate updates to code that’s been newly published and may be malicious. …
Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder
… No new hardware announcements or updates were made at Friday’s event. …
You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
…that people can submit takedown requests through its illegal content reporting form tool, which she says will be updated with additional fields to comply with the Take It Down Act. Epic Games…
Sam Altman’s Orb Company Promoted a Bruno Mars Partnership That Doesn't Exist
…its original story about the event; the story has since been updated to include this new information.) A spokesperson for Tools for Humanity confirmed to WIRED in a statement Wednesday that the…
The Coros Pace 4 Has More Than Twice the Battery Life of Garmin’s Running Watches
… These features often apply to past-gen devices, unlike brands like Apple, which often introduce new hardware every year so that new updates can be restricted only to the latest devices. …
Anthropic Denies It Could Sabotage AI Tools During War
… The government’s argument is that Anthropic could disrupt active military operations by turning off access to Claude or pushing harmful updates if the company disapproves of certain uses. …
Google Search Goes Agentic—and Doesn’t Need You Anymore
…Vibe-Coded Results Google first launched Antigravity, its version of an agentic coding tool like OpenAI’s Codex or Anthropic’s Claude Code, late last year. Now, an updated version of Antigravity…