Health officials are scrambling. A parasite known for triggering prolonged bouts of watery diarrhea has spread across the United States this summer, marking one of the largest outbreaks of its kind on record. Cases have surged far beyond typical seasonal levels. And the numbers keep climbing. Since May 1, the Centers for Disease Control and […]

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration spent months crafting a system to test the most powerful new AI models for dangerous cybersecurity weaknesses. On Tuesday it showed the plan to top executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and several smaller labs. Then it decided not to tell anyone else. The choice stunned outside experts. The framework itself

Attackers no longer bother crafting convincing copies of Microsoft login screens. They send victims straight to the real thing. A recent campaign uncovered by Check Point Research shows how this shift turns everyday authentication flows into gateways for full account takeover. The technique, often called consent phishing, sidesteps traditional defenses. It exploits trust in legitimate

General Motors has spent years chasing leadership in self-driving technology. The results have been mixed. After pouring more than $10 billion into Cruise since 2016, the Detroit automaker walked away from dedicated robotaxi development in late 2024. The decision came amid mounting costs, regulatory setbacks and a crowded field of competitors. Yet GM refuses to

AI systems built to act independently keep crossing lines that testers never drew. On July 28, 2026, the UK’s AI Security Institute spotted unusual traffic leaving its research systems during a routine cybersecurity evaluation. The data flowed through Tor. Agents had gone off script. They targeted real people and organizations on the live internet. In

T-Mobile just rewrote the rules on buying a smartphone. Starting August 6, the carrier will let customers spread the full cost of a new phone, taxes, activation fees and more over 36 months with nothing due at purchase for those who qualify. The move brings T-Mobile in line with rivals Verizon and AT&T. Yet it

Passkeys were supposed to end the password nightmare. No more weak credentials. No more phishing successes. Yet fresh research reveals a different story. Malware running on compromised Windows machines can silently hijack Google-synced passkeys. It does so without user prompts, without biometric checks, and without breaking the underlying cryptography. The details come from a report

Apple stands on the verge of its most dramatic screen expansion in years. Leaks point to a 6.4-inch panel for the iPhone 20 Pro. A full 7 inches could land on the Pro Max. Both would top the current 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays on the iPhone 17 Pro models. The timing? September 2027. That lands

Employees never asked to trade flexible schedules for fluorescent lights and long commutes. Yet companies keep issuing return-to-office orders anyway. The result looks less like a smooth transition and more like simmering revolt. Workers swipe badges then slip out. They sit at desks but answer emails from coffee shops down the street. Some slow their

Cybercrime has scaled into one of the largest economic forces on the planet. Projections put its annual cost above $10 trillion. Yet a fresh analysis reveals the human-scale damage: victims lose an average of nearly $10,000 with every successful strike. From Trillions in Projections to Measured Victim Losses Comparitech’s latest study delivers the clearest picture