Eric Brandwine has a blunt message for enterprises racing to deploy AI agents across their operations. Humans, he says, aren’t the reliable safeguard many assume them to be. The distinguished engineer and vice president at Amazon Security delivered the assessment in a recent interview, challenging years of conventional wisdom that placed people squarely in the […]

The Free Software Foundation moved quickly this month to close security holes in GNU Savannah after researchers at Hacktron.AI surfaced problems that had lingered in the code for roughly two years. The disclosure, which included a working exploit, forced a service outage and triggered a broader review of the platform that hosts thousands of free

Bitcoin sits roughly 50% below its all-time high of $126,279 set last October. Prices dipped near $63,000 this week after briefly crossing $65,000. Exchange-traded products tied to it have shed value. Yet one veteran observer sees echoes of another technology that once felt clunky and incomplete. David LaValle, president of indices and data at CoinDesk,

Open Notebook stands as a compelling alternative to Google’s NotebookLM, offering users an open-source approach to building AI-powered research workspaces. Developed with transparency and customization at its core, this tool addresses many limitations found in proprietary systems while maintaining the core concept of turning documents into interactive knowledge bases. The project has gained attention from

Apple has introduced a series of new child safety features for iOS devices, aiming to give parents more control over what their children encounter on their iPhones and iPads. These updates include expanded communication safety tools, enhanced parental controls in the Screen Time settings, and greater accountability placed on app developers to build safer experiences

Millions of smartphones sit unused in drawers worldwide. Their batteries may have swollen. Screens cracked. Yet the processors inside often retain surprising power. Google has noticed. So have researchers at the University of California, San Diego. They strip these retired Pixels down to bare motherboards. Remove displays, batteries, casings. Then cluster the boards together. Run

Google has expanded the language capabilities of its Gemini artificial intelligence model within Google Sheets, allowing users in dozens of new regions to access advanced spreadsheet automation and analysis features in their preferred languages. According to a report from Android Authority, the update adds support for more than 35 additional languages, significantly broadening the availability

Security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in older Apple devices that no amount of software updates can resolve. The flaw, known as usbliter8, strikes at the heart of the boot process in chips that powered iPhones from the XS through the 11 series. And the implications stretch far beyond a simple bug report. Paradigm Shift,

The Federal Communications Commission just carved out a small exception in its sweeping restrictions on foreign-made drones. On June 16, the agency announced it would permit imports of certain rudimentary Chinese toy drones that meet an exacting list of limitations. The move follows the FCC’s December 2025 decision to add all foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems