Emerging Tech

Deepfake fraud is rapidly emerging as one of the most dangerous cyberthreats, eroding consumer trust in biometric authentication. AI-generated attacks manipulate Face ID and voice authentication to gain unauthorized access, steal payment details, and bypass traditional security measures, putting bot...

AI may be ushering in a new breed of malicious threat actors who know even less about hacking than script kiddies but can produce professional-grade hacking tools.

This week, I’ll cover the microprocessor companies I know best and close with my Product of the Week, Microsoft’s Copilot AI. I’m pretty pleased with this implementation, and kudos to whoever came up with this method of getting people like me to use the tool.

A call for organizations to take quantum security seriously has been sounded in a new report by Forrester Research. The hype and interest around quantum is real because hackers are already using the “harvest now, decrypt later" approach, the report noted.

Google has started previewing Gemini for Android Auto before it is ready, and users aren’t becoming fans.

As drones become a pivotal tool in both security and illicit operations, the skies over the U.S. southern border have turned into a high-tech battleground. Law enforcement agencies and drug cartels are leveraging drone technology for surveillance, smuggling, and counter-surveillance, raising urgent ...

Agentic AI — getting AI to perform tasks rather than just create content from prompts — is coming to the Opera browser. Browser Operator understands written instructions in natural language using the browser client’s local resources. Opera's AI Composer Engine processes that information to com...

The MakuluLinux LinDoz 2025 edition is one of the most useful and functional AI-powered Linux distributions available. The OS offers free and unlimited access to a loaded AI toolkit.

ANALYSIS

Amazon Moves To Make Alexa Smart

Alexa+ adds generative AI, enabling smarter responses, natural language commands, and advanced automation across Alexa devices and Amazon services.

In its court filing, Chegg argues that Google forces companies to supply proprietary content in order to be included in Google’s search function, unfairly exercises its monopoly power within search, and reaps benefits from Chegg's content without paying for it.

Apple's toned-down announcement of the iPhone 16e could mark a strategic shift in how the company approaches product differentiation within its lineup.

Intel is pushing a modular concept that could make upgrading your laptop less expensive than buying a new one and substantially reduce e-waste.

The problem with both social media and ride-sharing is that the people paying for the service aren’t treated as the primary customers, which creates a decoupled revenue model.

The Shadowserver Foundation reports that the campaign, which has been ongoing since January, involves as many as 2.8 million IP addresses daily, targeting VPN devices, firewalls, and gateways from vendors like Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti, and SonicWall.

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