Google is testing a new AI assistant called “CC” that connects directly to your Gmail, Drive, and Calendar. The experimental tool is currently limited to paid AI subscribers in the US and Canada. It promises daily summaries and task management via email, raising immediate privacy questions.
Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 software may not include a key Android privacy tool for monitoring app location access. The feature could still arrive in a future update, but its absence in the current beta is notable.
Security researchers have uncovered a frighteningly efficient new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) called Cellik. Its unique trick is the ability to repackage any legitimate app from the Google Play Store into a malicious version with one click.
A federal judge has blocked T-Mobile from using a tool that scraped customer data from AT&T’s password-protected websites. The data was used to power T-Mobile’s “Easy Switch” price comparison feature, leading AT&T to sue last month.
A Florida middle school went into a full “code red” lockdown after an AI system flagged a student’s clarinet as a weapon. School administrators blamed the student for holding the instrument “as if it were a weapon,” rather than the faulty technology. This follows a similar incident where AI mistook
Bluesky is rolling out a new “Find Friends” feature that takes a radically different approach to contact importing. Instead of uploading and storing your contacts’ data, it uses a multi-step, local matching process to protect everyone’s privacy.
European regulators have launched a new antitrust investigation into Google, focusing on its alleged use of scraped publisher content and YouTube videos to train its generative AI. The case centers on Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode features, which the Commission suspects were built using data col
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued urgent warnings for Apple and Google device users, with confirmed attacks exploiting critical vulnerabilities. Federal employees have mandatory deadlines to patch, starting December 23 for Android, while all users are strong
Creative Commons, the nonprofit known for open content licenses, has announced tentative support for ‘pay-to-crawl’ systems. This tech would charge AI companies each time their bots scrape a website for training data, offering a potential revenue stream for publishers.
Owners of first-gen Pixel Watches and some Samsung Galaxy Watches are stuck with a non-functional weather app. Google support confirms the bug but can’t say when a fix is coming, suggesting users try third-party apps in the meantime.
