Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down

As an increasing number of AI assistants flood the market, the founder of Ollie, an assistant that respected its users' privacy, s...

GM Reaches $220 Million Settlement Over Selling Drivers' Private ...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: General Motors will pay $220 million to 36 states to settle allegations that ...

US Tech Stocks See Sharp Falls As AI Spending Nears $1 Trillion

U.S. technology stocks plunged for a second consecutive day on Friday as investors grew increasingly concerned about the enormous ...

Thousands of 'Ghost Students' Use AI to Steal Millions In Student...

The Justice Department has charged five people in a crackdown on "ghost student" fraud, in which scammers allegedly use stolen ide...

Sam Altman Thinks Your PC Is Wasting Precious RAM

"Looks like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to own all the computing resources and rent out terminals to the world as a way of proppin...

Meta Settles Another Social Media Addiction Case Just Before Tria...

Meta has reached an undisclosed settlement in another social media addiction lawsuit, avoiding a trial scheduled for next month an...

This Samsung 32-Inch OLED Gaming Monitor Is $300 Off Right Now

The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 is $999.99, down from $1,299.99.

10 of the Most Iconic Patrick Stewart Roles Beyond Captain Picard

The Alpha Quadrant has lost one of its brightest stars.

10 Hacks for the Contacts App Every Apple User Should Know

You can remove duplicates with ease.

If You Loved 'VisionQuest,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch N...

If you've already watched Vision wrestle with existential questions, parenthood, and Ultron’s silky menace, there’s one movie you ...

Microsoft finally fixes VPN issues caused by September updates

Microsoft has resolved Always On VPN connection failures triggered after installing the September 2026 Windows 11 security updates...

CISA says max severity GitLab flaw now exploited in the wild

Attackers have started exploiting a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability patched earlier this month, according to the US Cybersec...

SS7 and Diameter Attacks: How Signaling Flaws Expose Your Phone

Flaws in SS7 and Diameter signaling protocols can allow attackers to track phone locations, intercept calls and SMS verification c...

Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors

A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor's extension marketplace for approx...

Trezor warns of suspected crypto-theft implant in hardware wallet

Hardware wallet device maker Trezor has received credible reports about a suspected hardware crypto-theft implant in a Trezor Safe...

The Download: GLP-1s and eating disorders, self-aware cities, and...

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of tech...

Using AI to Vibe Code Your TV Is Stupid

No one likes clunky TV interfaces or their activity being tracked, but using AI isn’t how to avoid it. There’s an easier way.

Bose’s Hottest Product Is Briefly Back in Stock

Bose’s $99 Noise Canceling Wired Earbuds have been hard to get after earning a CNET Editors’ Choice award.

Researchers May Have Discovered the 6th Dwarf Planet

The other five are Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Makemake.