As of Thursday, 92 million Iranians have been completely blocked from accessing the internet for more than a week, in what is now one of the longest nationwide internet shutdowns ever, according to experts. Last…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Verizon is offering a $20 account credit to customers affected by Wednesday’s widespread voice and data outage. The outage impacted hundreds of thousands of…
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananWeb Security /Vulnerability A maximum-severity security flaw in a WordPress plugin called Modular DS has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score:…
The cost of “free” knowledge The push for paid licensing follows years of rising infrastructure costs as AI companies scraped Wikipedia content at an industrial scale. In April 2025, the foundation reported that bandwidth used…
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananPrompt Injection / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new attack method dubbed Reprompt that could allow bad actors to exfiltrate sensitive data from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Revives the Touch Bar experience Place it on top of your current keyboard Extremely customizable Works with macOS, Windows, and Linux High-quality build Cons Software is a bit clunky…
Oh, wow! The Logitech MX Keys S combo keyboard and mouse for Mac is on sale for $155 at Amazon right now. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen by quite a bit. Let’s take things…
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News The internet never stays quiet. Every week, new hacks, scams, and security problems show up somewhere. This week’s stories show how fast attackers change their tricks, how small…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld anticipates Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max chips will deliver substantial performance improvements, with the M5 Max potentially achieving over 31,000 in multi-core CPU performance. These…
Jan 15, 2026The Hacker NewsData Security / Artificial Intelligence As AI copilots and assistants become embedded in daily work, security teams are still focused on protecting the models themselves. But recent incidents suggest the bigger…