Apple is missing the thing that once made it great
Despite what you might think, given the volume of words the Macalope has spilled over the issue, he is extremely tired of talking about AI. He’s honestly pretty tired of talking about a lot of…
I’ll never buy another laptop without Windows Hello
I review a lot of laptops here at PCWorld, and I’m always surprised when I unbox one without biometric hardware. Fingerprint readers and infrared (IR) cameras for facial recognition are both great—and some laptops even…
Why Agentic AI Is Security’s Next Blind Spot
Agentic AI is already running in production environments across many organizations today. It is executing tasks, consuming data, and taking actions — most likely without meaningful involvement from the security team. The industry conversation has…
Apple just pushed dozens of critical security updates, going all the way back to 2015 iPhones
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Apple released iOS 26.5 with 52 critical security vulnerability fixes, plus updates for older iOS versions dating back to 2015 iPhones. Macworld reports that patches address networking,…
Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Compromises TanStack, Mistral AI, Guardrails AI & More Packages
TeamPCP, the threat actor behind the recent supply chain attack spree, has been linked to the compromise of the npm and PyPI packages from TanStack, UiPath, Mistral AI, OpenSearch, and Guardrails AI as part of a…
This $6 macOS sticker is the accessory you didn’t know you needed
Listen, I don’t know how your memory is these days, but I’m way past the point where I can learn any new keyboard shortcuts. If I didn’t learn it 15ish years ago, there’s no extra…
ChatGPT is $20/month, but one AI platform gives you GPT, Claude, and Gemini for a year for $30
TL;DR: You can get access to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini through ChatOn AI Assistant for just $30. Juggling AI subscriptions can get expensive fast. A single AI subscription can cost hundreds per year, and using multiple tools only…
Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak
Ravie LakshmananMay 12, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security American educational technology company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said it reached an “agreement” with a decentralized cybercrime extortion group after it breached its network and threatened…
OpenAI Launches Daybreak for AI-Powered Vulnerability Detection and Patch Validation
Ravie LakshmananMay 12, 2026Vulnerability / AI Security OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a new cybersecurity initiative that brings together frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model capabilities and Codex Security to help organizations identify and patch vulnerabilities before…
iOS 26.5 Brings Default End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Between iPhone and Android
Ravie LakshmananMay 12, 2026Encryption / Mobile Security Apple on Monday officially released iOS 26.5 with support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Rich Communication Services (RCS) in beta as part of a “cross-industry effort” to replace…