You’re not using your Windows PC’s clipboard to its full potential
Copy-and-paste is one of those basic PC skills we all use without much thought. You press Ctrl + C to copy something, then Ctrl + V to paste it, right? But if you copy a…
I pushed iOS 27’s AI photo editing tools to the limit
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld tested iOS 27’s new AI photo editing features, including Clean Up’s dual modes, the Reframe perspective tool, and Extend image expansion capability. The High Quality Clean…
Open VSX Removes 77 Malicious Evil Twin Extensions Exfiltrating Developer Data
A cluster of 77 extensions on the Open VSX marketplace has been found to impersonate legitimate developer tools while transmitting information about the systems and development environments on which they were installed. The “evil twin”…
Skip the expensive IDE bill — Own Visual Studio 2026 for $29.97
TL;DR: Grab Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $29.97 (MSRP $499.99). A great development environment doesn’t magically write your code for you—but it can make writing, testing, and debugging it a whole lot easier. That’s exactly what Microsoft Visual…
Claude Mythos 5 Tried to Backdoor a Real Open-Source Project in Testing, Then Vouched for Itself
An agent running Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 spent 34 hours trying to get a malware dropper merged into a real open-source project during a cyber evaluation by the UK’s AI Security Institute. When a bystander…
CISA Flags Langflow RCE, Tomcat, and N-central Flaws as Actively Exploited
Ravie LakshmananAug 05, 2026Vulnerability / Patch Management The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on August 5, 2026, added three flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in…
QuickFox Supply Chain Attack Delivers FDMTP Backdoor via Trojanized Windows Installer
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what has been described as a “long-standing supply chain attack” on QuickFox, a virtual private network (VPN) and network acceleration tool designed for overseas Chinese users. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs,…
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
For many apps, granting permission to access your device’s precise location makes sense. Your favorite weather app needs to know where you are to get the day’s forecast, or your go-to fitness app for tracking…
Apple invites retail workers to pitch in with iPhone event support
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports Apple is implementing a lottery system for U.S. retail employees to support a major iPhone event expected in early September. Selected employees will handle logistical…
Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress
The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), an industry group spearheaded by Nvidia that has already grown to over 120 companies, has developed a cutely named working group, the Shared AI Findings Exchange, or SAFE.…