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Android
Google is turning Android Studio into a policy watchdog

Google has expanded Play Policy Insights in Android Studio to help developers catch policy issues while coding, including warnings for common problems such as missing login …

North Korean
Helping North Korean IT remote workers is becoming a fast track to prison

Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating “laptop farms” that helped North Korean IT workers gain employment at nearly 70 American companies, …

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Snyk integrates Claude to advance AI-native application security

Snyk has announced it is leveraging Anthropic’s Claude models to advance software security. Snyk has integrated Claude into the Snyk AI Security Platform, enabling automated …

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Avantra’s new AI can diagnose SAP failures in seconds

Avantra launched Avantra 26, an advancement in AI-driven operations, strengthening native integration with SAP Cloud ALM, and delivering automated visibility across SAP …

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Securonix launches AI threat research agent and ThreatWatch validation tool

Securonix announced the Securonix Threat Research Agent and ThreatWatch for ThreatQ, expanding how security teams research threats, validate exposure, and turn intelligence …

OpenAI
OpenAI tunes GPT-5.5-Cyber for more permissive security workflows

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.5-Cyber, a variant of its latest AI model, in limited preview for verified cybersecurity professionals and organizations through its Trusted Access …

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Transilience AI unveils Security Operating System for cloud remediation

Transilience AI has announced the general availability of its Full Stack Security Operating System for the cloud, platform designed to solve one of enterprise security’s most …

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Object First Fleet Manager simplifies distributed backup storage

Object First released Object First Fleet Manager, a cloud-based service that simplifies the management of distributed Ootbi backup storage deployments for Veeam Software …

Patch Tuesday
May 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: AI starts driving security industry changes

Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday is now live: Many fixes, but no zero-days Project Glasswing. This is one of three major security industry changes I’ll cover today. The …

Roblox
Roblox chat moderation gets bypassed by leet speak and code words

Roblox runs an automated chat filter at the scale of billions of messages per day. An independent audit of about two million chat messages from four of the platform’s …

mental health
Mental health apps are collecting more than emotional conversations

People use mental health apps to talk about depression, trauma and suicidal thoughts in moments they may not share with anyone else. Many users likely assume those …

NetGuard
Product showcase: NetGuard open-source firewall for Android

NetGuard is a free, open-source firewall for Android phones and tablets that provides users with a simple way to block internet access. Android does not allow VPN services to …

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