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Google Gemini
Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty

Google claims that its security teams work around the clock using its Gemini AI models to detect and stop harmful ads. “Bad actors are using generative AI to create …

Mozilla Thunderbolt
Mozilla challenges enterprise AI providers with Thunderbolt, open-source AI client under your control

For organizations that want to keep company data within their own systems and have more control over how AI is deployed, Mozilla is offering an alternative to externally …

Android 17
Android 17 Beta 4 arrives with post-quantum cryptography and new memory limits

Google shipped Android 17 Beta 4 on April 16, marking the last scheduled beta in the Android 17 release cycle. The build targets app compatibility testing and platform …

Apple AirTag
Apple AirTag tracking can be misled by replayed Bluetooth signals

Apple’s AirTag is designed to help users track lost items by relying on a vast network of nearby Apple devices. New research shows that this same system can be manipulated to …

School
Social media bans might steer kids into riskier corners of the internet

Governments are moving to block children under 16 from social media in the name of safety. But once these measures move from policy to practice, they raise a harder question: …

Claude
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7 with automated cybersecurity safeguards

Software teams building agentic AI workflows have been pushing frontier models toward longer, unsupervised task runs. Claude Opus 4.7, now generally available from Anthropic, …

North Korea
Two US nationals jailed over scheme that generated $5 million for the North Korean regime

Two US nationals have been sentenced for their role in a scheme that placed North Korean IT workers inside American companies under false identities. Over several years, the …

Claude
Anthropic tests user trust with ID and selfie checks for Claude

Anthropic announced identity verification for Claude using government ID and selfie checks, becoming the first major AI chatbot to do so, a move that may prove unpopular with …

LLM
Command integrity breaks in the LLM routing layer

Systems that rely on LLM agents often send requests through intermediary routing services before reaching a model. These routers connect to different providers through a …

AI EU
European AI spending set to hit $290 billion by 2029

European enterprises are committing serious money to AI, and the numbers are accelerating. According to IDC’s Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide, AI spending …

Microsoft
Windows is getting stronger RDP file protections to fight phishing attacks

Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections starting with the April 2026 security update to reduce phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. With these …

OpenAI
OpenAI expands its cyber defense program with GPT-5.4-Cyber for vetted researchers

Defending critical software has long depended on the ability to find and fix vulnerabilities faster than attackers can exploit them. OpenAI is expanding a program designed to …

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