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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 …

OpenAI
Codex can now operate between apps. Where are the boundaries?

OpenAI is rolling out a major update to the Codex desktop app for users signed in with ChatGPT. Personalization features, including context-aware suggestions and memory, will …

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: …

stress
Workplace stress in 2026 is still worse than before the pandemic

Roughly 40% of employees worldwide said they experienced a lot of stress during the previous day, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026 report, a …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: April 17, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Axonius, Broadcom, Siemens, and Sitehop. Axonius updates Asset Cloud with AI, …

NIST NVD
NIST admits defeat on NVD backlog, will enrich only highest-risk CVEs going forward

NIST is overhauling how it manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and switching to a risk-based model that prioritizes “enrichment” of only the most …

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, …

Fortinet
Fortinet fixes critical FortiSandbox vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808)

Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808) in FortiSandbox could be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized code or …

Google Play
Google Play is changing how Android apps access your contacts and location

Google’s new set of Google Play policy updates and account transfer feature strengthen user privacy and protect businesses from fraud. Google is also expanding features for …

Tails
Tails 7.6.2 patches vulnerability that could expose saved files

The Tails Project released Tails v7.6.2, an emergency release of the popular open source secure portable operating system. What is Tails? Tails, which is based on Debian …

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