AI & ML

Security leaders’ rogue AI confidence could actually be disastrous

A large majority of IT and security leaders are confident in their teams’ ability to detect when an AI agent has gone rogue, but few are able to take...

Aug 11, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

AI professors are negotiating the new realities of academic research

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last week, I...

Aug 10, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Apple is working on a way to authenticate that a photo came from an iPhone camera

References included in iOS 27 beta 5 point to a new feature designed to authenticate the camera source of an iPhone photo. Here are the details.

Aug 10, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Intel's Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever at $154 — get a 18-core midrange CPU with 5.3 GHz boost for an entry-level price

Intel's 18-core Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever on Amazon, selling for just $154 on sale.

Aug 10, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

4 million fake applications and one blind spot: A SOC playbook for OAuth client ID spoofing

Key takeaways OAuth client ID spoofing defeats detections that key off application name or a known application ID, because the field itself is fabrica...

Aug 10, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Why you should buy iPhone 17 Pro now instead of waiting

Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro next month. Should you buy an iPhone now or wait for the iPhone 18 Pro? This year, my advice is a bit differe...

Aug 08, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Trump administration spends another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects

This is the fifth such deal in which the president and his team has paid big to cancel a green energy contract.

Aug 07, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Details Leak on OpenAI’s Doughnut-Shaped Speaker

The ChatGPT maker is reportedly working on a small, portable AI smart speaker, but it better not look too much like Apple’s designs.

Aug 07, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Trojanized AI skills gain 1.7M installs in agent-targeted attack

Researchers have uncovered an extremely effective attack campaign that involved AI agent skills trojanized to deploy a credential stealer. The inciden...

Aug 07, 2026 • 5 min read

Security

The best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 deals — trade-in discounts, free gift cards, and more

The Galaxy Z Flip 8 has finally hit store shelves, and I'm hard at work tracking down the best deals from across the web.

Aug 07, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

What does a data breach cost? AI is a sizable factor

The financial impact of a data breach is substantial for any modern business, regardless of industry or size. IBM’s latest Cost of a Data Breach repor...

Aug 07, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

You Can Now Link More Devices to a Signal Messaging Account

The company also updated the app to look better on devices with different screen sizes.

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Why exposure management is replacing vulnerability management

Vulnerability management isn’t failing because security teams lack visibility. Most organizations already have more findings than they can reasonably...

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Suno Plans New Tools to Make AI-Generated Music More Transparent. Is It Enough?

Suno plans to flag use of its music generator using audio watermarking and fingerprint technology.

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

X Money FAQ: Account suspensions, 6% APY, physical cards, and more

Following X Money’s launch last month, one question has repeatedly surfaced: What happens to your money if X suspends or closes your social media acco...

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

NatJack exploits put NAT security assumptions to the test at Black Hat

For decades, Network Address Translation (NAT) has been the default way IP addresses are provided inside larger networks, as a means to deal with the...

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

How a software provider closed unknown paths to cloud compromise

A healthcare software provider believed its segmented environment was reasonably secure. The company had invested heavily in layered controls across a...

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

How a global investment firm reduced security surprises

Most security teams don’t suffer from a lack of data. They suffer from a lack of certainty. Vulnerability scanners, annual penetration tests, and comp...

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

Meta joins OpenAI, Anthropic in latest AI test breach

Meta has become the third frontier AI developer in recent weeks to disclose a security incident involving one of its advanced AI models during cyber c...

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read

AI & ML

You’re only as secure as your last evaluation

The updated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) represents a critical evolution in the Department of War (DoW) strategy to secure the De...

Aug 06, 2026 • 5 min read