News Archive
Technology news that matters to regular people and small-business owners: what changed, who it affects, and why it is worth paying attention to.
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Car Screens Can Join a Botnet, Plus 4 Tech Stories
Android car head units are being recruited into a proxy botnet, federal agencies warn about AI-assisted attacks on industrial controllers, OpenAI wants stronger California AI safeguards, Google gives publishers a new reader-retention tool, and Microsoft corrected yesterday’s Entra ID exploitation status.
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Update Elementor Pro, Plus 2 Tech Stories
Elementor Pro has a critical file-upload flaw worth patching now, Microsoft disclosed a severity-10 Entra ID bug it already fixed, and TikTok agreed to a $400 million children’s privacy settlement. Updated August 23 after Microsoft corrected the Entra flaw’s exploitation status.
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mRNA Cancer Therapy Meets Phase 3 Goals, Plus 3 Stories
A personalized mRNA melanoma treatment meets its Phase 3 goals, while Microsoft patches a Copilot data-access flaw, Apple rewrites EU App Store fees, and Firefox ships a major security update.
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Meta’s Child-Safety Trial, Plus 3 Tech Stories
A landmark Meta trial asks whether engagement design harmed children, while AI containment gets a reality check, OpenAI tests private safety monitoring, and WordPress 7.1 ships.
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Google Workspace Has a Deadline, Plus 2 Tech Stories
Google Workspace admins have an August 31 cleanup job, Disney and ABC are fighting the FCC over broadcast licenses, and the FDA is rethinking how medical AI should be tested.
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Mac Screen Sharing Is Under Attack, Plus 4 Tech Stories
Attackers are exploiting a macOS Screen Sharing flaw, WordPress and GitLab need security updates, Heights Finance exposed sensitive data, and Gemini expands in schools.
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AI Is Making Cyberattacks Cheaper, Plus 4 Tech Stories
Taiwan confirms AI-assisted hacking, Apple patches Screen Sharing, Google Meet adds consent controls, and open-weight AI gets both cheaper and more politically complicated.