Received an Instagram password reset email? Here’s what you need to know
To celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary on January 15, 2026, Wikimedia Enterprise announced new commercial partnerships with several major technology companies that now use its high-capacity APIs to integrate Wikipedia and other Wikimedia project data into their platforms at scale; newly formalized partners joining its ecosystem include Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, and Perplexity, alongside ....
Stanford Researchers: AI Reality Check Imminent
The article reports on new research from Stanford that challenges the current optimism around artificial intelligence, arguing that a reality check is approaching as technical and economic limits become harder to ignore. The researchers caution that recent gains from ever larger models are showing diminishing returns, while costs for computing power, energy, and data ....
The Conduent breach; from 10 million to 25 million (and counting)
Conduent’s data breach has turned out to be far larger than early filings suggested, rising from about 10.5 million affected people to more than 25 million as additional state and corporate notifications came in. Texas alone reportedly climbed from roughly 4 million to 15.4 million impacted residents, while Oregon stayed near 10.5 million. The ....
Malicious Google Calendar invites could expose private data
The article warns that attackers are abusing Google Calendar invites to trick users into exposing private information or falling for scams. By sending malicious calendar invitations that automatically appear on victims’ calendars, attackers can embed phishing links, fake support messages, or prompts that encourage users to click through or share data. Because calendar events ....
Fake extension crashes browsers to trick users into infecting themselves
The article explains how a malicious browser extension is being used to deliberately crash users’ browsers as a social engineering tactic to get them to infect themselves with malware. When the browser fails or freezes, victims are shown instructions telling them to take manual steps that actually bypass built-in security protections and install harmful ....
Instagram flagged explicit messages to minors in 2018. Image-blurring arrived six years later
Newly unsealed court documents say Meta knew as far back as 2018 that adults were able to find and message minors on Instagram, including sending explicit images, yet Instagram only rolled out automatic blurring of sexually explicit images in teen direct messages in September 2024. The details come from a deposition involving Instagram head ....
Public Google API keys can be used to expose Gemini AI data
The article explains that Google Cloud API keys that developers used to treat as safe to publish, like keys embedded in public JavaScript for Maps or other services, can now often act like real credentials for the Gemini API. Researchers found roughly 2,800 exposed keys in public code that could authenticate to Gemini, creating ....
Samsung TVs stop spying on viewers in Texas. Here’s how to disable ACR anywhere
Samsung agreed to change how its smart TVs collect and sell viewing data in Texas after a settlement with the Texas Attorney General over Automated Content Recognition, a feature that identifies what you watch by sampling audio or video and matching it to a database. Under the deal, Samsung must stop collecting ACR data ....
OpenClaw: What is it and can you use it safely?
OpenClaw is an open source AI agent that runs on your own computer and can act like a hands on assistant, connecting to chat apps and other tools to browse the web, run commands, and read or edit files. It has drawn attention not just for hype, but for security headaches, including confusing rebrands ....
Roblox gives predators “powerful tools” to target children, says LA County
Los Angeles County has sued Roblox, saying the platform misleads parents about safety while exposing children to predators, grooming, and sexually explicit content, and it is the first California government body to take the company to court over child safety. The complaint argues Roblox chose growth and profit over protections, noting that until November ....
