Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacksGenerative AI tools have brought the cost of deepfake production low enough that criminals and state-sponsored actors now use them routinely against financial institutions. A joint paper from the American Bankers Association, the Better Identity Coalition, and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council lays out the scale of the problem and calls on federal and state policymakers to act across various areas. Mimecast makes enterprise email security deployable in minutesRanjan Singh, Chief Product and Technology…
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What you need to knowNothing announces that its CMF Watch app is disappearing from app stores on April 3, as it begins pushing users into the Nothing X app.The Nothing X app is preparing to completely handle the “pairing and connection” of watches, but that won’t start in full until July 19, 2026.To prepare, users can start transferring their data over, which will deactivate their CMF Watch app account.Nothing is announcing that CMF Watch users will have to migrate apps, as its wearable is losing its dedicated platform.This week, a Nothing Community update shares the details surrounding its migration process…
Starting this week, Microsoft has begun force-upgrading unmanaged devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions to Windows 11 25H2. According to the company’s Lifecycle Policy site, Windows 11 24H2 will reach end of support in roughly six months, on October 13, 2026. Also known as the Windows 11 2025 Update, Windows 11 25H2 began rolling out in September to eligible Windows 10 or Windows 11 devices as a minor update installed through enablement packages less than 200 KB in size. “The machine learning-based intelligent rollout has expanded to all devices running Home and Pro editions of Windows 11,…
50 years of Apple (Image credit: Future)We’re celebrating Apple’s 50th birthday with a week of content about the tech giant. It covers everything from personal recollections from our writers to the greatest — and worst — Apple gadgets as voted by you, and you can read it all on our 50 years of Apple page.Apple might be responsible for some of the most famous and successful products in human history, but not everything the company touches turns to gold.While billions of iPhones and millions of iPods and iPads have been sold, there’s a rogues’ gallery of Apple creations that had…
Summary AI Desktop 98 runs modern LLMs inside a Windows 98-style desktop for a playful, nostalgic AI experience. Retro touches: Recycle Bin for chats, dial-up style browser loading, plus Minesweeper. Works with Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Groq, and local models; currently iOS only. For me, one of the most interesting ways of exploring retro tech is imagining if the sequence of inventions was different than what we experienced in real life. For instance, what if we managed to figure out how to get LLMs like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini up and running before we went through the Y2K bug…
Ravie LakshmananApr 05, 2026Malware / DevSecOps Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that are disguised as Strapi CMS plugins but come with different payloads to facilitate Redis and PostgreSQL exploitation, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and drop a persistent implant. “Every package contains three files (package.json, index.js, postinstall.js), has no description, repository, or homepage, and uses version 3.6.8 to appear as a mature Strapi v3 community plugin,” SafeDep said. All identified npm packages follow the same naming convention, starting with “strapi-plugin-” and then phrases like “cron,” “database,” or “server” to fool unsuspecting developers into downloading them. It’s worth noting…
Mobile gaming is getting better and better. Not only are you able to enjoy some great apps from the Google Play Store, but you can also play top-end PC games as well. And while touchscreen controls are pretty good, nothing beats a physical controller if you’re trying to get the most precise movements. There are a wide range of controllers to choose from, but we think this one from 8BitDo checks all the right boxes and also comes in at a price that’s easier on the wallet. While it’s typically $70, we’re now seeing a steep discount that drops it…
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from Beazley, Bonfy.AI, Mend.io, Mimecast, NinjaOne, Novee, Intel 471, Singulr AI, Stellar Cyber, Teleport, and Vicarius. Beazley Exposure Management platform identifies external exposures and prioritizes cyber risk Beazley Security has announced its Exposure Management product, which delivers continuous, automated discovery and intelligence-driven exposure notifications to help security teams accelerate risk mitigation in an era where AI-assisted attackers have compressed the time between vulnerability disclosure, weaponization, and exploitation. Singulr AI’s Agent Pulse delivers enforceable runtime governance and visibility for AI agents Singulr AI has announced the launch…
Ryan Haines / Android AuthorityTL;DR Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July 2026, and users are being asked to switch to Google Messages. The company is positioning Google Messages as the default for a consistent Android messaging experience. Devices running Android 11 or older won’t be affected by the shutdown. Samsung has officially confirmed the end of the road for its long-running default texting app. In a notice posted on its website, the company says it will be discontinuing Samsung Messages in July 2026. Before Samsung Messages is gone for good, Samsung recommends users switch to Google Messages. Don’t want…
A new report dubbed “BrowserGate” warns that Microsoft’s LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors’ browsers for installed extensions and collect device data. According to a report by Fairlinked e.V., which claims to be an association of commercial LinkedIn users, Microsoft’s platform injects JavaScript into user sessions that checks for thousands of browser extensions and links the results to identifiable user profiles. The author claims that this behavior is used to collect sensitive personal and corporate information, as LinkedIn accounts are tied to real identities, employers, and job roles. “LinkedIn scans for over 200 products that directly…