A newly published, unverified report claims Google’s Gemini AI is instructed to mirror user tone and validate emotions while grounding its responses in fact and reality. Why we care. If accurate, AI-generated search responses may vary based on how a query is phrased — not just the information available. What’s new. The report centers on the inherent tension in the system-level instructions guiding how Gemini responds. The report, published by Elie Berreby, head of SEO and AI search at Adorama, suggested that Gemini is instructed to: Match the user’s tone, energy, and intent. Validate emotions before responding. Deliver answers aligned…
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What kind of headphones can you get for under $100? We’ve normalized spending hundreds on over-ear headphones, but CMF and Nothing make you think twice if paying that much on a new pair of cans is worth it. I tested the CMF Headphone Pro, a pair of over-ear ANC headphones that cost just $99 at full price. Despite coming from much more expensive headphones, I switched to the CMF Headphone Pro without a hitch.They’re arguably the best headphones you can get for under $100. During the final minutes of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, you can save another $32 on the…
Ravie LakshmananMar 31, 2026Zero-Day / Vulnerability A high-severity security flaw in the TrueConf client video conferencing software has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day as part of a campaign targeting government entities in Southeast Asia dubbed TrueChaos. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-3502 (CVSS score: 7.8), a lack of integrity check when fetching application update code, allowing an attacker to distribute a tampered update, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. It has been patched in the TrueConf Windows client starting with version 8.5.3, released earlier this month. “The flaw stems from the abuse of TrueConf’s updater validation…
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.This week marks Apple’s fiftieth anniversary, and the company has been a core pillar of the tech landscape for much of that time.From the iPhone to the evolution of the Mac, Apple has had a glorious run of wins. But sometimes its reach exceeds its grasp,…
Enterprises building out a Nvidia-connected AI environment will now be able to deploy non-Nvidia accelerators into that environment, Kimball explained. Thus, semi-custom silicon can integrate “much more directly” into Nvidia-based AI systems. With this move, Nvidia is “further acknowledging the heterogeneity that will be the AI inference environment,” noted Kimball. Yaz Palanichamy, senior advisory analyst at Info-Tech Research Group, agreed that welcoming Marvell into its NVLink ecosystem increases Nvidia’s support of semi-custom and heterogeneous architectures while allowing customers to continue using its platform. “Enterprise customers [will have] more flexibility when creating their AI systems, but will still create a larger…
Pondurance announced MDR Essentials, MDR Essentials, an MDR service providing an autonomous SOC that reduces the time from threat detection to containment by 90%. Threat actors today use AI to attack at machine-speed, making it difficult for traditional cybersecurity solutions to accurately detect and contain cyber threats before they can become breaches. A recent paper from PwC notes that “in AI-driven SOCs, threats can be blocked in seconds, autonomously.” Pondurance’s MDR Essentials with the Kanati Agentic SOC operates entirely autonomously at machine-speed in order to stop attacks earlier in the kill chain. “The era of siloed security tools and reactive…
WordPress 7.0, previously scheduled for an April 9th release, will be delayed in order to stabilize the Real-Time Collaboration feature and assure that the release, a major milestone, will “target extreme stability.” Much is riding on WordPress 7.0 as it will ship with features that will usher in the age of AI-driven content management systems. Prioritization Of Stability Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, commenting in the official Making WordPress Slack workspace, said the release should step back from its current trajectory and prioritize stability, calling for a longer pre-release phase to get the real-time collaboration (RTC) feature working correctly. The…
Companies see cybersecurity as a top investment priority within their AI budgets, according to KPMG.
Despite Google’s Find Hub only being around since 2025, the idea of a location service from Google has been around for much longer, evolving over a decade since it was first released in 2013. Since then, it has taken on new names, while eventually reaching its current form. During that time, the features it offers have been enhanced, and it’s even changed its look and feel. Regardless of how it will continue to evolve, if you’re someone that owns an Android device or associated accessories, you’ll know how important Google’s Find Hub service can be when it’s working. A necessary…
Anthropic says it accidentally leaked the source code for Claude Code, which is closed source, but the company says no customer data or credentials were exposed. While Anthropic pledges support to the open-source community, Claude Code has always remained closed source, at least it did until today, when an update accidentally included internal source code. In a statement to BleepingComputer, Anthropic confirmed the leak and said no personal or sensitive information was published. “Earlier today, a Claude Code release included some internal source code. No sensitive customer data or credentials were involved or exposed. This was a release packaging issue…