Kaitlyn Cimino / Android AuthorityI’ve bounced between ebooks and audiobooks for years, usually picking whichever format fits the moment. Audible’s new immersive reading tool makes a pitch for doing both at once. In my experience, the result fills a niche but very real gap in my book consumption. Would you use immersive reading mode?2 votesNo.0%Yes, in the right scenario.100%Yes, for the right content type.0%A two-in-one reading experienceKaitlyn Cimino / Android AuthorityI’m not someone who treats reading like a scoreboard or tries to prove how well-read I am. I just love to read. Unfortunately, that passion doesn’t always translate into focus.…
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New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private data. The findings come from Truffle Security, which discovered nearly 3,000 Google API keys (identified by the prefix “AIza”) embedded in client-side code to provide Google-related services like embedded maps on websites. “With a valid key, an attacker can access uploaded files, cached data, and charge LLM-usage to your account,” security researcher Joe Leon said, adding the keys “now also authenticate to Gemini even though they were never intended for it.”…
Google is preparing to test changes to how search results appear in Europe that would give competing vertical search services more visibility, Reuters reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the plans. The test would show results from top-ranked rival services by default alongside Google’s own results for queries related to hotels, flights, and restaurants. With this test, Google is aiming to avoid a fine under the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The European Commission sent preliminary findings in March, alleging Google Search treats Alphabet’s own services more favorably than rivals under the DMA. Penalties can reach up to 10%…
My best friend messaged me on Facebook Messenger. It wasn’t urgent, so I swiped the notification away, making a mental note to reply later. Ten minutes later, Facebook sends another notification. “Reminder: [My friend] sent you a message.” This is clingy, even for Facebook. And it’s not the only app increasingly desperate for any crumb of attention.In just the last couple months, I’ve personally gotten dozens of what I can only call desperation notifications. Push alerts from apps that don’t really need anything, but would really like it if I gave them some attention anyway. These include, but are not…
Microsoft is adding two new Windows 365 Cloud PC devices, the ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365 and the Dell Pro Desktop for Windows 365, expanding hardware options for its cloud-based desktop service. Both devices are scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2026, with distribution varying by region and model. The two devices join Windows 365 Link, Microsoft’s first Cloud PC device, which launched in April 2025. Details for both products remain limited. Here’s what we know so far. The ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365 is a 0.7-liter mini PC designed for flexible deployment, including mounting behind…
Big three-row SUVs like the Toyota Sequoia, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and Nissan Armada deliver serious space and road presence, but they’re not exactly known for being gentle at the pump. That’s fine for road trips, but it stings a lot more during school runs and grocery hauls. Hybrids have gone fully mainstream, and options like the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Honda CR-V Hybrid, and Hyundai Tucson Hybrid make living with an SUV a lot cheaper day to day. The catch is that not all of them give you three proper rows, and some still fall short on efficiency once you…
A yearlong Europol-coordinated operation dubbed “Project Compass” has led to 30 arrests and 179 suspects being tied to “The Com,” an online cybercrime collective that targets children and teenagers. In a press release issued on Thursday, Europol said that investigators identified 62 victims and directly safeguarded four of them from the group’s attacks. Launched in January 2025 and led by Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre, the Project Compass joint action has brought together law enforcement agencies from 28 countries to combat The Com (short for Community). Described by Europol as a decentralized nihilistic extremist network, The Com is a loose-knit…
You can now generate custom PPC tools in plain English. With GPT-5 enabling complete program generation, the competitive edge belongs to those who master AI-assisted automation. Frederick Vallaeys is building tools in minutes, not days or months, with AI. Vallaeys spent 10 years at Google building tools like Google Ads Editor, then another 10 building tools at Optmyzr, where he’s CEO. He’s watched automation evolve firsthand, and vibe coding is the next leap. At SMX Next 2025, he shared his journey with vibe coding. The traditional script problem If you work in PPC, automation has always been top of mind.…
Obsidian is the most powerful open-source note-taking app I know. I’ve always used Markdown in Obsidian, and even when Canvas was introduced, I initially ignored it. I found the idea of a free-form infinite board interesting, but I didn’t really give it more attention. I only started to really comprehend the importance of Canvas when I moved from simply trying to map out processes to laying ideas out in space. Rather than seeing it as a tool for documenting finished thoughts, it’s the perfect place for shaping my messy ideas. I have consistently relied on it since I started using…
Approximately 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances remain infected with web shells in attacks that exploited a command injection vulnerability starting December 2025. Sangoma FreePBX is a web-based, open source graphical user interface that serves as a widely deployed management tool for Asterisk-based IP telephone systems. The exploited bug, tracked as CVE-2025-64328 (CVSS score of 8.6) and patched in November 2025, impacts the filestore module of the endpoint manager’s administrative interface. Described as a post-authentication command injection issue, the flaw allows an attacker logged in as any user with access to the interface to execute arbitrary shell commands on the underlying host…