Even if you’re not ready for iOS 27, there’s an important new update for you too. Here’s what’s new.

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Since at least the last year, numerous eye drop products have been recalled due to concerns that they lack adequate sterility. Now, more eye drops are being recalled over those same fears. This time, the products were sold at a major retailer with locations in nine...

The crypto world has one thing on its mind today: Will the Clarity Act advance in the U.S. Senate?  Over a year after its introduction, the Clarity Act is finally up for a vote in the Senate. The bill, which would further legitimize the crypto industry with broader...

A new loophole to avoid Microsoft's insistence that you need a Microsoft account to use the Home edition of Windows 11 has appeared, and it's so ludicrously simple we can only assume the good bug fairy has paid a visit to Redmond. The workaround is in the normal...

UK government departments are still struggling to implement the tax laws governing IT contractors years after the controversial rules were introduced. IR35 has become hated by freelance tech workers who feel it removes the tax benefits of contracting, without offering...

The US Space Force has deployed "space control weapons" into orbit, although it stopped short of explaining what they are and how it got there. US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink reportedly spoke at the Air and Space Forces Association conference and said the US had...

Britain killed off its national digital ID scheme this summer, but from today you can use a digital ID to prove you're old enough to buy a pint. New rules taking effect on Tuesday allow pubs, bars, restaurants, music venues and shops in England and Wales to accept...

PostgreSQL developers have pulled planned graph query support from version 19 over concerns that unresolved bugs could haunt the release. The feature, SQL Property Graph Queries (SQL/PGQ), became part of the SQL standard in 2023. It provides syntax for exploring...

Runtime security startup Eve Security Inc. wants to help stop dangerous artificial intelligence agents in their tracks after raising $4.5 million in funding today. The round, which was led by Run Ventures and saw participation from Dreamit Ventures, Blu Ventures and...

Agentic security operations startup Exaforce Inc. today launched Exaforce AI Security, capabilities that let security teams see the artificial intelligence agents running across their environments and shut down the ones that turn hostile. Exaforce built the release...

OPINION By luck or happenstance, Anthropic planted a seed in the mind of the public last week: AI in the wrong hands is dangerous and left unchecked poses an existential threat to humanity. With pop culture steeped in references to malignant AI, the mainstream media...

Parents can finally get the kids' music out of Spotify Wrapped and other personalized playlists.

Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A lound led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.

The incident occurred in May, when RubyGems maintainers suspended new account registrations due to what appeared like malicious activity. The post OpenAI Investigates Report Linking AI Agents to RubyGems Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Consumers are asking food companies to deliver more in every product. They increasingly want recognizable ingredients and shorter, simpler labels. At the same time, they still expect great taste, appealing texture, nutritional value, consistent quality, and...

If you regularly feel tired, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a recent study, most Americans experience fatigue fairly regularly.  A report by the National Center for Health Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s health statistics agency,...

Italian startup Exein has raised a $270 million round of funding led by Headline at a $1.7 billion valuation.

With artificial intelligence (AI) shrinking the window between vulnerability discovery and exploitation and lowering the barrier to entry for bad actors, new findings from Sysdig show that skilled human operators can move just as swiftly after gaining initial access....

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a mass-scanning campaign that has targeted Vite deployments siphon sensitive data. The first is an automated effort aimed at internet-exposed Vite development servers that's designed to steal cloud credentials,...

Introduction Security teams have gotten pretty good at testing against what can hurt them. Can this EDR agent catch this payload? Will my organization fail the phishing simulation? Does this SIEM rule fire on this particular technique? And, in more mature...