An optional ‘username key’ adds another layer by requiring a secondary credential before someone can message users. The post WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek .
WhatsApp is introducing a new way to add and chat with contacts, without having to share your phone number. Usernames will launch "later this year," in a move to make the communications platform "even more private," allowing you to keep your phone number concealed from people who aren't already in your contacts. Usernames are available […]
A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. In the coming weeks, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) are planning to debut a new version of the Health and Location […]
A Google expert explains what it means to take a full-stack approach to AI and why it’s been the foundation of our AI work for so long.
Dbrand announced Monday that it's refunding everyone who bought its Steam Machine Companion Cube, which it said it made "without a license from Valve." Dbrand announced the Portal-themed Steam Machine accessory in November and took preorders for it last Monday. But a few days later, the product had disappeared from the company's website and the […]
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Meta is restricting its engineers' use of Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex to prevent output from these AI tools from being incorporated into its own training data. The article Meta restricts use of Claude Code and Codex to keep rival AI out of its training data appeared first on The Decoder .
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Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016's Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings .
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Andy Burnham's speech depicted a different way of seeing and running the UK, though there are many other questions about the detail.
"We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry."
We’re excited to welcome Windows developers to JetBrains Air! Download for x64 / Download for ARM64 Since we launched the JetBrains Air, Windows support has been one of the most requested updates from the developer community. We heard that feedback and worked hard to bring Air to Windows. Air is built for agent-agnostic development – […]
"Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction?"
Xgimi, the Chinese company known for its all-in-one smart projectors, is expanding its portfolio with a new line of screen-equipped smart glasses that first debuted at CES 2026. Unlike AR glasses from companies like Meta and Snap, Xgimi’s new privacy-focused MemoMind One skip cameras for a lighter and more discreet design that helps hide their […]
At Microsoft, building trustworthy AI agents is as critical as building powerful ones. New research from the 2026 Agent Confidence Index shows where teams trust agents today—and why human judgment remains the defining skill in the age of AI. The post The 2026 Agent Confidence Index: Where 300 builders see real momentum appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
An internal Deloitte presentation projects that the consulting industry's classic hourly billing model will shrink to a thin sliver of the total market by 2035, replaced by AI agents. "Our model is toast," one consultant summed up the message. McKinsey and BCG are already searching for alternative revenue models. The article Deloitte tells its own consultants: AI is coming for the billable hour appeared first on The Decoder .
The Supreme Court just placed once-independent agencies more firmly under presidential control. The court ruled in Slaughter v. Trump with a 6-3 vote that President Donald Trump had the authority to fire the Federal Trade Commission's two Democratic commissioners, even though it broke with decades of prior legal precedent at the time. The justices have […]
The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information that helps identify or locate members of the UNC5792 and UNC4221 hacker groups, which are linked to Russia's intelligence and military services. [...]
The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware and turning a legitimate cloud service into its command channel. Acronis Threat Research Unit found active compromises inside Indian government networks, including machines used by senior administrative staff, and worked with
Azure Files combines familiar file access with built-in performance, data protection, security, and Azure service integration. The post Accelerate modern Linux workloads with Azure Files appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
A series of strikes over the weekend saw the US and Iran accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreement.
What’s at stake with every commit Security incidents in financial services are both frequent and costly. The average data breach in the financial industry cost USD 6.08 million in 2024. That includes incident response, customer notification, legal work, and reputational damage, but it doesn’t include the months of engineering that went into writing well-intentioned but […]
Enterprise investment in AI is booming. Gartner is calling 2026 an “inflection year” for organizations to align their AI projects with strategic business objectives. As the pressure to prove ROI mounts, executives and technology leaders are looking to agentic AI to drive the measurable financial outcomes their businesses seek. A prime opportunity for AI agents…