Meta Releases Muse Glimmer for Local AI Agents on Consumer Hardware
Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight AI model designed to run autonomous agents locally on consumer hardware. The model can operate on a Mac or PC with a…
AI Cybersecurity Tests Raise Concerns as Agents Escape Their Sandboxes
Recent cybersecurity evaluations involving models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Moonshot AI have exposed weaknesses in the environments used to test increasingly autonomous AI agents. In several cases, agents escaped…
noRecognition Patterns Aim to Disrupt AI Surveillance Detection
Cybersecurity researcher Bill Swearingen says he has developed computer-generated patterns designed to interfere with AI-powered surveillance systems, including some person detectors and license plate readers. His noRecognition project uses reinforcement…
X Replaces Creator Revenue Sharing With New Original Content Rewards Program
X is replacing its existing Revenue Sharing program with a new creator payment system called Original Content Rewards. The platform will stop accepting new applicants to Revenue Sharing, while current…
Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Combines Color Reading and Note-Taking at a $630 Starting Price
Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Colorsoft combines a large color e-reader with digital note-taking tools, targeting users who want to read, annotate and organize handwritten notes on one device. Starting at $629.99,…
Woman Calls for Stronger AI Rules After Friend Created Explicit Deepfakes
A woman whose modelling photographs were used to create sexually explicit AI images without her consent is calling for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence. Georgia Horton said photographs taken from…
LightSpy Spyware Expands Globally With Router Hacking and Device-Wiping Tools
Chinese-linked spyware known as LightSpy has expanded beyond its earlier targeting in Asia to reach victims across more than a dozen countries, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Arctic…
OpenAI Removes Text Chat Limits for Free ChatGPT Users With GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI is removing rate limits on text-based ChatGPT conversations for Free and Go users as it expands access to its latest models. GPT-5.6 Luna will become the default model for…
Google Maps Adds AI Food Ordering, Hotel Search and Personalized Recommendations
Google Maps is expanding Ask Maps with new AI capabilities that can help users order food, find hotels, discover events and receive real-time transit updates. Google is also adding Personal…
Meta Launches Muse Code to Compete With Codex and Claude Code
Meta has released Muse Code, a terminal-based coding agent designed to complete complex software engineering tasks across large code repositories. The tool is currently available in beta and is powered…
Apple Private Relay Flaws Can Expose Users’ Real IP Addresses
Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, a privacy feature designed to hide users’ IP addresses while browsing in Safari, can be bypassed through several WebKit features that send traffic outside the relay.…
Advertising SDKs May Share Android Users’ Precise Locations by Default
Some Android app developers may be sharing users’ precise locations with advertising companies without realising it, according to new research from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The issue occurs when advertising…
Siri AI Arrives in iOS 27 Beta With Personal Context and App Controls
Apple has released Siri AI in the consumer beta of iOS 27, giving users access to the assistant’s long-delayed conversational and personal-context features. Siri can now search information stored across…
WhatsApp Restores Accounts After Users Are Unexpectedly Placed Under Review
WhatsApp is restoring access to accounts that were unexpectedly blocked and placed under review, according to Meta. Users across several social media platforms reported being locked out of the messaging…
ChatGPT Accounts for Nearly 90% of US House AI Tool Spending
OpenAI’s ChatGPT accounted for nearly 90% of disclosed spending on standalone AI tools by US House offices, committees and institutional accounts during the year ending March 31, 2026. An analysis…
Wispr Flow Prepares AI Meeting Notetaker With Transcripts and Summaries
Wispr Flow appears to be preparing an AI meeting notetaker that can generate transcripts, summaries, action items, speaker labels and other insights. The planned feature was disclosed through changes to…
Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Share Users’ Internet Connections
Samsung is banning smart TV apps that allow outside parties to route internet traffic through customers’ home or office connections. The policy change follows research from Norwegian cybersecurity company Mnemonic,…
Snapchat Stops Recommending Fully AI-Generated Videos on Spotlight
Snap said fully AI-generated videos will no longer qualify for Spotlight recommendations under its updated rules. The company wants the short-video section to focus on personal storytelling, original perspectives and…
Reddit Plans Video Experience for Watching and Listening to Popular Posts
Reddit is developing a new video experience that would let users watch videos from the platform and listen to spoken versions of posts in the background. Chief executive Steve Huffman…
WhatsApp Tests Separate Folder for Messages From Large Businesses
WhatsApp is testing a feature that automatically moves messages from large businesses into a separate “Offers & Updates” folder, according to TechCrunch. The test is intended to keep promotional offers,…