WIREDOct 24, 2026
Ray-Ban Meta Audio Review: The Best Smart Glasses
No cameras? No problem. Ditching the surveillance baggage makes Meta’s audio-only frames surprisingly easy to live with.
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Ars TechnicaOct 23, 2026
Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising
Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.
CybersecurityMarketing
Source: Ars Technica · Ryan Whitwam
The VergeOct 23, 2026
Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads
Google has updated its privacy policy in a way that could mean you'll start seeing targeted ads based on your personal data if you're using personalized AI features. The update, spotted by Android Authority, adds an exception to its promise about not using your Drive, Gmail, or…
MarketingAI
Source: The Verge · Jess Weatherbed
Ars TechnicaOct 23, 2026
Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report
Corporate phishing tests are common, but this one was especially cruel.
Cybersecurity
Source: Ars Technica · Jon Brodkin
TechCrunchOct 23, 2026
Lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics confirms patients’ personal and health data was compromised during breach
Quest is the latest in a series of healthcare technology companies that have been hacked in recent months.
Cybersecurity
Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker
WIREDOct 23, 2026
Split Tunneling Is Your VPN’s Best Feature. Here’s How to Make the Most of It
This feature common to VPN services gives you protection and privacy specifically when and where you need it.
Cybersecurity
Ars TechnicaOct 22, 2026
Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access
"Userland" exploit relies on integer overflow found in "SmileBasic" interpreter.
Cybersecurity
Source: Ars Technica · Kyle Orland
The VergeOct 22, 2026
Meta turns Muse sharing back on
Meta has re-enabled Muse sharing after security researchers had reported that public conversation links could be easy to find. The researchers said they had been able to find Muse pages like a marketing company's internal revenue review and a small business owner's loan…
MarketingBusiness Consulting
Source: The Verge · Jay Peters
The VergeOct 22, 2026
The FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’
On October 13th, Brendan Carr's FCC gave itself a new power - it can block gadgets for containing any computer chip made by any company on its list of potential threats to national security. Today, it's exercising that power for the first time, blocking two gadgets because they…
CybersecurityIT
Source: The Verge · Sean Hollister
TechCrunchOct 22, 2026
1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password
The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.
AICybersecurity
Source: TechCrunch · Lucas Ropek
TechCrunchOct 22, 2026
Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.
CybersecurityAI
Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker
Ars TechnicaOct 22, 2026
Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability
Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed.
Cybersecurity
Source: Ars Technica · Tom Wilson and Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times