California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of bills into law on Monday, most of which are designed to create safeguards in the artificial intelligence industry and address potential harms to children and young users. One of the most notable laws, Senate Bill 243will force AI companies to create significant guardrails that prevent chatbots from…
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On average, the Proton shaved about 15 percent off my unprotected speed, but that number needs some context. In a place like Atlanta, Georgia, at noon on a Thursday, I experienced a drop of only about 3 percent. In Columbus, Ohio, on a Friday afternoon, that number increased to a 25 percent drop. This type…
IT support for expansion For XR projects to be successful in large enterprises and across continents, robust IT systems must be implemented to reliably deliver the technology to users wherever they are. For Volvo, implementing a device management app helped it expand its immersive training to workers in 80 different countries. “We can power applications…
When you pick up your new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models, you may feel like something is missing from the box. After removing the power bricks some time ago, and also the headphones, Apple apparently decided to finally remove the classic white Apple stickers from the packaging of its device as well. That…
He Wall Street Journal amazed on AMD’s “breakthrough deal” this week with OpenAI, calling it “the culmination of an extraordinary decade-long turnaround effort, solidifying AMD’s status as Nvidia’s most legitimate competitor.” Shortly after taking over the company in 2014, [CEO] His implemented a systematic plan to eat Intel’s lunch, which he accomplished by attacking Intel’s…
The following was originally published in Asimov’s Addendum, September 11, 2025. Learn more about the AI Disclosures Project here. 1. The Rise and Rise of MCP Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) was released in November 2024 as a way to make tools and platforms model-agnostic. MCP works by defining servers and clients. MCP servers are local or remote end…
Up to 2 million Cisco devices are susceptible to an actively exploited zero-day that can crash or remotely execute code on vulnerable systems. cisco said Wednesday that the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20352, was present in all supported versions of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE, the operating system that powers a wide variety of the…
Apple has announced a major overhaul to its bug bounty program that doubles the maximum reward to $2 million for exploit chains that can match the sophistication of mercenary spyware attacks. With bonuses for bypassing lock mode and vulnerabilities found in beta software, Apple says its total payouts could exceed $5 million. The company claims…
Most people just plug a charger into their iPhone’s USB-C port, but the interface is compatible with many more devices. These can help you work or play, get around limitations, and get more done when you don’t have a “proper” computer. Keyboards, mice and trackpads Credit: Tim Brookes / How-To Geek You can connect almost…