Cyber experts warn FBI breach could have serious real world consequences
“The FBI is aware of a cyber-criminal enterprise group claiming a compromise of the http://FBIJobs.gov portal and alleged impact to FBI employee personally identifiable information (PII),” the agency said in a post on X.…
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iPhone 18 Pro benchmark boosted by giving it a cold drink
Software developer Matt Birchler provided the data to prove it in a recent blog post detailing a bit of extra experimentation he did with his new iPhone 18 Pro alongside some benchmarking work. To make a long story…
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CVE flood pushes Ubuntu onto weekly kernel release cycle
The Ubuntu maker is overhauling how it ships kernel Stable Release Updates (SRUs), replacing its current four-week regular and two-week security cycles with overlapping two-week cycles that will push a kernel release…
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Cyber crime group ShinyHunters claims it has stolen all FBI staff data
The hackers assert they obtained comprehensive files containing every agent’s name, role, badge number, home address, phone number, and spouse information. According to reports, a small sample of the pilfered database…
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Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
Announced last year, Suncatcher is Google’s “moonshot” effort to design orbital AI data centers, which AI boosters like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have pitched as an alternative to divisive terrestrial data centers .…
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I thought my Galaxy phone was slowing down until I disabled this controversial performance setting
That's true of memory management. I've long enjoyed RAM Plus, which lets me expand the temporary memory on my Samsung Galaxy devices. Most recent Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets have it enabled by default, including my…
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What is Meta Muse? The AI agent explained
But how does Muse really work and how can you access the tool? What security measures are in place to ensure Muse is safe to use? We explain everything we know about Muse below. For more from Meta’s Connect event, visit…
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Cloud and AI bills looking a bit high? Your AI agents may have been let loose and run up huge spending costs
Instead, if left to its own devices, Forcepoint says agentic AI could actually consume excessive amounts of compute, tokens, API calls or other resources if sufficient safeguards and limits aren't in place, leading to…
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Meet the next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
For everyone else in the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 audience, it’s one of the best ways to learn how great companies are actually evaluated by VCs. This startup pitch competition is as intense as you’d expect. From October…
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OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach
Your private government data is just zeroes and ones, man. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is investigating a June incident in which an OpenAI agent accessed “non-public files” from the…
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