Truecaller has launched a new Family Protection feature that lets up to five people form a trusted group within the Truecaller app so one person can manage scam-call blocking and protection settings for the whole household, including real-time alerts and remote call termination on Android, with phased availability in Sweden, Chile, Malaysia and Kenya and…

Amazon has begun rolling out an optional AI-powered facial recognition feature called “Familiar Faces” for its Ring video doorbells in the United States, which lets users label and track up to 50 familiar individuals — such as family members, friends, neighbors, or regular delivery drivers — so they receive personalized notifications instead of generic motion…

Microsoft has acknowledged that its recent Windows 11 updates for versions 24H2 and 25H2 (applied from July 2025 onward) may cause fundamental parts of the operating system — including the Start menu, File Explorer, Taskbar, Windows Search, and other XAML-dependent components — to crash or fail to load on some managed or enterprise machines. The…

A recent piece argues that a lesser-known password manager — Enpass — outperforms big-name rivals in security and privacy by avoiding cloud-based vault storage altogether and instead keeping everything local on your devices. The article contrasts Enpass with mainstream options like Dashlane and LastPass, suggesting that the cloud-synced model of those services introduces unnecessary risk.…

Smartphone makers are reportedly reconsidering the removal of microSD card slots, as soaring DRAM and storage-chip prices force tougher choices for both manufacturers and buyers. A recent rumor—originating from Chinese supply-chain chatter and echoed by tech-industry observers—suggests that companies may reintroduce expandable storage to help customers buy base-storage models and, instead of paying steep premiums…

An Airbus A320 operated by JetBlue traveling from Cancun to Newark on October 30 suddenly plunged thousands of feet — injuring around 20 passengers, 15 of whom were hospitalized — and while Airbus initially pointed the finger at “intense solar radiation,” a space-radiation expert argues the real culprit might have been high-energy cosmic rays from…

Android smartphones now have a built-in feature called “Sound Notifications” that helps you stay alert to important noises in your environment — even if you’re not actively watching your phone. By going to Settings → Accessibility → Hearing enhancements → Sound Notifications (or installing the “Live Transcribe & Notifications” app), you can enable your device…

Researchers at Icaro Lab (with the safety group DexAI and Sapienza University in Rome) have discovered that rewriting harmful prompts as poetry—what they call “adversarial poetry”—allows them to bypass safety filters in major AI chatbots from OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, and xAI. In testing 25 leading models, the team found that hand-crafted poetic prompts coaxed…

A coordinated hacking campaign has launched widespread brute-force login attempts against GlobalProtect VPN portals from Palo Alto Networks, followed by a second wave of scanning that targeted SonicOS API endpoints used by SonicWall firewalls. The activity began December 2, 2025, and has been traced to over 7,000 IP addresses belonging to German hosting provider 3xK…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has alerted the public to a surge in “virtual kidnapping” scams in which criminals grab photos from social media or other publicly available sites, digitally alter them, then send them as “proof-of-life” to extort ransom money from victim families. Scammers often contact targets via text message, claiming to have kidnapped…

Apple and Google have issued a fresh wave of cyber-threat warnings to users across the world, alerting them they may have been targeted by state-backed hackers or commercial spyware operators. The alerts were sent Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, respectively, as part of an ongoing effort by the tech giants to shield customers from surveillance…

A new evaluation by the Future of Life Institute finds that eight leading AI companies—including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta and xAI—are failing to adequately plan for extreme risks posed by future AI systems that could match or exceed human-level intelligence. The “Winter 2025 AI Safety Index” scored these firms across several areas, including safety…

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, led by Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) and Chris Coons (D-Delaware), introduced the “SAFE CHIPS Act” on December 4, 2025. The bill would require the Commerce Department to reject export-license applications for advanced artificial-intelligence chips — such as those made by Nvidia — destined for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and…

Pet-supplies retailer Petco recently disclosed a security lapse that made certain customer files publicly accessible due to a misconfigured setting in one of its software applications. The issue was discovered internally, and the company immediately removed access and deployed additional security controls. The notice to customers, filed with California’s Attorney General, does not reveal how…

Senator Edward Markey, in a recent interview and follow-up actions, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s approach to online platforms, free speech, and tech policy. In an appearance on The Verge’s “Decoder” podcast, Markey accused the Federal Communications Commission under Chairman Brendan Carr of undermining First Amendment protections by coercing media companies and said Trump’s handling…