1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (399+ words) I spend a lot of time in my apartment" alone. Because of that, I don't need my Android phone to constantly auto-lock. Since I'm the only one here, I could keep it unlocked every second I spend in my humble…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (703+ words) Model alignment refers to whether an AI model's behavior and responses align with what its developers have intended, especially along safety guidelines. As AI tools evolve, whether a model is safety- and values-aligned increasingly sets competing systems apart. But new…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1026+ words) The iPhone has a little-known and extreme security feature called Lockdown Mode. Most people will never need it, but it's in the news this week after the FBI reportedly seized a journalist's phone and couldn't access it because Lockdown Mode…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1675+ words) A ransomware attack hitting your servers at 3 a.m. A server failure wiping out months of work. Data loss always happens when you least expect it. I've watched businesses rush to recover important files only to find gaps they didn't know about…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (984+ words) Cybersecurity. The word can bring to mind TV shows and movies in which a roomful of tech elites, sporting headsets and staring at massive arrays of screens, are trying to track down who did what to whom. In reality, cybersecurity…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (626+ words) Browser extensions have increasingly been a security risk'as publishers get sneakier about the code they can hide in them. AI is only increasing that threat, especially when it comes to tracking user data -- and some of your most commonly used…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (764+ words) AI researchers have for years warned about model collapse, which is the degeneration of AI models'after ingesting AI slop. The process effectively poisons a model with unverifiable information, but it's not to be confused with model poisoning, a serious security…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (602+ words) Nearly everything you do on your desktop, laptop, phone, and tablet begins with a Domain Name System (DNS) query. Essentially, DNS turns domain names (such as ZDNET.com) into an IP address so web browsers and apps know where to…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (693+ words) Let's face it: most monthly Windows 11 patches are ho-hum. They usually focus on bug fixes and security updates, with the occasional new feature sprinkled in. The February 2026 update, however, looks significant, introducing several new features that will change how users…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (594+ words) The Aisuru botnet has reached new heights, breaking previous Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) records with an attack peaking at 31.4 Tbps with 200 million requests per second." Also known as Kimwolf, Aisuru is one of the largest botnets currently in existence, powered by…...