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engadget.com > apps > google-play-used-ai-to-help-block-175-million-bad-apps-in-2025-102208054.html

Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (531+ words) Find the latest technology news and expert tech product reviews. Learn about the latest gadgets and consumer tech products for entertainment, gaming, lifestyle and more. Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated…...

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engadget.com > cybersecurity > texas-ag-sues-tp-link-over-purported-connection-to-china-193802258.html

Texas AG sues TP-Link over purported connection to China

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (368+ words) Texas AG sues TP-Link over purported connection to China'Engadget Texas is suing Wi-Fi router maker TP-Link for deceptively marketing the security of its products and allowing Chinese hacking groups to access Americans' devices, Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced. Paxton…...

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engadget.com > ai > openai-has-hired-the-developer-behind-ai-agent-openclaw-092934041.html

OpenAI has hired the developer behind AI agent OpenClaw

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (231+ words) OpenAI has hired the developer behind AI agent OpenClaw'Engadget Recently we were introduced to OpenClaw, an AI that allows users to create their own agents to control apps like email, Spotify and home controls. Now, Sam Altman has announced that…...

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engadget.com > computing > microsoft-will-start-refreshing-secure-boot-certificates-in-march-for-windows-11-and-windows-10-esu-users-170000777.html

Microsoft will start refreshing Secure Boot certificates in March for Windows 11 and Windows 10 ESU users

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (577+ words) Microsoft will start refreshing Secure Boot certificates in March for Windows 11 and Windows 10 ESU users'Engadget Get ye to Windows Update, because there's a good chance you've got new Secure Boot certificates to install. Microsoft just announced that it will be…...

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engadget.com > cybersecurity > substack-ceo-informs-users-of-a-data-breach-151113809.html

Substack CEO informs users of a data breach

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (160+ words) The digital publishing platform Substack has told some of its users that their data was stolen in a security breach. The affected account holders had their email addresses and phone numbers scraped in ... The digital publishing platform Substack has told…...

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engadget.com > cybersecurity > vpn > are-vpns-legal-170000878.html

Are VPNs legal?

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (576+ words) VPNs have a mixed reputation, primarily because you can use the technology to hide your location and identity on the internet. Even the best VPNs can be used to conceal crimes and make the perpetrators harder to track. Fortunately, most…...

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engadget.com > apps > notepad-says-it-was-hijacked-by-chinese-state-sponsored-hackers-153000268.html

Notepad++ says it was hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (222+ words) Notepad++ says it was hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers'Engadget Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported that bad actors were hijacking its update mechanism to redirect…...

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engadget.com > ai > moltbook-the-ai-social-network-exposed-human-credentials-due-to-vibe-coded-security-flaw-230324567.html

Moltbook, the AI social network, exposed human credentials due to vibe-coded security flaw

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (455+ words) Moltbook bills itself as a social network for AI agents. That's a wacky enough concept in the first place, but the site apparently exposed the credentials for thousands of its human users. The flaw was discovered by cybersecurity firm Wiz,…...

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engadget.com > cybersecurity > vpn > are-vpns-really-safe-the-security-factors-to-consider-before-using-one-130000539.html

Are VPNs really safe? The security factors to consider before using one

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1144+ words) Unfortunately, the answer is a hard "it depends." VPNs are technology that can work well or poorly, just like they can be used for good or evil. There's nothing intrinsically dangerous about using a VPN " whether or not one is…...

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engadget.com > cybersecurity > vpn > windscribe-review-despite-the-annoyances-it-has-the-right-idea-120000837.html

Windscribe review: Despite the annoyances, it has the right idea

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1581+ words) Windscribe is a virtual private network (VPN) with intense "How do you do, fellow kids?" energy. It has servers in 69 countries and an annual plan that costs $69, an obsession with the sex number that rivals Elon Musk's. I'm shocked that…...