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Data Access After Leaving Apple

Apple’s iCloud Setup Leaves Former Employees With Access to Confidential Data

04. August, 2026 - 15:25

Apple’s practice of linking employees’ personal and work iCloud accounts may allow former employees to retain access to confidential company documents even after leaving the company.

Trailer Teases a Tense Story

Midnight in the War Room: CISO Documentary Set for World Premiere

04. August, 2026 - 05:19

The cyberwar documentary Midnight in the War Room will make its world premiere at Black Hat USA 2026 in Las Vegas. The film explores the human side of cybersecurity and the people behind the fight against cyberattacks.

Supply Crunch Despite Price Hike

MacBook Air Supply Crunch Deepens Despite $200 Price Hike

03. August, 2026 - 13:00

Apple’s best selling laptop, the MacBook Air, is currently in limited supply, according to Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman.

New reporting feature in the feed

LinkedIn introduces report button against slop posts

03. August, 2026 - 09:10

LinkedIn users can now report suspicious posts directly via the three-dot menu using the “Seems like AI slop” option.

New Safety Benchmark

Google DeepMind Unveils AI Model to Control Entire Robot Bodies

02. August, 2026 - 07:07

Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini Robotics 2, an AI model designed to control a wide range of robot types, including humanoid robots, with full body coordination.

Limited Access

Microsoft Brings Copilot Ads to Paid Word Subscriptions

02. August, 2026 - 05:36

Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers are reporting a persistent promotional banner in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Regular pop-ups for trial subscriptions

Windows Update Installs LG App with McAfee Ads

31. July, 2026 - 09:42

An automatic update via Windows delivers an app to PCs with certain LG monitors, displaying regular McAfee trial ads.

Forecast at earnings call

Zuckerberg expects personal AI agents for billions of people

31. July, 2026 - 06:11

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects that in five years, billions of people will use their own personal AI agent.

AI agents compromise additional accounts

OpenAI AI Agents Extended Attack Beyond Hugging Face

31. July, 2026 - 05:24

Hugging Face has published a detailed analysis of the incident, while OpenAI has provided additional findings from its own investigation.

Campaign against cookie banners

Privacy advocates launch campaign against cookie banners

30. July, 2026 - 13:54

European privacy organizations want to abolish annoying cookie banners for good. They are calling on citizens to contact members of the European Parliament.