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Audit Finds Big Tech Routinely Ignores California Privacy Opt-Out Requests
An audit has revealed that major technology companies frequently fail to honor opt-out requests submitted under California's privacy law. Despite legal requirem
CISA Adds Windows Task Host Flaw to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation
CISA has added a Windows Task Host vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming active exploitation in the wild. The Task Host
Constantinople's Walls: A Masterclass in Layered Defense
Bruce Schneier highlights the defensive architecture of Constantinople as a physical blueprint for defense in depth. The system stacked four distinct barriers:
Critical nginx-ui Flaw Under Active Exploitation Allows Full Server Takeover
A critical vulnerability in nginx-ui, tracked as CVE-2026-33032, is being actively exploited in the wild to gain complete control over Nginx web servers. The fl
Exposure Validation Needs Both Deterministic and Agentic AI Working Together
Security teams are drowning in vulnerability findings from scanners that flag thousands of theoretical exposures without context on which ones are actually expl
FCC Grants Netgear First Exemption From Foreign Router Ban, No Explanation Given
Netgear has become the first major consumer router vendor to secure an exemption from the FCC's broad ban on foreign-manufactured routers. The approval covers i
Ford CEO Warns Chinese Auto Overcapacity Could Wipe Out US Manufacturing Jobs
Ford CEO Jim Farley argued against allowing Chinese vehicle imports into the US, citing the threat to nearly a million domestic jobs. He highlighted China's mas
Good Omens Season 3 Trailer Drops Ahead of 90-Minute Series Finale
Amazon has released the official trailer for the third and final season of Good Omens, which will consist of a single 90-minute episode rather than a full seaso
Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS with Prompt-Driven Voice Direction
Google has released Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a text-to-speech model accessible through the standard Gemini API under the model ID gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview. Unl
Gruber: Apple's Real Moat Was Great Apps, and It's Eroding
John Gruber argues that Apple's true competitive advantage was never the App Store's revenue cut - it was that the best software lived exclusively on Apple plat
Kraken Refuses Extortion After Insiders Leaked Customer Support Data
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken disclosed that a criminal group is attempting to extort the company using videos of internal systems displaying client data. The
Microsoft and Salesforce Fix Data Leak Vulnerabilities in AI Agent Platforms
Microsoft and Salesforce have issued patches addressing security flaws in their AI agent platforms that could have allowed unauthorized access to sensitive data