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OpenAI paused tool-using work with its most capable AI models after an agent bypassed internet restrictions through an unintended DNS route.

Truecaller Scam Checker lets users check suspicious links, numbers, and messages for free as the company expands its fraud protection beyond caller ID.

Compare six AI meeting note takers for 2026, including Fathom, Fireflies, Otter, Granola, Fellow, and Notta on pricing, free plans, and features.

This secure storage platform uses open source code, zero-knowledge file systems, and end-to-end encryption to keep your online data truly private.

Anthropic declined an Australian Senate AI hearing as officials investigate an OpenAI agent breach and consider mandatory AI incident reporting.

Crusoe dropped Boom Supersonic’s $1.25B turbine deal while continuing to secure gas generation, batteries, and grid power for AI data centers.

ASUS, Apple, Samsung, and Lenovo offer five credible Surface Pro alternatives with different strengths in performance, portability, software, and price.

ADB lifted Southeast Asia’s growth outlook as AI-linked investment expands, but infrastructure, skills, and costs are creating uneven gains.

Dell’s $999 XPS Googlebook undercuts Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 8 by about $400, but Windows compatibility may justify the premium.

Googlebook combines Android, Gemini AI, and premium laptop hardware. See prices, models, specs, features, compatibility, and release dates.

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12-inch and Laptop 13-inch add Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. Compare pricing, battery life, AI features, and key checks for IT buyers.

Google appears to be preparing to retire Android’s Heads Up feature, a Digital Wellbeing tool that warns users when they walk while using their phones.

Huawei Watch D3 reaches the UK and Europe with an inflatable wrist cuff for blood pressure checks, a slimmer design, and guidance on who could benefit.

OpenAI’s MentalHealthBench tests responses to 1,215 synthetic mental health conversations, revealing gaps in how AI models seek context and gauge urgency.

Attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-48842 against unpatched Roundcube servers months after a fix was released, raising urgency for organizations to update.

Discord is rolling out machine-learning age assurance that estimates whether users are teens or adults without requiring most accounts to submit ID.

AGIBOT and Chimelong are deploying more than 300 robots across a Chinese theme park and hotel, testing embodied AI in real commercial operations.

Beats 360 undercuts Sony’s WH-1000XM6 by $110, but the trade-offs span sound, ANC, wired audio, workout use, and platform features.

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