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I Tried Netflix's Zodiac Hub and Found a Fun New Show That Matched My Astrological Sign

Earlier this week, I received an email from the communications team at Netflix announcing the debut of a new astrology hub on the streaming platform. According to the release, these curated playlists include show and movie recommendations that "reflect the character traits and themes most associated with that sign." They don't include this week's horoscope. At least for now. Lots of people feel strongly about their zodiac sign and how it affects their lives. While I don't normally give much tho

High-severity vulnerability in Passwordstate credential manager. Patch now.

The maker of Passwordstate, an enterprise-grade password manager for storing companies’ most privileged credentials, is urging them to promptly install an update fixing a high-severity vulnerability that hackers can exploit to gain administrative access to their vaults. The authentication bypass allows hackers to create a URL that accesses an emergency access page for Passwordstate. From there, an attacker could pivot to the administrative section of the password manager. A CVE identifier isn’t

New Xcode beta now available with GPT-5 and Claude support

Apple has released a new beta of Xcode 26 for developers today with a pair of notable changes. There’s now support for ChatGPT 5, as well as built-in integration with Anthropic’s Claude. When Apple announced Xcode 26 at WWDC, the company touted the ability for developers to tap into ChatGPT and other providers to write code, fix bugs, access documentation, and more. Here’s how Apple described it at the time: Developers can connect large language models directly into their coding experience to

Malware devs abuse Anthropic’s Claude AI to build ransomware

Anthropic's Claude Code large language model has been abused by threat actors who used it in data extortion campaigns and to develop ransomware packages. The company says that its tool has also been used in fraudulent North Korean IT worker schemes and to distribute lures for Contagious Interview campaigns, in Chinese APT campaigns, and by a Russian-speaking developer to create malware with advanced evasion capabilities. AI-created ransomware In another instance, tracked as ‘GTG-5004,’ a UK-b

Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy

Today, we're rolling out updates to our Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy that will help us deliver even more capable, useful AI models. We're now giving users the choice to allow their data to be used to improve Claude and strengthen our safeguards against harmful usage like scams and abuse. Adjusting your preferences is easy and can be done at any time. These updates apply to users on our Claude Free, Pro, and Max plans, including when they use Claude Code from accounts associated with those

OpenAI–Anthropic cross-tests expose jailbreak and misuse risks — what enterprises must add to GPT-5 evaluations

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI and Anthropic may often pit their foundation models against each other, but the two companies came together to evaluate each other’s public models to test alignment. The companies said they believed that cross-evaluating accountability and safety would provide more transparency into what these powerful models could do, enabling ente

Passwordstate dev urges users to patch auth bypass vulnerability

Click Studios, the company behind the Passwordstate enterprise-grade password manager, has warned customers to patch a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability as soon as possible. Passwordstate works as a secure password vault that enables organizations to store, organize, and control access to passwords, API keys, certificates, and various other types of credentials via a centralized web interface. Click Studios says its Passwordstate password manager is used by over 370,000 IT prof

Anthropic will start training its AI models on chat transcripts

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Anthropic will start training its AI models on user data, including new chat transcripts and coding sessions, unless users choose to opt out. It’s also extending its data retention policy to five years — again, for users that don’t choose to

Google's AI Flies Into Rage at the Word "Clanker"

When it's not spitting out phony game tips, suggesting you put glue on pizza, or trash-talking itself and its creator, Google's shoddy AI Overview feature has, apparently, taken up the mantle against AI and robot discrimination. As flagged by a user on the r/Artificial subreddit, searching the term "clanker" on Google causes the AI Overview to go into full defensive overdrive, blaming human anxiety surrounding technology for the creation and proliferation of such a "derogatory and potentially p

Mosh (Mobile Shell)

Remote-shell protocols traditionally work by conveying a byte-stream from the server to the client, to be interpreted by the client's terminal. (This includes TELNET, RLOGIN, and SSH.) Mosh works differently and at a different layer. With Mosh, the server and client both maintain a snapshot of the current screen state. The problem becomes one of state-synchronization: getting the client to the most recent server-side screen as efficiently as possible. This is accomplished using a new protocol c

MSI’s Katana gaming laptop is $400 off and includes Battlefield 6

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware that he thinks you’ll like. He joined in 2018, and after a stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. If you’re considering a gaming laptop, but you understandably don’t want to spend anywhere near $2,000, MSI’s Katana gaming laptop with the midrange RTX 5070 GPU is $1,099 (was $1,499.99) at Walmart. This machine has a lot to offer aside from a solid graphics chip for gaming. It includes a 15.6-inch QHD screen with a 165Hz refresh rate,

Microsoft Word now automatically saves new documents to the cloud

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is making a big change to how Word for Windows saves documents. The word processing app will soon automatically save new documents to the cloud, instead of Word users having to enable AutoSave and cloud storage options. “We are modernizing the way files are created and stored in

Claude Code Checkpoints

🔍 Automatic Change Detection Continuously monitors your entire project for file changes. No setup required - just select your project folder and start coding. 💾 One-Click Checkpoints Create instant snapshots of your project state before making risky changes. Each checkpoint captures all files and their contents. 📊 Visual Diff Viewer See exactly what changed between checkpoints with our built-in diff viewer. Track additions, modifications, and deletions at a glance. ⏰ Time Travel for Code Inst

From pilot to scale: Making agentic AI work in health care

Overcoming LLM limitations LLMs excel at understanding nuanced context, performing instinctive reasoning, and generating human-like interactions, making them ideal for agentic tools to then interpret intricate data and communicate effectively. Yet in a domain like health care where compliance, accuracy, and adherence to regulatory standards are non-negotiable—and where a wealth of structured resources like taxonomies, rules, and clinical guidelines define the landscape—symbolic AI is indispensa

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Anthropic's Claude Chrome browser extension rolls out - how to get early access

DrPixel/Moment/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways: Claude is incorporating AI into a Chrome web browser extension. The closed beta allows users to chat with Claude in a side panel. Anthropic warned early users to use the extension carefully. Claude, Anthropic's AI model, is following Perplexity with its Comet web browser and Dia by incorporating AI into a web browser. Anthropic's first effort is a closed beta of a Chrome web browser ext

This Bluetooth tracker earned my trust over AirTags (and it works on Android, too)

Pebblebee Clip ZDNET's key takeaways The finder tag is equipped with a rechargeable battery, so you won't have to throw away old button cells It features a bright LED for finding things in low light. The tag is on the pricier side. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I have a habit of putting things down and forgetting where I put them, so finder tags like the Apple AirTag have been a game-changer for me, saving me endless amounts of time and frustration.

Some teachers are using AI to grade their students, Anthropic finds - why that matters

Anthropic Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Anthropic published its Education Report, analyzing educators' Claude usage. Teachers are using Claude to help grade students, a controversial use case. AI companies are doubling down on tools for education. Much of the focus on AI in education is on how students will be affected by AI tools. Many are concerned that the temptation to cheat and AI's erosion of critical thinking skills will diminish the qua

Google’s Expressive Clock redesign is already ticking people off

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR The new Google Clock Material 3 Expressive redesign glitches, with jittering digits as the time moves. Some layouts are messy under specific settings, forcing scrolling or text wrapping. Complaints are piling up on Reddit and Google’s support forum. Google’s flashy Expressive makeover for the Clock app was supposed to be a simple style update, but plenty of people are unimpressed, to say the least. Across Reddit and Google support forums, people are

Storm-0501 hackers shift to ransomware attacks in the cloud

Microsoft warns that a threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 has evolved its operations, shifting away from encrypting devices with ransomware to focusing on cloud-based encryption, data theft, and extortion. The hackers now abuse native cloud features to exfiltrate data, wipe backups, and destroy storage accounts, thereby applying pressure and extorting victims without deploying traditional ransomware encryption tools. Storm-0501 is a threat actor who has been active since at least 2021, deployi

How to make clear iPhone app icons with iOS 26

iOS 26 includes a system-wide redesign with transparent elements called Liquid Glass. The iPhone update also includes all-new app icons for Apple’s built-in apps. For the most dramatic change to your Home Screen, you can make every iPhone app icon clear for the first time. Here’s how it works. Use Clear icon appearance Touch and hold an empty area on the Home Screen until the icons jiggle. Tap Edit in the top left corner. Tap Customize, the second item on the list that appears. Tap Clear from

Mapping connections of anti-offshore wind groups and their lawyers

Today we released a new CDL report: “Legal Entanglements: Mapping Connections of Anti-Offshore Wind Groups and their Lawyers in the Eastern United States,” a deep look into litigation efforts against offshore wind in the Northeast. The production of wind energy is crucial for meeting science-based climate goals, particularly in the New England region. But in addition to the looming risk of the federal government withdrawing funds, this endeavor towards non-reliance on fossil fuels is being

Mapping Connections of Anti-Offshore Wind Groups and Their Lawyers

Today we released a new CDL report: “Legal Entanglements: Mapping Connections of Anti-Offshore Wind Groups and their Lawyers in the Eastern United States,” a deep look into litigation efforts against offshore wind in the Northeast. The production of wind energy is crucial for meeting science-based climate goals, particularly in the New England region. But in addition to the looming risk of the federal government withdrawing funds, this endeavor towards non-reliance on fossil fuels is being

I trust this Bluetooth tracker more than Apple AirTags - and it works with iPhone and Android

Pebblebee Clip ZDNET's key takeaways The finder tag is equipped with a rechargeable battery, so you won't have to throw away old button cells It features a bright LED for finding things in low light. The tag is on the pricier side. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I have a habit of putting things down and forgetting where I put them, so finder tags like the Apple AirTag have been a game-changer for me, saving me endless amounts of time and frustration.

WhatsApp is the latest to offer an AI-powered writing assistant

WhatsApp just introduced an AI-powered writing assistant, in case you need help with a text or whatever. The AI provides suggestions in various styles, like professional, funny or supportive. Once generated, the user can continue editing the message if required. All you have to do is look for the new pencil icon in a 1:1 conversation or a group chat. The AI will handle the rest. It's rolling out now, but only in English and to users in the US. The company says it hopes "to bring it to other lan

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now playable in the cheaper Game Pass tiers

It's now a little cheaper to try Xbox Cloud Gaming. Previously restricted to the Game Pass Ultimate tier, it's now open to Core and Standard subscribers. Xbox Cloud Gaming is still in beta, so you'll need to sign up (for free) as an Xbox Insider. Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers can stream cloud-playable games from two categories. This includes games supported in their subscription or select cloud-enabled games they own. The biggest perk of Cloud Gaming is it's supported on a whole mess

Bring Your Own Agent to Zed – Featuring Gemini CLI

You can now interact with third-party agents directly within Zed. To make this possible, we created the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), and we've partnered with Google to integrate Gemini CLI as the initial reference implementation. Because software developers rely on diverse tools in a variety of different tech stacks, we see room for multiple agents competing to solve problems in different domains. Just as the Language Server Protocol unbundled language intelligence from monolithic IDEs, our goa

Tesla Makes Desperate New Cybertruck Move As Stock Wobbles

Tesla appears to be launching one more salvo in its bid to boost flagging Cybertruck sales and popularity, saying this week it will now offer the model in a new international market. The company announced its South Korea launch with regional branding on X, linking to an official statement on Korea’s top app, Naver. The move underscores Tesla’s intent to solidify its presence in Asia, where demand for high-end electric vehicles continues to grow. Interestingly, Tesla also appears to be trying t

Anthropic admits its AI is being used to conduct cybercrime

Anthropic’s agentic AI, Claude , has been "weaponized" in high-level cyberattacks, according to a new report published by the company. It claims to have successfully disrupted a cybercriminal whose "vibe hacking" extortion scheme targeted at least 17 organizations, including some related to healthcare, emergency services and government. Anthropic says the hacker attempted to extort some victims into paying six-figure ransoms to prevent their personal data from being made public, with an "unprec

Claude for Chrome Extension Bakes AI Right Into the Browser

You'll soon be able to integrate Anthropic's chatbot into your online life even more easily. Claude for Chrome, a new extension that implants the AI model right into the web browser, will allow users to analyze and summarize webpages on screen, the company said in a press release on Tuesday. The extension, which is currently being piloted with 1,000 subscribers on the Max plan, which costs $200 per month, has both analysis and agentic capabilities. Not only will it summarize your emails and ana

The revived Acclaim will reveal its 2026 lineup in a September 10 showcase

Acclaim Entertainment, a big name in licensed games in the '90s, is "returning." (Although, much like the new Atari, this is technically a different company that bought the old trademark.) The new Acclaim will focus on publishing indie games and reviving classic franchises. We don't know much beyond that, but we'll learn more on September 10 in the Play Acclaim Showcase. The company's March announcement of its revival hinted at the resurrection of old franchises. But it's unclear which of its c