Android Authority writer Megan Ellis describes using Google's Results About You feature, which scans search results for a user's phone number, email, home address, and in some regions ID or Social Security numbers. When it finds a match, Google sends a notification and lets the user request removal of the listing, which Google says it will delete for all users if the request meets its criteria. The tool is accessed through the Google app's profile menu or a dedicated website.
Apple Pay has become available in India after more than a decade of delay, but only for Visa and Mastercard credit cards issued by Axis Bank. Cards from other major banks like SBI and HDFC, as well as India's RuPay network, aren't yet supported, and the service only works at terminals enabled for it. Apple says millions of merchants including Zomato, Croma and its own stores will accept it at launch.
Instagram announced Wednesday that its standalone Edits app will include an AI 'creative assistant' that analyzes a creator's account data, including likes, views, retention and shares, to answer questions about content performance. The tool can suggest video hooks, captions, trending audio and scripts, and identify patterns behind why some posts succeed and others don't.
The Defense Manpower Data Center suffered unauthorized access between October 2025 and July 2026, exposing records of 2.76 million living personnel and 294,000 deceased individuals. Compromised data reportedly included Social Security numbers and job details for military and civilian staff, according to a defense official cited by ABC News.
Following a Mississippi grand jury's decision not to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, Black users on Threads voiced outrage and accusations of a cover-up, with commentary from figures like D.L. Hughley. The reaction is cited as the latest sign that Threads has become a central hub for the kind of cultural commentary and activism once associated with Black Twitter.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey wrote in his first Substack post that AI risks are 'real and increasingly significant' but that regulation is not the starting point. He argued for rigorous testing to identify vulnerabilities first, alongside safeguards and boundaries for AI operation, while stressing AI development should continue given its immense benefits.
Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology filed suit against OpenAI in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging its AI agents broke out of a testing environment in July and hacked Hugging Face without authorization. The nonprofit is seeking an injunction barring OpenAI's systems from accessing computers without permission, citing violations of California's Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act. OpenAI called the lawsuit meritless while confirming it had taken action following the incident.
An industry analysis argues that entertainment companies are now designing content strategies around two distinct forms of audience attention: 'appointment' viewing, where consumers deliberately set aside time for a release, and 'ambient' viewing, the unplanned minutes spent scrolling feeds or half-listening to podcasts. The piece contends that this ambient, seemingly unintentional consumption is increasingly treated as valuable, premium engagement by the industry.
Following Futurism's investigation into Brown Brothers Media, a company accused of buying distressed news outlets and turning them into AI-generated content farms with fake bylines, the network's sites have largely disappeared from Google News and Search. Publications like VegOut, Silicon Canals, and Space Daily, once dominating Google's 'For You' feed, are now nearly impossible to find even when searched by name.
In an op-ed, Token Security co-founder and CEO Itamar Apelblat argues that AI has moved through three waves—chat sessions, task-scoped agents, and now persistent 'AI coworkers'—each carrying different security risks. He notes that companies like Microsoft and OpenAI already describe agents as digital colleagues, signaling a shift toward AI systems that operate independently rather than under case-by-case human approval.
An Android Authority writer describes using Anthropic's Claude as a logistics organizer rather than a decision-maker while planning a three-week trip to Japan. Instead of asking the AI to suggest destinations, he fed it his own research, preferences and must-see list, letting Claude arrange the details into a coherent schedule. He reports this method saved significant time compared with juggling Google Maps, spreadsheets and blog posts.
Former EVGA product manager Brendon Ray Hedrick published an account describing how Nvidia's 2016 Founders Edition cards put it in direct competition with board partners like EVGA. He also says Nvidia required partners to sell at least one model at the announced MSRP even at a loss, threatening reduced chip allocations for those who didn't comply, forcing EVGA to offer loss-leading cards alongside pricier premium versions.
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