CNET has opened a reader survey through October asking which security software people rely on most, covering threat protection, ease of use, performance impact, value and overall satisfaction. The company says it will compile responses into a roundup highlighting top-rated privacy and security tools.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-01
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash-tier model in six weeks, improving on coding, agentic tasks and multi-step reasoning while keeping the same pricing as 3.7 Flash ($0.75/$3.75 per million input/output tokens). Alongside it, Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, a specialized version tuned for vulnerability detection and automated patching, accessible only to vetted security teams through a new invite-only Fairwind Program.
blog.google
· 2026-09-02