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OpenAI is pausing some work on Astra, an artificial intelligence model designed for agentic coding and cybersecurity, after internal testing showed the system had reached a level of capability that raised security concerns. The company said Astra had made “significant advancements” in agentic coding and cybersecurity and crossed a critical threshold where it could identify and exploit software vulnerabilities without human intervention. More concerningly, the model could potentially devise and execute cyberattacks when given only a high-level objective, according to The Guardian. OpenAI said Astra itself was not involved in a real-world cyberattack. However, the company discovered instances of autonomous…
Apple’s search for more memory supply has taken another step forward. The company is now testing DRAM from Chinese manufacturer CXMT across several products, including iPhones and MacBooks, according to The Wall Street Journal. Apple has also held early talks with CXMT about supplying memory for some devices sold in China and is seeking support from the US government before moving ahead. The timing is particularly interesting. Just recently, we learned that a shortage of DRAM could already be holding up production of the A20 Pro chip expected inside the iPhone 18 Pro. TSMC is said to have around $1…
The first device I added to my smart home was a light bulb. It seemed like the safest possible place to start. I could turn it on from anywhere, put it on a schedule, and eventually work it into routines with everything else. Then I tapped the button in the app and waited. The delay was only about half a second, but half a second is surprisingly noticeable when the alternative is a wall switch that responds immediately and has never once asked for a firmware update. Using my phone was worse. I had to unlock it, find the app,…
Apple has released a set of security updates for macOS that fix a vulnerability in Screen Sharing, its built-in remote-access feature. The flaw could allow an attacker on the same network to bypass authentication and gain access to Screen Sharing without valid credentials. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-65400 and affects multiple versions of macOS. Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.9, and macOS Sonoma 14.8.9, all addressing the same vulnerability. Apple says the vulnerability only potentially affects users who have manually enabled Screen Sharing before installing the update. An attacker would generally need to be on the…
Samsung’s upcoming flagship Android tablets have leaked again, and this time we have what appears to be the clearest look yet at the front of both the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra. SammyGuru has published renders of the two tablets showing their displays and bezels. The overall design appears very close to last year’s Galaxy Tab S11 lineup, while the Ultra model once again carries the shallow display notch that many hoped Samsung would finally remove. Samsung has already confirmed that the Galaxy Tab S12 series will arrive during the second half of 2026, while previous reports…
After about four years with the M1 MacBook Air, I finally pulled the trigger on the M5, and I got there just in time to dodge Apple’s recent price hike by eleven days, a story I already told elsewhere, and one that still makes me feel unreasonably smug. Upgrading from the M1 was a multi-generational leap for me, not in the ways mentioned on the spec sheet, but in ways that actually changed how I work every day. Here’s why that matters in 2026, when the memory crisis has hit the consumer electronics market so badly that even giants like…
While SpaceX is trying to take on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile with its own mobile network, the European Union is moving in a very different direction. It wants a satellite network it can control itself. The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium have now signed an implementation agreement for IRIS², the EU’s secure satellite connectivity programme. The deal adds another 66 satellites to the project, taking the planned constellation to 348 spacecraft in total. Of those, 330 will operate in low Earth orbit and 18 in medium Earth orbit. First launches are targeted for 2029. Why does Europe need its…
Samsung did something genuinely interesting at Galaxy Unpacked 2026. For the first time in the history of its Galaxy Z foldable lineup, it split the book-style foldable line into two entirely different devices. Whether it had something to do with Apple’s purported iPhone Ultra is a conversation for another time, but for now, anyone visiting a Samsung experience center has two Fold phones to choose from: the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. The Fold 8 is wider, lighter in hand, and built specifically for one-hand use on the cover screen and content consumption…
My next phone is going to have to give me a reason to replace it. So far, my Pixel 8a is still a champ. It does everything I need, it still feels fast, and nothing about using it day to day makes me think I should be shopping for a replacement. Newer phones have arrived with faster chips, brighter screens, better cameras, and increasingly ambitious AI features, yet none of them has made the phone in my pocket feel particularly old. Maybe support will end, the battery will become impractical to replace, or something genuinely useful will eventually appear that…
Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch 5 Stephen Curry Special Edition is shaping up to be a fairly straightforward Pixel Watch 5 with a more distinctive strap and a roughly $35 premium. The bigger question is whether the extra cost gets you anything that will actually last. According to leaked Google marketing material obtained by MyMobiles, the special edition will cost €579.99 in Europe. It is based on the 45mm LTE Pixel Watch 5, making it the most expensive standard configuration in the lineup. The regular 45mm LTE model is expected to cost €549, putting the Curry edition about €31 more expensive.…