Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks

Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks

The common assumption among iPhone security experts has been that finding vulnerabilities and developing exploits for iOS was difficult, requiring a lot of time, resources, and teams of skilled researchers to break through its layers of security defenses. That meant iPhone spyware and zero-day vulnerabilities, which aren’t known to the software vendor before they are…

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Google unveils TurboQuant, a lossless AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

Google unveils TurboQuant, a lossless AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what the internet thinks. The joke is a reference to the fictional startup Pied Piper that was the focus of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” TV series…

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Wiz investor unpacks Google’s B acquisition

Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition

Google closed its $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz this week — the biggest acquisition in Google’s history, as well as the largest ever acquisition of a venture-backed startup. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan, Sean O’Kane, and I were joined by Shardul Shah, a partner at Wiz’s largest shareholder…

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Google brings Gemini in Chrome to India

Google brings Gemini in Chrome to India

Google announced Wednesday that it is bringing Gemini integration for Chrome to new regions, including India, Canada, and New Zealand. The rollout will let users use Gemini in Chrome through a sidebar on desktop, enabling them to ask Google’s AI chatbot questions about the content on the screen, get information from their Gmail, Keep, Drive,…

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