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Image: Greentech/Adobe Microsoft’s new features, improvements, and security fixes for Windows 11 may lack some pizzazz, but the company maintains that they will enhance usability, performance, and security. Multiple outlets have reported that the company will start rolling out the Security Update for Windows 11 on Tuesday, April 14. Various design changes have been made to the Settings app, Smart App Control, the home page, and Windows Narrator, among several others. One caveat: The company uses the Controlled Feature Rollout (CFR) technology to roll out new improvements gradually, so it may be a while before you see them. Here are…

Image: appshunter.io/Unsplash Apple is preparing to take its App Store fight with Epic Games back to the Supreme Court after the Ninth Circuit granted a stay pending Apple’s petition. The move keeps the dispute over Apple’s 27% fee on external app purchases alive for now, but it does not mean the justices have agreed to hear the case. The legal battle has narrowed since Epic first sued in 2020 after Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store. Developers’ ability to link users to outside payment options is no longer the core fight. The live dispute is whether Apple can set…

Image: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons A federal budget proposal is putting one of the nation’s top cybersecurity agencies on the chopping block, raising alarms about the U.S. government’s readiness to defend against escalating digital threats. The administration’s fiscal 2027 budget blueprint would reduce funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), continuing a trend of cuts that could reshape the agency’s mission and capabilities. In emails to eSecurityPlanet, cybersecurity professionals shared mixed views on the potential impact of the proposed cuts. “When CISA was created in 2018, it was built on a recognition that cybersecurity is a shared problem that…

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft have exposed an extensive Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking campaign against vulnerable consumer and small and home office (Soho) broadband routers conducted by the Russian cyber intelligence services. Orchestrated by APT28 or Forest Blizzard – more widely-known as Fancy Bear – the operations saw the threat actor alter the settings of compromised devices to reroute internet traffic through malicious servers they held. In this way, Fancy Bear was able to steal data such as login credentials, passwords and access tokens from personal web and email services belonging to their victims…

There is a familiar story that plays out every time another news report emerges of children being seriously harmed online. Parents are told to “take control”. Schools are asked to “do more”. Tech companies promise another round of tweaks. But this framing misses the real issue. The harm children experience on social media is not a failure of parenting or education. It is the outcome of commercial systems designed to maximise engagement at all costs. If the tech sector genuinely prioritised child safety, we would not be facing the scale of harm that now confronts children and young people.…

There’s a new movie tracking app in town, with a twist for squeamish horror fans. Binge to warn viewers about jump scares in horror movies.This seems to work rather simply. Users open the app when starting a movie and Apple devices will display warnings on the lock screen ahead of frightening scenes. The settings can be adjusted to only warn about major jump scares and the like, leaving viewers vulnerable to some of the smaller terrors.However, the app doesn’t integrate with any streaming services. It only knows a movie starts because a button has been tapped. This means that people…

Intel has announced that it will help Elon Musk design and build his proposed Terafab in Austin, Texas, a joint venture between Musk’s companies like SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to manufacture the chips necessary to power various AI projects. Musk announced Terafab in March 2026 with the plan of eventually creating a terawatt of computing power each year.While Tesla and SpaceX have experience manufacturing in the US, chip fabrication plants like the ones Intel runs are expensive and time-consuming to build. Offloading the task of actually building the Terafab from Musk’s companies to Intel makes sense. “Our ability to design,…

A former Meta employee in the UK is under investigation after allegations that he illicitly downloaded about 30,000 private photos from Facebook. According to The Guardian, the accused developed a software program to evade Facebook’s internal security systems and access users’ private images. Meta uncovered the breach more than a year ago and referred the case to law enforcement, where it is now being investigated by the London Metropolitan police’s cybercrime unit.”After discovering improper access by an employee over a year ago, we immediately terminated the individual, notified users, referred the matter to law enforcement and enhanced our security measures,”…

Google is making some changes to how Gemini handles mental health crises. The chatbot now includes a redesigned crisis hotline module with a one-touch interface to connect to real-world help. The company is also changing how Gemini responds to signs that a user may be experiencing a mental health crisis.The redesigned module shows a one-touch interface to text, call or chat with a human crisis agent or visit the 988 website. “Once the interface is activated, the option to reach out for professional help will remain clearly available throughout the remainder of the conversation,” the company wrote in a blog…

Image: David Trinks/Unsplash The FBI is urging Americans to think twice before downloading foreign apps, warning that some could quietly expose sensitive user data. The alert comes just days after China banned Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat over regulatory concerns, underscoring the growing digital standoff between the two countries. Years of escalating data privacy tensions have already pushed the US to restrict several foreign platforms, citing Chinese laws that can compel companies to hand over user data to government authorities. Now, the bureau is raising fresh concerns about widely used apps developed by foreign firms, particularly in China, cautioning that millions of…