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Image: Envato/osbmxhouse The Indian government has officially rescinded a controversial mandate that would have forced smartphone manufacturers to ship new devices with a state-run cybersafety tool preloaded. The decision, confirmed by India’s telecoms ministry on Wednesday, marks a swift policy reversal following significant resistance from global tech giants and privacy advocates. The initial directive, issued confidentially on Nov. 28, set a 90-day deadline for vendors to integrate the Sanchar Saathi app into their firmware, with the stipulation that users must not be allowed to delete it. The withdrawal ends a brief but tense standoff between New Delhi and major handset…
Image: Sashkin/Adobe Stock Cybersecurity researchers have revealed two critical flaws in Wondershare RepairIt, an AI-powered repair tool used by millions, that open the door to massive supply chain attacks. Trend Micro disclosed the details last week, and says RepairIt “contradicted its privacy policy by collecting, storing, and, due to weak Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) practices, inadvertently leaking private user data.” The vulnerabilities carry CVSS scores of 9.1 and 9.4, which are among the worst seen in consumer AI apps this year. RepairIt was keeping user files in unsecured cloud storage without encryption, despite explicitly assuring users their data would…
Liverpool have ‘officially opened talks’ with Bournemouth over ‘payment structure’ to a potential deal for Antoine Semenyo in January, according to reports. The Reds have had a disappointing season to date in the Premier League with Arne Slot’s side winning just eight of their 16 matches. Liverpool had the added stress of Mohamed Salah criticising the club last weekend for “throwing him under the bus” with the Egyptian also claiming his relationship with Slot was broken. Salah was dropped from the squad for their 1-0 win over Inter Milan in midweek but, after talks on Friday, he was reinstated to…
Image generated by Google’s Nano Banana Call it the week generative AI stormed the content castle. Netflix shocked Hollywood with a $72 billion bid for Warner Bros.’ scripted crown jewels, and Meta quietly inked newsroom deals to pump real‑time headlines into its AI chatbot. Researchers uncovered a covert “Shadow Web,” where startups clone Amazon, Gmail, and United Airlines so Google and OpenAI can train agentic AIs without crashing the real internet. And Adobe and Disney each smashed another wall: Adobe dropped Photoshop into ChatGPT, while Disney wrote a $1 billion check so fans can prompt Sora to mash up Mickey with…
The BMW’s engine, however, is the standout. It is torquey and responsive at accessible revs and very willing to work to the higher ranges, with plenty of outright potency and a slightly digitally enhanced but still genuine-sounding combustive charm and presence. It’s clearly a little bit special. From a performance perspective, this is ‘point and shoot’ rather than ‘plan, invest, unleash and enjoy’. We have read it all before, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Even so, I would still have given the Macan a very good chance of shading the BMW and Audi as a driver’s car…
Image: Zulfugar Karimov/Unsplash Apple and Google confirmed last week that they have issued a new round of threat notifications to users around the world. The companies say these alerts are meant to warn people when there is evidence they have been targeted by malicious actors, often linked to governments or state-backed groups. Apple told Reuters that the latest batch of warnings went out on Dec. 2, though the company did not reveal how many people were affected or which actors were believed to be behind the attempted intrusions. Apple only mentioned to Reuters that “to date we have notified users…
Image generated by Google’s Nano Banana A few dollars may soon find their way into millions of pockets, all thanks to a long-running fight over Google’s Play Store rules. State attorneys general across the United States have started notifying consumers about how they can receive money from the $700 million Google Play Store antitrust settlement, a major agreement first secured in 2023. The settlement covers Google Play Store purchases made between August 2016 and September 2023. Payments are expected to begin shortly after the court’s final approval next spring. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his team pushed for accountability…
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Image generated by Google’s Nano Banana Scale is the theme carrying technology into 2026. AI systems are doing more, making more decisions, and operating with less direct oversight as they spread across industries. As 2026 comes into view, executives and industry leaders across security, infrastructure, and AI are beginning to align on what that scale will change. Their forecasts, which they shared in exclusive interviews with TechRepublic, sketch a year defined by autonomy, specialization, and the need for tighter control. 1. AI flattens technical skill barriers As AI takes on more of the repetitive, technical work inside organizations, the advantage…
Due to enter series production in 2028, BMW’s third-generation fuel cell system will be “a milestone in automotive history”, says BMW, and “the first-ever series production fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be offered by a global premium manufacturer”. It may be the first from a premium manufacturer but other FCEV makers include partner and fuel cell development veteran Toyota, which launched the Mirai in 2014 and started developing FCEVs in 1992. There have been others, such as the Hyundai Nexo and Honda Clarity, and others only available for use in trials, such as the Mercedes A-Class-based Necar 4, which was launched in…