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    AI

    Anthropic Merges Claude Memory Across Chat and Cowork Experiences

    Anthropic updates Claude memory to connect chat and Cowork, allowing users to manage saved information across experiences.

    By Shivangi Yadav25 August 20262 min read
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    Brief

    Apple Keeps Hide My Email Addresses on iCloud.com After Privacy Concerns

    Apple reverses a planned change to Hide My Email after users raised privacy concerns, keeping masked addresses on iCloud.com.

    By Shivangi Yadav25 August 20262 min read
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    Apps

    WhatsApp Adds Stronger Two-Step Verification and Passkey Security Updates

    WhatsApp introduces stronger two-step verification, multiple passkeys, and improved caller information to enhance account security.

    By Shivangi Yadav25 August 20262 min read
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    Brief

    Uber Launches Live Video Streaming Feature for Teen Ride Accounts

    Uber introduces live video streaming for teen accounts, allowing parents and guardians to view rides through the driver’s selfie camera.

    By Shivangi Yadav25 August 20262 min read

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    AI

    Instinct AI Assistant Raises Privacy and Security Concerns in Private Testing

    Instinct, a private-access AI assistant, is raising privacy and security concerns about broad device access, data-use terms, and autonomous actions on users’ devices.

    By Shivangi Yadav24 August 20264 min read
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    Hardware

    Flock CEO Calls for Privacy-Safety Compromise as Surveillance Backlash Grows

    Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley calls for a balance between privacy and public safety as scrutiny grows over license plate cameras and police misuse.

    By Shivangi Yadav23 August 20263 min read
43. 

    Security

    Senator Ron Wyden Asks GAO to Review Federal Use of Hacking Tools

    Sen. Ron Wyden asked the GAO to review how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking tools and spyware, citing limited public oversight and reporting.

    By Shivangi Yadav21 August 20263 min read
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    Brief

    ChatGPT Adds Apple Messages Plugin for Reading and Sending Texts

    ChatGPT’s new Apple Messages plugin can search, draft, send, a, nd delete messages, while OpenAI says the integration runs locally on a user’s Mac.

    By Shivangi Yadav21 August 20262 min read

45. 

    Security

    CareCloud Data Breach Exposes 3.75M Patients’ Records

    CareCloud says a March data breach exposed personal, financial and medical information belonging to more than 3.75 million patients across the United States.

    By Shivangi Yadav19 August 20262 min read
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    Brief

    Comcast Adds Wi-Fi Motion Detection to Newer Xfinity Routers

    Comcast’s new Wi-Fi Motion feature turns newer Xfinity gateways into home motion sensors, but enabling it comes with important data-sharing considerations.

    By Shivangi Yadav18 August 20262 min read
47. 

    AI

    Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods May Put Privacy Concerns to the Test

    Apple’s rumoured camera-equipped AirPods may use low-resolution visual data for Siri rather than photos or video, potentially easing some privacy concerns.

    By Shivangi Yadav18 August 20263 min read
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    AI

    ChatGPT Computer History Tracks Mac Activity for AI Search

    ChatGPT Computer History can track Mac activity, including clicks, typing and app switches, creating a searchable timeline while raising privacy concerns.

    By TechAmerica.ai Staff17 August 20264 min read