FBI confirms 25 ransomware groups using First VPN’s now seized services — here’s what we know

FBI links First VPN’s activities to gangs involved in cybercrime and calls for tighter security controls and behavioural monitoring to prevent cyberattacks.

How to change the default apps on a Mac

From changing your browser and email client to opening specific file types with a new app, changing default apps on your Mac is easy and straightforward.

EU to talk with Anthropic over access to Mythos AI Model

The European Commission is sending representatives to San Francisco to talk about using Mythos.

You can now choose how hard Claude thinks before answering your queries

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 update lets you control how hard Claude thinks before it answers.

Copilot gets a redesign and it now wants to do more without being an eyesore

Microsoft is reshaping Copilot to feel like a workspace that adapts to you. The redesign focuses on cleaner design, smarter context, and fewer interruptions while you work.

As AI spills everywhere with quick answers, research finds that the internet’s soul is dying

A new collaborative study by UC Riverside researchers finds that as more people turn to AI for answers, the internet is losing the emotional depth and human reasoning that made it worth browsing in the first place.

Chrome browser is getting a security boost that you won’t see, but it’s good to have

DBSC is now live by default in Chrome on Windows, tying your login session cookies to your specific device so stolen cookies become useless to attackers.