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Sources: several tech companies, including OpenAI, are encouraging the DOD behind the scenes to back away from designating Anthropic a "supply chain risk" (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

Sources: several tech companies, including OpenAI, are encouraging the DOD behind the scenes to back away from designating Anthropic a "supply chain risk" (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

Mike Isaac / New York Times : Sources: several tech companies, including OpenAI, are encouraging the DOD behind the scenes to back away from designating Anthropic a “supply chain risk” —  Tech companies have been reluctant to directly confront Trump administration officials over their contract feud with the A.I. start-up.

This severe and international iPhone hack is the best reason to update to iOS 26.3 yet

This severe and international iPhone hack is the best reason to update to iOS 26.3 yet

A sophisticated iPhone hacking technique and surveillance campaign ran rampant internationally for months, prior to a patch in iOS 26.3. iPhone Air A new and severe attack vector focused on iPhones paired two different vulnerabilities into one. The "DarkSword" attack started with malicious web content in Safari , and ended with full kernel control, allowing attackers to break out of browser protections and access core parts of the system. With that level of access, attackers can read messages and stored data, track location, access photos and files, and potentially activate the microphone or camera. In practice, it gives near-complete visibility into the device and the user's activity. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Windows PowerToys update brings 3 big changes and improvements

Windows PowerToys update brings 3 big changes and improvements

The March update for Windows PowerToys is now available. Microsoft has begun rolling out PowerToys 0.98 , which includes improvements and new features for the Command Palette as well as a new look for the editing menu in Keyboard Manager. Microsoft The big news in this update is the new Command Palette Dock feature. You can now add your favorite commands to a dock that’s pinnable to any side of the screen. Microsoft says the Command Palette is now also faster and supports transparent windows. Microsoft Microsoft says its has rebuilt the editing mode in Keyboard Manager from the ground up, to make it easier to improve in the future. It should now be easier to remap keys and create keyboard shortcuts in the tool, and you should now be able to quickly disable the various changes. It should now also be possible to launch and close Keyboard Manager via a shortcut in the Command Palette. The CursorWrap mouse tool, which launched back in January , also got a major update. The tool should now work better for users with multiple monitors: you can automatically disable the tool if only one monitor is connected, and you can configure the wrap function to work only when you hold down the Ctrl or Shift keys. Further reading: Useful Windows PowerToys features to start using

Xbox Rolls Out Console Feature Major Nelson Proposed Years Ago

Xbox Rolls Out Console Feature Major Nelson Proposed Years Ago

Starting today, select members of the Xbox Insiders program will be able to take several new "highly requested updates" for a test run before they become available to all Xbox console users. These new features include the ability to create up to 10 Groups on Xbox Home (up from the previous two-Group limit), a custom UI color palette, visible profile badges when browsing player profiles via the Xbox Guide, and a feature that former Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb says he wanted to see implemented long before he left Xbox in 2023: a Quick Resume feature that can be customized on a per-game basis. "Love this," Hryb said in an X post responding to Xbox's announcement. "I filed a feature request to make Quick Resume per title in 2021. Great to finally see it happen." Continue Reading at GameSpot