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Apple plans to make Full Disk Access on macOS harder to grant. The permission lets apps and AI agents such as Meta's Muse read files, mail, messages and Safari history. Apple has not said when the change arrives. You can already check in System Settings which apps have it.
The AdGuard Family Plan lifetime subscription, which normally costs $169.99, is available for $11 until October 4. The plan protects up to nine devices from advertisements and tracking elements. [1][2]
Following the compute-based usage change in May, Google will soon introduce limits on which Gemini models free users and AI Plus subscribers can access.
Update, October 2: Many of you have asked for a full vehicle compatibility list for the Twelve South Airfly Drive. Our friends over at 9to5Toys have just published exactly that. Take a look! Complete vehicle compatibility list for new Twelve South Airfly Drive CarPlay and Android Auto adapter Twelve South, the company behind a range of premium Apple accessories, has launched a notable expansion of its Airfly brand.
New Android Auto updates tend to be a bit strange, with changes often showing up for some users but not others, but Google has just recapped a handful of Android Auto updates for media apps from the past few months, including confirmation that the squiggly line design is here to stay.
TL;DR Google is testing biometric authentication before password autofill in Chrome for Android. The feature has returned in Chrome Canary after Google previously tested and pulled a similar implementation before stable release. The flag works for some users, but it didn’t trigger on a Pixel 8 in testing, suggesting the rollout is still limited or incomplete. Google Chrome on Android does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to passwords.
The Home app is a great place to configure your smart home, but it can be slow to control. The tab structure and room hierarchy make sense when you’re setting things up, but they add steps to everything you want to do fifty times a day. Home Widget builds the control panel that Apple didn’t.
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Amid the rapid rise in AI agents requesting “Full Disk Access” to your Mac, Apple says it is making changes to macOS to protect user privacy. While the company hasn’t shared specifics, Apple says users should understand what it means to give an app such “extraordinary” access to their Mac.
Frontline Education is notifying school districts of a data breach after attackers exploited a vulnerability in third-party software to gain unauthorized access to its systems and steal employee information, including Social Security numbers.
Siri AI is a major upgrade to Apple’s assistant that’s now available in iOS 27. And there’s one standout area I’ve noticed where it differs greatly from other AI assistants—for the better.
An enterprise AI foundation depends on more than models and agents. It also requires governed operational data and infrastructure that can carry AI into production, a foundation-first approach emerging among Brazilian companies. Technology company TOTVS S.A. is building that foundation from its position inside thousands of Brazilian businesses. About 25% of the country’s gross domestic…
The promise of Gemini for Android Auto is huge, as the AI assistant is theoretically more capable than Assistant was. But, as it’s now becoming the only option, a weird issue is leaving Gemini for Android Auto perhaps less than useless, as it just gives up on answers from drivers.
Apple will add new limits for "full disk access" on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Apple says it's rolling out new controls to "ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only do…
Apple has confirmed an issue causing a “small number” of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T to lose cellular service. Apple released software and carrier updates to prevent the issue from affecting additional users, but the company tells 9to5Mac that devices that have already lost service will require a hardware replacement.
Deal | The Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 has received its first discount. Now 20% off, the 13-inch Android tablet combines a 4K 144 Hz display with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite and comes with 12 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, and a bundled CalmShell keyboard and stylus.
A recent article by Anil Madhavapeddy argues that AI agents can turn publicly available clues about software vulnerabilities into working exploits, reducing the effectiveness of traditional disclosure embargoes in open source projects. The author highlights the need for faster patching and release processes as the time between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation shrinks. By Renato Losio