From ComputerWorld: Microsoft users have been hit by a massive, automated password spray attack.

Among those targeted by the attack were clients of security company Huntress. It reported that the attackers made 81 million attempts to log into its customers’ accounts between June 12 and 26 — and...

From Tom's Hardware: Intel's next-gen desktop family, Nova Lake, is expected to take a generational leap in terms of performance, and a big part of that is the rumored introduction of bLLC (Big Last Level Cache). It would be the company's answer to AMD's X3D chips, but implemented even more...

From CNET: Apparently, there are no hazy, lazy days of summer at Apple. The company is testing several new iPad Pro models, redesigning an entry-level MacBook Pro and developing a new M7 processing chip, according to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg. In another report, news outlet Nikkei Asia said that...

From TechCrunch: Meta is getting into gaming with the launch of a new app called Pocket, which allows people to generate small, interactive apps and games using AI prompts. The software, a result of Meta’s acquisition of the team at the vibe-coded gaming platform Gizmo earlier this year, describes...

From PC World: Microsoft revamped the Windows 11 Start menu design last year, a redesign that’s still gradually rolling out to users on versions 24H2 and 25H2. While an evolution on the Start menu is sorely welcome, there’s been widespread criticism of its new look and behavior, including the fact...

From TechCrunch: Back in April, Reuters reported that Anthropic was toying with the idea of producing its own AI chips as a means of responding to chip shortages. Now, it would appear that the company is getting serious about this idea.

On Thursday, The Information reported that Anthropic was in...

From TechCrunch: WhatsApp this week started rolling out username reservations ahead of the broader launch planned later this year. The feature — which lets people find and message each other by handle instead of phone number — is already raising impersonation concerns, drawing scrutiny from security...

From CNET: It's a problem almost as old as the internet itself: How do we keep kids safe when they're online? A growing campaign argues that the solution is for the government to outlaw social media use during kids' developmental years. A narrow majority of American adults seems to agree.

A new...

From CNET: Anthropic announced late Tuesday that access to its most advanced AI models, Claude Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5, would be restored globally on Wednesday, with the US government signing off.

Anthropic reiterated in its statement that Fable 5 had industry-leading cybersecurity safeguards...

From eWeek: Google on Tuesday released Nano Banana 2 Lite, the newest addition to its Gemini image generation lineup.

The model, officially named Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, can turn a text prompt into an image in about four seconds, roughly five times faster than the standard Nano Banana model...