Android AI Apps Leaked 730TB: 72% Had Hardcoded Secrets
A Cybernews analysis of 1.8 million Android apps found most AI apps leak credentials in code. Over 200M files were exposed via misconfigured databases.
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Local AI Showdown: Best Open-Weight Models for Your Hardware
A tier-by-tier comparison of the top open-weight LLMs you can run locally, from 8GB laptops to 24GB gaming GPUs to Apple Silicon Macs.
Build a Local ChatGPT Alternative With Ollama and Open WebUI
Step-by-step guide to running a private, local AI chatbot that rivals ChatGPT - no subscription, no data collection, no internet required.
77% of Employees Are Pasting Company Data Into AI Tools - And Your Security Team Can't See It
The LayerX Enterprise AI Security Report reveals that AI has become the #1 data exfiltration channel in the enterprise. 82% of those leaking data use personal accounts. Traditional DLP can't stop copy-paste.
European Parliament Blocks AI Tools on 8,000 Devices Over US Data Fears
The EU Parliament disabled Microsoft Copilot and other AI features on lawmakers' devices, citing data sovereignty concerns and uncertainty about where sensitive information ends up.
Cohere's Tiny Aya: 70-Language AI That Runs on Your Phone Without Internet
A 3.35B parameter multilingual model outperforms larger competitors on underserved languages - and runs locally on consumer hardware. Privacy-first AI for the rest of the world.
Infostealers Are Now Stealing AI Agent 'Souls' and Identities
Malware caught harvesting OpenClaw configuration files, gateway tokens, and private keys - marking a shift toward AI agent identity theft.
After Teen Suicides, States Are Racing to Regulate AI Mental Health Chatbots
Tennessee made it a felony to train AI chatbots that encourage suicide. Virginia is banning AI therapist impersonators. A dozen states have bills moving through legislatures right now.
OpenAI Built a Bunker for ChatGPT Because It Can't Fix the Walls
ChatGPT's new Lockdown Mode protects against prompt injection data theft - but OpenAI admits the underlying vulnerability may never be solved. Here's what that means for agentic AI.
ICE Is Scanning American Faces on the Street With AI It Knows Doesn't Work as Advertised
DHS deployed facial recognition to 100,000+ field encounters without legally required privacy reviews. Internal records show the agency knew the app couldn't verify identities.
Surveillance Pricing: The AI That Knows What You'll Pay Before You Do
Companies are using your browsing history, location, and shopping habits to charge you more than the person next to you. California just launched an investigation. Here's how it works.
An AI Dinosaur Toy Exposed 50,000 Children's Private Conversations to Anyone With a Gmail Account
Security researchers found that Bondu's AI plush toy left its entire admin console open, exposing kids' names, birthdays, and intimate conversations. A senator wants answers.
DockerDash: How Poisoned Container Metadata Turned Docker's AI Assistant Into an Attack Vector
Two independent security firms found that Docker's Ask Gordon AI could be hijacked through image metadata, enabling remote code execution and data theft across millions of developer machines.
Perplexity's Model Council Asks Three AIs Instead of One. The Privacy Trade-Off Is Obvious
Perplexity launched Model Council, running your queries through Claude, GPT, and Gemini simultaneously. Multi-model consensus could reduce hallucinations, but it triples your data exposure and costs $200 a month.
Chat & Ask AI Leaked 300 Million Messages
A Firebase misconfiguration exposed 300 million messages from 25 million users. A wider scan found data leaks across 196 of 198 AI apps.
Chrome's Auto Browse Lets Google's AI Surf the Web for You - and Watch Everything You Do
Google's new agentic browsing feature streams every page you visit to its servers. Here's what that means for your privacy.
EU Threatens to Force Meta to Open WhatsApp to Rival AI Assistants
European regulators charged Meta with antitrust violations for blocking competing AI chatbots from WhatsApp's 3 billion users - while Meta AI gets exclusive access to the platform.
ChatGPT Now Has Ads. Here's What That Actually Means for Your Privacy
OpenAI started showing ads in ChatGPT conversations on February 9. Ad personalization is on by default, targeting uses your conversation topics, and opting out may cost you message limits. The era of ad-funded AI is here.
Anthropic's Claude Cowork Triggered a $1 Trillion Selloff. The Privacy Risks Are Worse Than the Stock Losses
Claude Cowork's industry plugins crashed software stocks by 25% in a week. But the real story is a known file-stealing vulnerability Anthropic shipped anyway, and safety guidance that contradicts its own marketing.
Five Chinese AI Labs Launch Major Models Before Lunar New Year
GLM-5, Kimi K2.5, Qwen 3.5, Doubao 2.0, and MiniMax M2.2 arrive in the most concentrated wave of Chinese AI releases. Some are open-source. Here's what matters.
Tiiny AI Pocket Lab: Scrutinizing Its 120B Claim
Tiiny AI says its 300-gram Pocket Lab runs 120B models locally. The design is plausible, but performance and privacy claims remain unverified.
Apple Hands Siri to Google. The Privacy Questions Pile Up.
Apple's deal to power Siri with Google's Gemini raises questions about where your data actually goes -- especially as the two CEOs contradict each other.
The White House Sues States Over AI Laws. Here's the Picture.
A DOJ task force challenges state AI laws while the administration threatens broadband funding. The fight isn't between companies -- it's between governments.
Google DeepMind Just Bought an Emotion-Reading AI Company. That Should Worry You.
Three deals in one week -- including a startup that detects emotions from your voice. Google is assembling capabilities that should make privacy advocates nervous.