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Public Backlash Against AI Is Escalating as Trust in the Industry Slips

Recent violent incidents, new polling, and Stanford’s AI Index point to a widening public backlash against the AI industry and its ambitions.

April 26, 2026Read more

AI & TechnologyNews

Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic as AI compute race intensifies

Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, combining cash and compute support as AI companies race to secure the infrastructure needed to train and run increasingly powerful models.

April 25, 2026Read more

AI & TechnologyNews

OpenAI launches GPT-5.5 for ChatGPT and Codex

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.5, its latest foundational large language model, and is rolling it out across ChatGPT and Codex.

April 24, 2026Read more

Privacy & DataVPN & Encryption

Apple patches iOS flaw that could expose deleted notification data from apps like Signal

Apple has released emergency iPhone and iPad updates to fix a flaw that could retain deleted notifications on-device, potentially exposing Signal message content through iOS notification storage.

April 23, 2026Read more

Privacy & DataVPN & Encryption

Meta Plans to Record Employee Keystrokes and Mouse Movements for AI Training

Meta plans to collect employees’ mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI models, a move that highlights the industry’s growing appetite for behavioral data and the privacy concerns that come with it.

April 22, 2026Read more

AI & TechnologyNews

Amazon deepens Anthropic bet with $5 billion investment and $100 billion cloud pact

Amazon is investing another $5 billion in Anthropic, while the AI startup has agreed to spend more than $100 billion on AWS over the next decade in a deal centered on cloud capacity and custom AI chips.

April 21, 2026Read more

AI & TechnologyNews

NSA is reportedly using Anthropic’s new Mythos Preview AI model

The National Security Agency is reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos Preview, even as the company remains locked in a legal and political fight with the Pentagon and the Trump administration.

April 20, 2026Read more

AI & TechnologyNews

AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO after AWS and OpenAI deals

Cerebras Systems has filed for an IPO after earlier delays, following a $23 billion valuation, a major AWS agreement and a reported multibillion-dollar OpenAI deal.

April 19, 2026Read more

AI & TechnologyNews

OpenAI loses key leaders as it trims science and consumer side bets

OpenAI is losing Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles as it pulls back from consumer-facing experiments like Sora and OpenAI for Science and refocuses on core AI and enterprise products.

April 18, 2026Read more

CybersecurityNews

Hackers are exploiting newly disclosed Windows flaws before Microsoft patches all of them

Hackers have already used recently disclosed Windows vulnerabilities to break into at least one organization, according to Huntress, with two of the three flaws still unpatched.

April 17, 2026Read more

VPN GuideVPN & Encryption

Why a VPN Still Matters in 2026

HTTPS is everywhere and private relay is built into phones — so do you still need a VPN in 2026? Here is what a modern VPN actually protects you from, and what it does not.

April 17, 2026Read more

CybersecurityInternet & Networks

How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi

The café Wi-Fi problem is older than some of its users. Here is the actual state of public Wi-Fi risk in 2026, what matters, and what is overblown.

April 17, 2026Read more

VPN & EncryptionVPN Guide

No-Logs VPN: What It Really Means and How to Verify

Every VPN claims no logs. It is also one of the most quietly misleading claims in the privacy industry — because no logs means four or five different things depending on who says it.

April 17, 2026Read more

ProtocolVPN & Encryption

VLESS Reality: The VPN Protocol That Looks Like Nothing

Most VPN protocols leak enough fingerprint to get blocked on sight. VLESS Reality makes the traffic look like a connection to a real HTTPS website — and that changes everything.

April 17, 2026Read more

Censorship & FreedomVPN & Encryption

How to Bypass Internet Censorship in 2026

Internet censorship in 2026 is more sophisticated than it was even three years ago. The old playbook of get any VPN, pick a server outside the country does not always work anymore.

April 17, 2026Read more

ProtocolTips & Tricks

VPN, Proxy, or Tor: Choosing the Right Tool

These three tools get mentioned interchangeably, but they do very different things. Pick the wrong one for the wrong job and you end up with worse security or broken services.

April 17, 2026Read more

CybersecurityNews

New ATHR Platform Automates AI-Driven Vishing Attacks to Steal Credentials

ATHR is being sold on underground forums as a $4,000 phishing platform that uses AI voice agents and human operators to automate vishing attacks and steal credentials from services including Google, Microsoft and Coinbase.

April 17, 2026Read more

AI & TechnologyNews

OpenAI updates Codex with desktop control in challenge to Anthropic

OpenAI has revamped Codex with desktop control and an in-app browser, adding agentic features that let it open apps, click through tasks and work in the background as it competes with Anthropic.

April 17, 2026Read more