Plus: A ransomware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for surveillance, call-recording app Neon hits pause over security holes, and more.

We previously spotted that the Google Home app was getting a redesign with “Ask Home” and it’s now beginning to roll out for iPhone users ahead of the October 1 announcement. After swiping away the ...

They say talk is cheap. But Neon Mobile briefly put a price on it. The app surged to the second spot of Apple’s U.S. App Store by paying users to record phone calls. Those conversations are then sold ...

A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s Social Networking section.

Apple Music on Android now allows you to pin your favorite albums, artists, and playlists for quick and easy access. The Android app is also getting the Lyrics Translation & Pronunciation feature. The ...

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Release notes for Google Home 3.40 are now available even as version 3.41 is beginning to roll out with a number of details about the redesigned app and “Google Home Speaker.” Google has already ...

Google’s upcoming developer verification system for Android may prevent users from sideloading apps without an internet connection. This change, discovered in a recent beta, raises concerns that a ...

We’ve spotted a major redesign in the works for the Google Home, with Gemini at its center. The update will introduce “Gemini for Home,” replacing Google Assistant with an AI for more conversational ...

A significant share of mobile applications are exposing sensitive information through insecure APIs, leaving users and businesses vulnerable to attack. The Mobile Apps: The New API Battleground report ...

Reported by Meta and WhatsApp, the vulnerability leads to remote code execution and was likely exploited by a spyware vendor. Samsung’s September 2025 security updates for Android devices include a ...

Emerging on the frontlines of security and technology in Ohio, the recent announcement from Ohio Homeland Security (OHS) reveals a leap into modernized vigilance with their new AI-powered suspicious ...