PCMag

A Beloved Music Streaming App Is Back, Thanks to Claude Code

When Tomahawk shut down in 2016, it was powered by a team of six. A decade later, developer J Herskowitz has vibe-coded it ...
TechCrunch

Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers

Newsletter platform Substack has confirmed a data breach in an email to users. The company said that in October, an “unauthorized third party” accessed user data, including email addresses, phone ...
The Conversation

Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
Reuters

Exclusive: India proposes forcing smartphone makers to give source code in security overhaul

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting ...
Dark Reading

Cisco VPNs, Email Services Hit in Separate Threat Campaigns

A variety of Cisco security products have been under fire this month, thanks to two separate campaigns of very different natures. On Wednesday, Cisco revealed that a newly identified China-linked ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Warns: Don't Use NoIndex Tags In Pages That Use JavaScript

Google updated its JavaScript SEO documentation to warn against using a noindex tag in the original page code on JavaScript pages. Google wrote, "if you do want the page indexed, don't use a noindex ...
Fast Company

Why you shouldn’t use ‘Happy Friday’ in an email

“Happy Friday” is ranked as one of the worst ways to begin an email and it is also one of the worst ways to end a piece of correspondence. While “Happy Friday” may seem like a friendly send-off to ...
ZDNet

Inbox full of promo emails? 80% are tracking you, new report warns

50 major US retailers sent 42B marketing emails in 28 days. 80% used tracking pixels to monitor clicks, devices, and location. Proton Mail calls the tactics "an engineered assault on privacy." A new ...
TechSpot

JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...
ZDNet

Google denies analyzing your emails for AI training - here's what happened

Google denies charges that it's analyzing your private emails to train its AIs. A class action lawsuit accuses Google of privacy violations. You may still want to opt out of the features in question.
TechSpot

Google denies Gmail reads your emails and attachments to train AI, but here's how to opt-out anyway

Connecting the dots: Gmail users who are concerned about how Google handles their data should look for the toggles for smart features in the settings menu. The fine print states that the AI ...