In a major win, Backslash Security has been named a standout in the 2025 InfoWorld Technology of the Year Awards, specifically in the AI and Machine Learning: Security category. This honor highlights their unique approach to securing AI-driven coding environments, which is becoming increasingly impo
Researchers found a sneaky way to trick Google's Gemini AI into controlling smart home gadgets. They did this by hiding harmful commands in calendar invites. These commands could make the AI open windows or even say cruel things to users. The trick works like this: when someone asks Gemini to read
In the fast-paced world of business, a new player has emerged, changing the game for companies worldwide. Dust, a young AI platform, has hit a major milestone, reaching $6 million in annual revenue. This is a big deal because it shows that businesses are no longer just playing around with simple cha
Chatbots are everywhere these days, helping us with tasks big and small. But did you know that these helpful tools can be tricked into causing serious harm? It's true. Some clever folks have figured out how to manipulate popular chatbots into stealing sensitive data from Google Chrome. It's a bit li
DeepSeek became a huge hit on the Apple App Store. We all loved that it was free and had super advanced features. But, before you get too excited, let's talk about the dark side. It turns out, DeepSeek has some big security problems. Cisco recently discovered that DeepSeek's R1 model was e
Have you ever thought about how Apple keeps its AI processing safe in the cloud? Welcome to Private Cloud Compute (PCC), Apple's secret weapon for protecting your data's privacy and security. Today, Apple is opening up its PCC system to security researchers, inviting them to test and ensure the end-
Imagine if someone could slip secret messages into your AI chatbot that only the AI could read. Sounds like something from a spy movie, right? Well, it's happening in the real world thanks to a quirk in the Unicode text encoding standard. These hidden characters can be used to smuggle malicious inst
