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Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI to lower the barrier to entry for fraud and hacking, shifting from skill-based to AI-assisted attacks known as "vibe hacking." Flare examines how underground forums promote AI tools, jailbreak techniques, and so-called "Hacking-GPT" services that promise ease rather than technical mastery. [...]

In conjunction with the CES show in Las Vegas, HP has shown off the Eliteboard G1a, a keyboard computer aimed primarily at business users.

Despite the fact that the computer is built into the keyboard, we are offered decent specifications, namely an AMD Ryzen AI processor, AMD Radeon 800 graphics, up to 64 gigabytes of ddr5 memory, up to 2 terabytes of storage and dual ports for usb-c.

The dimensions are 358 x 118 x 17 mm, while the weight is 768 grams.

According to HP, the Eliteboard G1a is a full-fledged “AI computer”, which means that it is powerful enough to run AI models locally.

Unfortunately, at the time of writing, we have not been told the price or launch date. Nor do we know if the computer will be sold on the Swedish market.

This article originally appeared on Computer Sweden, for further reporting, see “HP bets on keyboard-based PCs for the hybrid workforce“.

More HP news:

• HP to slash up to 6,000 jobs as component costs and AI reshape operations
• HP rolls out new AI-powered laptops and desktops for enterprises
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File-sharing platform ownCloud warned users today to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to block attackers using compromised credentials from stealing their data. [...]

Open AI has presented a new report entitled AI as a Healthcare Ally.

In the report, we learn that it is very common for users to ask questions about their health to Chat GPT.

One in four users (over 200 million) asks health-related questions every week, while one in twenty users (over 40 million) asks health-related questions every day.

In addition to questions about symptoms or medicines, questions about health insurance are also common, especially in the United States.

Of course, relying on advice from AI tools can be dangerous, so if you’re worried about something, it’s better to go to your local health center.

This article originally appeared on Computer Sweden.

More on ChaptGPT:

• Why ChatGPT is crushing Microsoft Copilot
• More internet users in the US are ditching Google search for ChatGPT
• ChatGPT gave wildly inaccurate translations — to try and make users happy
  

Ever since the first version of Android was released in 2008, anyone who wanted to could access the source code of the operating system.

However, Google has now announced that the source code will only be released twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.

Since there are four major updates to Android each year, the source code will only be released for half of them.

According to Google’s spokesperson, the purpose of the change is to provide developers with “code that is more stable and secure”, Android Authority reports.

This article originally appeared on Computer Sweden.

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• 11 Android Quick Settings additions that’ll supercharge your efficiency
• An instant Android search upgrade
  

Last week, news broke that Meta is buying Chinese AI startup Manus for around $2 billion. The company is known for its AI agent that can handle everything from job interviews to stock analysis. Meta plans to integrate Manus’ AI agent into its own products.

Now, the Financial Times reports that China’s Ministry of Commerce has decided to review the purchase to determine whether the deal violates the country’s export control rules for technology. Manus was founded in Beijing but moved its team and technology to Singapore in the summer of 2025, where the company now operates under the name Butterfly Effect Pte.

According to the Financial Times, the deal has raised concerns in China as it could encourage more tech companies to move abroad to avoid domestic regulation. At the same time, Manu’s technology is not considered strategically critical, so intervention is not certain.

The review is currently said to be at an early stage and may lead to export license requirements. Neither China’s Ministry of Commerce nor Meta have commented on the data while Manus declined to comment.

This article originally appeared on Computer Sweden.

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• It’s everyone but Meta in a new AI standards group
• Meta splits its AI division into two
• Meta’s SPICE framework pushes AI toward self-learning without human supervision
  

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of yet another maximum-severity security flaw in n8n, a popular workflow automation platform, that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain complete control over susceptible instances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21858 (CVSS score: 10.0), has been codenamed Ni8mare by Cyera Research Labs. Security researcher Dor Attias has been

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of yet another maximum-severity security flaw in n8n, a popular workflow automation platform, that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain complete control over susceptible instances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21858 (CVSS score: 10.0), has been codenamed Ni8mare by Cyera Research Labs. Security researcher Dor Attias has beenRavie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]

Veeam released security updates to patch multiple security flaws in its Backup & Replication software, including a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. [...]

AI, including AI Overviews on Google Search, can hallucinate and often make up stuff or offer contradicting answers when asked in two different ways. [...]

The United Kingdom has announced a new cybersecurity strategy, backed by more than £210 million ($283 million), to boost cyber defenses across government departments and the wider public sector. [...]

Open-source workflow automation platform n8n has warned of a maximum-severity security flaw that, if successfully exploited, could result in authenticated remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability, which has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-21877, is rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. "Under certain conditions, an authenticated user may be able to cause untrusted code to be

Open-source workflow automation platform n8n has warned of a maximum-severity security flaw that, if successfully exploited, could result in authenticated remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability, which has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-21877, is rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. "Under certain conditions, an authenticated user may be able to cause untrusted code to be Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]

Non-human employees are becoming the future of cybersecurity, and enterprises need to prepare accordingly. As organizations scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud automation, there is exponential growth in Non-Human Identities (NHIs), including bots, AI agents, service accounts and automation scripts. In fact, 51% of respondents in ConductorOne’s 2025 Future of Identity Security Report

Non-human employees are becoming the future of cybersecurity, and enterprises need to prepare accordingly. As organizations scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud automation, there is exponential growth in Non-Human Identities (NHIs), including bots, AI agents, service accounts and automation scripts. In fact, 51% of respondents in ConductorOne’s 2025 Future of Identity Security Report [email protected]

Sometimes, you stumble onto a digital discovery of some sort and need a touch of time to wrap your head around if or how it could help you.

Other times, you slap something new onto your favorite phone and instantly realize your life has been upgraded.

Today, my friend and fellow holiday-hibernation waker, we’ve got a treasure of the latter variety to feast on for the start of 2026. It’s a snazzy little somethin’ I sunk my teeth into over the break and have been champing at the bit to share with ya since.*

Prepare to have that instant life upgrade sensation.

* By “champing at the bit to share with ya,” I mean “I briefly thought, ‘Ooh, I should totally write about this at some point!’ and then fell quickly back into a deep slumber, waking only for occasional pancake breaks, prior to my alarm going off and forcing me to return to the real world this morning.” But, alas. Here we are.

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Android search — supercharged

First things first, a quick hit of reality here: As exceptionally smart and stunning mammals who choose to carry cellular telephones based on Google’s mobile operating system, you’d think we’d have superb search powers at our fingertips 24/7.

I’m not talkin’ about regular ol’ web search or any manner of large-language-model chatbot chicanery, either. I’m talkin’ about the simple-seeming ability to search your entire device and everything on and around it in a single, streamlined spot — something you’d think gadgets connected to Google, of all places, would offer out of the box in a blow-your-mind kind of way.

But alas: For whatever reason, Android has never quite managed to achieve that and latch onto that ironically Googley advantage so many of us would appreciate.

And that’s where the tool I have for you today comes into play.

It’s an incredibly handy app called Pixel Search. But don’t let that name fool ye: It’s every bit as useful whether you’re using a Google-made Pixel gizmo or any other Android phone.

Pixel Search does one thing and one thing only: It gives you a new all-purpose search prompt on your home screen that’s lightyears ahead of whatever search system you’re relying on now — including, very much, Google’s own.

With one tap on the Pixel Search prompt, in that single streamlined space, you can:

• Search the web — using Google or any other search service you like
• Search Gemini, Perplexity, or any other LLM chatbot-style service
• Search through your own previous web searches, as made through the app
• Search through your contacts, then call or text any of ’em with one more tap
• Search through files you’ve downloaded or otherwise transferred to your device’s local storage and perform a variety of actions on any file you find
• Search for and then quickly open apps you’ve installed
• Search for and then quickly open specific app shortcuts — to jump directly to actual actions within apps you use
• Search inside Google Maps, YouTube, the Google Play Store, and other available services
• Search inside your system calculator and see instant answers to problems and equations

Pixel Search’s everything-together search results.

JR Raphael, Foundry

I’m tellin’ ya: This thing is phenomenal. It picks up exactly where an age-old Android go-to called Sesame Search left off, prior to its recent abandonment. And it couldn’t be much simpler to set up and start using:

• First, snag the Pixel Search app from the Play Store. It’s free, with completely optional donations to the developer if you want to support the effort (but no features locked behind paywalls or anything like that).
• Open ‘er up and follow the prompts to grant the app the access it needs to operate.
  • The app requires just a few lower-level permissions if you want it to be able to search through your contacts and files and also initiate phone calls for you, but it doesn’t request any deep levels of access — and its developer is clear about the fact that it doesn’t collect or share any manner of personal data.
• Aaaand — well, that’s pretty much it.

At that point, you should be sitting at the main Pixel Search search screen, and you can test it out for yourself to see how it works. Just start typing any character into the search box, and you’ll see results pop up across all the appropriate areas.

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JR Raphael, Foundry

Not bad, right?!

Beyond the basic results, you can also tap the settings icon in the upper-right corner — at the right edge of the search box — to dig into Pixel Search’s settings and customize all sorts of stuff about how exactly the app looks and works. You’ve got oceans of interesting options to tweak, if you’re ever so inspired. But really, most of the default settings are perfectly fine, and you probably won’t need to do much, if any, adjusting.

Pixel Search’s settings are full of interesting options, but you don’t have to mess with anything for an exceptional experience.

JR Raphael, Foundry

All that’s left is to add the Pixel Search widget onto your home screen for easy ongoing access, and that’s no different than adding any other Android widget:

• Press and hold on any open space on your home screen.
• Tap the option to add a widget. 
• Scroll through the list of available options until you see Pixel Search.
• Tap it, if needed, to expand its section.
• Then either tap or press and hold the Pixel Search widget to place it wherever you like on your home screen.

The Pixel Search widget — familiar on the surface, with so much extra power waiting inside.

JR Raphael, Foundry

Remember, too, that you can take total control of that search bar’s appearance by pokin’ around in the Pixel Search settings — if you want to add or remove extra shortcuts from it, for instance, or give it a different look in any way.

If you aren’t fond of the bar at all, you can also simply plop a shortcut to the Pixel Search app itself on your home screen — by pressing and holding its icon in your app drawer and then dragging it over to any position you like — or, if you’re really feeling wild, you can even add it as a one-tap tile in your Android Quick Settings for on-demand access from that area. (Look in the “Launch & Integration” section of the Pixel Search settings to make that addition.)

However you choose to use it, you’ll be flying around your phone like never before and finding anything you need in seconds flat.

That’s precisely how Android oughta work — and now, it’s the efficiency-enhancing experience you’ll enjoy, throughout 2026 and beyond.

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Veeam has released security updates to address multiple flaws in its Backup & Replication software, including a "critical" issue that could result in remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59470, carries a CVSS score of 9.0. "This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as the postgres user by sending a malicious

Veeam has released security updates to address multiple flaws in its Backup & Replication software, including a "critical" issue that could result in remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59470, carries a CVSS score of 9.0. "This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as the postgres user by sending a malicious Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]

Threat actors engaging in phishing attacks are exploiting routing scenarios and misconfigured spoof protections to impersonate organizations' domains and distribute emails that appear as if they have been sent internally. "Threat actors have leveraged this vector to deliver a wide variety of phishing messages related to various phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms such as Tycoon 2FA," the

Threat actors engaging in phishing attacks are exploiting routing scenarios and misconfigured spoof protections to impersonate organizations' domains and distribute emails that appear as if they have been sent internally. "Threat actors have leveraged this vector to deliver a wide variety of phishing messages related to various phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms such as Tycoon 2FA," the Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]