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Windows boss promises to heal the operating system’s self-inflicted wounds 2026-03-24 at 11:30 By Richard Speed Sorry seems to be the hardest word at Microsoft Opinion  Has Microsoft finally reckoned with Windows 11’s many failings – or has its OS chief, Pavan Davuluri, simply offered more soothing platitudes to users fed up with bugs and

EU broadcasters say smart TVs and voice assistants are the next gatekeepers 2026-03-24 at 10:45 By Carly Page Open letter warns tech is shaping what audiences see while slipping past regulation Europe’s broadcasters say smart TVs and voice assistants are fast becoming the next Big Tech gatekeepers, with little sign of Brussels stepping in.… This

The AI Efficacy Asymmetry Problem 2026-03-24 at 09:00 By While we have AI models that hallucinate, threat actors have an asymmetric advantage. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

U.S. Sentences Russian Hacker to 6.75 Years for Role in $9M Ransomware Damage 2026-03-24 at 08:49 By A 26-year-old Russian citizen has been sentenced in the U.S. to 6.75 years (81 months) in prison for his role in assisting major cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang ransomware crew, in conducting numerous attacks against U.S. companies and

Neal Stephenson, who coined the term ‘metaverse’, says head-mounted VR hardware will never happen 2026-03-24 at 06:15 By Simon Sharwood ‘People don’t like wearing things on their faces and don’t trust those who do’ Science fiction author Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, has argued he and others

Jury in landmark Meta, Google addiction trial having difficulty coming to consensus 2026-03-24 at 03:29 By Reuters Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl said the jury should reach a verdict if it can, adding that the case will have to be retried with a new set of jurors if it cannot reach an agreement. This article is

Claude attacks were ‘Rorschach test’ for infosec community, scaring former NSA boss 2026-03-24 at 03:29 By Jessica Lyons ‘It freakin’ worked’ says Rob Joyce – and shows how relentless AI agents can find holes humans miss RSAC 2026  The now-infamous Anthropic report about Chinese cyberspies abusing Claude AI to automate cyberattacks was a Rorschach test

Public-private partnerships vital in disrupting China’s Typhoons, says RSA panel with no government speakers 2026-03-24 at 03:29 By Jessica Lyons Washington content to be represented by actual empty chairs RSAC 2026  Back in the day (circa 2023) when cybercrime group Scattered Spider and its help-desk voice-phishing calls were a relatively new threat, the feds considered

Telling an AI model that it’s an expert programmer makes it a worse programmer 2026-03-24 at 02:20 By Thomas Claburn Researchers say persona-based prompting can improve works for safety but not for facts Many people start their work with AI by prompting the machine to imagine it is an expert at the task they want