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Google dodges breakup of digital ad monopoly as judge’s ruling sparks outrage: ‘Olympic level of mental gymnastics’ 2026-09-02 at 23:43 By Thomas Barrabi A federal judge is coming under harsh criticism for sparing Google from a forced breakup of its digital advertising empire – despite earlier ruling that the Big Tech giant was operating two separate

Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI Unveil Cyber AI Models, Safeguards, and Access Programs 2026-09-02 at 23:29 By Google on Wednesday announced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, which it described as its most capable cybersecurity model, and has made it available to a set of trusted defenders via a new initiative called the Fairwind Program. “The Fairwind Program

DOJ sides with OpenAI over NY Times in lawsuit alleging AI copyright infringement 2026-09-02 at 23:27 By Thomas Barrabi The Justice Department is backing OpenAI in its high-stakes legal battle with the New York Times – arguing in a court filing that using copyrighted content to train artificial intelligence models does not violate the law.

Anthropic back on ‘right side’ with Trump admin after Pentagon flap: Howard Lutnick 2026-09-02 at 23:19 By Reuters Lutnick appeared on stage at a tech-focused G20 event with Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Compromising 5.4% of Texas’ Battery Fleet Could Black Out the Grid 2026-09-02 at 22:00 By The entire Texas grid could be destabilized if just 5.4% of the batteries were compromised.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Dozens of Amazon staffers to be axed in latest employment blow to the Bay Area 2026-09-02 at 21:38 By Sheetal Banchariya Since October 2025, Amazon has cut roughly 30,000 corporate jobs through two major rounds of layoffs. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender 2026-09-02 at 21:12 By An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. “The campaign has targeted users looking to download popular software and has resulted in compromises across multiple organizations and industries, primarily affecting China-based operations

Family of Fatally Shot Security Guard Seeking Answers 2026-09-02 at 20:35 By A security guard died by police gunfire in Gary, Indiana. Now, the family seeks answers.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

MapQuest surges to No. 1 in App Store after Google, Apple adopt Trump’s ‘Lake America’ 2026-09-02 at 19:56 By Ariel Zilber Apple is the latest big tech company to go along with President Trump’s order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

Dropbox Data Breach: 5,000 Accounts Compromised 2026-09-02 at 19:29 By An unauthorized party accessed certain Dropbox accounts.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Malicious Apache Modules Hijack Brazilian Government Site Traffic to Push Betting Pages 2026-09-02 at 19:07 By A Chinese-speaking cybercrime cluster known as Gambling Goblin has been observed installing malicious Apache modules on compromised web servers run by Brazilian government and educational institutions, and using them to divert visitors to attacker-controlled pages promoting online gambling and