CYBERSECURITY

Microsoft Publisher Disappears This Month. Its Own Notice Says Nothing About Your Files.

Thirty-five years after it shipped, Microsoft Publisher reaches end of life this month. Microsoft's own page is short and clear about the software: after October 2026 it will no longer be

By Genius Marketing4 min read
Microsoft Publisher Disappears This Month. Its Own Notice Says Nothing About Your Files.
A Database of Court Rulings on Fake AI Citations Just Passed 2,200. Most Involve People With No Lawyer.

A Database of Court Rulings on Fake AI Citations Just Passed 2,200. Most Involve People With No Lawyer.

A legal researcher maintains a public database of court decisions in which a judge found that generative AI

Oct 28, 20263 min read
The Real Number in the FTC's Elder Fraud Report Is Not the One in the Headlines

The Real Number in the FTC's Elder Fraud Report Is Not the One in the Headlines

The Federal Trade Commission sent its annual report on older consumers to Congress this week, and one figure

Oct 27, 20264 min read
Android's Newest Scam Defenses Are Real. Most of Them Are Switched Off.

Android's Newest Scam Defenses Are Real. Most of Them Are Switched Off.

Google announced a set of scam protections for Android this month, and two of them are the kind

Oct 26, 20263 min read
The 1099 Threshold Just Tripled. Three Things It Did Not Change.

The 1099 Threshold Just Tripled. Three Things It Did Not Change.

For as long as most small business owners have been in business, the number was six hundred dollars.

Oct 25, 20264 min read
The Second Scam Is the One That Promises to Fix the First

The Second Scam Is the One That Promises to Fix the First

A young person is blackmailed over a photo. Frightened and ashamed, they search for help at two in

Oct 24, 20263 min read
Six Chatbots, 4,050 Medical Answers, and One Pattern Worth Memorizing

Six Chatbots, 4,050 Medical Answers, and One Pattern Worth Memorizing

A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine this week did something unusually useful. Researchers took fifteen Choosing

Oct 23, 20264 min read
The Side Job Is Simple: Keep a Work Laptop Plugged In at Your House. It Is Also a Federal Crime.

The Side Job Is Simple: Keep a Work Laptop Plugged In at Your House. It Is Also a Federal Crime.

The offer sounds like the easiest money anyone has ever been handed. A company needs a laptop kept

Oct 22, 20263 min read
Siri Can Read Your Messages Now. Here Is Exactly Which Switches Decide How Much.

Siri Can Read Your Messages Now. Here Is Exactly Which Switches Decide How Much.

In September Apple shipped the rebuilt Siri, and the selling point is personal context: an assistant that can

Oct 21, 20263 min read
You Can Now Buy Ads Inside ChatGPT. First, Understand Who You Are Actually Reaching.

You Can Now Buy Ads Inside ChatGPT. First, Understand Who You Are Actually Reaching.

Ads arrived in ChatGPT in the United States in February, and the part that matters for a small

Oct 20, 20264 min read
Your Assistant Can Finish the Purchase Now. A Hidden Line of Text on the Page Can Finish It Differently.

Your Assistant Can Finish the Purchase Now. A Hidden Line of Text on the Page Can Finish It Differently.

Buying something inside a chat window is no longer a demo. Ask an assistant to find a gift,

Oct 19, 20263 min read
They Never Asked for Your Password. They Asked You to Click "Allow."

They Never Asked for Your Password. They Asked You to Click "Allow."

A message arrives from someone you actually know, asking you to look at a shared file. The link

Oct 18, 20265 min read
Your Windows 11 PC May Have Quietly Stopped Getting Security Updates This Week

Your Windows 11 PC May Have Quietly Stopped Getting Security Updates This Week

Last October the whole country heard that Windows 10 was ending. This week a second deadline passed with

Oct 17, 20263 min read