ZDNet Security

• Windows update patches a whopping 1,400 security bugs –  including 2 zero days

  This month’s update also marks the first official one for Windows 11 26H2 and the end of support for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro.

• ‘So perfect, they are literally identical’ – Your AI-polished resumes are recruiters’ new top stressor

  Exclusive: A new Employ report shows how AI is both helping and hurting the hiring industry.

• Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now

  The move is a turning point in the developer’s relationship with AI and Linux.

• Google lets you make personal Android apps for free now – with just prompts

  It just got a whole lot easier to vibe code the exact Android app you need – no developer experience required.

• Apple’s smart home event: All 7 devices, prices, and release dates

  Apple’s ‘Welcome Home’ event featured all the new smart home hardware coming to the Apple lineup.

• 4 upgrades HomePod Mini 2 has over its 6-year-old predecessor

  HomePod mini 2 is here, and there are four major upgrades that separate it from the first generation.

• Apple’s $299 HomeView smart hub is here: 8 highlights, including the wall model

  As an Apple Home user, here’s what stands out about Apple’s new smart home hub – and what I want to test firsthand.

• Dutch tax authorities cancel Microsoft 365 cloud rollout – and turn toward open source

  Another European move toward digital sovereignty has curtailed adopting the US workplace suite.

• Claude sent a false homicide tip to police – and it’s part of a troubling AI pattern

  Models routinely take shortcuts to pass evaluations. Who gets to decide what incidents are innocuous?

• Google’s new Fitbit Edge solves my biggest gripe with the Pixel Watch

  Google’s watches are too dang chunky.