Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?
The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions. According to Ars Technica, the government is piloting…
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Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good
Facial recognition smart locks are here; now you can unlock your door the same way you unlock your phone. |…
Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji
Now, if you want to, you can use Google’s 3D emoji in your own creations. The company shared some details…
Google might not kneecap the Pixel 11a with an old processor
The Pixel 10a shipped with a last gen processor. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge Mystic Leaks suggests that…
The future of physical games is not looking great
Grand Theft Auto VI release won’t offer a disc. | Image: Rockstar Games This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter…
US Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami
Andrew and Tristan Tate talk to the media on March 23, 2025 in Romania. | Image: Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images The…
New paper: Collector-stealer: a Russian origin credential and information extractor
In a new paper, F5 researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Chaturvedi present a 360 analysis of Collector-stealer, a Russian-origin…
New paper: Nexus Android banking botnet – compromising C&C panels and dissecting mobile AppInjects
In a new paper, researchers Aditya K Sood and Rohit Bansal provide details of a security vulnerability in the Nexus…
VBSpam tests to be executed under the AMTSO framework
VB is excited to announce that, starting from the Q3 test, all VBSpam tests of email security products will be…
What cybersecurity experts are talking about in 2025
The cybersecurity field moves quickly, with new research surfacing regularly and threat actors constantly shifting their approaches. We’ve gathered five…