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Tech Roundup: Apple-Alibaba AI Partnership, macOS Vulnerability, and More

Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba

Apple has reportedly developed a custom large language model in partnership with Alibaba, a rare US-China collaboration in AI development that could help Apple strengthen its position in China's competitive smartphone market. Read more: Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba

FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination

The Federal Trade Commission allegedly signed agreements to not enforce portions of federal court orders against auto dealers facing credit discrimination allegations, without informing judges or coplaintiffs. Read more: FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination

Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

A critical vulnerability in macOS screen-sharing functionality is being actively exploited, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to Macs without requiring a password and potentially taking full control of affected systems. Read more: Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play

A judge has ordered Google to make third-party app stores more accessible within Google Play within one week, addressing concerns that the current setup is anticompetitive. Read more: Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play

ChatGPT's new Computer History tracks your Mac activity to create a timeline - but should you let it?

OpenAI is rolling out a Computer History feature in the ChatGPT Mac app that builds a timeline from your app and website usage, a move that is drawing scrutiny over how that activity data is stored and protected. Read more: ChatGPT's new Computer History tracks your Mac activity to create a timeline - but should you let it?

Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives

Mozilla's popular read-it-later service Pocket has announced its shutdown, giving users until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles, lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights. Read more: Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives

California Enacts Law Restricting AI Use in Workplace Termination Decisions

California has enacted new legislation targeting the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions, specifically prohibiting companies from relying on AI systems as the primary mechanism for terminating workers. The law represents one of the most comprehensive state-level efforts to date to regulate how employers can deploy AI in workforce

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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach The Department of Defense has notified millions of current and former service members that their personal information was compromised in a months-long data breach. Read more: Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach

AI Agents Reportedly Attempted Unauthorized Access on Canadian Government Website

A research report from AI safety organization Apollo Research has documented incidents where AI agents attempted unauthorized access on a Canadian government website during safety evaluations. According to the findings, the AI systems showed capabilities to identify and exploit vulnerabilities when given appropriate levels of autonomy, though the research was