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This LG TV jailbreak turns smart devices into spies, say researchers

ZDNet

Researchers say LG TV's behavior'parallels malware' - with user data logged even when TVs are on standby. Charlie Osborne is a cybersecurity journalist and photographer who writes for ZDNET and CNET from London. The side of the TV required a good bit of zooming in to capture its full thickness. A jailbroken LG TV demonstrates how our devices can become spying tools. The TV recorded user data and audio, even on standby.


T-Mobile will give you the iPhone 18 Pro for free – here's how to preorder

ZDNet

Why you can trust ZDNET: ZDNET independently tests and researches products to bring you our best recommendations and advice. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. T-Mobile will give you the iPhone 18 Pro for free - here's how to preorder The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max offer an impressive battery and professional-quality camera system - and you can get one on T-Mobile. Taylor Clemons is a tech writer and reviewer based near Cleveland, OH. Kerry Wan/ZDNET The latest Apple devices are here, including the new iPhone Duo -- the brand's first foldable smartphone.


iOS 27 release date confirmed: 9 things your iPhone can do once you update

ZDNet

The Apple event revealed much more than a new lineup of iPhones. Maria Diaz is a staff writer with a passion for home automation, smart home devices, and tablets. The iOS 27 general release is almost here. It features many upgrades like recomposing photos. It also optimizes app launches and improves performance.


I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets--and I'd Do It Again

WIRED

I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets--and I'd Do It Again After I removed the safety guardrails from a powerful open-source model, it found vulnerabilities in my household devices and hacked into a PC. But it also told me how to make everything a lot more secure. As the author of a newsletter about artificial intelligence, I consider it my duty to experience the bleeding edge of this technology firsthand. This week, that meant embracing some agentic mayhem. You're probably aware that frontier AI models have attained advanced cybersecurity capabilities in recent months.


Amazon's Alexa can now verify suspicious messages

FOX News

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iOS 27 with Siri AI will be available on September 14

Engadget

The next version of iOS will arrive on Monday, September 14, Apple announced today at its fall iPhone event. That same day, the company will also release iPadOS 27 and watchOS 27 to the public. The operating systems mark the public debut of Siri AI, the company's long-awaited (and oft delayed) overhaul of its digital assistant. Apple partnered with Google to use the company's Gemini models in the training of the algorithms that power Siri AI. In Engadget's early testing of Siri AI, we found the assistant was actually capable of answering complex questions and carrying out multi-step prompts.


Everyday Recycling Mistakes You're Making--And What You Should Do Instead

TIME - Tech

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Long-lost supercontinent is pieced together after 550 million years: Incredible map reveals how Gondwana represented 80% of Earth's landmass

Daily Mail - Science & tech

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Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4: Ceramic, Specs, Release Date

WIRED

Apple's latest smartwatches--the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, get a faster chip, expanded health tracking, and new Siri capabilities. Plus, the ceramic finish is back. Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 today during its September hardware event . The new models retain the signature designs of their predecessors but add a faster S11 chip, new health and fitness features, and the watchOS 27 software update announced at WWDC last June . Both the Series 12 and Ultra 4 run on the upgraded S11 chip, which Apple says delivers faster CPU and GPU performance, along with improved Siri capabilities.