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CNET Most Popular ProductsDec 14, 2025
2026 and the Rise of Humanoid Robots: Looking at Trust, Privacy and the Future of Work
Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises.

Major GeeksDec 14, 2025
NETworkManager 2025.12.13.0 Pre-Release / 2025.10.18.0
NETworkManager is an Open Source tool that allows you to manage networks and troubleshoot network problems. NETworkManager makes controlling your network a breeze with quick access to all the essential tools needed to keep it running correctly. [License: Open Source | Requires: 11|10 | Size: 24-30 MB ]

CNET Most Popular ProductsDec 13, 2025
Is It Ever Safe to Microwave Plastic? I Asked a Few Experts to Weigh In
Microplastics can leach into food through various mechanisms, so what about the microwave? I asked a professor of public health and a toxicologist about the risks and how to nuke safely in 2025.

EngadgetDec 13, 2025
iOS 26.2 is here with another Liquid Glass tweak, new Podcasts features and more
Apple has released iOS 26.2, bringing a number of new convenience features and security updates. The update includes auto-generated chapters for episodes in the Podcasts app, the option to make AirDrop more secure using verification codes, alarms for Reminders and more. It also introduces new controls for how Liquid Glass appears on the Lock Screen, adding a slider to adjust the transparency level. The drop also includes updates for iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS and tvOS.

What's new in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 It's not exactly a major update feature-wise, but iOS and iPadOS 26.2 bring a bunch of quality of life improvements to apps including Apple Music, Podcasts and Games. In Apple Music, you'll now see your Favorite Songs playlist in the Top Picks section, and lyrics will be available offline for songs you've downloaded. In addition to automatically generated chapters, Podcasts will display links to any other podcasts mentioned in the episode you're listening to. And, Games is getting in-game score banners, along with filters for the library to make it easie


CNET Most Popular ProductsDec 13, 2025
Blur Nude Text Messages with Android Privacy Settings | How To Do It All video
We've all had that friend sending inappropriate messages at the worst time. Get ahead of it by adjusting this Google Message privacy setting on Android phones.

Gizmag Emerging TechDec 13, 2025
You'll never guess where this skyscraper is going to be built...
We're used to seeing new skyscrapers regularly announced for major cities like Dubai, New York, and Shenzhen. However, this ambitious project is slated for somewhere totally unexpected: a remote Swiss village.. Named Lina Peak, the project has absolutely nothing to do with that other plan to do the same thing, and will totally transform the

Mac RumorsDec 12, 2025
iOS 26.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 26.2
Apple released iOS 26.2 on December 12, introducing the latest version of iOS 26. iOS 26.2 isn't the biggest update, but it brings quite a few helpful new features to your iPhone.


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EngadgetDec 11, 2025
The best Christmas gifts to give everyone on your 2025 holiday shopping list
Finding the right gifts for everyone on your list this time of year can be a major source of stress. It can be even more daunting if you're trying to stick to a budget all while getting the folks you love things that they will really appreciate. But there's also a good chance you're getting fed bad gift ideas (and just as bad deals) if you're browsing the web frantically searching as we get closer and closer to the holidays.

Allow us at Engadget to help you through it. Here, you'll find all of our holiday gift guides collected in one place, so you can more easily find the best Christmas gifts you need this year. Are you looking for white elephant gift ideas? Are you struggling to come up with a good gift for the father figure in your life? Are you just looking for a good board game to pick up for your own family? We've got you covered with gift ideas for all of those scenarios and more.

Best white elephant gift ideas

According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them. The recipient had no choice but to simply thank the king for such an opulent gift, knowing that they likely could not afford the upkeep for such an animal. It would inevitably lead them to financial ruin. This story is almost certainly untrue, but it has led to a modern holiday staple: the white elephant gift exchange. These gift ideas will not only get you a few chuckles, but will also make your recipient feel (slightly) burdened.

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EngadgetDec 10, 2025
Hackers tricked ChatGPT, Grok and Google into helping them install malware
Ever since reporting earlier this year on how easy it is to trick an agentic browser, I've been following the intersections between modern AI and old-school scams. Now, there's a new convergence on the horizon: hackers are apparently using AI prompts to seed Google search results with dangerous commands. When executed by unknowing users, these commands prompt computers to give the hackers the access they need to install malware.

The warning comes by way of a recent report from detection-and-response firm Huntress. Here's how it works. First, the threat actor has a conversation with an AI assistant about a common search term, during which they prompt the AI to suggest pasting a certain command into a computer's terminal. They make the chat publicly visible and pay to boost it on Google. From then on, whenever someone searches for the term, the malicious instructions will show up high on the first page of results.

Huntress ran tests on both ChatGPT and Grok after discovering that a Mac-targeting data exfiltration attack called AMOS had originated from a simple Google search. The user of the infected device had searched "clear disk space on Mac," clicked a sponsored ChatGPT link and — lacking the training to see that the advice was hostile — executed the command. This let the attackers install the AMOS malware. The testers discovered that both chatbots replicated the attack vector.

As Huntress points out, the evil genius of this attack is that it bypasses almost all the traditional red flags we've been taught to look for. The victim doesn't have to download a file, install a suspicious executable or even click a shady link. The only things they have to trust are


Mac RumorsDec 08, 2025
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 233 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ?Safari Technology Preview? to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser.


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ComputerWorldMar 13, 2024
Office 365: A guide to the updates
Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription, which means subscribers have access to the latest features, security patches, and bug fixes. But it can be hard to keep track of the changes in each update and know when they're available. We're doing this for you, so you don't have to.

Following are summaries of the updates to Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows, with the latest releases shown first. We'll add info about new updates as they're rolled out.

Note: This story covers updates released to regular Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows subscribers. If you're a member of Microsoft's Office Insider preview program or want to get a sneak peek at upcoming features, see the company's "Release notes for Office for Windows Desktop (Beta builds)" page.

To read this article in full, please click here



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