Technology · en

Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents

TechCrunch · Oct 2, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC

Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.

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Technology · WIRED

Amazon Says It's No Longer Using NDAs for Data Centers

The company announced it has stopped using secret agreements with county officials and acknowledges community backlash is leading to data center moratoriums across the country.Read original ↗

Technology · The Decoder

Microsoft AI releases new transcription and text-to-speech models for voice agents

Microsoft AI has released MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming, a new model for real-time transcription. The article Microsoft AI releases new transcription and text-to-speech models for…Read original ↗

Technology · Engadget

Police may have new ways to access data on locked iPhones

A training video reportedly demonstrates how police can evade an Apple security feature.Read original ↗

Technology · The Decoder

Ideogram says its new model can edit part of an image without messing up the rest

Ideogram's new model Ideogram 4.5 promises to edit only the areas you want while keeping the rest of the image intact. It ships with native 2K resolution starting at 0.…Read original ↗

Technology · Rest of World

Awkward: Saudi Arabia’s new EV brand takes on the U.S. rival it already controls

The Saudi wealth fund’s new EV will compete with Chinese rivals and with Lucid, the U.S. carmaker the fund controls.Read original ↗

World · BBC News

Woman at centre of Cornell rape inquiry was 'failed' by officials, says New York governor

The woman, known as Jane Doe, alleges she was raped by seven students at a fraternity house at the university in 2024.Read original ↗