You can now lock Gemini's focus to your sources in Google Docs

For reference, users previously had the option to ground Gemini in specific sources, though that required sending said ...
PCMag

'Keep Android Open' Campaign Pushes Back on Google's Sideloading Restrictions

Free Android app store F-Droid asks users to lobby government regulators to take action. Google says the move is needed to ...
9to5google

Android 16 October update rolling out with Pixel display & UI fixes

The first update to Android 16 QPR1 is rolling out with the October security patch for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel 10, ...
The New York Times

College football transfer portal to open for 15-day window starting Jan. 2

A NCAA logo on the field of the 2025 Division I FCS Football Championship. C. Morgan Engel College football’s transfer portal window will open for 15 days beginning on Jan. 2, a move approved by the ...
Gizmochina

Vivo OriginOS 6 (Android 16) eligible devices list: check if your phone is getting this major upgrade

OriginOS is finally coming to Vivo and iQOO users outside China, and this could be the biggest software upgrade in recent years. The company has already confirmed that OriginOS 6 will be unveiled ...
The Hacker News

Google's New AI Doesn't Just Find Vulnerabilities — It Rewrites Code to Patch Them

Google's DeepMind division on Monday announced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered agent called CodeMender that automatically detects, patches, and rewrites vulnerable code to prevent future ...
Bleeping Computer

Steam and Microsoft warn of Unity flaw exposing gamers to attacks

A code execution vulnerability in the Unity game engine could be exploited to achieve code execution on Android and privilege escalation on Windows. Unity is a cross-platform game engine and ...
IEEE

Mixed-Bit Sampling Marking: Toward Unifying Document Authentication in Copy-Sensitive Graphical Codes

Abstract: Combating counterfeit products is crucial for maintaining a healthy market. Recently, Copy Sensitive Graphical Codes (CSGC) have garnered significant attention due to their high sensitivity ...
Kotaku

Netflix Hiring A Director Of Generative AI For Gaming With A Starting Salary Of Up To $840K

Netflix’s gaming strategy has yet to take clear shape, but generative AI could end up being a big part of it. Or at least that’s what the company seems to hope for, based on a recent job posting. The ...
Bleeping Computer

Android spyware campaigns impersonate Signal and ToTok messengers

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the Signal and ToTok messaging apps to steal sensitive data. To give the ...
The New York Times

We Finally Have Free Anti-Robocall Tools That Work

A new feature for iPhones screens calls, similar to a technology available for Android users. Here’s how to activate it. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer ...