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I ditched password generators and made a better one in Excel. Here's how

Because many password generators aren't as random as they seem, I built an improved one in Excel—and I'll show you exactly ...

Cybersecurity Experts Warn: This Common Email Habit Is a Gift to Hackers

Your email address is your identity, so you should treat it with care. Start by following these best practices.
PCMag

I Asked AI to Create Passwords. Here's Why I'll Never Do That Again

They may look complex, but AI-generated passwords often follow predictable patterns that hackers can exploit. I'll show you ...
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Wi-Fi locked you out? Here's how to crack that network password

We're sure you have a good reason to get on that Wi-Fi network. Here are tricks to help you connect when you don't have login ...
New York Magazine

Why AI Companies Want to Take Control of Your Computer

In 2024, as Anthropic suggested at the time, the feature wasn’t really ready for productive use — it was genuinely crazy to watch work but also slow, error-prone, and prone to quickly losing track of ...
The Verge

Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer

The research preview is currently limited to macOS devices. The research preview is currently limited to macOS devices. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet ...

My 5-step security checklist for every new Windows PC

I always want to make sure my new Windows PC is protected against security threats. Here are five things I do with that goal in mind.
Ars Technica

Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks

Anthropic is joining the increasingly crowded field of companies with AI agents that can take direct control of your local computer desktop. The company has announced that Claude Code (and its more ...
Yahoo

Hong Kong police can now demand phone and computer passwords under new national security rule

The Hong Kong government has passed a new law that will give the police the power to demand phone or computer passwords from those suspected of violating the national security law. The government on ...
Engadget

Claude Code and Cowork can now use your computer

Anthropic announced today that its Claude Code and Claude Cowork tools are being updated to accomplish tasks using your computer. The latest update will see these AI resources become capable of ...
TechCrunch

Littlebird raises $11M for its AI-assisted ‘recall’ tool that reads your computer screen

There has been a lot of talk around building context for AI systems. In consumer software, we have seen startups being built around search, documents, and meetings. All of them want to capture context ...
The Verge

Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent

The AI search startup is positioning the tool as a more secure version of OpenClaw that runs on a Mac. The AI search startup is positioning the tool as a more secure version of OpenClaw that runs on a ...