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- Check Whether Your Email Appeared in a Data Breach
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · GuidesAn email-address search can reveal known breaches, but it cannot prove an account was hacked. Here is how to check safely and what to do with the result.
- Stop a Fake Virus Warning That Takes Over Your Browser
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · GuidesA full-screen virus warning with a phone number is a scam, not a system diagnosis. Exit safely, check what changed and know when a security scan is actually nee…
- US Bill Targets Chinese Parts Inside AI Data Centres
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · Business & PolicyA bipartisan US bill would remove Chinese optical transceivers from sensitive government systems. The hard part is replacing a supply chain built around them.
- Court Lets Pentagon Keep Anthropic on Its AI Blacklist
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · Business & PolicyA divided appeals court has left Anthropic's Pentagon designation in place. The ruling turns model guardrails into a military supply-chain question.
- Ottawa Is Funding 10,000 Paid AI Work Placements
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · Canada TechCanada is putting up to $162 million into 10,000 paid AI placements. Here is who the program is for, what the two streams cover and what is still missing.
- Check Your Phone Backup Before You Need It
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · GuidesA backup toggle is not proof your photos, messages and app data are safe. Check the latest successful backup, confirm what syncs separately and plan for recover…
- Review the Apps Connected to Your Google and Apple Accounts
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · GuidesOld app connections can keep access to account data or provide a sign-in route. Check Google's separate link types and Apple's Sign in with Apple list before re…
- Google Will Test an AI Chip in Orbit Next Week
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · AIProject Suncatcher is sending a prototype chip into orbit, not launching a space data centre. The test will check radiation, heat and hardware reliability.
- Oracle’s Power Warning Puts an AI Data-Centre Deal Under Strain
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · Business & PolicyOracle invoked a contract provision over possible power delays at Project Jupiter, while saying the site remains on schedule. The financing risk reaches beyond …
- UK Opens Ukraine Battlefield Data to Drone-Swarm Developers
Matthew Leo · September 26, 2026 · NewsA new UK–Ukraine deal will let selected firms use battlefield imagery to develop drone-swarm systems. The access and human-control rules matter as much as the m…
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