Google Gemini accesses Google Workspace data sources like Chat, Drive, Docs, Calendar, Meet, and Gmail by default to analyze prompts using real-time retrieval (RAG), even though Google says it isn’t used for training or shared outside a company’s domain.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
ZDNet
VLCC assessed earnings for a Middle East-to-China voyage pushed beyond $500,000 per day as flows leaving the Gulf dwindled to just a couple of vessels per day, turning Hormuz into a freight jackpot.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Apple’s August 17 update patches CVE-2026-65346, an integer-overflow bug in the ImageIO image-parsing framework that could enable arbitrary code execution when an affected device processes an image.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
The Register
Apple released iOS 26.6.1 on Aug. 17 with more than a dozen bug fixes and security patches, including fixes for WebKit issues and some iOS kernel vulnerabilities.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
CNET
Kalshi filed with the CFTC to launch perpetual futures (“perps”) tied to equity indexes, including a “US500” contract tied to the MerQube U.S. Large Cap Index.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
CNBC
Visa has issued an RFP for product talks to find a new stablecoin settlement partner after BVNK was acquired by Mastercard, including swaps/support for multiple stablecoins and settlement for the Open USD stablecoin project.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Researchers demonstrated that a major US retailer’s in-app AI shopping assistant could be manipulated via indirect prompt injection to run code and reveal internal system details, including directory listings and environment variables, after protections were bypassed through the app’s less-protected search field.
Aug 18, 2026 ·CNET
iOS 26.6.1 patches 29 security vulnerabilities on iPhone, iPadOS 26.6.1 patches the same set on iPad, and macOS 26.6.2 addresses security with related fixes, with no flaws reported as exploited in the wild yet.
Aug 18, 2026 ·ZDNet
Comcast’s Xfinity Shield centers on its “Wi‑Fi Motion” feature, which opt-in detects in-home movement by tracking changes in radio-frequency signals between an Xfinity Gateway and connected devices, and sends immediate notifications via the Xfinity app.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
Engadget
Comcast’s Xfinity Shield is available to Xfinity Internet customers at no additional cost, and a $15-a-month tier adds an indoor camera, door and window sensors, cloud video storage, and 24/7 urgent response.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Anthropic says Claude text watermarking will work by changing the word-selection process so that specific, key-dependent patterns can be checked to assign a probability the text was generated by Claude.
Aug 18, 2026 ·ZDNet
Zcash (ZEC) was trading near $511 on Aug. 18, about 5% higher on the day, and holding above its major moving averages after bouncing from a June 5 selloff that drove the token from roughly $630 to near $310 (briefly as low as ~$250).
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Researchers found an undocumented `autorun=1` URL parameter for Copilot that can auto-execute an injected prompt in a user’s authenticated session without a user gesture, enabling data exfiltration.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Researchers say they exploited Microsoft Copilot Personal by using a specially crafted URL that, with the undocumented `autorun=1` parameter, can auto-execute a `?q=` prompt on page load in a victim’s authenticated session and exfiltrate or poison Copilot’s persistent memory.
Aug 18, 2026 ·The Register
Microsoft Teams Live Captions will keep censoring profanity by default for Government Community Cloud (GCC), GCC High, and Department of Defense users until the end of August, extending the delay by one month from the planned end of July.
Aug 18, 2026 ·The Register
A short video found in the macOS 26.7 Release Candidate demo shows Apple’s “Visual Intelligence” using camera-equipped AirPods to let Siri “save” information you ask for, while suggesting ambient video isn’t recorded or saved without consent.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
Computerworld
The US House Office of Legislative Counsel is reportedly spending more time reviewing and rewriting AI-generated bills because they contain wrong terms, incorrect citations, and other mistakes, with representatives increasingly using general AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to draft proposals.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Engadget
The article recommends using iPad apps and YouTube “cat TV” as a quiet, roughly 10-minute way to keep a kitten occupied by tapping or watching prey-like motion—while warning to screen for “AI slop” and to secure any display against being knocked over.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
The Verge
A passport verification kiosk at Paris-Charles de Gaulle’s PARAFE gate crashed and rebooted into a Windows desktop, leaving the gate closed until the appropriate application was relaunched.
Aug 18, 2026 ·The Register
Ontinue discovered Python malware framework TWINLOOT (tracked from an active July campaign) that uses Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams TURN infrastructure, and headless Microsoft Edge with Chrome DevTools Protocol to route command-and-control through Microsoft services and terminate in Microsoft IP space instead of attacker-owned domains.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Computerworld
