Android mental health apps with 14.7M installs filled with security flaws

Several mental health mobile apps with millions of downloads on Google Play contain security vulnerabilities that could expose users' sensitive medical information.
The New York Times

The Best Advice We’ve Found on Preserving, Storing, and Digitizing Family Memories

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Kaitlyn Wells In an interview with author and lecturer Brené Brown, ...
InfoWorld

GlassFish 8 Java server boosts data access, concurrency

Update implements Jakarta EE 11 platform and brings support for Jakarta Data repositories and virtual threads.
Ars Technica

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Why 'zero-knowledge encryption' may not stop password theft if servers are hacked

People who regularly use online services have between 100 and 200 passwords. Very few can remember every single one. Password managers are therefore extremely helpful, allowing users to access all ...
InfoWorld

Java use in AI development continues to grow – Azul report

Java is becoming more popular for building AI applications, with 62% of respondents in Azul’s just-released 2026 State of Java Survey and Report relying on Java for AI development. Last year’s report ...
ZDNet

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

File and folder security is crucial in this day and age. There are apps you can use to heighten the security of your files. These apps are free and available for desktop and mobile devices. The need ...
WHYY

How much water do data centers use? One in Delaware City could use up to 20 million gallons a year

File - In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, photo, a woman stands at her well at her property on the outskirts of The Dalles, Oregon. She said the water table that her well draws from dropped 15 feet in the ...
ZDNet

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe

BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...
Houston Chronicle

How much water do AI data centers use? A new survey could help Texas regulators find out.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...
The Hacker News

Apple Tests End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging in iOS 26.4 Developer Beta

Apple introduces end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, enhanced memory protections, and default Stolen Device Protection in iOS 26.4 developer beta.