Analyst firm Gartner is telling enterprises to block the use of AI-powered browsers until security risks are managed. This follows recent studies highlighting vulnerabilities like prompt injection and data exfiltration. The debate centers on the trade-off between productivity gains and emerging secu
JetBrains has launched PhpStorm 2025.3, a major update for PHP developers. It brings full support for the new PHP 8.5 language features, integrates the formerly paid Laravel Idea plugin for free, and adds Anthropic’s Claude as an AI coding option alongside the existing Junie agent.
Netflix executives Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters called Paramount’s rival bid “entirely expected” and defended their massive Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. Investors, however, have sent Netflix stock tumbling, with some analysts calling the deal “very risky.”
StableChain, a new layer-one blockchain built specifically for Tether’s USDT, launched its mainnet today. Backed by Bitfinex and PayPal, it underscores how much of crypto now revolves around centralized, dollar-pegged tokens, moving far from decentralized ideals.
NordVPN is expanding its security toolkit with a new email protection feature. It scans links in your webmail inbox for phishing and malware, flagging dangers before you click. The tool is part of the Threat Protection Pro suite for macOS and Windows.
Tether is expanding beyond crypto, investing in a major funding round for an Italian humanoid robotics startup. The move signals a growing convergence of capital from crypto, chips, and state-backed funds into physical AI.
The European Union has fined X €120 million for violating the Digital Services Act, marking the first penalty under the new law. Elon Musk responded by calling the fine “bullshit” and suggesting the EU should be abolished.
Microsoft’s rapid rollout of Copilot isn’t translating to strong user adoption. New data estimates its quarterly growth at a mere 2%, far behind competitors, as customers reportedly resist buying the AI add-on.
A new mobile carrier called Phreeli is launching with a radical privacy pitch. According to ZDNet, it only asks for a ZIP code and a username, operating on T-Mobile’s network with no contracts. Founder Nicholas Merrill, who fought the FBI over a Patriot Act demand, built it so even he can’t hand ove
Fortune’s newsletter kicks off a big AI conference and drops major news bombs. Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, Apple’s chip architect Johny Srouji might be leaving, and the EU just fined X $140 million. It’s a lot to process.
