Author: Lynnae Williams

‘That’s Between You, Me, and ChatGPT’ — Every Apple iMessage Conversation Is Now a Privacy Risk

‘That’s Between You, Me, and ChatGPT’ — Every Apple iMessage Conversation Is Now a Privacy Risk

OpenAI has released a plugin for Apple Messages that lets users connect ChatGPT to the messaging service. The trouble is, it only needs one party in the conversation to opt in, and the AI has access to what everyone said.

The plugin went live on August 20, giving the chatbot the ability to read and search conversations, summarize recent chats, draft replies, and send messages via the Messages app on a Mac.

Users on all ChatGPT plans can access the plugin through the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS. OpenAI says it can be used in ChatGPT Work and Codex. The plugin works with iMessage, SMS, and RCS conversations on Apple silicon Macs.

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Xfinity’s New Motion Detection Turns Your Router Into a Security System

Xfinity’s New Motion Detection Turns Your Router Into a Security System

Comcast launched Xfinity Shield on August 18, which it describes as “a first-of-its-kind platform for intelligent home protection.”

If you’re a Comcast customer with an Advanced Xfinity Gateway, you can now opt into a feature that can detect movement inside your home using regular Wi-Fi signals, without the need to install a camera or separate motion sensor. Continue reading “Xfinity’s New Motion Detection Turns Your Router Into a Security System” →

New York Sports: Prediction Market Deals Test How Far the State’s Crackdown Can Go

New York Sports: Prediction Market Deals Test How Far the State’s Crackdown Can Go

Polymarket partners with the Yankees and Rangers. Novig signs a deal with the Mets. Kalshi named official prediction-market partner of Madison Square Garden.

Headlines like these are everywhere, so much so that you’d hardly know New York is waging one of the most aggressive crackdowns on sports-event contracts in the country.

The Yankees became the latest to jump on the bandwagon when they announced an official partnership with Polymarket on August 6. That deal includes branding at Yankee Stadium, broadcast-visible home-plate signage, and fan experiences.

With the deal signed, the Yankees are now part of a growing group of New York sports organizations with prediction-market partnerships that go well beyond just adding a logo to a sponsor page.

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Casely Power Banks Recalled Again Following Mid-Flight Explosion

Casely Power Banks Recalled Again Following Mid-Flight Explosion

Brooklyn-based consumer tech accessories brand Casely, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has reannounced a recall of more than 429,000 wireless portable power banks.

This is the second recall notice for the same product and comes after an in-flight incident involving the charger. Although there were no fatalities in this case, the previous recall followed the death of an elderly woman.

Casely first recalled its Power Pods 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless phone charger (model E33A) in April 2025. The updated notice, issued on April 16, applies to the same model.

In August 2024, a 75-year-old woman from New Jersey died after suffering second- and third-degree burns when the power bank caught fire and exploded in her lap while she was charging her phone.

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Apple’s Leaked Camera-Equipped AirPods Could Make Low-Res Cameras Surprisingly Useful

Apple’s Leaked Camera-Equipped AirPods Could Make Low-Res Cameras Surprisingly Useful

A short video discovered in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate appears to show Apple’s rumored camera-equipped AirPods using Visual Intelligence to help Siri understand what a wearer is looking at.

MacRumors found the clip, which shows a man wearing the unreleased AirPods while holding up a book. A voiceover can be heard explaining that Visual Intelligence can save something he sees for later.

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