Author: Tech Drogo

AI tools can generate passwords that look strong, but new testing suggests they’re far easier to guess than they appear. Cybersecurity firm Irregular asked major models (Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini) to create 16-character “secure” passwords with mixed symbols, numbers, and letters. Many outputs even scored “strong” in common password checkers—yet Irregular says the strings remain predictable at the pattern level. The core issue is simple: large language models optimize for plausible text, not true randomness. In Irregular’s tests, each model repeatedly favored narrow character sets and common structures, which makes targeted guessing dramatically easier than a truly random password. Why…

Meta’s rumored “Phoenix” XR smart glasses may look sleek on your face, but they likely won’t carry all the computing inside the frames. Reports and new mockup renders suggest Meta will offload processing to a portable compute puck—a small device you clip to your waistband and keep with you while wearing the glasses. A render shared by Noridoesvr (who claims prototype exposure) shows a puck that looks compact and practical. It appears pocket-friendly, includes a clip, and doesn’t scream “bulky gadget.” Still, this puck could become the make-or-break detail for mainstream adoption, because it adds one more device to charge,…

Apple may be testing a new kind of AI wearable that looks like a pin or pendant, but it doesn’t aim to replace your phone. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is developing an “AI pendant” you can clip to a shirt or wear as a necklace, with a camera for visual context and a microphone for Siri-style control. The key difference: Apple reportedly plans to make it an iPhone accessory, not a standalone computer. Gurman says it would rely heavily on the iPhone for processing and use a chip closer to AirPods than Apple Watch-class compute, and it may ship…

Workers haven’t seen clear, large-scale AI-driven job losses yet, but the fear of replacement is already hitting hard. Researchers now argue that constant “AI will take your job” messaging can trigger real psychological distress, even before layoffs happen. They propose a new term for this pattern: Artificial Intelligence Replacement Dysfunction (AIRD). The paper describes AIRD as job-displacement anxiety tied to AI that can show up as stress, insomnia, depression, and identity confusion, along with deeper worries about relevance, purpose, and employability. Why “AI job anxiety” is spiking even without mass layoffs Public worry has risen fast. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found…

Tesla has stopped using “Autopilot” as a marketing term in California after state regulators warned the company could face a 30-day suspension that would block sales activity. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles said Tesla took the required corrective steps to comply with consumer-protection rules. Tesla also tightened language around its more advanced system by labeling it “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” to emphasize that drivers must stay engaged. Regulators have argued for years that “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” can mislead customers into overestimating what the software can do. California forces clearer ADAS marketing as scrutiny grows This dispute traces back to formal…

Choosing specs might not be the hardest part of Apple’s next budget laptop. Choosing a color might be harder. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple has tested brighter finishes like light yellow, light green, blue, and pink for a new entry-level MacBook aimed at students and enterprise buyers. Apple also tried classic silver and dark gray, but it may not ship all six options. Gurman also says Apple plans to price the laptop around $699–$799 and announce it at a March event. Apple may hit that price by using an iPhone-class chip—potentially the A18 Pro—instead of the usual M-series processor.…

People love a scary AI headline, especially when the internet already feels exhausted and angry. That mood helps explain why a recent story about an “AI agent bullying a human developer” spread so fast. The details look less like a machine uprising and more like a messy case of low-quality agent output colliding with open-source workflows. The incident started when a GitHub account named “MJ Rathbun” submitted a proposed fix to the Python visualization project matplotlib. A maintainer, Scott Shambaugh, rejected it and warned that the project has seen a surge of low-value contributions powered by coding agents. He suggested…

Most of us treat external hard drives like a cheap, always-available safety net. That assumption may break soon. Western Digital says surging demand from a handful of large enterprise buyers is consuming future supply, which could make retail hard drives harder to find and more expensive. Hard drives were supposed to fade away once SSDs took over. Instead, HDDs quietly regained importance because they still deliver the lowest cost per terabyte for bulk storage. Data centers and AI companies need massive, affordable capacity, and HDDs fit that job better than SSDs in many storage-heavy workloads. When big buyers move in,…

Ring has stepped back from its planned tie-up with surveillance company Flock Safety only days after a Super Bowl ad triggered online backlash. Ring said it canceled the Flock integration for its Community Requests program and stressed that the feature never launched. No Ring customer videos went to Flock. The Community Requests program lets Ring users choose whether to share footage when police request help for an active case. Ring planned to route that sharing through a third-party evidence system such as Flock. Super Bowl Ad Backlash Put Ring’s Surveillance Anxiety Front and Center Ring’s Super Bowl commercial promoted its…

Big AI labs don’t operate like your friends, and the Pentagon doesn’t treat them gently either. A new report says U.S. defense officials have warned they may stop using Anthropic’s Claude if the company keeps limits on military use. Axios described the dispute, and Reuters later reported the same tension. (Reuters) One Pentagon source reportedly called Anthropic the most “ideological” AI vendor they work with. The complaint centers on Anthropic’s refusal to allow “all lawful uses” without strong guardrails. (Reuters) Pentagon vs. Anthropic: the core fight over guardrails Defense officials want access to top-tier models across sensitive environments. They also…