Month: August 2025
Google Pixel 10 launch event: New phones, foldables and watches at the Made by Google event
After largely focusing Google I/O 2025 on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from searching the web to filmmaking, Google is finally ready to launch new hardware. The next Made by Google event is on the books for August 20, and Google has already confirmed what at…
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A shocking amount of companies are knowingly shipping insecure code – and it might be hard to recover
Four in five companies knowingly ship vulnerable code, survey warns One-third say 60% of their code is now AI-generated Orgs need to use AI to identify vulnerabilities A study of 1,500 CISOs, AppSec Managers and developers conducted by Checkmarx has claimed four in five (81%) companies knowingly ship vulnerable code,…
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How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO
Welcome to Decoder! This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. I’ve had a lot of fun guest-hosting a few episodes of Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave this summer. If you listened to the last couple of Monday shows,…
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Netflix confirms November release for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein –here’s how I plan on watching it sooner
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will be coming to Netflix on November 7, with the streamer confirming the news alongside a first look at two of the new movie’s promotional posters (see below). We’ve already seen a few preview snaps of what’s to come as well as a two-minute trailer, showing…
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Garmin watches could finally get a key feature Apple’s had for years – here’s why it matters
Two new leaks claim future Garmin watches will be getting LTE connectivity This feature allows you to add smartwatches to a data plan, allowing you to make calls and stream without a phone It’s a feature included on Apple and Samsung watches, usually on more expensive models Two new leaks…
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Claude AI will end ‘persistently harmful or abusive user interactions’
Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot can now end conversations deemed “persistently harmful or abusive,” as spotted earlier by TechCrunch. The capability is now available in Opus 4 and 4.1 models, and will allow the chatbot to end conversations as a “last resort” after users repeatedly ask it to generate harmful content…
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