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    OpenAI adds stronger security features for users at high-risk of hacks.

    Users who enroll in the startup’s advanced account security settings can sign into their ChatGPT and Codex accounts using passkeys or physical security keys, and will also receive alerts about new logins to their accounts. OpenAI also automatically excludes users with the setting enabled from AI model training.

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    Emma Roth
    Anthropic rolls out its codebase-scanning security tool for businesses.

    Claude Security uses the Opus 4.7 model to scan a business’s codebase for vulnerabilities and issue a fix. This tool is rolling out to enterprise customers globally and isn’t to be confused with Anthropic’s Mythos, a powerful AI model that can identify and exploit vulnerabilities across operating systems and web browsers.

    Screenshot: Anthropic via X
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    Lawmakers advance bill that would age-gate AI chatbots.

    Introduced last year, the GUARD Act would ban kids under 18 from accessing chatbots, while implementing age checks for everyone else. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to advance the bill on Thursday, and now it’s headed to the Senate floor.

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    Google’s Preferred Sources feature is now available in more languages.

    Launched last year, Preferred Sources allows you to customize the outlets you see the most often in Google Search’s “top stories” section. Now, this feature is available in “all supported languages globally,” according to Google.

    Preferred Sources in French.
    Preferred Sources in French.
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    Emma Roth
    YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is rolling out to all users globally.

    Users in the US have been able to shrink YouTube videos while they access other apps for some time now, but now Google is expanding the feature to more regions in the coming months. It’s only available for long-form, non-music content on Android and iOS.

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    Amazon Prime Day officially returns in June.

    The ecommerce giant confirmed that it will hold the deals event one month early this year, offering discounts to Prime members in 26 countries. Amazon hasn’t revealed an exact date for Prime Day yet, but rumors suggest it could occur in “late June.”

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    Ukrainian police arrest three hackers for allegedly stealing over 610,000 Roblox accounts.

    The group is accused of using stolen cookies to hijack accounts, targeting profiles with high amounts of in-game currency and items, according to a press release spotted by Bleeping Computer. The hackers allegedly earned around $225,000 after selling the accounts on a Russian website.