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Apple says it's tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' controls due to new risks from AI agents

Apple says it's tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' controls due to new risks from AI agents: Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier. Read More

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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to become Skydance: The roughly $110 billion deal is expected to close October 6. Read More

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