Google Reportedly Wants Android App Code From Play Store Developers

Google is reportedly offering to pay select Android developers for source-code access. Here’s what Play Store developers should check before signing.

I let Claude audit my messy Home Assistant setup, and it was a massive wake-up call

I gave Claude access to my Home Assistant. It helped me audit, debug, and improve my smart home better than I ever could have ...

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and ...
The Hacker News

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Worm Code Leaked, AI Agent Phished, Claude Code Patch + 28 New Stories

Cybersecurity roundup: supply chain threats, AI agent risks, browser-cloning malware, mule networks, endpoint bypasses, and ...
Ars Technica

Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code

The controversy over vibe coding reached a new high this week after a developer added hidden instructions to his open source Java testing app to sabotage projects performed by AI coding agents. The ...
Bleeping Computer

Ghost CMS SQL injection flaw exploited in large-scale ClickFix campaign

A large-scale campaign is exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-26980) in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code that triggers ClickFix attack flows. The campaign was ...
The Hacker News

⚡ Weekly Recap: Instagram Account Hacks, Android Zero-Day, GitHub Worm and More

Your weekly cybersecurity recap: a GitHub supply chain worm, an exploited Android flaw, Instagram account takeovers, and a ...
Android Police

I fixed my biggest Android Auto annoyances by making these changes

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work focus on productivity apps and flagship devices, ...
Android Police

I optimized Android Auto for long drives, and now I can’t go back

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...
Fast Company

Anthropic’s IPO march began with a Claude Code breakthrough

Developers had been using Claude Code to build software for much of 2025, but the tool had shown more promise than truly game-changing results. Opus 4.5 gave Claude Code the intelligence to build an ...
Forbes

In Exit Message, Pelley Says He Was Asked To Inject Bias Into Stories

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 17: Scott Pelley, Correspondent, 60 MINUTES. (Photo by Michele Crowe/CBS News via Getty Images) “She’s murdering 60 Minutes,” Pelley said, according to sources with knowledge of the ...
WeLiveSecurity

BTMOB: A stealthy RAT burrowing deep into Android devices

Our recent review of threat detections in Brazil surfaced BTMOB, an Android remote access trojan (RAT) that is less notable for detection volume than for the damage it can wreak. The combination of ...