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Tools & Apps
8/20/2026 3 min

CISA adds exploited TrueConf Server RCEs with an August 23 deadline

CISA added two exploited TrueConf Server flaws to KEV; federal agencies face an August 23 deadline for the unauthenticated script-execution bug.

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Tools & Apps
8/20/2026 4 min

OpenAI keeps frontier-model ZDR with a private safety layer

OpenAI will preserve Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers while testing Private Safety Processing, a system designed to detect risks across interactions without exposing customer content.

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AI & Automation
8/19/2026 4 min

Anthropic extends Claude Code’s 50% weekly usage boost to August 31

Anthropic has extended Claude Code’s temporary 50% increase in weekly usage limits through August 31, 2026, for eligible paid plans.

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AI & Automation
8/19/2026 4 min

OpenAI’s Codex reset hint points to a weekly usage refresh today

A new post from OpenAI’s Tibo Sottiaux points to another discretionary Codex weekly-usage reset on August 19, 2026, while separate banked resets and paid credits are available only to eligible accounts.

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Knowledge & Learning
8/18/2026 4 min

ChatGPT for Teens adds learning and safety defaults for under-18 users

OpenAI has launched a dedicated ChatGPT experience for users aged 13 to 17, combining guided study features with stricter content, relationship, and parental safeguards.

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AI & Automation
8/17/2026 5 min

Z.ai holds GLM-5.3 weights after cyber capability surge

Z.ai has introduced GLM-5.3 for long-horizon coding but delayed its open-weight release while it evaluates unexpectedly strong cybersecurity capabilities.

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