Vivaldi Technologies has announced a new partnership with Proton AG that will integrate the free version of Proton VPN into Vivaldi’s web browser, allowing every user a quick and easy way to access a virtual private network (VPN).

A VPN protects users’ privacy by hiding their real IP address. It acts like a protective tunnel, allowing users to pass through a public network without anyone being able to snoop on their data, whether that’s a scammer at the coffee shop or a data-gathering behemoth like Google.

When Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg exposed what is being called “Signalgate”—reporting on a group chat he got added to where high-level government officials shared sensitive information about U.S. plans to attack Houthi rebels—he was taking a big risk, though he did nothing unlawful. A little-noticed prosecution of a journalist in Tampa, Florida, initiated by the Biden Justice Department has laid the groundwork for a potential criminal prosecution of Goldberg—and the Trump administration’s hostility toward journalists does not bode well.

Apple has seeded a second release candidate for macOS Sequoia 15.4, as the updates to the company’s operating systems get closer to a public release.

Apple is finally readying an update to its smart speakers. Here’s what’s probably coming in 2025 to the new HomePod mini 2 & full-sized HomePod 3.

It’s been nearly 5 years since Apple released the original HomePod mini. The one that arguably saved Apple’s smart speaker line.

It’s not even close to as popular as the Amazon Alexa speakers, but the tepid success of HomePod mini was enough to warrant the reintroduction of the full-size HomePod. Here’s what is rumored for the next generation.

A Venmo account under the name “Michael Waltz,” carrying a profile photo of the national security adviser and connected to accounts bearing the names of people closely associated with him, was left open to the public until Wednesday afternoon. A WIRED analysis shows that the account revealed the names of hundreds of Waltz’s personal and professional associates, including journalists, military officers, lobbyists, and others—information a foreign intelligence service or other actors could exploit for any number of ends, experts say.

Among the accounts linked to “Michael Waltz” are ones that appear to belong to Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, and Walker Barrett, a staffer on the United States National Security Council. Both were fellow participants in a now-infamous Signal group chat called “Houthi PC small group.”