A new hacking tool threatening hundreds of millions of iPhones, Apple seeding iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 release candidates, and the Defense Department calling Anthropic an unacceptable national security risk.

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild
https://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-millions-of-iphones-can-be-hacked-with-a-new-tool-found-in-the-wild/

Apple Seeds iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 Release Candidates
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/18/apple-seeds-ios-26-4-release-candidate/

DOD says Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ make it an ‘unacceptable risk to national security’ | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/dod-says-anthropics-red-lines-make-it-an-unacceptable-risk-to-national-security/

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/

Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/facebook-launches-a-new-monetization-program-to-attract-popular-creators-from-tiktok-youtube/