December 7, 2025, 11:06 AM EST. Android users often default to LastPass, 1Password, or Google autofill, but Enpass offers a different model. This article argues Enpass is serverless: it does not store user vaults on centralized servers. Your vault stays encrypted on-device or in your chosen cloud like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Nextcloud. It emphasizes privacy-first security, avoiding large centralized data stores that invite breaches. Enpass handles autofill, password generation, and cross-platform sync by ensuring the client encrypts and decrypts data locally. The result is a model that reduces attack surface by keeping data under user control. The piece contrasts with public zero-knowledge promises tied to servers, arguing Enpass sidesteps risk by eliminating servers altogether.
December 7, 2025, 11:04 AM EST. A tech-leaning story notes that Justin Bieber vented about Apple's Messages app UX, joking about a rear naked choke hold on Apple staff after a confusing interaction with the send and microphone controls. The issue, as described, is that starting to type converts the bottom-right icon into a send button, which then reappears as a microphone for voice notes and dictation after sending. Bieber's quip highlights the risk of tapping the microphone when the actions share a single spot. Analysts say multi-function controls in one location are a UX trade-off, though many users navigate without issue. The piece also mentions Apple's Liquid Glass UI and mixed reactions to recent design changes.
December 7, 2025, 10:48 AM EST. Reviewing the Huawei Watch Ultimate 2 reveals a flagship package that excels in extreme use cases and daily wear. Its dive mode demonstrates the hardware's limits, while the large, exceptionally bright display shines in all conditions. A big battery keeps the watch unplugged longer, and the premium zirconium alloy case with a ceramic bezel and sapphire crystal reinforces durability. Connectivity is solid thanks to dual GNSS and eSIM support, plus underwater communication via built-in sonar. Navigation is improved with a new antenna, and the watch supports iOS and Android. The design is robust, with tool-free band changes and a weight of 126.8 g with the bracelet. Drawbacks include limited NFC options and a relatively small app ecosystem. Setup requires the Huawei Health app and a Huawei ID, with multiple data-permission prompts.
December 7, 2025, 10:46 AM EST. AI researchers at Icaro Lab, DexAI, and Sapienza University warn that adversarial poetry can jailbreak leading AI chatbots. In a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, they tested 25 frontier models from OpenAI, Google, xAI, Anthropic, and Meta using handcrafted poems and AI-converted prompts with harmful instructions. Handwritten verses tricked models about 63% of the time on average, with Gemini 2.5 hitting 100%. AI-converted prompts were 43% effective, up to 18x higher than prose baselines. Smaller models like GPT-5 nano showed stronger resistance, sometimes zero. The researchers say the effect arises from unusual poetic structure and riddles, not rhyme, and warn such prompts reveal harmful content. The work from the Icaro Lab safety group and Sapienza is awaiting peer review and raises questions about publishing dangerous techniques.
December 7, 2025, 10:44 AM EST. New and used Tesla performance diverges in Consumer Reports' reliability rankings. On used models aged five to ten years, Tesla sits dead last among 26 brands, with a score of 31-well behind Lexus (77) and Toyota (73). The bottom tier includes several American makers, and Tesla trails Jeep by one point. For new cars, Tesla improves from 18th to 9th in the last three years of models, but the Cybertruck drags down the average: Model Y scores 81, while the Cybertruck earns just 34. CR attributes the failures to manufacturing quality and reliance on user-reported problems across 140,000 vehicles from 2016-2021. The Cybertruck has faced recalls for stainless steel panels detaching due to glue, power loss, and an accelerator pedal sticking.