Linus Torvalds admits he has a 'love-hate relationship with AI'
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A ZDNet roundup of consumer and enterprise tech stories with multiple security implications. Key items: Visa research and reporting warn of AI-accelerated scams and new red flags for fake payments; Verizon/DBIR highlights mobile phishing (SMS/voice) overtaking email as the primary phishing vector; Google promotes AI shopping agents (privacy/fraud risk); several consumer devices (multiple Kindle/Fire models) lost official support, raising EOL security exposure; Canonical released Ubuntu Core 26 — an immutable Linux with long-term support for IoT/edge devices (security-positive for constrained/‑
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