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3 free, open-source apps to replace your defaults this weekend (July 10-12)

It's time to replace the apps you're only using out of habit with better free and open-source alternatives.
Infosecurity Magazine

New Ransomware Exploits Malicious Driver to Remove Cybersecurity Protections

GodDamn ransomware uses remote desktop application to secretly move around networks and drop the malicious PoisonX kernel ...

RedZen Releases Aether, an AI Agent That Operates a Mac From an iPhone by Voice

Aether is an AI agent that carries out spoken or typed requests on a Mac from a paired iPhone, without exposing the Mac ...
Memeburn

Claude Cowork Goes Mobile, This Is Anthropic's Biggest Move

Claude Cowork now works on your phone and browser in 2026. Anthropic's AI agent runs tasks in the background, even offline.
eWeek

GPT-5.6 Trio Lands with ChatGPT Work, GPT-Live

ChatGPT Work, powered by 5.6, acts as a desktop-to-web agent that roams Slack, Drive, and local files to turn a goal into ...
techtimes

ChatGPT Work Is Free on Every Plan: What OpenAI’s Codex Merger Changes for You

OpenAI collapsed three separate products into one desktop application on Thursday, July 9, merging its standalone Codex coding agent into the ChatGPT desktop app and simultaneously launching ChatGPT ...
GitHub

Claude Auto-Approve MCP

Configure permanent approvals in config Make per-chat decisions for other tools Change decisions in newer chats This provides granular control while maintaining security. An MCP to restart Claude ...