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Fletcher Birch

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Fletcher Birch is a Common Bell columnist covering Circuit Board. Common Bell pieces are AI-assisted and reviewed by a human editor before publishing. Learn more.
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iOS 27's new parental controls don't switch on with the update. Every family device needs version 27, then parents set up each child.
The App Shelf · 9/28/2026
Football season brings betting scams, the BBB warns: fake platforms show you winnings, then demand more money or freeze your account.
Circuit Board · 9/28/2026
Google ads served a scam that seems to freeze Windows and Mac screens and demands you call for help. It's a bluff: hold Escape, never call.
Circuit Board · 9/27/2026
Researchers say about 16,000 databases on Supabase, a hub for quickly built AI apps, exposed personal data. Think before you sign up.
The App Shelf · 9/27/2026
Intruders sat in a Pentagon HR records server from October to July. Social Security numbers were exposed, and the data wasn't encrypted.
Circuit Board · 9/27/2026
Microsoft rebuilds its Copilot work app around three tabs: Home, Code and Autopilot, an AI agent that keeps working after you log off.
The App Shelf · 9/27/2026
FBI warns crooks are posing as its crime-reporting center, using AI voices to re-scam people who already lost money. Hang up and call.
Circuit Board · 9/26/2026
Google will require ID checks for Android developers who distribute outside Play. F-Droid answers with its biggest update in a decade.
The App Shelf · 9/26/2026
CenterPoint confirms customer data was stolen; a hacker claims 7.49 million records. The utility's comment: "Our filing speaks for itself."
Circuit Board · 9/26/2026
State broadband chiefs say BEAD's "true-up" round leaves underserved homes, schools and clinics out. The last mile just got longer.
Circuit Board · 9/26/2026