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July’s Patch Tuesday sees an end-of-support collision amidst a massive, record-setting patch wave
  

July’s Patch Tuesday sees an end-of-support collision amidst a massive, record-setting patch wave

Microsoft addressed 722 CVEs this month once the 427 Chromium upstream relays are set aside — roughly three times a

Google must open Android to rival AI agents, EU orders
  

Google must open Android to rival AI agents, EU orders

The European Union is stepping up its actions against US tech giants under the Digital Markets Act, which is intended

AI OK in Linux development, says Torvalds
  

AI OK in Linux development, says Torvalds

Linus Torvalds has a complicated relationship with AI, seeing both its good and bad points. But his latest remarks on

China, Russia, and 27 others create World AI body, without US
  

China, Russia, and 27 others create World AI body, without US

China has created an international organization to set standards and introduce regulation for AI, inviting 28 other countries to join

Apple widens OpenAI trade secrets fight with preservation orders
  

Apple widens OpenAI trade secrets fight with preservation orders

Dozens of former Apple employees now working at OpenAI have been put on notice after Apple reportedly sent legal letters ordering

It’s past time to end AI-based automated customer responses
  

It’s past time to end AI-based automated customer responses

An automated chatbot working for Anthropic this month shot down a Wiz researcher’s security hole report, saying that it “falls

Is Apple bringing chip manufacturing home?
  

Is Apple bringing chip manufacturing home?

Apple’s recently announced $30 billion multi-year agreement with Broadcom is significant because it means billions of chips for Apple devices will be made

Zoom patches account takeover hole
  

Zoom patches account takeover hole

Zoom has identified, and patched, a critical security hole that “may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an account takeover

CISA urges immediate SharePoint hardening as exploits mount
  

CISA urges immediate SharePoint hardening as exploits mount

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged organizations to immediately secure Microsoft SharePoint deployments after warning that

DeepMind CEO pushes for AI industry self-regulation
  

DeepMind CEO pushes for AI industry self-regulation

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is pushing for the US AI industry to self-regulate, with the support of government, as

Thinking Machines Lab offers enterprises a US alternative in open-weight AI
  

Thinking Machines Lab offers enterprises a US alternative in open-weight AI

Thinking Machines Lab, the San Francisco startup founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has released Inkling, its first general-purpose AI

Anthropic’s ‘free’ Fable offer — a token lock-in trap for users?
  

Anthropic’s ‘free’ Fable offer — a token lock-in trap for users?

It’s not so much generosity that’s behind Anthropic’s decision to extend free access to its most advanced model, Fable, for

Did AI decide who lost their jobs? Meta is heading to court over that question
  

Did AI decide who lost their jobs? Meta is heading to court over that question

Enterprises that use AI in hiring and firing decisions continue to be under scrutiny, and this time it’s Meta under

DeepMind CEO again pushes for a frontier AI standards body
  

DeepMind CEO again pushes for a frontier AI standards body

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on Tuesday reiterated his push for an AI industry self-regulation effort, led by the US

What problems would an AI speaker from OpenAI actually solve?
  

What problems would an AI speaker from OpenAI actually solve?

OpenAI’s first device will be a screenless home AI system that can play music, control appliances, and respond to messages

Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit: The lunacy of trying to limit what ex-employees can tell future employers
  

Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit: The lunacy of trying to limit what ex-employees can tell future employers

When Apple sued OpenAI last week, the argument it made was that former employees had stolen Apple data and then

How to unionize your tech workplace
  

How to unionize your tech workplace

The best time for tech workers to unionize was 20 years ago, when they had plenty of leverage. The second-best

5 wild ways to make Android widgets more useful
  

5 wild ways to make Android widgets more useful

Widgets, widgets, widgets. Has there ever been an Android feature so full of promise that went unloved by Google for

Microsoft is forcing an enterprise transition to passkeys
  

Microsoft is forcing an enterprise transition to passkeys

Passkeys have been around for some time, but enterprise-wide adoption to this point has been slow for a number of

Siri AI steals the show as the iOS 27 public beta lands
  

Siri AI steals the show as the iOS 27 public beta lands

Apple has released the first public betas of its “27” series of operating systems, and feedback so far suggests they’re already very

With its latest layoffs, Microsoft goes all in on AI
  

With its latest layoffs, Microsoft goes all in on AI

Microsoft’s big lead over AI competitors like Google and others has vanished, and the company is now playing catch-up. As

Forg365 industrializes Microsoft 365 phishing with AI-generated lures
  

Forg365 industrializes Microsoft 365 phishing with AI-generated lures

A newly documented phishing-as-a-service platform distributed through Telegram is lowering the technical barrier to Microsoft 365 account takeovers by giving less-skilled attackers

OpenClaw becomes a nonprofit foundation as it seeks to be ‘the Switzerland of AI’
  

OpenClaw becomes a nonprofit foundation as it seeks to be ‘the Switzerland of AI’

OpenClaw’s announcement that it has become a nonprofit foundation is generating IT excitement because of the potential for governance and

AI is killing low cost smartphones
  

AI is killing low cost smartphones

Except for the second user/refurbished smartphone markets, AI means the days of cheap phones are over, with huge price pressures putting low-end

Meta pulls Instagram AI feature amid privacy concerns
  

Meta pulls Instagram AI feature amid privacy concerns

Meta pulled a new AI feature on Instagram just days after its launch because of criticism about how the tool handled

Apple finally calls time on 15-year-old device support
  

Apple finally calls time on 15-year-old device support

For those who wonder what the support window is for Apple products, the company now has an answer: it’s quietly

The ultimate guide to Android contacts management
  

The ultimate guide to Android contacts management

You’d think keeping tabs on your contacts would be about the simplest and most straightforward task imaginable in our modern

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work as it broadens GPT-5.6 rollout
  

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work as it broadens GPT-5.6 rollout

OpenAI is sharpening its enterprise AI strategy with the launch of ChatGPT Work, a new agentic platform designed to automate

Apple will buy more US-made components from Broadcom
  

Apple will buy more US-made components from Broadcom

Apple has agreed to buy up to $30 billion-worth of additional chips and other wireless components from Broadcom over the

Meta launches low-cost Muse Spark 1.1 as enterprise AI spending comes under scrutiny
  

Meta launches low-cost Muse Spark 1.1 as enterprise AI spending comes under scrutiny

Meta has unveiled Muse Spark 1.1, saying the frontier AI model rivals leading LLMs on coding, computer use, and agentic

Microsoft Exchange Server on prem gets a little harder to use
  

Microsoft Exchange Server on prem gets a little harder to use

It’s the end of the road for yet another facet of Exchange Server, Microsoft’s on-premises email and calendar system. The

Mistral joins rush to build physical AI
  

Mistral joins rush to build physical AI

French AI company Mistral claims its latest AI model offers a more efficient way to train and operate robots. The

Q&A: How Google plans to reinvent the spreadsheet with AI
  

Q&A: How Google plans to reinvent the spreadsheet with AI

Nearly five decades after the launch of VisiCalc, AI is reshaping one of the world’s most familiar productivity tools — the

‘Rotten to its core’ — Apple files an explosive lawsuit against OpenAI
  

‘Rotten to its core’ — Apple files an explosive lawsuit against OpenAI

Apple surprised the tech industry after financial markets closed Friday with news the company has sued OpenAI, alleging theft of

Apple is prepping for life after the AI gold rush
  

Apple is prepping for life after the AI gold rush

Consumer electronics prices are shooting up. Energy prices are increasing fast. Even water bills are climbing. For a technology that promises “efficiency,” the

The next killer AI feature? No AI at all
  

The next killer AI feature? No AI at all

Chatting with readers and regular folks in the real world these days, I can’t help but notice a common theme

Physical AI will see the fusion of robotics and AI transform the world
  

Physical AI will see the fusion of robotics and AI transform the world

Historically, humans have solved their toughest tasks by creating tools capable of withstanding greater strain to undertake the job or

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, touts lower coding-task costs than AI rivals
  

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, touts lower coding-task costs than AI rivals

SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, pitching the model to developers and enterprises trying to control the rising cost of AI-assisted

OpenAI to release delayed models Thursday amidst a sea of regulatory confusion
  

OpenAI to release delayed models Thursday amidst a sea of regulatory confusion

As enterprises struggle to manage their AI strategies, the US AI regulatory environment is sending a wide range of contradictory

Microsoft hopes to cut its genAI costs by focusing on its own models
  

Microsoft hopes to cut its genAI costs by focusing on its own models

Microsoft plans to focus more on in-house AI models in an effort to reduce its costs for generative AI (genAI),

The $2,000 club: Apple, Samsung, Google bet on foldables
  

The $2,000 club: Apple, Samsung, Google bet on foldables

Apple, Samsung, and Google are all expected to introduce their takes on folding smartphones in the coming weeks.  All three

A brewing battle: More IT workers want unions. The industry doesn’t.
  

A brewing battle: More IT workers want unions. The industry doesn’t.

Until recently, many tech professionals viewed themselves as a special and respected worker class: highly educated, hard-working, well paid, and

Microsoft bets that enterprise AI needs engineers, not bigger sales teams
  

Microsoft bets that enterprise AI needs engineers, not bigger sales teams

The number of tech layoffs continues to tick upwards as AI investments increase, with Microsoft alone cutting around 4,800 employees,

Anthropic shines a light into the Claude AI black hole
  

Anthropic shines a light into the Claude AI black hole

Anthropic has found a way to shed new light on how its models solve problems, thanks to its discovery of

How to go incognito in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari
  

How to go incognito in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari

Private browsing. Incognito. Privacy mode. Web browser functions like those trace their roots back more than a decade, and the

Envirotech Vehicles Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule, Positioning Combined Company to Capture $487 Billion 2026 AI Infrastructure Opportunity
  

Envirotech Vehicles Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule, Positioning Combined Company to Capture $487 Billion 2026 AI Infrastructure Opportunity

Revised transaction structure enables immediate closing, accelerating the Company’s strategic pivot toward AI data centers, enterprise GPU compute, and digital

Talk, talk, talk: The rise of AI dictation tools at work
  

Talk, talk, talk: The rise of AI dictation tools at work

For workers who routinely spend hours a day interacting with various AI assistants, banging out prompts on a keyboard can

Microsoft betting that enterprise AI needs engineers, not bigger sales teams
  

Microsoft betting that enterprise AI needs engineers, not bigger sales teams

The number of tech layoffs continues to tick upwards as AI investments increase, with Microsoft alone cutting around 4,800 employees,

Scientists: No, we’re not living in a simulation
  

Scientists: No, we’re not living in a simulation

For years, there’s been speculation that we live in a simulated reality — a concept popularized by 1999 film The

Forget the hype — iPhone Ultra scarcity will tell the story
  

Forget the hype — iPhone Ultra scarcity will tell the story

Apple has been working on a foldable smartphone for more than a decade. Having spent so much time developing the device,

6 ways to make AI accountability stick
  

6 ways to make AI accountability stick

As intelligent systems move into production environments and begin taking actions, organizations quickly discover that accountability becomes much harder. Unlike

Microsoft 365 users fall victim to one-in-a-million password spray attack
  

Microsoft 365 users fall victim to one-in-a-million password spray attack

Microsoft users have been hit by a massive, automated password spray attack. Among those targeted by the attack were clients

Meta reuses old RAM in new servers with custom bridge chip
  

Meta reuses old RAM in new servers with custom bridge chip

With the cost of new RAM soaring, Meta has found a thrifty way to reuse older memory in newer servers.

Adobe premieres a second Patch Tuesday each month to deliver fixes faster
  

Adobe premieres a second Patch Tuesday each month to deliver fixes faster

Adobe will now issue security patches for its products twice as often to deal with the increasing pace of software