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Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
A researcher released exploit code for a Windows zero-day vulnerability allowing low-privilege accounts to compromise administrator accounts, prompting Microsoft to investigate amid a record patch release.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Convenience store chain Sheetz is migrating approximately 11,000 virtual machines from VMware to StorMagic’s SvHCI platform across its 838 locations, citing Broadcom’s pricing changes and subscription requirements.
Some people’s chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot were publicly accessible online through search engines, though the availability was removed over the weekend after discovery.
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft introduced new AI security tools it claims outperform competing platforms while costing less, days after OpenAI’s security models were compromised in a high-profile incident.
Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury
Tennessee’s lawsuit against Meta alleges the company disregarded internal research showing Instagram harms teenagers’ mental health while prioritizing profit and user engagement.
Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands
Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem has proposed charging data centre developers refundable deposits of hundreds of millions of pounds to connect to the electricity grid amid surging demand for AI infrastructure.
Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans
Meta’s stock fell 11% after the company increased its AI spending plan to $130-145 billion annually while profits declined, prompting investor concerns about returns on investment.
Amazon and Apple just told us more about their AI plans – here are three things we learned
Major technology companies including Amazon and Apple disclosed continued massive spending on artificial intelligence, with investors demanding tangible financial returns from the trillion-dollar investment in AI infrastructure and development.
China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
China’s recent advances in artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing, and robotics have sparked divisions within Silicon Valley and the Trump administration over how to respond to competitive Chinese technologies.
Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
Researchers discovered a new attack called HalluSquatting that exploits AI coding assistants’ inability to correctly identify resource locations, potentially enabling attackers to assemble massive botnets and conduct large-scale cyberattacks.
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
Allstate Insurance has accused Broadcom of initiating audits in retaliation for ending its VMware and CA Technologies contracts, leading to ongoing litigation between the parties.
Now, even Russia’s most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices
Russia’s GRU-affiliated Sandworm hacking group has begun using Clickfix, a social-engineering technique that tricks users into running malicious scripts, to target Ukrainian organizations.
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
India’s Competition Commission fined HP India and partners 1.4 billion rupees for colluding to inflate prices of computers, ink cartridges, and toner in government contracts and retail sales.
Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’
AI-generated doctors spreading dubious health advice on TikTok pose a significant public safety risk, according to medical experts and research showing these accounts accumulate millions of views with false medical claims.
Raids across UK in crackdown on nuisance car finance texts
UK authorities executed search warrants at companies in five cities, seizing devices and documents as part of a crackdown on firms sending unsolicited text messages about car finance compensation claims.
Xbox tech boss says ‘unacceptable’ outage should not have affected disc games
Xbox’s technology chief acknowledged an “unacceptable” outage Monday that prevented some players from accessing disc-based games, citing a licensing verification failure.
The second time probably won’t help this charm.
AI pendant company Friend relaunched its product with added speaker functionality and doubled the price to $249, alongside a new $10 monthly subscription service.
Pixel 11 Pro Fold design leaks ahead of Google launch event
Design renders of Google’s upcoming Pixel 11 Pro Fold suggest a foldable phone with minimal changes from the previous model, featuring an 8-inch inner display and redesigned camera array.
Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts
Google is developing technology to apply Chrome updates without requiring browser restarts, using dynamic patching to reduce user disruption from increasingly frequent security patches.
Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body
Google DeepMind’s updated Gemini Robotics 2 AI model can now control humanoid robots’ entire bodies, enabling whole-body movements and complex manipulation tasks previously limited to upper-body control.
LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
LinkedIn is introducing a reporting button to flag posts as AI-generated content, part of broader efforts to reduce artificial content on the professional networking platform.
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