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July 2026
- Cloudflare Launches Smart Tiered Cache for Public Cloud Regions to Cut Egress and Latency
- Microsoft's Edge 150 caves to Chrome users with Google sign-in, but sidebar apps got dropped in the same update
- RoguePlanet let hackers take over your PC. Microsoft just patched it
- Launch HN: Context.dev (YC S26), API to get structured data from any website
- Microsoft Edge is Adding Support for Google Account Sign-ins
- Leanstral 1.5: Mistral's AI model for formal proofs is open source
- Microsoft releases major feature updates for stock Windows 11 apps
- EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0
- Microsoft Reins in RoguePlanet Zero-Day Threat
- ChatGPT is now a partner for your most ambitious work
- Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost
- GitHub Copilot Pricing Change Drives Backlash: Agentic Bills Jump 10x to 50x for Power Users
- GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot
- New Ghost Phishing wave via EvilTokens campaign is breaking traditional email security
- Accenture acknowledges security incident following 35GB data theft claim
- Genie products move to pay-as-you-go pricing July 7 2026 in Azure Databricks
- Kimi K2.7 Code generally available in GitHub Copilot including Business/Enterprise
- SharePoint CVE-2026-45659 Actively Exploited July 2026
- Meta Develops Plans for Cloud Infrastructure Business Selling Excess AI Compute
- Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs, overhaul Xbox unit
- Microsoft Launches Microsoft Frontier Company with $2.5 Billion Commitment
- Anthropic redeploys Claude Fable 5 after US lifts export controls, with new cybersecurity safeguards and a jailbreak severity framework
- OpenAI announces Codex Micro, its first branded hardware product, a developer macro pad co-built with Work Louder, launching July 15
- Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing changes take effect July 1, 2026, as Copilot becomes permanent in business plans
- Operation Endgame: Europol-led takedown dismantles StealC and Amadey infostealer infrastructure; 326 servers seized, 27 million stolen credentials recovered
June 2026
- Magnificent 7 lose $2.3 trillion in June market value as AI spending fears mount
- Microsoft extends Windows 10 security updates to October 2027 for home users
- DeepSeek Releases DSpark: Speculative Decoding Makes V4 Up to 85 Percent Faster
- Microsoft cancels thousands of Claude Code licenses in Experiences+Devices division, shifting engineers to GitHub Copilot CLI by June 30 deadline
- Italy antitrust authority opens probe into Microsoft over Microsoft 365 price hike and AI tool disclosure
- Qualcomm forecasts $15 billion data center chip sales by 2029, shares soar
- Microsoft releases Edge stable channel version 149.0.4022.96
- RAISE US nonprofit launches with $500 million AI workforce initiative
- Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US
- SpaceX SPCX shares decline sharply post-IPO
- Weibo researchers claim 3B-parameter model matches larger AI systems on demanding math benchmarks
- Only 16% of Americans see positive AI societal impact per Pew
- Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition
- Sigma Agents Public Beta Launches with Agentic AI and GPT 5.4 Support
- Microsoft breaks ground on San Jose data center campus to support AI demand
- Notion restores access to Anthropic after service disruption
- Reid Hoffman steps down from Microsoft board to focus on AI drug discovery startup
- OpenAI and Anthropic sign letter to prevent AI-developed biological weapons
- Nvidia unveils RTX Spark CPU for AI agent PCs
- Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant
May 2026
- Snap alumni launch Ghost Angels fund for social media startups
- GitHub Copilot's new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
- Anthropic ships Claude Opus 4.8 with 2.5x faster mode and parallel subagents
- Triomics nabs $22M to bring oncology-specific AI to cancer centers
- How AI Data Centers Are Reshaping Electronic Component Supply in 2026
- CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks
- Pasqal and Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II file registration statement for proposed business combination
- TeamPCP hackers claim GitHub breach amid 20-wave supply chain attack spree
- US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web
- Google's AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes
- Hackers compromise dozens of popular open source packages in supply-chain attack
- Attackers accessed, downloaded code from Grafana Labs' GitHub
- Grafana refuses to pay ransom after codebase theft
- Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom
- Jury hands victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in battle with ...
- AWS announces AWS Interconnect multicloud connectivity with OCI preview
- Xbox Developer Double Fine Files to Form Union
- Chinese Grey Market Resells Claude API at 90% Discount via Proxy Networks
- OpenAI Cofounder Brockman Testifies Musk Sought 'Absolute Control' Over For-Profit Arm
- Voice AI in India is hard, Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway
- Microsoft Global AI Diffusion Report Q1 2026 shows rising adoption
- How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman
- Kaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in widespread attack
- CopilotKit raises $27M to help devs deploy app-native AI agents
- NVIDIA Fast-Forwarded Co-Packaged Optics Five Years Ahead of Schedule, Arriving First With Its Feynman GPUs
- Cybercrime Groups Exploit Vishing and SSO Trust in Rapid SaaS Extortion Attacks
April 2026
- Cloud spending reaches $129 billion in Q1 2026, marking ninth consecutive quarter of growth
- Official SAP npm packages compromised in supply-chain attack to steal credentials
- SenseTime releases open-source image model that runs on Chinese chips
- Chinese GPU maker Lisuan Tech earns Microsoft WHQL certification
- LiteLLM SQL Injection Flaw CVE-2026-42208 Actively Exploited Within 36 Hours
- Microsoft Open-Sources DOS 1.0, Releasing Original Source Code and Annotations
- Classic ZSNES emulator reborn as Super ZSNES with GPU acceleration
- Accenture rolls out Microsoft 365 Copilot to all 743,000 employees in largest enterprise deployment to date
- Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads compromised to steal credentials
- GlassWorm supply chain attack hits OpenVSX with 73 malicious extensions
- Microsoft and OpenAI overhaul partnership, ending cloud exclusivity
- Google employees urge Pichai to reject classified military AI use
- Europe accelerates push to reduce reliance on U.S. technology
- Researchers uncover fast16, a pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage framework from 2005
- Intel boosted margins by selling chips that would normally be scrap
- New Book Details How Project Maven Accelerated Military Targeting with AI
- Threat group deploys Snow malware via Microsoft Teams, says Mandiant
- Quay brings one-click Git sync to the macOS menu bar
- Report: Safari is a major shadow IT blind spot in enterprise Apple environments
- Microsoft to let Windows 11 users pause updates indefinitely
- Meta and Microsoft cut more than 23,000 jobs as AI spending rises
- Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet Malware That Tampered With Engineering Calculations
- Microsoft to roll out Entra passkeys on Windows starting late April
- Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against Sam Altman Heads to Trial
- U.S. government's Intel stake surges to $36B after Q1 earnings beat
- ADT confirms data breach after extortion group threatens leak
- Meta and Microsoft cuts of more than 20,000 jobs renew fears of AI-driven labor disruption
- Microsoft lets IT admins uninstall Copilot from enterprise devices
- Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Emerge as Top LLM Security Threat
- Bitwarden CLI npm Package Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
- Google adds AI automation tools to Workspace suite
- Google Cloud and Wiz debut AI security agents to counter automated zero-day exploits
- Microsoft faces $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over Windows Server cloud pricing
- Japanese TV Shopping Company Quadruples VC Fund to $200M After Early AI Bets Pay Off
- Gas-Powered Data Center Projects Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
- Microsoft Issues Emergency Patches for Critical ASP.NET Core Vulnerability
- GitHub Pauses New Copilot Sign-Ups, Tightens Usage Limits
- Vercel Confirms Breach After OAuth Grant via Compromised AI Vendor
- Amazon invests additional $5 billion in Anthropic with 5GW AI capacity agreement
- Amazon commits up to $25B to Anthropic in $100B cloud deal
- European governments struggle to reduce dependence on US technology
- LinkedIn launches Crosscheck feature letting Premium subscribers test AI models
- Tokyo court sets copyright precedent, sentences website operator to prison for detailed movie spoilers
- Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows Server issues
- Developer ports Microsoft's TRELLIS.2 image-to-3D model to Apple Silicon
- Xbox Series storage expansion cards can be adapted for PC use with CFexpress adapter
- EU Commission awards €180 million sovereign cloud contract to four European providers
- Open source desktop client released for AI coding agent platform Kiro
- Critical remote code execution flaw discovered in widely used protobuf.js library
- Microsoft offers $2 million sweepstake for Edge browser users with $1 million cash and Mercedes-Benz prizes
- Data Center Giants Secure EU Secrecy Provision for Environmental Impact Data
- Payouts King ransomware uses QEMU virtual machines to bypass endpoint security
- Portugal approves national data center plan to attract hyperscale investment
- Three Microsoft Defender zero-days actively exploited, two remain unpatched
- Three Windows zero-day vulnerabilities are actively being exploited in attacks
- OpenAI expands Codex desktop app beyond coding to full computer control
- Meta raises Quest VR headset prices due to RAM shortage
- NIST narrows vulnerability database focus amid overwhelming surge in reported flaws
- Microsoft Surface prices surge up to 69% amid memory cost inflation
- Critical Nginx UI vulnerability actively exploited for server takeover
- Anthropic reportedly declines VC offers valuing company at $800 billion
- Snap lays off 16% of workforce, cites AI efficiency gains
- AI data center startup Fluidstack reportedly in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation
- Microsoft fixes record 167 security vulnerabilities in April Patch Tuesday
- Google launches Windows desktop app with macOS Spotlight-like search
- Microsoft adds Windows protections against malicious Remote Desktop files
- Microsoft introduces fast-track process for suspended Windows hardware developer accounts
- Fake Ledger Live app on Apple App Store stole $9.5M from 50 crypto victims
- Microsoft launches cost-optimized MAI-Image-2-Efficient AI model at 41% lower price
- Microsoft raises Surface prices as RAM shortage drives component costs higher
- FBI and Indonesian authorities dismantle W3LL phishing platform, arrest developer
- Adobe Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day in Acrobat Reader
- OpenAI CRO Dresser Claims Anthropic Overstates Run Rate by $8B in Internal Memo
- AWS turns to prefabricated data centers with Project Houdini to accelerate AI infrastructure buildout
- Linux 7.0 adds support for dedicated AI keyboard keys
- OpenAI Accuses Elon Musk of Pre-Trial Legal Maneuver
- Linux Kernel Maintainers Establish Policy on AI-Generated Code Contributions
- Rockstar Games Confirms Data Breach by ShinyHunters Hacking Group
- OpenAI Accuses Elon Musk of 'Legal Ambush' in $100 Billion Lawsuit
- France to Migrate Government Computers From Windows to Linux
- CoreWeave Stock Rises 11 Percent on Anthropic Partnership for Claude AI Infrastructure
- France Plans Migration from Windows to Linux to Reduce U.S. Tech Dependence
- French Government Accelerates Migration from Windows to Linux
- Google rolls out Gmail end-to-end encryption for mobile enterprise users
- Lumentum AI Demand Backfills Orders Through 2028
- Amazon CEO Defends $200 Billion AI Investment: "We're Not Going to Be Conservative"
- Microsoft Suspends Developer Accounts for Open Source Projects
- AWS CEO Defends Investing in Both Anthropic and OpenAI
- Meta Outlines Long-Term Strategy for Custom AI Training Chips
- Anthropic hires Microsoft AI infrastructure chief Eric Boyd
- EU Parliament Blocks Extension of Mass Chat Scanning Program
- Pimco in Talks for $14 Billion Debt Deal to Finance Oracle Data Center
- Anthropic Launches Project Glasswing with Apple, Microsoft, Google to Secure Critical Infrastructure
- Uber expands AWS contract to run ride-sharing features on Amazon AI chips
- Meta employees compete on internal AI token usage leaderboard
- Cryptographer calls for urgent post-quantum encryption rollout following Google advance
- Wisconsin town votes on first anti-data center referendum in U.S.
- China-Linked Storm-1175 Exploits Zero-Days to Deploy Medusa Ransomware
- Microsoft Copilot terms of service clause sparks scrutiny over output reliability
- Microsoft mandates Windows 11 25H2 update for eligible systems ahead of 24H2 end-of-support
- Microsoft links China-based Storm-1175 to Medusa ransomware zero-day attacks
- Disgruntled researcher leaks 'BlueHammer' Windows zero-day exploit
- LinkedIn secretly scans users' browsers for 6,000 extensions without disclosure
- Apple approves AMD and Nvidia eGPU drivers for Mac, targeting AI workloads
- Microsoft's Copilot terms label AI output 'for entertainment purposes only'
- Microsoft Copilot hits sales targets after strategy pivot driven by Wall Street feedback
- LinkedIn scans visitors' browsers for 6,000+ extensions in 'BrowserGate' tracking
- Axios npm package compromised in social engineering attack on maintainer
- Meta, Microsoft, and Google Are Betting Big on Natural Gas to Power AI Data Centers
- Arm Architecture on Track to Power 90% of AI Server Custom Silicon by 2029
- Half of Planned US Data Center Builds Delayed or Canceled as Power and Parts Shortages Bite
- OpenAI Acquires TBPN Tech Talk Show in Its First Media Purchase
- Attackers Exploit CVE-2025-55182 to Compromise 766 Next.js Sites and Harvest Credentials at Scale
- Claude Code Source Code Leak Weaponized to Distribute Vidar Infostealer Malware on GitHub
- US Electrical Equipment Shortage Threatens AI Data Center Buildout as Imports Stall
- Microsoft Pivoted Copilot to Direct Sales After Wall Street Pushed Back on Free Bundling
- IBM and Arm Announce Strategic Collaboration to Shape the Future of Enterprise Computing
- Treeline Raises Series A from Andreessen Horowitz to Build AI-Native Replacement for Legacy Corporate IT
- Anthropic's Claude Code Source Leak Exposes 512,000 Lines of Internal TypeScript
- Microsoft on Track for $5.5 Billion Cloud and AI Investment in Singapore Through 2029
March 2026
- PrismML Emerges From Stealth With $16.25 Million, Claims 1-Bit LLM Matches Full-Precision Performance
- Marvell Stock Jumps 9% as Nvidia Takes $2 Billion Stake in Custom Chip Partner
- Nebius Announces $10 Billion, 310-Megawatt Data Center in Finland as European AI Infrastructure Race Accelerates
- Big Tech's $635 Billion AI Spending Plans Face Energy Supply Test, S&P Global Warns
- OpenAI Patches ChatGPT Data Exfiltration Flaw and Codex GitHub Token Vulnerability
- March 31, 2026-KB5086672 (OS Builds 26200.8117 and 26100.8117) Out-of-band
- OpenAI Introduces Codex Plugin for Claude Code, Enabling Cross-Company AI Delegation
- Micron Stock Falls 10% After Earnings as Memory Chip Sell-Off Deepens
- Leaked Coatue Presentation Projects Anthropic at $1.995 Trillion Valuation by 2030, $14 Billion EBITDA Loss in 2026
- GitHub Disables Copilot 'Product Tips' After Ads Appear in Developer Pull Requests
- Microsoft integrates Anthropic's Claude to critique OpenAI GPT drafts in Copilot Researcher agent
- Microsoft is picking up a Texas data center project OpenAI didn't want
- DOE demonstrates AI tools to accelerate nuclear reactor licensing
- LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack: What Happened and How to Respond
- Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with Intel vPro launched on 18A process
- Microsoft Hires Former Allen Institute AI CEO Ali Farhadi and Research Team
- Checkmarx Investigating Cyberattack
- AMD Server Software and Embedded Chipset Driver Vulnerabilities Identified in Windows Environments
- Porting Zephyr RTOS to Synaptics SR100 AI MCUs
- LocalStack Archives GitHub Repo, Now Requires Account to Run
- AWS at 20: how Amazon built the cloud empire that dominates enterprise computing -- and what it needs to win the AI era
- Pro-Iranian group Handala hacked Stryker and mass-wiped thousands of devices; FBI seizes group's websites
- Cursor releases Composer 2 coding model, benchmarking above Claude Opus 4.6 but below GPT-5.4
- Checkmarx supply chain security incident on March 23, 2026
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- Cesium Sandcastle adds AI-driven semantic search as generally available
- Apple blocks vibe coding apps from pushing App Store updates
- GitHub announces long-term support for GPT-5.3-Codex in Copilot
- Linux Foundation Announces $12.5 Million in Grant Funding from Leading Organizations to Advance Open Source Security
- US committee demands Big Tech share private comms with EU officials
- Microsoft scales back Copilot AI integration on Windows 11
- NVIDIA and Global Industrial Software Giants Bring Design, Engineering and Manufacturing Into the AI Era
- NVIDIA Expands Open Model Families to Power the Next Wave of Agentic, Physical and Healthcare AI
- Oracle Announces Select AI Pre-Built AI Agents
- Microsoft hotpatches critical RRAS flaw
- Bridge Data Centres plans to invest $2.3bn-$4bn in Singapore's digital infrastructure
- OpenAI's Codex Hit $1B in Revenue -- But Claude Code Got There First
- US Senate greenlights ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot for official government work
- Stryker suffers cybersecurity attack disrupting global Microsoft environment operations
- Synopsys Outlines Vision for Engineering the Future
- Oracle Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations as Cloud Revenue Surges 44%
- State Department Drops Anthropic for OpenAI as Trump Administration Cancels AI Contracts
- AI-Based Trajectory Inference Powering AFEELA's Autonomous Driving
- MS-ISAC Issues Advisory on Critical Patches for Microsoft Products
- Anthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI-generated code
- Scientists Propose Quantum Computers Could Generate Data to Train AI For Chemistry
- AI as tradecraft: How threat actors operationalize AI
- GPT-5.4 becomes generally available in GitHub Copilot
- University introduces +AI academic initiative
- President Trump Secures Historic Commitment to Keep Electricity Costs Down Amid Data Center Boom
February 2026
- Microsoft Sovereign Cloud adds governance, productivity and support for large AI models securely running even when completely disconnected
- Anthropic updates Claude Cowork with finance plugins and office job connectors
- Microsoft's new gaming CEO vows not to flood the ecosystem with 'endless AI slop'
- Sam Altman's Fusion Power Bet Just Got Hotter Than The Sun
- SC Launch Inc. invests in human-centered AI startup QWERKY AI
- European Parliament blocks AI on lawmakers' devices, citing security risks
- Adani pledges $100B for renewable AI data centers in India
- Anthropic closes $30B Series G funding round at $380B post-money valuation
- SMIC warns rushed AI chip capacity buildout risks idle data centers
- Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users
- [News] US Reportedly Mulls Tariff Exemptions for Amazon, Google, Microsoft on TSMC-Made Chips
- Cisco's Donation of Project CodeGuard to CoSAI: A New Chapter in Securing AI-Generated Code
- MediaTek Analyst Day outlines data center ASIC push for AI
- Claude AI agents build C compiler from scratch
- Claude and Codex now available in public preview on GitHub
January 2026
- India offers zero taxes through 2047 to lure global AI workloads
- Microsoft opens 2026 Quantum Pioneers Program for measurement-based topological quantum computing proposals
- New Sequoia leadership greenlights first Anthropic investment amid $25 billion raise
- Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune