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Microsoft is using AI to review the flood of AI-coded Edge extensions
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (27+ words) Microsoft is reacting to AI-coded Edge extensions by using more AI and automated checks in the add-on review process itself. The company highlights the rapid adoption of......
Switzerland is paying $11 million to stop using Outlook and Teams
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (29+ words) Federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation recently launched a pilot program to replace Microsoft 365 tools with open-source alternatives. The Federal Chancellery's plan calls for investing 9......
Windows users are getting Harry Potter ads as their Bing Wallpaper, and they aren't happy
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (27+ words) For those unfamiliar, the optional Bing Wallpaper app gives users a new wallpaper each day and lets them browse previous Bing images and themed collections. It usually......
Microsoft engineer says 'typing code is absolutely over' as GitHub Copilot takes on more development work
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (194+ words) Fowler was not suggesting that software engineers are becoming unnecessary. But as AI handles more routine coding work, developers may spend less time writing individual lines and......
OpenAI welcomes the "AGI era" with GPT-6 Astra – its first Critical-rated cybersecurity model
1+ week, 2+ day ago (73+ words) OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Astra as the world's most intelligent and aligned model, calling it state-of-the-art on computer use, browsing, software engineering, cybersecurity, science, and professional work....
Microsoft warns fake CAPTCHA is tricking Windows users into running malware
1+ week, 3+ day ago (27+ words) The pages impersonate Cloudflare and other trusted services. Instead of presenting a normal CAPTCHA challenge, they instruct users to open PowerShell or Command Prompt and paste in......
Microsoft Edge now has an official Linux support list, seven years after Chrome's
1+ week, 3+ day ago (29+ words) Microsoft recently updated its documentation on the operating systems supported by Edge, providing a comprehensive list of Linux distributions that should offer the best browsing experience. Redmond's......
AI is finding thousands of bugs in Linux, and maintainers can barely keep up
1+ week, 4+ day ago (29+ words) Ahead of this month's Kernel Recipes 2026 event in Paris, Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman shared a graph charting the steep rise in CVEs found in the......
Microsoft will soon enable memory integrity by default on eligible Windows 11 PCs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (27+ words) Microsoft recently confirmed that memory integrity protection will soon be enabled by default on some Windows 11 devices. The change will arrive in October 2026 for eligible......
OpenClaw 2.0 lands with an easier setup and a rebuilt browser app
1+ week, 6+ day ago (61+ words) Community manager Hannes Rudolph's blog post for the release was titled "OpenClaw 2.0, Accidentally," explaining that the team set out to simplify installation and rebuild the browser......