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In an op-ed, Token Security co-founder and CEO Itamar Apelblat argues that AI has moved through three waves—chat sessions, task-scoped agents, and now persistent 'AI coworkers'—each carrying different security risks. He notes that companies like Microsoft and OpenAI already describe agents as digital colleagues, signaling a shift toward AI systems that operate independently rather than under case-by-case human approval.
Microsoft confirmed it will begin enforcing a Content Security Policy on Entra ID sign-in pages starting mid-October 2026, allowing only scripts hosted on trusted Microsoft CDN domains to run during authentication. The rollout, first announced in November 2025, is expected to complete by late October 2026 and applies automatically without tenant configuration.
Microsoft has released WSL Containers to general availability, letting Windows 11 developers build, run and deploy Linux containers natively through Windows Subsystem for Linux. The update adds a wslc.exe management tool, GPU support, networking improvements, health checks, storage mounts, and integration with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intune. Microsoft says file access from Linux environments to Windows storage can now run up to twice as fast, though Compose support is still missing and listed as a priority.
Microsoft has released WSL Containers as a generally available feature, letting users run Linux containers on Windows via the wsl --update command. The update adds a new wslc.exe command-line tool (aliased as container.exe), a WSL Containers API for Windows apps, and previously-missing features like container restarts, file copying, health checks, and network commands.
OpenAI unveiled new ChatGPT features at its Dev Day conference, including Space, a shared workspace where coworkers and AI agent personas called Dots can collaborate on tasks; Pages, a document editor for writing and generating charts or images; and collaborative slides that can be created and edited by voice command with multiple users and agents. CEO Sam Altman demonstrated the tools during Tuesday's presentation in San Francisco.
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Spaces, a shared workspace where colleagues, ChatGPT and new AI agents called Dots can access common files and generated content. The company also unveiled a meeting-notes plugin, Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations, and document tools called Pages, alongside a data-protection system called Private Intelligence.
Microsoft has restructured Xbox Game Pass into four tiers—Essential ($9.99/month), Premium ($14.99/month), PC Game Pass ($13.99/month) and Ultimate ($22.99/month)—each offering different game libraries and features. Throughout 2026, Microsoft adjusted subscription prices and altered cloud gaming access, including new streaming limits, changing what subscribers get at each price point.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence disclosed a previously unknown modular backdoor called NeedyMantis, active since at least October 2025, used in targeted intrusions against telecoms, universities, medical nonprofits, intergovernmental bodies and government contractors. The malware was found while investigating the DAEMON Tools supply chain compromise reported by Kaspersky in May, and Microsoft has linked some activity to a China-based actor it tracks as Storm-3069, though not all deployments are attributed to that group.
Microsoft has begun the general rollout of Windows 11's 26H2 update, its annual feature release for 2026. Because 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2 share the same underlying servicing branch and code base, most new features were already delivered gradually through monthly updates, so installing 26H2 behaves more like a routine monthly patch than a full OS upgrade for devices already on 24H2 or 25H2.
The Netherlands is developing DAWO (Digitaal Autonome Werkomgeving Overheid), a sovereign IT ecosystem built on NixOS, a Linux distribution with roots in Dutch-created Nix package-manager technology. The project aims to supply government and public institutions with a homegrown operating system, office applications, cloud services and management tools as alternatives to US software. Early pilot deployments of DAWO have already launched in private and local settings, with plans to expand across Dutch institutions.
Engadget tested a midrange Dell XPS 13 with 16GB of RAM after reviewing the base $700 model, which ships with only 8GB. The reviewer found that even with no extra apps open, Windows 11 consumed over half the 16GB unit's memory at idle, suggesting the 8GB base model would leave little headroom for everyday use.
According to 404 Media, human contractors hired to rate Microsoft Copilot's AI image-editing outputs are shown users' original photos, prompts and edited results, some of which include sexual, disturbing or potentially illegal content. Contractors said their job is limited to judging how well an edit matches the prompt across quality metrics, not flagging inappropriate material. Workers described seeing requests to sexualize women's bodies, upskirt images, pro-anorexia content and sexualized images involving children's cartoon characters, with faces left uncensored.