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CISA: Windows Task Host flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: cisa, windows task host, cve-2025-60710

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Google pays $10 million for 100 million Spirit Airlines emails and 500 million Teams chats to train AI (techspot.com)

2026-08-18 | by Rob Thubron | tags: google, spirit airlines, microsoft teams

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Microsoft confirms outage affecting search in Microsoft 365 apps (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: microsoft 365, sharepoint online, outlook

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Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: microsoft, wmic, windows 11

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Planned US Data Centers Set to Produce 24M Cars’ Worth Of Carbon Dioxide (cnet.com)

2026-08-18 | by Antuan Goodwin | tags: amazon, google, microsoft

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Why curved TVs failed but curved gaming monitors thrived (engadget.com)

2026-08-17 | by Devindra Hardawar | tags: curved gaming monitors, alienware, samsung odyssey ark

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GitHub Has an Availability Problem. Is It Time to Look Elsewhere? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: github, microsoft, outages

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Hacker claims 3.6 million Azure account records stolen from major companies (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: azure, microsoft, data breach

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GitHub was down for most of the day (engadget.com)

2026-08-17 | by Kris Holt | tags: github, copilot, microsoft

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GitHub has been down for most of the day (engadget.com)

2026-08-17 | by Kris Holt | tags: github, copilot, microsoft

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GitHub has been down for most of the morning (engadget.com)

2026-08-17 | by Kris Holt | tags: github, microsoft, copilot

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Windows is losing a command-line tool that dates back to the Windows 2000 days (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows, wmic, wmi

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GitHub is down again, and this time it's hitting almost everything (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Julio Franco | tags: github, microsoft, copilot

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Microsoft confirms GitHub is down worldwide (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: github, microsoft, github actions

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Certighost and the Privilege Hiding in Your Certificate Authority (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: active directory, certighost, microsoft

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These are the tech CEOs young people trust most and least when it comes to AI (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Rob Thubron | tags: palantir, openai, microsoft

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Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support in 60 days (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: windows server 2022, microsoft, windows server 2025

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It's Not Just RAM: Windows Licenses Are Also Pushing Up PC Prices (slashdot.org)

2026-08-15 | by Posted | tags: windows 11, microsoft, pc manufacturers

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How to request an Xbox refund (engadget.com)

2026-08-15 | by Husain Parvez | tags: xbox, microsoft store, digital games

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Devs blame Windows for VLC media player bug that causes 33-second delay when playing MP3 files — creators allege Microsoft Defender blocking plugin cache is to blame (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: vlc media player, microsoft defender, windows 11

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Looking for a Free Microsoft 365 Replacement? Try This Program (cnet.com)

2026-08-15 | by Zachary Mcauliffe | tags: microsoft 365, libreoffice, document privacy

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A Windows Defender bug is making VLC take 30 seconds to open an MP3 file (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows defender, vlc media player, videolan

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ChatGPT Can Now Add Your Mac Activity to Its Memories (cnet.com)

2026-08-14 | by Lori Grunin | tags: openai, chatgpt, macos

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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | by More This Author | tags: firefox, ublock origin, chromium

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Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Don’t Get What People Want (wired.com)

2026-08-14 | by Steven Levy | tags: open-source ai, microsoft, neural-net

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Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-14 | by Tim De Chant | tags: hyperscalers, natural gas, amazon

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AI’s Impact on the Environment Is Absolutely Horrifying, New Paper Finds (futurism.com)

2026-08-14 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: microsoft, npj climate action, fossil fuels

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Galaxy phones are finally letting users remove this longtime Microsoft app (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: galaxy, samsung, one ui 9

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Microsoft and LinkedIn just analyzed the future of work and AI. It all points to one key skill set (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: microsoft, linkedin, artificial intelligence

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Why the Founders Winning With AI Agents Aren’t the Ones Automating the Most (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-14 | by Jacqueline Ann Destefano-Tangorra | tags: ai agents, aws, google cloud