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Microsoft is overhauling its Windows Insider Program, which provides early access to new Windows 11 features. The company is introducing significant changes, starting with giving testers the ability to select specific new features they want to try out, offering more control over their preview experience.
A new Linux Foundation report finds that security readiness is the biggest obstacle to AI adoption. A widening gap exists between the rush to deploy AI and the ability to secure it. The report notes 67% of teams face pressure to accelerate deployment despite security risks.
Cybersecurity researchers have identified four malicious packages on the npm registry: `chalk-tempalte`, `@deadcode09284814/axios-util`, `axois-utils`, and `color-style-utils`. These packages were designed to steal information from developer systems and have been downloaded thousands of times.
A newly analyzed computer virus from over 20 years ago, named fast16.sys, reveals an early Stuxnet-style attack. The malware was designed to selectively target high-precision calculation software, subtly altering results in memory. This highlights a long-standing threat of data manipulation in critical systems.
Actor Matt Ryan, who voices Edward Kenway, has confirmed he filmed new scenes for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake. The new content is intended to add more emotional weight and depth to the main character's personal conflicts and overall journey in the popular game.
Rocket Lab's medium-lift Neutron rocket is now delayed until 2027. The company cited manufacturing issues with the rocket's advanced carbon composite structures, underscoring the challenge of pioneering new materials in aerospace engineering.
Vercel has launched public beta support for MCP Events, a standard for interoperable communication. This lets developers build AI agents and apps that can automatically react to events, like new messages or issues, from various collaboration tools.
Pulumi's infrastructure tool can now create temporary, secure tokens for any service that accepts them. This helps teams stop using long-lived, static API keys, a major security risk in modern cloud development and deployment pipelines.
A startup named Chariot raised $10M to automate consumer legal claims using a tactic called mass arbitration. The service turns a company's own legal terms into a potential financial risk, especially for businesses with subscription models.
The first release candidate for PostgreSQL 19 is now available, signaling the final testing phase before its official launch. This major update brings significant performance and feature enhancements for developers and data teams.
A jury found Arm breached its contract with Qualcomm but only awarded $2 in damages. The larger, multi-billion dollar fight over chip royalties remains unresolved, creating uncertainty for the PC and mobile industry.
Amazon's Bee unit has launched two personal AI devices starting at $75. The new wearable and recorder summarize conversations and connect to Alexa, aiming to make AI a low-cost, everyday utility for a mass audience.
A new AI tool called Raven can identify a specific home using only visual clues from an indoor photo, without any location data. This creates a powerful new tool for surveillance and a major privacy risk for everyone.
Grafana Tempo 3.1 now lets teams remove sensitive data from system traces using simple queries. The update also makes performance metrics more accurate by accounting for sampled data, improving both privacy and observability.
Federal regulators are trying to expand their control over sports-event contracts, putting them in direct conflict with state authorities like Nevada. This clash creates legal uncertainty for prediction markets and sports tech platforms.
Vercel now lets developers create and connect Amazon S3 storage buckets directly from its dashboard. This integration streamlines setup, automatically handles credentials, and improves security by removing the need for long-lived secret keys.
A new database engine called CedarDB supports both fast transactions and complex analytics in one system. Its hybrid approach is gaining traction as AI agents need to access both operational and historical data at the same time.
The US military is testing laser technology that recharges drones in mid-air from thousands of feet away. This "power beaming" could solve the biggest limitation for autonomous systems: battery life, enabling near-perpetual flight.
A new open-source tool, Perseid, brings Git-like version control to PostgreSQL database schemas. It helps development teams track, manage, and deploy database changes more reliably, reducing errors and improving collaboration on complex projects.
A new open-source tool, pglifecycle, lets developers manage PostgreSQL schemas declaratively using version-controlled YAML files. This approach aims to replace traditional, complex migration scripts, making database changes easier to review and deploy in modern CI/CD pipelines.
A critical security flaw in PgBouncer, a popular PostgreSQL tool, allows an attacker with one user's password to log in as any other user, including administrators. The new 1.26.1 release fixes this and two other vulnerabilities.
UK businesses now spend an average of £20.6 million on AI annually, a 27% jump. However, two-thirds of firms say poor data quality is the biggest obstacle preventing them from seeing a full return on their investment.
Science Corp, a startup from Neuralink's ex-president, has implanted its first vision-restoring chip in a human patient. The device aims to treat degenerative eye diseases and is a step toward a broader brain-computer interface.
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman is urging AI leaders to stop focusing on doomsday scenarios. He argues the constant risk-talk overshadows AI's huge potential benefits and misleads the public conversation about the technology's future.