Microsoft Releases Lightweight Office Taskbar Apps for Windows 11 Summary Microsoft is rolling out lightweight Microsoft 365 “companion” apps for Windows 11 to business customers. These small taskbar apps auto-launch…
Google Will Now Let You Pick Your Top Sources For Search Results Summary Google is introducing a new ‘Preferred Sources’ feature in the US and India that lets users choose…
Summary Major employers including Google, Cisco and McKinsey are reintroducing face-to-face interview rounds to counteract AI-assisted cheating in remote technical assessments. Recruiters report a sharp rise in client requests for…
UK Government Suggests Deleting Files To Save Water Summary The National Drought Group — via a government press release reported by The Verge and linked on Slashdot — has urged…
China Urges Firms To Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Resumes Sales Summary Chinese authorities have sent notices urging local companies — especially state-owned firms and those doing government or…
Threads Now Has More Than 400 Million Monthly Active Users Summary Meta’s Threads has topped 400 million monthly active users, gaining roughly 50 million in the last quarter, according to…
Sloppy AI Defences Take Cybersecurity Back To the 1990s, Researchers Say Summary Researchers reporting from Black Hat USA 2025 and related events warn that rushed, poorly scoped AI deployments are…
IBM and Google say a ‘first workable’ industrial‑scale quantum computer — on the order of one million physical qubits — could be achievable by 2030. IBM published a June blueprint…
Boston Public Library Aims To Increase Access To a Vast Historic Archive Using AI Summary The Boston Public Library (BPL), working with OpenAI and Harvard Law School, is launching a…
Russia Is Suspected To Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System Summary Investigations reported by The New York Times indicate that Russian actors are suspected to be at least…
