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Microsoft’s OOXML format enforces lock-in as only Office properly renders it, while the HOLLOWGRAPH campaign hides malware in M365 calendar appointments set for 2050. The EU’s AI labeling rules take effect next month, and the Parliament plans an EPGenAI Hub. Meanwhile, AI-driven datacenter buildouts worsen climate change, with xAI’s Colossus raising concerns. A 23-million-record Paidwork database leak exposed bank details, and Microsoft issued an emergency Windows fix for overheating Dell PCs.
A new Proxmox package, pve-microvm, integrates QEMU’s microvm machine type for sub-300ms boot times using a 12MB kernel and virtio-only devices. Meanwhile, a developer uncovered two browser push notification bugs: permissions silently reset and a default 60-second time-to-live discarding pushes when the browser closed—fixed by re-granting permission and setting TTL to 86,400 seconds. In cryptography, a Lean tutorial demonstrates formal verification of the One-Time Pad. Dependable C proposes a stable C subset prioritizing decadal reliability over modern standards.
Verizon is cutting 3,000 jobs and selling 274 stores as part of a restructuring to reduce costs by $5 billion by 2026. A critical OpenSSL vulnerability, HollowByte, lets remote attackers cause denial of service with an 11-byte payload; a fix is included in v4.0.1. UFO disclosure debates intensify as Jesse Michels and David Grusch allege a secret society runs a global cover-up, with a former CIA officer warning the truth may be psychologically difficult.
The Trump administration is considering an independent AI safety regulator modeled after FINRA, reporting to the SEC. Valar Atomics is raising $1B at a $5B valuation for small nuclear reactors for data centers. AWS apologized for a billing glitch that generated trillions in estimated invoices. Apple and the DOJ are in early settlement talks over a 2024 antitrust suit. Meta is negotiating to lease AI computing power to Anthropic in a deal potentially worth $10B over two years. OpenRouter also draws multibillion-dollar takeover interest.
Two British Scattered Spider members were sentenced to 5.5 years for the 2024 Transport for London cyberattack, the UK’s largest cybercrime prosecution. A tech support scam at Qantas exposed data of 5.7 million people. An AWS CloudFront outage due to storm winds disrupted sites like the UK National Lottery. Meta will notify parents if teens discuss suicide or self-harm with its AI chatbot, with global rollout planned.
Microsoft continues using dark patterns to push Edge, a Mozilla-commissioned report reveals, with misleading wording and forced resets—though EU rules curb this in Europe. A former employee’s lawsuit alleges AWS data centers secretly consume water year-round, contradicting its “water positive” claims. UK MPs warn Treasury cold feet could sink Whitehall’s £1.15B shared services push, calling the funding reluctance a poor signal. Meanwhile, KeyBanc analysts say Salesforce’s Agentforce struggles with messy data, despite Salesforce touting it as its fastest-growing product.