Cyber Security
In Other News: Microsoft’s Cloud Patches, Hacked Dropbox Accounts, Guardio’s $1.1B Valuation
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft rolled out patches for cloud services, hackers compromised 5,000 Dropbox accounts, and Guardio is now valued at $1.1 billion. The post In Other News: Microsoft’s Cloud Patches, Hacked Dropbox Accounts, Guardio’s $1.1B Valuation…
HPE Patches Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX
Nearly two dozen issues, tracked collectively as CVE-2026-73749 (CVSS score of 9.8), were addressed with the updates. The post HPE Patches Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX appeared first on SecurityWeek .
OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders
The Daybreak initiative will provide subsidized AI cyber capabilities, training and technical assistance, though OpenAI has disclosed few details about costs and eligibility. The post OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Privacy & Identity
Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal
Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic
EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California’s AB 1709
EFF to Courts: Don’t Rewrite Copyright Over AI Hype
Enterprise Tech
Microsoft built a prompt injection detector. Then it caught a phishing campaign instead.
“1% of my engineers are responsible for 40% of token spend”: Why Coder and SpaceXAI want to give developers nice things
OpenAI is putting $1 billion behind Daybreak for defenders working without enterprise budgets
How to find failures without drowning in tracing data
Developers
Project HydraFusion: Frontier quality via multi-model orchestration
Airbnb Cuts Authentication Code by 60% with Server Driven Architecture
Kubernetes Promotes KYAML as a Safer, More Consistent Way to Work with Manifests
Presentation: From S3 to GPU in One Copy: Rethinking Data Loading for ML Training
Policy & Regulation
Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say
Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year.
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Missouri Supreme Court pauses GOP gerrymander, likely netting Democrats 1 House seat
Markets & Economy
Satya Nadella Has Delivered a More Than 10X Return for Microsoft Shareholders Since Becoming CEO in 2014, a 30% Annualized Growth Rate. Is That Pace Still Achievable From Here?
Americold (COLD) Raised $1.1B by Contributing 12 Warehouses to a Joint Venture. Is Deleveraging Worth Ceding 70% of the Economics?
Here’s How Rubrik Stock Gained 28.6% Last Month
Commvault (CVLT) Triples Its Cloud Safety Net While Wall Street Cools
Tech Careers
Amtrak’s ‘relaxed’ COVID-era FMLA policy didn’t cover plaintiff’s unexplained absences, judge rules
Race bias claims tied to drug test can go to jury, 11th Circuit says
Another ‘whiplash’ month for the labor market as August beats expectations
Finance is ‘leaning in’ to manage healthcare costs, WTW exec says
Latest News in details
Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger. Read More about Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
Blasts at Bolivian military base kill at least 10, injure dozens
Authorities say seven people are still missing after deadly explosions at a facility storing pyrotechnic material. Read More about Blasts at Bolivian military base kill at least 10, injure dozens
Bolivia: Deadly explosion rocks military base in Viacha
The explosion occurred at an army base where fireworks were stored. The exact cause of the blast is under investigation. Read More about Bolivia: Deadly explosion rocks military base in Viacha
After Pretoria peace deal, old enemies in Ethiopia’s Tigray find new ground
The 2022 peace deal ended the war but left key disputes unresolved, giving the TPLF room to regroup as tensions return. Read More about After Pretoria peace deal, old enemies in Ethiopia’s Tigray find new ground
At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks
Authorities fear the death toll in Viacha will rise and warn people to stay away from the barracks due to a risk of further explosions. Read More about At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks
How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US?
The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn't be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade fight. Read More about How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US?