Microsoft corrects a 9.8-rated HPC Pack flaw, AWS works through a Frankfurt facility failure, Threema explains a DDoS outage, OLED burn-in persists, and an electric aircraft demonstrator flies.
Apple’s reported China AI model, France’s taxpayer-data breach, Google’s coding-focused Gemini 3.7 Flash, and Microsoft’s Windows hotpatch and Secure Boot transition—plus practical steps for the weekend.
Tonight: Apple’s proposed external-purchase fees, Google’s AI-watermark change, data-center energy risk, faster GPU inference, a persistent reminder app, and an Outlook security check.
Google launches Pixel 11 and Pixel Tag; Windows gets 421 August fixes while a separate zero-day is disclosed; AI coding drives testing demand; Mesh reaches Android; and Apple adds new Arcade puzzles.
Tonight: Meta’s local MuseGlimmer model, urgent LoadMaster and TeamCity patching, a resolved regional Cloudflare DNS issue, Apple’s immersive baseball test, and Boeing’s Archer transaction.
Tonight: OpenAI tightens Astra controls, researchers warn about a router backdoor, Microsoft fixes an over-broad OneDrive Photos rollout, Apple removes a China Qwen guide, and Armenia opens a major AI facility.
Tonight: actively exploited enterprise flaws, AI sandbox failures, Google agent permissions, Windows support deadlines, and the real cost of Apple device leasing.
Apple and Microsoft report major growth, Apple launches device leasing and deeper Ford navigation, Windows Secure Boot certificates require planning, and CISA flags an exploited Cisco firewall-management flaw.
The July 29 recap covers the Hugging Face AI-agent breach, Microsoft’s AI-driven bug flood and cloud results, Minnesota water-system attacks, Windows KB5101684, Claude’s outage, Google age signals, Apple device leasing, and new robot and power-equipment rules.
SpaceX has filed with the FCC for up to one million orbital data-center satellites. Here is what is verified, what environmental groups are warning about, and why the atmosphere and night-sky questions matter.
