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Microsoft is updating Windows 11 24H2 devices to version 25H2 without any way to completely opt out, and says an ‘intelligent’ ML-based system is handling the rollout (Kunal Khullar/Tom’s Hardware)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 6, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Anthropic’s Growth from $1 Billion to $19 Billion: How Claude Became the Fastest-Growing AI Product in…

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A deep dive into China’s efforts to integrate AI into K-12 education to reduce teacher workloads, improve rural schools and help students with disabilities (Lily Ottinger/ChinaTalk)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Anthropic’s Growth from $1 Billion to $19 Billion: How Claude Became the Fastest-Growing AI Product in…

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Medvi, glorified by the New York Times as a two-employee startup with more than $1 billion in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Anthropic’s Growth from $1 Billion to $19 Billion: How Claude Became the Fastest-Growing AI Product in…

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Drift details how suspected North Korean attackers stole $270 million by posing as a quantitative trading firm in a 6-month-plus operation involving in-person meetings and a deposit of more than $1 million (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Anthropic’s Growth from $1 Billion to $19 Billion: How Claude Became the Fastest-Growing AI Product in…

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A profile of Mikko Hyppönen, a cybersecurity veteran who moved from fighting malware to developing anti-drone systems for law enforcement and the military (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: A profile of Mikko Hyppönen, a cybersecurity veteran who moved from fighting malware to developing anti-drone…

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TrueUp data shows more than 67,000 software engineering job postings, up 30% so far in 2026 and the most in three years, with postings doubling since mid-2023 (Alistair Barr/Business Insider)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Anthropic’s Growth from $1 Billion to $19 Billion: How Claude Became the Fastest-Growing AI Product in…

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How Hollywood support staff are integrating AI into workflows, from mundane tasks to creative development, amid cost and workload reductions (Mia Galuppo/The Hollywood Reporter)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI buys TBPN, SpaceX’s IPO for $2 trillion? Iran Disables Amazon Infrastructure The Big Technology…

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According to the Microsoft Copilot Terms of Service, updated October 2025, “Copilot is for entertainment purposes only” and “Do not rely on Copilot for important advice” (Jowi Morales/Tom’s Hardware)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI buys TBPN, SpaceX’s IPO for $2 trillion? Iran Disables Amazon Infrastructure The Big Technology…

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EU legislation allowing voluntary analysis of CSAM by technology and social media companies expired on April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension (Sam Clark/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 5, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI buys TBPN, SpaceX’s IPO for $2 trillion? Iran Disables Amazon Infrastructure The Big Technology…

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How India’s film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the technology to cut production times and costs, while union rules limit its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI buys TBPN, SpaceX’s IPO for $2 trillion? Iran Disables Amazon Infrastructure The Big Technology…

Dynastic Politics in the Philippines – The Diplomat

‘Seismic shift’ to Australia’s orbit likely under new Solomon Islands PM – Radio Free Asia

The fall of Victory Day in Kazakhstan – The Diplomat

From discreet cooperation to strategic partnership? – The diplomat

Counter-drone efforts in Southeast Asia – The Diplomat

Spirit Airlines planes head into the desert, led by repo pilots

Creator content comes into play, not just for YouTube

Chinese electric vehicles are coming to Canada and dealers are eager to sell them

Family Investors Turn to Old Economy Companies to Avoid AI Disruption

Starbucks to lay off 300 US employees, close some regional offices

Planned Democratic investigation is first step in Trump family corruption accusations

Pete Buttigieg totally destroys Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

Trump doesn’t have enough votes to get his ballroom money

The war in Iran broke Trump

China humiliated Trump and now he’s in a damage control frenzy

Grafana claims hackers accessed its GitHub environment and demanded a ransom to prevent its codebase from being released; Grafana refused to pay (The Hacker News)

Apple’s revamped Siri could launch in beta and will have an option to automatically delete chats; Apple plans to add the suggested Genmoji to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Developers say Chinese AI labs are leading their U.S. rivals in video generation, as ByteDance and Kuaishou train models on vast libraries of short-form videos from their own apps (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

A profile of SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, the 83-year-old who co-founded the 50-year-old analytics company and owns a roughly 67% stake worth $13.3 billion, as AI tests SAS’s strategy (Phoebe Liu/Forbes)

Fast16 malware linked to Stuxnet, designed to disrupt simulated nuclear weapons tests, was likely part of a campaign to slow Iran’s nuclear ambitions (Kim Zetter/ZERO DAY)

Browsing: Technology

Microsoft is updating Windows 11 24H2 devices to version 25H2 without any way to completely opt out, and says an ‘intelligent’ ML-based system is handling the rollout (Kunal Khullar/Tom’s Hardware)

A deep dive into China’s efforts to integrate AI into K-12 education to reduce teacher workloads, improve rural schools and help students with disabilities (Lily Ottinger/ChinaTalk)

Medvi, glorified by the New York Times as a two-employee startup with more than $1 billion in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

Drift details how suspected North Korean attackers stole $270 million by posing as a quantitative trading firm in a 6-month-plus operation involving in-person meetings and a deposit of more than $1 million (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

A profile of Mikko Hyppönen, a cybersecurity veteran who moved from fighting malware to developing anti-drone systems for law enforcement and the military (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

TrueUp data shows more than 67,000 software engineering job postings, up 30% so far in 2026 and the most in three years, with postings doubling since mid-2023 (Alistair Barr/Business Insider)

How Hollywood support staff are integrating AI into workflows, from mundane tasks to creative development, amid cost and workload reductions (Mia Galuppo/The Hollywood Reporter)

According to the Microsoft Copilot Terms of Service, updated October 2025, “Copilot is for entertainment purposes only” and “Do not rely on Copilot for important advice” (Jowi Morales/Tom’s Hardware)

EU legislation allowing voluntary analysis of CSAM by technology and social media companies expired on April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension (Sam Clark/Politico)

How India’s film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the technology to cut production times and costs, while union rules limit its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)