Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a surprise final send-off with two updates. A $5 Switch 2 version boosts visuals, while a free 3.0 patch adds a Hotel and quality-of-life fixes. It’s a nice renovation for a game that sold nearly 50 million units.
Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of 2026 for Windows 11 has been a disaster, requiring not one but two emergency updates. The latest, KB5078127, aims to fix serious cloud file access and Outlook crashes introduced by earlier patches. The fallout includes broken sleep modes, black screens, and enterpr
X has restricted Grok’s controversial image-editing capabilities to paying subscribers following widespread misuse. The move comes after users easily created sexualized deepfakes, drawing scrutiny from Irish and EU regulators.
Microsoft confirmed it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI for a fraud investigation in Guam. This move breaks from the tech industry’s typical stance of resisting such government demands, raising major privacy concerns.
A new program called LeapX is launching for European founders, promising to take them from idea to paying customer in just five weeks. The hybrid bootcamp blends AI tools with mentorship from veterans of Google, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley.
For the first time, Microsoft has handed over BitLocker recovery keys to law enforcement. The FBI served a warrant earlier this year for keys to three laptops in a Guam fraud case. This sets a critical precedent for cloud-backed encryption.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says AI is a “tsunami” hitting labor, but rising wages for enhanced workers could spill over to create demand for low-skilled jobs. The catch? This dynamic risks hollowing out the middle class amid high global debt.
New York’s Attorney General is investigating Instacart over its algorithmic pricing practices. The probe follows a December study that found the company showed different shoppers different prices for the same items.
AI infrastructure company Nscale is aiming to raise a massive $2 billion in a pre-Series C round. This comes just days after closing its Series B funding, which was led by industrial investment giant Aker ASA.
A new image-editing feature on xAI’s Grok chatbot has been used to create nonconsensual sexualized imagery, including of minors. The scandal has triggered investigations worldwide and exposed deep internal tensions over the platform’s lax safety guardrails.
