Google is pulling the plug on its Dark Web Report, a free tool that scanned for your personal info on shady parts of the internet. Monitoring stops in January 2026, and the service goes completely offline the following month. The company says it’s shifting focus to more actionable security solutions
The U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA is requiring federal agencies to patch a critical Fortinet vulnerability by December 23. The flaw, already exploited in attacks, allows attackers to bypass login authentication on multiple products.
Microsoft is closing out 2025 with a software update that improves the Xbox Wireless Headset for Windows 11 users and adds a dedicated Store tab to the Xbox mobile app. These moves highlight the company’s continued shift from a pure console focus to a broader software and services strategy.
Netflix’s co-CEOs are reassuring employees about their $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. But Paramount has launched a hostile $108 billion bid for the entire company, setting up a fierce bidding war. The Warner Bros. board is expected to respond by the end o
Microsoft’s KB5072033 update for Windows 11 24H2 and the upcoming 25H2 release enables the AppX Deployment Service to run constantly at boot. This change, meant to improve reliability, may lead to higher system resource consumption, especially on older or lower-end PCs.
The early days of cautiously moving old systems to the cloud are over for major banks. A new report details the shift to full cloud-native rebuilds, where the goal isn’t just cost savings but winning through faster innovation and unbreakable reliability.
The promised £31bn US investment in UK tech is paused over trade disputes. Meanwhile, Chrome extensions are caught selling your private AI chats to third parties. Plus, Oracle defends its OpenAI deal and a pop star’s iPhone rage.
Nvidia has acquired SchedMD, the key developer behind the open-source Slurm workload scheduler used in HPC and AI since 2002. The chip giant promises to keep Slurm open and vendor-neutral while also launching its new Nemotron 3 family of AI models. This move comes as Nvidia tries to balance its open
Amazon is cutting 84 corporate jobs in Washington state, but insists these are individual business decisions, not part of its broader 14,000-person layoff plan. The separations, affecting roles from engineers to directors, are scheduled between February 2 and 23, 2026.
A proposed $42 billion tech and trade agreement between the US and UK is now on hold. The Biden administration is frustrated with Britain’s refusal to drop its Digital Services Tax, a 2% levy on big tech firms.
