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Meta and Microsoft are reducing employee use of Anthropic’s Claude AI while pushing their own coding tools, according to an October 5 report by The Information. The changes focus on internal spending and staff workflows, rather than ending customer...

Trump Mobile customers’ personal data has appeared on a dark web leak site after a ransomware group called BYOD claimed it breached the company. The published file reportedly contains 3,615 records, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses,...

Microsoft has confirmed a Windows 11 audio decoding bug that can cause some productivity apps, games, and media players to close without warning. The issue follows installation of KB5124010, released on September 22, 2026, or later Windows updates, and affects...

Microsoft has enabled Windows settings backup by default for eligible devices running Windows 11, version 26H2, turning an opt-in function into a baseline resilience capability. The change, generally available from September 29, applies only when administrators have left the backup...

Microsoft has confirmed a Windows 11 issue that can leave users staring at a black screen after signing in, with the desktop shell failing to start automatically. The problem emerged after installation of the August 27, 2026 non-security preview updates...

A Claude Code user has reported a severe data-loss incident in which an autonomous coding agent allegedly deleted 48,218 live files from a Windows project tree and destroyed the repository’s Git object store. The deletion reportedly occurred in just...

Microsoft is retiring SMS first-factor sign-in for Microsoft Entra ID workforce tenants worldwide and requires organizations to migrate affected users before February 1, 2027. The security-focused change will prevent employees from using a registered telephone number and SMS one-time passcode...

Microsoft is investigating a service incident that is preventing some users from placing or receiving calls through Microsoft Teams. The company disclosed the issue through its verified Microsoft 365 Status account on September 21, directing administrators to incident reference...

Microsoft has confirmed that its September 2026 Windows security updates can prevent File History from creating or updating backups on some systems. The regression places users who rely on the built-in feature at risk of assuming their files are protected...

Amazon Web Services has confirmed that some customer data hosted in its war-damaged Middle East data centers is permanently unrecoverable, marking what appears to be the first time military action has caused irreversible data loss at a global cloud...