Microsoft Research has released Orchard, an MIT-licensed framework that lets teams reuse Kubernetes-based environments, training pipelines, and evaluation workflows for AI agents. The project targets the infrastructure cost and complexity of developing agents for coding, web navigation, and personal-assistant tasks.
Cisco says AI agents are changing enterprise networks faster than conventional capacity planning expects. At a US Senate hearing, the company reported a fourfold increase in AI inference traffic in eight months and found that agents generated 450% more traffic than people performing the same tasks.
GitHub Enterprise Importer (GEI) now generally supports self-service migrations from gitlab.com and maintained GitLab Self-Managed versions to GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Administrators can move individual repositories or automate bulk transfers with the `gh gl2gh` GitHub CLI extension, using GitHub, AWS S3, or Azure Blob Storage for migration archives.
Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) can now use a compatible external fingerprint reader for Windows sign-in on Windows 11, version 24H2 and 25H2. ESS is a Windows Hello protection mode that isolates biometric processing and the connection to the reader from the main operating system. This article explains the hardware and update requirements, enrollment process, verification steps, and deployment limits for Windows administrators.
Polar AI Browser is turning authenticated web sessions into an automation platform for workplace tasks. The macOS-only Chromium browser has raised $5.7 million and now gives IT teams a new agent that can operate across users’ signed-in services—along with new risks involving permissions, data exposure, and prompt injection.
Malware with ordinary user privileges can bypass the protections users expect from Google Password Manager passkeys, including fingerprints, PINs, and visible prompts. Unit 42 identified three attack paths against Chrome’s Google Cloud Authenticator that can produce valid login assertions or extract synced passkey keys without breaking passkey cryptography.
AI adoption is creating an “us versus them” divide inside workplaces and society, with resistance increasingly tied to identity, authenticity, and trust. The backlash is growing as organizations invest in AI faster than they train employees to use it confidently and responsibly.
Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access migrations no longer have to start with rebuilding every application and policy manually. The open-source Migrate2GSA toolkit preserves existing Secure Service Edge configuration, converts it into a reviewable format, and provisions approved changes through Microsoft Graph—with safeguards designed to keep administrators in control.
Windows 11 KB5101684 brings the first customer-facing wave of Microsoft’s Windows K2 quality improvements, including faster Search, a more responsive File Explorer, taskbar refinements, and a quicker context menu. Microsoft is also targeting memory efficiency on PCs with 8GB of RAM through changes to Windows’ memory allocator, WinUI 3, Chromium, and WebView2.
Xiaomi has now officially moved into the home NAS market with Xiaomi Smart Storage, a two-bay consumer storage box that is being launched in China through Xiaomi Youpin crowdfunding. The product is being positioned less like a traditional enthusiast NAS and more like a family storage appliance for phone backup, photo management, files, and home […]
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Those of us old enough to have played Halo: Combat Evolved when it was first around (I think we're boomers now?) will have probably done so with the most legendary of all Xbox controllers.
The Duke.
The absolute goliath of a controller that back then, in my teenage hands, felt like a dinner plate. But what a thing. Hefty, sturdy, a real piece of equipment. I adapted pretty quickly, having been used to the equally sizable Dreamcast controller, and have many fond memories of one of Xbox's most iconic franchises.
I hadn't even thought of digging out my Hyperkin Duke for Halo: Campaign Evolved until I came across a thread on Reddit simply calling it a "nostalgia rush."
The only trouble is that if you don't already have one of Hyperkin's remade controllers, they're not as plentiful as they once were.
Right now you can only buy the white Xbox 20th anniversary edition, with the original black and the crystal green ones no longer in stock (unless you hunt a used one down.)
"If you've played any OG Xbox games on backwards compatibility, you have to buy this thing. Those games were designed specifically for those shiny white and black buttons, and it just feels so right having the Duke in hand when that backwards compatible Xbox boot screen loads up on your shiny modern TV." ~ Jez Corden
The Hyperkin Duke is a perfect recreation of the original, except you can use it on modern Xbox consoles and your PC. The icing on the cake is the OLED panel in the giant center button that shows the OG Xbox boot-up screen when the controller is connected.
As my colleague, Jez Corden, wrote when first trying it out, this controller is built for nostalgia. Playing backwards compatible games with it just feels right. Halo: Campaign Evolved may be shiny and new, but it's as classic an Xbox game as you can get.
After all, the original incarnation of the game was the console seller back then. I'm not a massive Halo fan these days, but the original is the game that got me to buy an Xbox. The first time I played it at a friend's house with a Duke, all of my next paycheck from my part-time job was used to buy a console and a copy of Halo.
I haven't played Campaign Evolved yet, but suddenly I have the urge to dig out my green Duke from the box of many things in the attic and get to it. Better still, I guess, now we're also getting original Xbox backwards compatible games on PC, too.
The harsh reality of heading back to school is the exam prep work. I've been there. Strict deadlines, heavy revision, and pressure on your shoulders. It can be intense when you don't have anything to help manage all of your work.
Luckily, a laptop to help you write and catalog all your studies beforehand for any exams with high performance is currently discounted to $899.99 at Best Buy — the ASUS ZenBook 14, featuring a vibrant 2K OLED display.
"For those who want a stunning panel on a 14-inch laptop and won't feel sluggish, the ASUS Zenbook 14 is a great laptop to buy."
With the new model's AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 2026 processor, 16GB of RAM, and Integrated AMD Radeon graphics, the ZenBook 14 will deliver fast performance in documents and spreadsheets, editing media, and browsing online without slowdowns, even when you have multiple apps or browser tabs open.
Additionally, it features an NPU rated for up to 50 TOPs so you can use its Copilot+ integrated functions to run AI-empowered programs like Windows Recall to see snapshots of your past activity or conjure quick art images with Cocreator.
Other notable features include a 512GB SSD to store files, a portable-friendly ultra-thin design, a 1080p Full-HD IR webcam with swift face login, and a 14-inch 2K OLED Touchscreen display so it can render images with crystal-clear clarity at a traditional 60Hz refresh rate, 2K resolution, and 500 nits of max brightness with HDR support and 100% accuracy of the DCI-P3 color gamut.
So if you need a powerful laptop in the mid-range area to save you from getting an 'F' on your exams or help you clear deadlines faster, then the ASUS ZenBook 14 that's now 25% off could be your savior.
FAQ
This is laptop upgradeable?
The ASUS ZenBook 14 (UM3405GA-ZB_70)'s default 512GB storage unit can be upgraded with a larger SSD (up to 2TB) by inserting it into the laptop's M.2 2280 PCIe slot. Its RAM, however, can't be upgraded.
What is the battery life on this laptop?
The ASUS ZenBook 14 (UM3405GA-ZB_70) has a 75Wh battery that lasts for around 18 to 19 hours before needing to recharge, depending on system workloads, display settings, and what kind of apps you run on it.
Is it good for gaming?
Not really. The ASUS ZenBook 14 (UM3405GA-ZB_70) laptop was built for productivity tasks rather than gaming, as evidenced by its lack of a dedicated GPU, hardware, and cooling system required for running hardcore 3D PC titles like Cyberpunk 2077.
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This week kept coming back to permission. A model crossed a boundary. A wallet trusted bad randomness. Webmail kept an intruder around. Public systems, package feeds, hotel networks, and login flows all gave away more than intended.
Some of it was clever. Most of it was just access left lying around: old bugs, exposed gear, poisoned dependencies, weak defaults, and tooling that moved from
A Microsoft 365 and Salesforce deployment can carry a hidden cost far beyond subscription fees. Manual data transfers, duplicate records, approval delays, integration maintenance, and cleanup work can push the real annual cost of a seemingly inexpensive tool from $15,000 to about $38,000.
June has emerged from stealth with $20 million in pre-seed funding led by Marc Benioff’s Time Ventures. The startup says its platform can reduce the integration work that forces enterprises to rely on expensive forward-deployed engineers when deploying AI agents.
Microsoft plans to launch a unified Copilot super app that combines chat, GitHub Copilot coding assistance, Cowork collaboration, and autonomous Autopilots for consumer and commercial users. The consolidation could simplify access to Microsoft’s expanding AI lineup, but licensing, permissions, administration, and the fate of existing apps remain unsettled.
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