Microsoft released Visual Studio Code version 1.107 with new features focused on Agent HQ, a multi-agent orchestration interface introduced in version 1.106. In version 1.107, background agents are promoted beyond pure CLI-based sessions: they run as named background tasks with isolated worktrees and richer context attachment, and appear as manageable sessions in the Agent HQ experience (the integrated Chat + sessions UI), rather than existing only as Copilot CLI or cloud sessions.

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A blog post by Matthew Prince, Cloudflare's CEO, suggests that Cloudflare repeated CrowdStrike's mistake: updating the entire infrastructure without first testing on a small group of hosts. As a result, large portions of the internet, including 4sysops, were inaccessible for several hours. Apologies for the latter. While most news sites reported that 20% of internet traffic was affected, the actual impact was much higher because the outage disproportionately affected high-traffic, top-ranking websites like X, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Spotify. While Cloudflare's CEO blames a manual database permissions change, the incident exposes a deeper design flaw: a single engineer can disrupt massive portions of global internet infrastructure. In contrast, blockchain networks like Ethereum demonstrate how truly decentralized systems can prevent such single points of failure.

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Microsoft's announcement to transform Windows 11 into an agentic operating system has sparked widespread criticism from users and developers. The company's Windows chief, Pavan Davuluri, disclosed plans to evolve Windows into a system that connects devices, cloud, and AI to enable autonomous task execution. However, the response from the tech community has been overwhelmingly negative, forcing Microsoft to address concerns about the platform's direction. The backlash has brought AI skeptics and change-resistant IT professionals into the open.

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In his latest video, CNBC contributor and popular tech podcaster Alex Kantrowitz dissects a Wall Street Journal article titled "Tens of Thousands of White Collar Jobs Are Disappearing as AI Starts to Bite." Kantrowitz argues that the sensational headline stokes panic about AI causing mass job loss, yet provides no evidence that AI can actually perform these jobs. In my view, Kantrowitz's perspective is naive.

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OpenAI entered the new web browser war with ChatGPT Atlas, a solid Perplexity Comet clone. However, OpenAI's web browser offers notable additional features worth copying, like memory, basic MCP support, a logged-in mode, and explicitly activating its Agent Mode.

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With Windows 10's end of support approaching on October 14, 2025, many organizations and users face critical decisions about their computers' future security and functionality. Microsoft will cease providing essential security updates and technical support for Windows 10, leaving devices vulnerable to emerging cyber threats and compatibility issues. While some users can upgrade to Windows 11, strict hardware requirements, including TPM 2.0 and newer processors, mean many functional computers won't qualify for the transition. Organizations and consumers must now evaluate their options, from purchasing Extended Security Updates (ESU) to exploring alternative operating systems or investing in new hardware. User communities are expressing growing frustration with Microsoft's hardware requirements, viewing them as forced obsolescence that creates unnecessary electronic waste and unfair costs for owners of perfectly functional devices.

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The end of support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 on October 14, 2025, forces organizations to choose between upgrading to Office 2024 or adopting Microsoft 365 Apps. Both solutions offer Office applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but differ significantly in pricing models, AI capabilities, cloud integration, and update cycles. While Office 2024 delivers a one-time purchase with long-term stability and offline functionality, Microsoft 365 Apps provides continuous feature updates, AI-powered Copilot integration, and collaborative cloud tools through a subscription model. This guide compares Office 2024 vs. Microsoft 365 Apps to help you make the right upgrade decision before support ends.

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AI adoption has reached a critical inflection point globally. However, progress is highly uneven across regions, creating distinct divides that reflect cultural attitudes and regulatory frameworks. Europe, in particular, is showing worrying signs of stagnation. It is no secret that the Old Continent is far behind the US and China. However, did you know that AI adoption in businesses in the EU is even lower than in Africa? This technological surrender is accelerating Europe's decline in both economic competitiveness and political influence.

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OpenAI has finally rolled out Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for all ChatGPT subscription plans. However, the implementation is surprisingly basic and falls short of the MCP support offered by Anthropic's Claude Desktop. Currently, ChatGPT doesn't support local MCP servers (SDIO), and you can only add remote MCP servers (SSE, Streamable HTTP). There's also no MCP server catalog, and the worst part is that GPT-5 isn't fully MCP-ready.

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The Chorus app is built to send prompts to multiple AI models from different providers simultaneously. You can also query several search engines with each prompt. Both methods significantly reduce the risk of hallucinations. Update: I don't recommend getting a Chorus subscription. You'll have a hard time unsubscribing, and you won't receive any support.

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In my last post, I discussed Perplexity's aim to transform the familiar blinking web we've known for decades. It brings to mind the early days of Google, when many questioned the need for another search engine since AltaVista already did a good job. Although Comet appears to be just another Chromium-based web browser, the AI powering the browser under the hood has the same disruptive potential as Google's PageRank algorithm once did.

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Perplexity's new AI-powered Comet web browser, initially exclusive to Max subscribers at $200 monthly, is now accessible to Pro subscribers for $20. I tested it and am impressed—both by Perplexity's hypocrisy and Comet's truly innovative browsing experience. This post shares my rant against Perplexity, while my next post will praise Comet, the first browser on the battlefield in the new browser war.

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In my previous Ollama series post, I explained how to access self-hosted AI models in Ollama via HTTP. While this method provides convenient connectivity from different apps, it's only secure for on-premises Ollama hosts. For remote internet access, you can set up an SSH tunnel. Alternatively, you can securely connect from GitHub Copilot to your self-hosted AI models by using Microsoft's VS Code extension Remote - SSH.

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In my previous post in the Ollama series with OpenAI OSS models, I explained how to install Ollama on an Ubuntu EC2 instance. If you followed my guide, you now have everything set up to remotely access gpt-oss-20b on your self-hosted Ollama installation via HTTP. I will also showcase how to connect to remote AI models in VS Code using popular coding assistants like Cline and Roo Code, as well as through AI apps such as the local Ollama client, BoltAI, and Anything LLM.

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