From Forbes: It should come as no surprise that Microsoft wants Windows users to change how they perceive and use passwords. That was made quite clear when the Seattle tech behemoth announced that it was blocking 7,000 attacks on passwords every second and looking to get a billion users to change to...

From PC Mag: "It's time to build," says FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who announced a set of broadband policy proposals on Wednesday to help private telecom companies do the building.

In a 22-minute speech at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, location of wireless-infrastructure construction firm Vikor, and in...

From InfoWorld: AWS has rolled out new capabilities for its Clean Rooms service, designed to accelerate machine learning model development for enterprises while addressing data privacy concerns.

The updates, including incremental and distributed training, are designed to help enterprises...

From PC Mag: TikTok is seeing an influx of AI-generated videos showing racist stereotypes. They all appear to be generated by Google’s recently launched Veo 3 tool, which can produce detailed AI videos.

Spotted by nonprofit watchdog Media Matters, a new report shares examples of the racist clips...

From ExtremeTech: Apple is exploring the possibility of using AI from Anthropic instead of OpenAI (which they currently use) for the future of Siri. Apple has had conversations with both companies about adding their LLMs to Siri. The company has asked these firms to train versions of their models...

From PC Mag: AT&T is adding an extra layer of protection to prevent unauthorized changes to your wireless account. The feature, called Wireless Account Lock, stops things like device upgrades, SIM or eSIM swaps, porting of mobile numbers, adding new lines, updating billing information, changing your...

From PC World: If you’ve ever tried to buy a used car in America, you know about Carfax. It’s a service that gives you a breakdown of a specific vehicle’s history, including important stuff like confirmed mileage, services, and any accidents. HP wants to make something similar for used computers. It...

From TechCrunch: Microsoft is planning to lay off 9,000 employees, impacting less than 4% of its global workforce, according to a report by CNBC.

Microsoft continues to beat expectations in its quarterly earnings; in its most recent report, the company grew its net income by 18% year over year...

From The Verge: ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up App Store charts after receiving criticism from Donald Trump’s administration. On Monday, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded to CNN’s...

From CNET: Electronics company Anker expanded an official global recall of some of its Power Bank products, adding five more models to a recall of the Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263 announced earlier in June. The recall was initiated following 19 reports of the...