OpenAI has introduced a new class of ChatGPT tools called shared workspace agents — always-on assistants designed to carry work across systems and through multi-step processes without constant human prompting. Built on Codex, these agents aim to reduce the friction of manual handoffs inside teams by gathering information from connected systems, executing defined steps, and returning results in a way
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Windows 11 Dev Build 26300.8170 Brings Clearer Secure Boot Visibility and Bigger FAT32 Drives
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview for the Dev Channel, build 26300.8170, focuses on practical visibility and storage usability rather than flashy new features. For security-minded users and administrators, the standout change is a revamped Secure Boot display in Windows Security that finally gives clear, at-a-glance information about firmware-level protections and certificate health. Complementing that, the build addresses long-standing storage
Microsoft Teams Desktop Update Breaks Launch for Some Users After Caching Regression
A subset of Microsoft Teams desktop users found themselves unable to launch the application after a recent service update introduced a caching regression. Affected clients became stuck on the loading screen, displaying an error that advised users to refresh, and could not complete the app’s startup sequence. Microsoft has acknowledged the incident and moved to roll back the update while
One-Click RCE in Azure Windows Admin Center: what happened and what you need to do
Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a convenient, browser-based management hub for administrators to manage servers, clients, and clusters from a centralized interface. A recent Cymulate Research Labs disclosure describes a critical chain of flaws that let an attacker achieve unauthenticated, one-click remote code execution (RCE) against both Azure-integrated and on-premises WAC deployments. The exploit requires little user interaction—a maliciously crafted
OpenAI Acquires Hiro Finance to Bolster AI Financial Planning
OpenAI has officially confirmed the acquisition of Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup founded by serial entrepreneur Ethan Bloch. The deal, which follows Hiro’s recent launch of a specialized financial modeling tool, marks a strategic move by OpenAI to deepen its expertise in high-stakes mathematical accuracy and consumer fintech. Backed by heavyweights like Ribbit Capital and General Catalyst, Hiro
OpenAI Revokes macOS App Certificate After Axios Supply-Chain Compromise
OpenAI has publicly disclosed a supply‑chain incident that affected the signing workflow for its macOS applications and, out of caution, is revoking and rotating the certificate used to notarize those apps. The company’s investigation found that a GitHub Actions workflow used in the macOS signing process pulled a compromised release of the widely used npm library Axios (version 1.14.1). Although