Alongside the Pixel 11 announcement, Google has upgraded Quick Share with a tap-to-share mode that makes transferring contacts, photos, videos and other items between Android devices near-instant. The company describes the feature as an “instant, two-way exchange”: bring two compatible Android phones close together and the devices complete the transfer with a simple tap. The update is rolling out now
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Ransomware Strikes Colombian Justice Ministry Ahead of Presidential Transition
Colombia’s Ministry of Justice was hit by a ransomware attack on August 2, affecting parts of its IT infrastructure and degrading several public-facing services just days before a national presidential handover. The disruption touched systems used for illicit-drug monitoring and legal processes; while some files were encrypted, the acting minister at the time, Cielo Rusinque, said publicly that there was
Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Extended Security Updates Through October 2027
Microsoft has quietly extended its consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10, pushing the cutoff for critical security patches out another year to October 12, 2027. The move gives millions of users who have not yet migrated to Windows 11 additional time to receive important and critical security fixes, while Microsoft continues to encourage upgrades to the newer
How Compute Became the Real Prize: Anthropic, SpaceX, and the Musk–Altman Showdown
The story this week looked less like another round in the model arms race and more like a fight over power plants and who gets first dibs on GPUs. Anthropic’s new deal to rent SpaceX’s Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, combined with courtroom scenes between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, made one thing clear: raw compute capacity — and the
Scaling Cloud and AI: How Microsoft Azure Is Powering Europe’s Digital Future
Cloud and AI demand in Europe is surging, and Microsoft Azure is expanding its regional footprint and services to meet that need. From public-sector productivity tools to industrial AI deployments, organizations across the continent are moving critical workloads to cloud platforms that can deliver performance, compliance, and the operational control required by local regulators. This piece synthesizes Microsoft’s recent commitments
Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): A 4‑Byte Kernel Bug That Lets Attackers Gain Root on Major Linux Distros
Microsoft Defender Security Research recently disclosed CVE-2026-31431—nicknamed “Copy Fail”—a high‑severity local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel’s crypto subsystem that enables an unprivileged user to escalate to root. The vulnerability affects kernels released since 2017 and has broad implications for cloud and container environments because the exploit can corrupt in-memory representations of readable files (including setuid binaries) without changing the