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How to navigate the Windows Insider Program

Microsoft has changed the channels and options available through its beta testing program more often that we can count. Here’s up-to-date info on how it all works and how to choose the best options for you.

By Preston Gralla

Oct 7, 202614 mins

MicrosoftWindowsWindows 11

IT in-depth

Cisco brings collaborative agents and Claude into Webex chats

Cisco wants employees to work with AI agents alongside colleagues, part of a Webex update that adds a personalized workspace and agents to screen calls. Advanced capabilities will be bundled into a new AI add-on.

By Matthew Finnegan

Oct 7, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCollaboration SoftwareGenerative AI

Atlassian’s critical flaw turns eight enterprise products into one big security problem

The 9.3-rated vulnerability lets unauthenticated attackers access specific files outside their intended boundaries. Atlassian is calling for immediate patching.

By Taryn Plumb

Oct 6, 2026 6 mins

Data CenterSecurityVulnerabilities

Apple’s AI privacy trick could be the compromise the EU needs

The protections built into Siri Recap may hint at how Apple had hoped to introduce Siri AI in Europe.

By Jonny Evans

Oct 6, 2026 5 mins

GovernmentLaws and RegulationsTechnology Industry

Windows 11 gains ground as price hike looms for Windows 10 security updates

A year after mainstream support for Windows 10 ended, business customers' fees for the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program are about to double.

By Viktor Eriksson

Oct 6, 2026 2 mins

MicrosoftWindowsWindows 11

OpenAI to begin watermarking AI-generated text

The move comes in response to new European regulations, and the feature is enabled by default only within the EU.

By Mikael Markander

Oct 6, 2026 1 min

GovernmentLaws and RegulationsTechnology Industry

Apple locks down Full Disk Access, and AI agents are the reason

'Some developers are using Full Disk Access in ways that could put users at risk,' the company warned.

By Jonny Evans

Oct 5, 2026 6 mins

AppleArtificial IntelligenceMacOS

Trump’s Super Intelligence edict supercharges .si domain registrations

Bad news for Anguilla’s .ai, great news for those with links to Slovenia, the home of .si.

By Maxwell Cooter

Oct 2, 2026 1 min

Artificial IntelligenceDNSInternet

Facing the music: Apple, Samsung, and memory cost inflation

Memory prices, logistics costs, and continued international moves toward tech sovereignty challenge tech manufacturers.

By Jonny Evans

Oct 2, 2026 5 mins

AppleGenerative AISmartphones

US FTC will investigate Anthropic and OpenAI

The Federal Trade Commission wants to know whether the AI companies deceived consumers, according to media reports.

By Maxwell Cooter

Oct 2, 2026 2 mins

GovernmentLaws and RegulationsMarkets

AI could boost software engineer productivity by 32.6%

At least that's what investors believe, according to a complex mathematical model economists developed to measure how changes in AI stock prices were reflected in the stock prices of other enterprises, based on the number of software engineers they employed.

By Maxwell Cooter

Oct 2, 2026 2 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDeveloperRoles