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Chip Wars Intensify: Intel, AMD, and SK Hynix Push Density Limits as UK Blocks AI Data Centers Over Environmental Fears

Chip Wars Intensify: Intel, AMD, and SK Hynix Push Density Limits as UK Blocks AI Data Centers Over Environmental Fears

TL;DR * SK Hynix introduces split-cell 5-bit PLC NAND flash to boost SSD density and reduce voltage stress * Intel Integrates Glass Substrates into EMIB Packaging for Multi-Chiplet HPC GPUs, Enabling 78mm x 77mm Dense Architectures for Data Centers * Intel hires ex-Qualcomm GPU chief Eric Demers to revive its accelerated computing

AI’s Energy Crisis Solved? UCLA’s Super-Conductive Material, Oklo’s Nuclear Power for Meta, and Intel’s 180 TOPS Chip Redefine HPC

AI’s Energy Crisis Solved? UCLA’s Super-Conductive Material, Oklo’s Nuclear Power for Meta, and Intel’s 180 TOPS Chip Redefine HPC

TL;DR * UCLA Researchers Discover Theta-Phase Tantalum Nitride with 1,100 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Surpassing Copper and Silver * Politecnico di Milano Develops CMOS-Based Analog Accelerator Using Resistive Memory, Achieving 5,000x Lower Energy Than Digital Systems * Oklo Secures $1.2 GW Nuclear Power Deal with Meta for Ohio Reactor,

Microsoft’s Patch Breaks Windows 11 Shutdowns & Logins—While a Malware Panel Gets Hacked by a <script> Tag

Microsoft’s Patch Breaks Windows 11 Shutdowns & Logins—While a Malware Panel Gets Hacked by a <script> Tag

TL;DR * Microsoft releases emergency out-of-band patch for Windows 11 Secure Launch shutdown and Remote Desktop authentication failures * XSS vulnerability in StealC panel enables mass credential theft, IP harvesting, and session hijacking across 5,000+ logs 🛠️ Microsoft’s Patch Made Windows 11 Refuse to Shut Down—And Then Refuse to

Apple Integrates Google Gemini into Siri for Proactive AI, Launches Manzano Multimodal Model Amid California’s Grok Deepfake Probe and Federal AI Hiring Push

Apple Integrates Google Gemini into Siri for Proactive AI, Launches Manzano Multimodal Model Amid California’s Grok Deepfake Probe and Federal AI Hiring Push

TL;DR * Apple and Google partner to integrate Gemini AI into Siri, enabling new multimodal features like proactive personal assistance via Gmail, Photos, and YouTube on iOS 26.4 and beyond. * Apple researchers unveil Manzano, a unified multimodal AI model with hybrid vision tokenizer and diffusion decoder, achieving state-of-the-art performance

Microsoft Launches M365 Security Baseline Mode; DHS Leaks 4,500 Agent Records

Microsoft Launches M365 Security Baseline Mode; DHS Leaks 4,500 Agent Records

TL;DR * Microsoft 365 enables Security Baseline Mode to automatically apply default policies across 26 SharePoint sites, reducing manual configuration gaps and improving auditability * DHS leaks 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employee records in largest-ever staff data breach, exposing identities of 2,000 active agents and triggering nationwide protests

Global-e Breach Exposes Crypto Wallets via API Flaw; Microsoft Offers Copilot Uninstall Tool; UK Criminalizes AI Deepfakes; Nigeria Mandates Crypto-ID Linkage

Global-e Breach Exposes Crypto Wallets via API Flaw; Microsoft Offers Copilot Uninstall Tool; UK Criminalizes AI Deepfakes; Nigeria Mandates Crypto-ID Linkage

TL;DR * Global-e third-party breach compromises 50,000+ customer orders, exposing Ledger wallet data through compromised vendor system * Microsoft enables enterprise admins to uninstall Copilot via documented Group Policy on Windows 11 Insider Preview * UK moves to criminalize AI-generated sexual deepfakes and revokes X’s self-regulatory status amid growing public

OpenAI, Trend Micro, HPE, and Microsoft Patch Critical Zero-Click and RCE Vulnerabilities Amid Surge in Telecom and Cloud Exploits

OpenAI, Trend Micro, HPE, and Microsoft Patch Critical Zero-Click and RCE Vulnerabilities Amid Surge in Telecom and Cloud Exploits

TL;DR * OpenAI patches ZombieAgent and ShadowLeak vulnerabilities in ChatGPT connectors, enabling zero-click exfiltration of Gmail, GitHub, and Outlook data via memory and file upload exploits * Trend Micro releases Critical Patch Build 7190 to remediate CVE-2025-69258 allowing unauthenticated remote code execution in Apex Central via DLL injection into MsgReceiver.exe