Today's Top Windows System Articles for 2026-10-05
Articles for the IT Professional. Today's edition includes 45 articles from 19 sites. We chose these from 8166 articles found on 133 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Fast Company - technology, www.theregister.com - Articles, TechPlanet, Neowin, Latest from TechRadar , SecurityWeek, 9to5Mac, 4sysops, TechCrunch, Windows Latest, Techdirt, GeekWire, MSRC Security Update Guide, gHacks, Blog – Hackaday, Technology | Vox, Blog The Tech, Latest from Windows Central , Windows 11 Forum.
Your iPhone has a Siri AI kill switch. Here’s how to use it
Last month, Apple rolled out its long-awaited AI chatbot, dubbed Siri AI. The launch comes at a time when investors see AI as a must-have offering, while consumers are increasingly cautious about the ...
Fast Company - technology
Oct 3, 2026 - fastcompany.com
Palantir's fondness for French food cooked up tech's latest fad – forward-deployed engineers
Embedded consultants who get you up to speed on new tech in a hurry aren’t new, but they meet the AI moment
www.theregister.com - Articles
Oct 3, 2026 - theregister.com
Court Blocks Utah's VPN Law: A Landmark Victory for Digital Privacy and Technical Reality
The Technical Impossibility That Courts Finally Recognized In a significant win for digital rights and technical sanity, a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Utah's SB 73, the ...
TechPlanet
Oct 3, 2026 - techplanet.today
MC1485116: Exchange Online enforces EWSAllowedAppIDs requirement on October 10
Microsoft ends fallback support for EWSEnabled=True, forcing administrators to explicitly whitelist required application IDs or risk sudden service outages. Read more...
Neowin
Oct 3, 2026 - neowin.net
Nvidia-backed Neocloud Nscale faces years of delay because UK's 'largest AI supercomputer' can't get enough power from the grid to feed its data centers
The UK’s largest AI data center has had its 2027 launch date postponed, and is unlikely to come online until at least 2030, thanks to power supply issues
Latest from TechRadar
Oct 3, 2026 - techradar.com
Fortra Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BoKS
The bugs could lead to authentication bypass, shell command execution, and memory corruption. The post Fortra Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BoKS appeared first on SecurityWeek.
SecurityWeek
Oct 3, 2026 - securityweek.com
On-premises Exchange admins must install V2 security updates
Administrators running Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 require Period 2 ESU enrollment to access the V2 security patches addressing weak authorization bugs. Read more...
Neowin
Oct 3, 2026 - neowin.net
US lawmakers introduce the Ban Flock Act to block surveillance camera use
More moves in the US government to get Flock run out of (every) town, but the legislation has long odds of passing.
Latest from TechRadar
Oct 3, 2026 - techradar.com
Apple @ Work: The numbers on AI trust for IT are not great, and one company is trying to fix it
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional grade platform all the solutions necessary t...
9to5Mac
Oct 3, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
RemoveWindowsAI update script breaks Windows 11 File Explorer UI
Old persistent cleanup tasks on Windows 11 trigger package removal after OS updates, forcing File Explorer back to classic Windows 10 layouts unless registry overrides are applied. Read more...
Neowin
Oct 3, 2026 - neowin.net
KB5124010 breaks legacy AC-3 apps across Windows 11 versions
Windows update KB5124010 can crash or prevent the launch of legacy apps that depend on Windows’ built-in AC-3 audio decoder. The issue affects Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H2; Microsoft has y...
4sysops
Oct 3, 2026 - 4sysops.com
Warlock ransomware uses SharePoint flaws and disables defenses on 40 hosts
Warlock ransomware attackers disabled security tools on at least 40 hosts in about two hours, then deployed ransomware to at least 33 systems. The July attack highlights the speed with which the group...
4sysops
Oct 3, 2026 - 4sysops.com
Google Family Link helped me lock down 99% of my child's phone with ease — here's how
I tested Google Family Link, which enables parents to control their child's phone experience to keep them safe while online.
Latest from TechRadar
Oct 3, 2026 - techradar.com
OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’
By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job.
TechCrunch
Oct 3, 2026 - techcrunch.com
Anthropic's super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows
Exploitation attempts came from China-hosted IP, VulnCheck researcher says
www.theregister.com - Articles
Oct 3, 2026 - theregister.com
A hyperscaler wants to buy a site almost 3X bigger than Central Park in Osceola County, Florida — as its residents worry about a future surrounded by data centers
Residents in Florida’s Osceola County are concerned about plans for a huge 2,000-plus acre data center.
Latest from TechRadar
Oct 3, 2026 - techradar.com
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H2 is crashing some games and apps, promises to fix it in the next update
It’s October 2026, and Microsoft is still finding bugs in Windows 11’s September updates, and it's affecting version 26H2. The post Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H2 is crashing some games and apps, ...
Windows Latest
Oct 3, 2026 - windowslatest.com
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Techdirt
Oct 3, 2026 - techdirt.com
Warlock disables security on 40 hosts before deploying ransomware
Warlock ransomware attackers are targeting water, telecom, government, and education organizations through on-premises SharePoint flaws. In one intrusion, they disabled security software on at least 4...
4sysops
Oct 3, 2026 - 4sysops.com
Exchange admins need September V2 patches for new privilege flaw
Microsoft’s September V2 Exchange Server updates add a fix for CVE-2026-96940, a network-accessible privilege-escalation flaw that can expose other users’ mailboxes. The update builds on September’s E...
4sysops
Oct 3, 2026 - 4sysops.com
Indie App Spotlight: ‘HEVCut’ helps you trim your photo library without deleting anything
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. E...
9to5Mac
Oct 3, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Watch F1 on Apple TV tonight, free for everyone in the US
The Bahrain Grand Prix is streaming for free on Apple TV this weekend, subscription not required. Rather amusingly, the location of the Bahrain Grand Prix is actually in Sepang, Malaysia. Usually, ...
9to5Mac
Oct 3, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Washington climate tech founders score funding as AI boom drains investor cash
As investor dollars are channeled into data centers, a philanthropic effort stepped up to fund six early-stage Washington climate tech startups building hardware, bio-resins and energy storage. Read ...
GeekWire
Oct 3, 2026 - geekwire.com
Windows 11’s modernization broke a 26-year-old scroll trick that even Electron apps still have, and a Microsoft veteran only just learned it
Electron, Win32 and WPF all honour the Shift+click scrollbar shortcut, but WinUI has neither it nor the Scroll Here menu, even in Windows 11's Notepad. A GitHub bug is open, as Microsoft keeps patchin...
Windows Latest
Oct 3, 2026 - windowslatest.com
Chromium: CVE-2025-1920 Type Confusion in V8
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Oct 4, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
Chromium: CVE-2025-2137 Out of bounds read in V8
Information published.
MSRC Security Update Guide
Oct 4, 2026 - msrc.microsoft.com
Microsoft Rolls Out Excel Canvas, a Copilot Report View That Refreshes as Workbook Data Changes
Microsoft is rolling out Excel Canvas, a Copilot feature that turns workbook data into a report with visualizations, metrics, and insights, according to the com Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. Th...
gHacks
Oct 4, 2026 - ghacks.net
Debloat The Internet With a Self-Hosted Compressing Proxy
It’s no secret that the size of webpages has been slowly — or not so slowly — creeping up over the years. Does a simple website need to span multiple …read more
Blog – Hackaday
Oct 4, 2026 - hackaday.com
Apple Replaces Some iPhone 18 Pro Max Units After AT&T Users Lose Cell Service
Apple is replacing some iPhone 18 Pro Max units after owners on AT&T lost cellular service, according to an Apple statement. Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Apple Replaces Some iPhone 18...
gHacks
Oct 4, 2026 - ghacks.net
When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
Editor’s note, October 4, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental leave. The one below was originally published last year. T...
Technology | Vox
Oct 4, 2026 - vox.com
Why Is My eSIM Not Working on iPhone?
This article, "Why Is My eSIM Not Working on iPhone?," was originally published at https://www.blogthetech.com/esim-not-working-iphone/. If you are reading it anywhere else, it was copied without perm...
Blog The Tech
Oct 4, 2026 - blogthetech.com
How I think Microsoft's campaign to fix Windows 11 is going after 6 months
There have been commendable performance, search, and interface tweaks — but those bugs remain problematic.
Latest from TechRadar
Oct 4, 2026 - techradar.com
Court Strikes Down Utah's VPN Law: A Landmark Victory for Digital Privacy and Technical Reality
The Technical Impossibility That Courts Finally Recognized In a significant win for digital rights and internet freedom, a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Utah's SB 73, the ...
TechPlanet
Oct 4, 2026 - techplanet.today
Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of care
All this, and angry NeoVim users
www.theregister.com - Articles
Oct 4, 2026 - theregister.com
Windows Wrap: Microsoft must show us why Windows still matters in 2026 and beyond
Microsoft is finally prioritizing stability with Windows 11 version 26H2, but next week's event still needs to give users something to get excited about.
Latest from Windows Central
Oct 4, 2026 - windowscentral.com
Redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED to feature ‘significantly lighter’ design: report
Apple’s major MacBook Pro overhaul is just around the corner, and should debut within a month or so. It’ll be the first touchscreen MacBook, as well as the first with Tandem OLED. Beyond that, though,...
9to5Mac
Oct 4, 2026 - 9to5mac.com
Google issues complete OSS VRP bug bounty pause over AI spam
Facing thousands of invalid AI-generated reports, Google halted product flaw submissions on October 1 while directing researchers to Cloud VRP alternatives. Read more...
Neowin
Oct 4, 2026 - neowin.net
Fulcrum Echo promises AI text in the style of any writer, so I tested it
I am just a copy of a copy of a copy, everything I say has come before
www.theregister.com - Articles
Oct 4, 2026 - theregister.com
Generate $6 trillion in annual revenue or face a major collapse — AI data center costs are doubling every 12 months
Regulators withdrew their completeness finding on ATC's application after 564 changes were filed, delaying grid power to Oracle's Wisconsin AI campus.
Latest from TechRadar
Oct 4, 2026 - techradar.com
Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms) build 29680.1000 - Oct. 2
Windows 11 Forum
Oct 4, 2026 - elevenforum.com
MS Office Professional 2016 gone after windows update
Windows 11 Forum
Oct 4, 2026 - elevenforum.com
New Outlook for Windows Banner Ads
Windows 11 Forum
Oct 4, 2026 - elevenforum.com
Why Installing 2023 Secure Boot Certificates (manually) on HP Elitebook 840 G5 such a problem?
Windows 11 Forum
Oct 4, 2026 - elevenforum.com
Administrator Protection recommended settings?
Windows 11 Forum
Oct 4, 2026 - elevenforum.com
This is my biggest AirPods complaint, and it’s not necessarily about the hardware
AirPods are one of Apple’s most interesting products. The demand for them was largely invented by the fact that the company removed the headphone jack 10 years ago, and now most of us carry this almos...