Author: Zach_Wilson
Microsoft says it’s recovering after Azure outage took down 365, Xbox, and Starbucks
Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC on 29 October 2025, customers and Microsoft services leveraging Azure Front Door (AFD) may have experienced latencies, timeouts, and errors. We have confirmed that an inadvertent configuration change was the trigger event for this issue. Affected Azure services may have included, but were not limited…
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OpenAI’s shiny new Atlas browser might have some serious security shortcomings – and it’s not the only one under threat from dangerous spoof attacks
Fake AI sidebars can perfectly imitate real ones to steal secrets, experts warn Malicious extensions need only minimal permissions to cause maximum chaos AI browsers risk turning helpful automation into channels for silent data theft New “agentic” browsers which offer an AI-powered sidebar promise convenience but may widen the window…
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Yelp’s AI assistant promises instant answers, but user reviews are still the real draw
Yelp’s new AI Assistant now answers detailed user questions The AI can interact through text or voice, and use a new feature called Menu Vision The impact of more AI on Yelp remains to be seen Yelp is making a big bet that people turn to its expansive collection of…
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Rode has a better way to connect your tiny wireless mics to your digital camera
Last November, Rode launched its Wireless Micro microphone system that paired two tiny lavalier mics with a small receiver that connected to your phone’s charging port. Rode later gave that product a free upgrade, sending out another receiver that let the mics connect to digital cameras, too. Now, the company…
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Meta repents again to Republicans in hearing over moderation, while Google stands its ground
At a Senate hearing Wednesday on government censorship of tech platforms, a Meta executive expressed regret to Republican lawmakers for failing to speak out more against the Biden administration’s requests that it remove health and election misinformation, including satire. Google, meanwhile, held firm in its stance, saying that evaluating —…
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Feeling the Nintendo Switch 2 storage space squeeze? These top microSD Express cards are Black Friday must-haves
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been out for a few months now, so plenty of players are starting to feel the storage squeeze. The console ships with just over 230GB of usable space, which really doesn’t go very far considering the large size of a lot of games. Cyberpunk 2077:…
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