Articles from June 29, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on June 29, 2026
Microsoft Edge for Business Deploys On-Device AI Scareware Blocker, Purview DLP, and Strict Extension Controls
Microsoft has unveiled a sweeping set of security controls for Edge for Business, aiming to give IT administrators more powerful tools to protect enterprise data and users. The most eye-catching...
OpenAI Snags Apple Vision Pro Hardware VP in Escalating AI Wearables Battle
OpenAI has poached Paul Meade, the Apple vice president who led hardware development for the Vision Pro and the company's long-rumored smart glasses, in a high-profile move that underscores Silicon...
Westpac Poaches Macquarie Tech Chief Richard Heeley as CIO to Fortify Cyber Defenses and Drive Azure-Powered Overhaul
Westpac Banking Corporation has named Richard Heeley as its new chief information officer, plucking the senior technology executive from rival Macquarie Group to lead a sweeping digital...
LinkedIn Users Hit by Login Failures and Sluggish Feeds Even as Official Status Stays Green
Professionals trying to start their work week were met with spinning wheels and error messages on Monday, June 29, 2026, as LinkedIn suffered a widespread partial outage that locked users out and...
Debt-to-Equity Edge: Why Microsoft's Financial Discipline Makes It an AI Powerhouse, Not a Bubble
Microsoft's balance sheet is a fortress, and a fresh peer comparison makes that brutally clear. According to a Benzinga snapshot published June 29, 2026, the software giant's debt-to-equity ratio...
Azure AI agents now run governed multi-step workflows inside Temenos core banking
At the Temenos Community Forum 2026, Microsoft and Temenos unveiled a deep integration that embeds Azure AI agents directly into Temenos Core Banking, giving financial institutions the ability to run...
Sparkle 2.20.1 Brings Smoother Animations and Caching Improvements to Windows Debloating
Sparkle 2.20.1 landed this week, and it's a meaningful step forward for anyone serious about stripping Windows 10 and 11 down to a leaner, more private machine. The open-source tool, available as...
Linux Kernel 7.2: 43.9 Million Lines of Code Reveal Driver Bloat and Security Risks
The Linux kernel has crossed a staggering threshold: during the June 2026 merge window for version 7.2, Phoronix counted 43,898,743 total lines in the source tree using the cloc tool. That number,...
CachyOS Drops June 2026 ISO with Hyprland Noctalia and Linux 7.1, Targeting Performance Enthusiasts
CachyOS has released its June 2026 ISO snapshot on June 28, packing a new Hyprland Noctalia desktop option, a refreshed KDE Plasma environment, the Linux 7.1 kernel for installed systems,...
AMD Brings RGB/YUV Output Control to Linux Kernel: Why Windows Should Adopt It Next
{ "title": "AMD Brings RGB/YUV Output Control to Linux Kernel: Why Windows Should Adopt It Next", "content": "AMD’s open-source graphics team has submitted patches to the Linux kernel that...
Haleon Embraces Agentic AI as the New Enterprise Operating System in Landmark Microsoft Deal
Haleon, the consumer healthcare giant behind brands like Sensodyne, Advil, and Centrum, has signed a sweeping five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft that will embed agentic AI deep into its...
Google's Homegrown TPUs: The AI Infrastructure Moat That Leaves Rivals Scrambling for GPUs
Google’s custom-designed Tensor Processing Units are no longer just an ambitious hardware experiment—they’ve become a structural accelerant for the company’s cloud business and an...