Articles from July 8, 2026
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DataBank Plans Massive 200-Megawatt Data Center in Cartersville, Filing Shows
DataBank has submitted plans for a 200-megawatt data center campus on a 69-acre industrial site in Cartersville, Georgia, according to documents filed with Bartow County. The project, dubbed Project...
Samsung's Record Profit Heralds an Era of Expensive PC Memory — Here's What Buyers Need to Know
Samsung Electronics posted preliminary second-quarter operating profit of 89.4 trillion won on consolidated sales of 171 trillion won, the company said on July 7, 2026, shattering its own record by a...
Why Korea's AI Chip Rally Refuses to Fade—and What It Means for Your Next Windows PC
On July 8, 2026, research chiefs at eight of South Korea's biggest securities firms told ChosunBiz they see no end to the semiconductor-driven KOSPI rally. Their collective call: fears of an AI...
libssh2 Bug Exposes Windows SFTP Connections to Heap Overread Attacks — What to Patch Now
A high-severity heap buffer overread vulnerability in the widely-used libssh2 library (CVE-2025-15661) was publicly disclosed this week, putting countless Windows applications that rely on SSH file...
Microsoft to Retire Phone and Email Password Resets in Entra ID by September 2026
Microsoft has set a hard deadline of September 7, 2026 for organizations to stop using directory-sourced phone numbers and alternate email addresses for self-service password resets (SSPR) in Entra...
Windows Auto-Installs LG and Alienware Companion Apps Without Consent, Then Shows McAfee Pop-Ups
In late June and early July 2026, Windows users who connected LG or Alienware monitors to their PCs got an unwelcome surprise: their systems automatically installed vendor companion apps and then...
Windows 11 Crosses 1 Billion Users Faster Than Windows 10, Cementing Its Place Before Windows 10’s Sunset
Microsoft announced that Windows 11 has surpassed one billion monthly active devices worldwide. The operating system reached the milestone in just over four years—faster than Windows 10 did after...
Now You Can Fix Bad Lighting in Photos with Windows 11's AI-Powered Relight Tool
Microsoft has rolled out a new AI photo-editing feature called Relight for the Windows 11 Photos app, but only on the latest Copilot+ PCs. The tool, first spotted in an Insider build in mid-2024 and...
Your Windows Screen Is Taking a Toll on Your Body—Here’s How to Fight Back
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update ships with security patches and performance tweaks, but a quieter, more personal risk is spreading across every laptop, tablet, and monitor in the ecosystem:...
State of Decay 3 Tops Halo and Gears on Steam Wishlists as Microsoft Cuts Ties with Undead Labs
Microsoft's sprawling Xbox restructuring, unveiled on July 6, 2026, includes the divestiture of Undead Labs—the studio responsible for the State of Decay survival series—even as its next...
Korean Essay Urges Banks to Filter AI Prompts Locally Before Data Leaves Windows Devices
On July 8, 2026, The Korea Times published an economic essay by Inha University student Narzullaeva Maftuna Shukhrat Kizi that could rewrite how banks think about AI security. The proposal: deploy...
Bing Drops Microsoft Account Requirement: Sign in with Google or Apple to Earn Rewards and Sync Preferences
Microsoft confirmed on July 8, 2026, that Bing users can now sign in using their existing Google or Apple accounts, unlocking personalized search features and Microsoft Rewards without the need to...