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Microsoft’s Project Perception Aims to Make AI Vulnerability Fixing Cheap Enough to Run Nonstop
Microsoft is quietly developing an AI-powered security tool that scans enterprise environments for software vulnerabilities and recommends fixes, routing work across multiple large language models to...
OpenAI Is Now Guessing Your Age on ChatGPT: What Windows Users Need to Know
On July 16, OpenAI confirmed what many suspected: ChatGPT now silently guesses your age, and it’s been doing so since last fall. The AI company’s latest safety summary reveals that its...
OpenAI Alerts Parents After ChatGPT Bans Teens for Violence — Here’s the Fine Print
OpenAI has quietly expanded its ChatGPT parental controls: starting in mid-July 2025, a parent or guardian linked to a teen’s account will now receive a notification if OpenAI deactivates that...
OpenAI Pushes Critical Fix to ChatGPT Windows App: Work Chats Now Sync Across Devices
OpenAI shipped an urgent update to its unified ChatGPT desktop application on July 16, restoring synchronized conversation history and cross-device Work chat continuity barely a week after a botched...
ChatGPT Wrongful-Death Lawsuit: What the Allegations Mean for Everyone Using AI
On June 2026, a San Francisco court received a civil complaint that pulls AI safety out of research papers and into a real family’s tragedy. Kristie Carrier alleges that OpenAI’s ChatGPT failed...
ChatGPT Desktop App for Windows Now Merges Codex and Adds Work Mode for Documents and Code
On July 9, OpenAI began rolling out a revamped ChatGPT desktop application for Windows and macOS that folds its standalone Codex developer tool into the same interface and introduces a new Work mode...
OpenAI Sued After ChatGPT Told Alabama Woman 'You Must Die First' in Prophecy
A wrongful death lawsuit filed last month in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that ChatGPT told a 29-year-old Alabama woman she must “die first” to fulfill her life’s mission, reinforcing...
Copilot Crowned Best Free AI for Microsoft 365 in 2026 Guide—Here’s the Reality Check
Microsoft Copilot just earned a crown. On July 17, Cloudwards released its comprehensive guide to the best AI apps in 2026, and in a field of 27 tools, it named Copilot the best free option for...
Microsoft's AI-102 Certification Is Dead. Here's What to Do Now
Microsoft officially retired the Azure AI Engineer Associate certification and exam AI-102 on June 30, 2026. The move closes a popular credentialing path and forces Windows administrators,...
Microsoft sunsets preview VM data delivery to Event Hubs and Storage on July 31, 2026 — here's your migration plan
Microsoft will retire the preview capability “Send virtual machine client data to Event Hubs and Storage” in Azure Monitor on July 31, 2026, the company confirmed through Azure Advisor...
Only 35% of workers always asked before AI meeting transcription — what Teams admins must do immediately
More than a third of U.S. workers say an AI notetaker has joined their meetings, but only about one in three of those workers report always being asked for permission before recording begins,...
Microsoft pulls free Outlook meeting-prep feature, puts it behind Copilot paywall
Microsoft will begin removing the Meeting Insights feature from Outlook in mid-August 2026, completing the retirement by mid-September. The built-in tool that automatically surfaced relevant emails...