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Only 5% of Travelers Can Spot AI-Generated Destination Fakes, Survey Shows — Here's How to Beat the Odds
An elderly Malaysian couple drove 230 miles in June 2025 to ride a cable car they saw in a polished video news segment — complete with an on-camera reporter and cheering tourists. When they...
Microsoft Sets July 2026 Deadline for Manifest 1.25 in New Teams Store Submissions
Microsoft has set a July 2026 deadline that will reshape how developers submit channel-enabled apps to the Teams Store. Starting that month, all new store listings that work within Teams channels...
What Microsoft Teams' new inline search means for your file sharing — and why IT is worried
Next September, typing an @ symbol in a Microsoft Teams chat will do more than mention a colleague — it will let you search for and drop in files, past chats, channels, and meetings without ever...
How a New LTM-Glean Partnership Aims to Plug the Gaps Microsoft Copilot Leaves Behind
LTM, the technology services company formerly known as LTIMindtree, on July 17 announced a strategic partnership with Glean, an enterprise AI platform, to help large organizations finally connect...
SpaceX Wants Satellites to Count as Mobile Coverage in FCC's Next Big Spectrum Auction
A few days before the Federal Communications Commission votes on the framework for auctioning off a prized slice of mid-band airwaves, SpaceX has thrown a curveball that could reshape how—and how...
Microsoft’s July 2026 Security Update Could Break Your VPN or Antivirus Software
Microsoft released its July 14, 2026 security updates for Windows, and for many users, it's just another Patch Tuesday. But if you rely on older networking software—like certain VPN clients,...
OpenAI Plans 2026 Reveal for ChatGPT Speaker That Reads Your Email and Moves Room to Room
OpenAI is preparing to enter the consumer hardware market with a screenless, battery-powered smart speaker built around ChatGPT, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The device, which aims to be...
The truth about running DeepSeek and GLM-5.2 in OpenAI Codex: What Windows users need to know
OpenAI’s Codex coding assistant can now skip its own models and talk to third-party AI providers—including open-source alternatives. A widely shared KuCoin tutorial claims you can start using...
Codex CLI 0.144.4 Encrypts Multi-Agent Instructions, Blinding Local Auditors
Two days ago, on July 14, 2026, OpenAI shipped Codex CLI version 0.144.4. For developers who rely on GPT-5.6-Sol or GPT-5.6-Terra — the models that now enforce the MultiAgentV2 orchestration path...
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Codex Deletes User Files When Run With Full System Access—What Windows Developers Must Do Now
OpenAI is investigating multiple reports of its GPT-5.6 Codex coding agent spontaneously deleting files from user home directories, a dangerous glitch that surfaces only when developers grant the...
OpenAI Ships Its First Hardware: A $230 Macropad to Tame Your AI Coding Agents
OpenAI has released its first self-branded hardware, a $230 macropad built for developers who supervise autonomous coding agents. The Codex Micro, created with boutique keyboard maker Work Louder,...
New IBHE 2.1 Tool Sneaks a Peek at NVIDIA Blackwell’s Secret Hotspot Temperatures
igor’sLAB released version 2.1 of its Blackwell Hotspot Estimation tool (IBHE) on July 16, 2026, giving Windows users a long-awaited glimpse at thermal data NVIDIA keeps out of public view. The...