Microsoft’s New ‘Fara-7B’ AI Agent Rivals GPT-4o, Runs Locally on Your PC

Microsoft’s Fara-7B is a 7B-parameter computer-use agent that runs locally on PCs, rivals GPT-4o on web tasks, and adds safety checkpoints for risky actions.
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New York’s RAISE Act: What You Need to Know About the AI Safety Bill

New York’s RAISE Act would require frontier AI developers spending more than $100 million on training to prevent “critical harm” and report safety incidents.
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SitusAMC Cyber Breach Sparks Fallout for JPMorgan, Citi, and Morgan Stanley

A cyberattack on fintech firm SitusAMC has major US banks scrambling to assess potential data exposure tied to mortgages and real estate loans.
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Trump Weighs Letting Nvidia Sell H200 Chips to China

The Trump administration is weighing whether to let Nvidia sell H200 AI chips to China, pitting national security worries against a massive chip market.
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Salesforce Confirms New Breach Linked to Gainsight Apps

Salesforce is probing unusual activity in Gainsight apps that may have exposed customer data, while ShinyHunters claims a new OAuth-based attack.
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Apple Reveals iOS 26.2 Public Beta 2, Polishing Features and Expanding AirDrop

iOS 26.2 Public Beta 2 introduces code-based AirDrop sharing, Liquid Glass UI refinements, stricter Sleep Scores, and smoother iPad multitasking.
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‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users

Austrian researchers used a WhatsApp contact-lookup flaw to map 3.5 billion phone numbers, revealing how basic metadata can build a directory of accounts.
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New Google Calendar Update Makes Deep Work Easier Than Ever

Google Calendar now lets you block time for Google Tasks with busy status, auto-decline, and DND settings, making deep work easier and more intentional.
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Windows President Responds to AI Critics: ‘We Know We Have Work to Do’

What started as a simple promo for Microsoft’s Ignite conference turned into a debate on social media.
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Microsoft Azure Fends Off ‘Largest DDoS Attack Ever Observed in the Cloud’

Microsoft confirmed that Azure blocked a denial-of-service attack that involved more than 500,000 IP addresses spread across multiple regions.
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