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1. Cutting-edge Chinese “reasoning” model rivals OpenAI o1—and it’s free to download

   DeepSeek R1 is free to run locally and modify, and it matches OpenAI's o1 in several benchmarks.

2. Home Microsoft 365 plans use Copilot AI features as pretext for a price hike

   "Classic" plans without AI or price increases are only for current subscribers.

3. Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat

   File that neutered Secure Boot passed Microsoft's internal review process.

4. US splits world into three tiers for AI chip access

   While close US allies get unrestricted AI chip access, the rest of the world has numerical limits.

5. 161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

   Butler's "Darwin among the machines" warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity.

6. Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform

   Service used undocumented APIs and other tricks to bypass safety guardrails.

7. AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—report

   As AGI talk sparks job loss fears, new WEF report projects AI-driven net job growth by 2030.

8. Ongoing attacks on Ivanti VPNs install a ton of sneaky, well-written malware

   In-the-wild attacks tamper with built-in security tool providing infection warnings.

9. How the UK was connected to the Internet for the first time

   And a few months later, the Internet's first password.

10. Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions

    How do you stash 18,000 keywords into a description? Turns out it's easy.