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Linus Torvalds co-wrote a Linux kernel branch with Claude Code Nearly triples small-read throughput — not yet merged: The Linux kernel’s page cache rework, co-written by Torvalds and Claude Code, achieves approximately 3× improvement on small-read benchmarks. This is not a demo or a student project — it is a patch to the Linux kernel, …

Summary Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app’s Audio Overviews on PDFs, which create AI-generated podcast-style summaries for commercial users, will be retired worldwide on October 30, 2026. After this date, the feature and previously generated audio overviews will no longer be available. No admin action is needed. Message ID: MC1505608 Published: Oct 12, 2026 Service: Microsoft …

Summary The Microsoft Graph AuditLogQuery API will be generally available in October 2026, replacing the Search-UnifiedAuditLog PowerShell cmdlet, which will retire on October 15, 2027. Organizations using Search-UnifiedAuditLog must migrate to the API to avoid disruptions, as future audit search enhancements will focus on the API. Message ID: MC1505599 Published: Oct 12, 2026 Service: Microsoft …

Summary New Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web will let users create inbox rules that auto-reply with saved templates, automating routine responses. Rollout starts mid-October 2026 (Targeted Release) and completes by December 2026 (General Availability). No admin action is required before rollout. Message ID: MC1505607 Published: Oct 12, 2026 Service: Exchange Online Tag: …

Summary Microsoft is retiring the App Builder agent and vibe.powerapps.com by November 30, 2026, consolidating app creation into Copilot Cowork and Microsoft Copilot Studio. New app creation in retired platforms ends mid-October 2026. Organizations must migrate existing apps before retirement using upcoming in-product migration tools. Message ID: MC1505609 Published: Oct 12, 2026 Service: Power Apps …

Summary Brand Center setup will no longer require enabling Public CDN by default, allowing organizations to use branding governance without it. Public CDN remains necessary for font features and must be explicitly enabled. This change rolls out worldwide in October 2026 with no action required unless fonts are used. Message ID: MC1505610 Published: Oct 12, …

TP-Link Faces Five State Lawsuits Over Router Security Five US states are suing TP-Link over allegations that it misled consumers about router security and its ties to China. Florida, Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska filed lawsuits on Oct. 6, joining Texas, which sued in February. TP-Link denies the allegations. Meanwhile, FCC restrictions on new foreign-produced routers …

Price Opacity and Tool Duplication Pushes Europe’s Software Overspend to €7bn Europe’s small and medium-sized businesses are overspending on AI and SaaS products by as much as €7bn per year, according to Spendesk’s European Spend Report 2026, which identifies tool redundancy and vendor-level price variance as the two major factors in unnecessary spending. Vendor-level price …

Cisco Nexus Flaws Open Door to Root Access Cisco disclosed Nexus flaws risking unauthenticated root access and data center disruption. Exploitation requires specific NX-OS configurations and no active attacks have been reported. Despite the 9.8 CVSS score, I’d first check if vulnerable NX-OS features are enabled. Check NX-OS features and versions on affected switches, then …

Amazon Ditches Fire Tablets for AI-Powered Alexa Devices Google Play is finally invited to Amazon’s tablet party. Amazon is phasing out its traditional Fire tablet lineup in favor of three new Android-powered Alexa tablets, starting at $229.99. The Alexa Tablet 8, Tablet 11, and Tablet 12 Pro finally offer built-in Google Play Store access, ending …

Can Muse Wonder Challenge ChatGPT? Meta wants AI that does the work, not just the talking. Meta unveiled Muse Wonder, its new frontier AI model, aiming to compete with leading models from OpenAI and Anthropic. The model is designed to tackle complex work, including coding and professional tasks, with features built to help it remember …