What went wrong with Apple’s design group?
Apple alleges former engineer Chang Liu tried to destroy evidence and also built an AI agent to run simulations using confidential Apple circuit board schematics.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Apple alleges former engineer Chang Liu tried to destroy evidence and also built an AI agent to run simulations using confidential Apple circuit board schematics.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Computerworld
An Aug. 27 Windows update reportedly scrambled Windows 11 mouse cursor customizations (including high-DPI cursors and custom cursor animations), while Microsoft also confirmed Defender Antivirus can falsely show “Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off” even when it is active with no current workaround.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
The Register
Rorra’s Infinity filter is designed to remove 99.6% of lead, 99.6% of PFAS, and 97.3% of microplastics while retaining minerals such as calcium, potassium, and sodium for taste.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
CNET
CrowdStrike reported $1.47B in total revenue (+26% YoY) and $333M in net new annual recurring revenue (+51% YoY), but guided third-quarter net new ARR growth to 29%–31% YoY and revenue growth to 23%–24% YoY.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Microsoft 365 disruption entered its second day, and while Exchange Online mail flow largely recovered, search across Exchange Online and Microsoft 365 services (including SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business search) is still degraded or failing.
Sep 1, 2026 ·Computerworld
A Bee bus-shelter digital signage unit in Manchester displayed a Windows Defender Firewall warning, likely because Vix Technology’s Remote Software Manager was configured to try accessing through the firewall.
Sep 1, 2026 ·The Register
Bengaluru startup Alteon raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round to develop an autonomous aircraft that it says could stay aloft for more than a year via dynamic soaring, using wind energy harvested above ocean waters.
Sep 1, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Apple says a preliminary investigation of former Apple employee Chang Liu’s old Apple work laptop shows Liu used an Apple confidential circuit schematic and an internal-named tool while working at OpenAI, and Apple alleges OpenAI was “well-aware” of Liu’s access to Apple data and that Liu enlisted Yu-Ting Peng to help destroy evidence in June after learning Apple was investigating him.
Sep 1, 2026 ·TechCrunch
The FTC, joined by 22 states, sued Amazon alleging it secretly used an undisclosed “soft reserve price” in advertising auctions to inflate prices for more than seven years, affecting more than 1 million brands and sellers and potentially generating tens of billions of dollars in additional revenue.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A 2025 Pew Research Center study found nearly 75% of Americans have experienced an online scam, which is why the article recommends turning on Android security and privacy protections such as scam detection, two-factor authentication, and anti-scam message/call alerts.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
Engadget
Apple says forensic information from a MacBook used by former employee Chang Liu shows he downloaded “dozens of confidential Apple files” (including a circuit schematic) after joining OpenAI and used the schematic to run simulations for his work there.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Engadget
Build American AI says it will spend millions on data-center advocacy ads in Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin during the midterm elections, linking the effort to Leading the Future (LTF).
Aug 31, 2026 ·TechCrunch
The FTC and 22 states allege Amazon “secretly” added hidden surcharges to its ad auctions for more than six years, extracting “over 20 billion dollars” from advertisers and resulting in unknowingly overpaid ads that the FTC says also led to higher prices for consumers.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Engadget
The FTC and 22 state attorneys general sued Amazon alleging it used a “secret ad surcharge” to overcharge advertisers and “likely illegally extracted over 20 billion dollars” from ad customers through “proxy 2nd price” auction manipulation.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
The Verge
Nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable Cyclospora cases this summer have coincided with the Trump administration defunding two of the USDA’s three Cyclospora research programs and leaving the remaining program about to lose all its scientists, creating “a big knowledge gap.”
Aug 31, 2026 ·Ars Technica
FTC and 22 states allege Amazon secretly changed its Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, and Display ad auctions so advertisers were charged their full winning bid close to 80% of the time instead of behaving like a second-price auction.
Aug 31, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Needham raised its Okta (OKTA) price target to a Street-high $200 from $140 on Aug. 27 and kept a “Buy” rating, citing broad-based demand and momentum in Identity Governance.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Microsoft says Windows can show notifications stating “Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off” even though Microsoft Defender Antivirus is functioning correctly and settings show it as active, with notifications appearing after installing the latest Defender Antivirus updates and intermittently after Windows starts.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Computerworld
The Pentagon launched tailored versions of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok for 3 million civilian and military personnel via the secure GenAI.mil portal, reaching 1.7 million unique users so far.
Aug 31, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Brave launched a free “email aliases” browser feature that lets users generate up to five managed dummy email addresses that forward to their main email while keeping the sign-up addresses free of personal information and shielding them from email scraping and cross-site tracking.
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
