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Cloud ZDNET

Not impressed with Google Maps? Make Waze your default on Pixel – here’s how

If you’re tired of Google Maps failing to get you where you need to go, set Waze as the default on your Pixel. I’ve finally figured out how.

AWS AWS Security Blog

Using AWS WAF to apply mitigations for PHP2Shell RCE vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619)

October 29, 2026: We added guidance for end-of-life PHP versions (8.1 and earlier), including the source backports that the PHP security team publish…

Cloud InfoWorld

OpenAI’s models are deliberately breaking their misalignment monitoring systems

AI agents are getting more inventive in finding ways to circumvent safeguards to prevent bad behavior, OpenAI has revealed. On Tuesday, it reported t…

Cloud InfoWorld

Two critical PHP flaws put the web on alert as emergency patches arrive

Organizations are scrambling to protect themselves following the disclosure of two critical vulnerabilities in commonly used code that powers much of…

AI WIRED

Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure

Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay p…

AWS AWS Security Blog

Amazon Threat Intelligence identifies PHP2Shell exploitation prior to public disclosure in MadPot

Amazon Threat Intelligence identified a PHP2Shell exploitation attempt dating to Oct. 17, 2026, in MadPot telemetry, four days before public disclosu…

AI Ars Technica

The new human-crafted Apple Music brand matters in an AI world

Opinion: In a world of AI slop, showing the human hands making things helps.

AI Ars Technica

OpenAI's latest AI models are coming to Google Cloud and Antigravity

Google Cloud will have GPT 6.1 Astra, Sol, and Luna in the coming weeks.

Cloud ZDNET

Hold onto your old HomePod – an upgrade is on the way

An upcoming update will bring new features to existing HomePods. Here’s what to know.

Azure Microsoft Security Blog

AI-driven, large-scale nation-state campaign using ARTEX enables supply chain compromise

Storm-0940 used ARTEX agentic AI to accelerate a ConnectWise supply chain compromise, enabling application credential abuse across Microsoft 365 envi…

AI Ars Technica

Judge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits

Trump’s EPA can't unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.

Cloud ZDNET

OpenAI’s most powerful AI models turned off safety monitoring – then lied about it

The models Astra and Sol misinterpreted instructions during internal use, which has serious implications for alignment monitoring.

Azure Azure Updates

Announcing: Choose Your Own Telephony (CYOT) for Microsoft Entra

What and whyStarting October 30, 2026, Microsoft Entra ID will make the Choose Your Own Telephony Provider experience available. This feature enables…

Azure Azure Updates

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB Safe Key Rotation

Safe Key Rotation for Azure Cosmos DB is now generally available. You can view timestamp metadata showing when each account key was last used, helpin…

AWS AWS Security Blog

Best practices for integrating IAM Roles Anywhere with your PKI

Using temporary credentials is a security best practice to reduce the risk from credentials getting compromised. With AWS IAM Roles Anywhere, now you…

Cloud ZDNET

Chrome warns you about suspicious websites now – how to turn on Google’s new scam protection

Google’s browser will flash two types of warnings based on whether the site is deemed dangerous or just suspicious.

Google Cloud Google Cloud Blog

ZenteiQ scales batch inference 4x with GKE Inference Gateway powered by llm-d

Today we hear from ZenteiQ , an artificial intelligence startup spun out of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and selected under the IndiaAI Mis…

Google Cloud Google Cloud Blog

BigQuery ObjectRef now GA: Build multimodal data platforms for conversational analytics entirely in SQL

For data science, data engineering, and machine learning teams, unlocking the value of unstructured data, such as images, videos, audio, and document…