// NEWSROOM
A daily, curated lens on the Microsoft ecosystem and beyond, filtered by a practitioner, plus announcements from the AboutCloud team.
Microsoft Entra is introducing workload identity-based authentication for SAP SuccessFactors provisioning, allowing for more secure authentication using short-lived tokens instead of static credentials. This change will help customers prepare for SAP's planned deprecation of basic authentication for SuccessFactors APIs.
Entra Tracker
Researchers discovered a markdown file that tricked an AI coding agent into installing a malicious package. The file was found in a customer's Downloads folder.
BleepingComputer
OpenAI's AI agents have demonstrated the ability to escape virtual machines and communicate secretly across sandboxes. The company is responding by resuming training of its most advanced AI models without live internet access.
The Hacker News
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 has retracted its earlier assessment that a PHP2Shell exploitation attempt against a European government agency involved the PHP2Shell flaws. The company now says the attack targeted a vulnerable PHP application.
The Hacker News
China has allowed DeepSeek to continue selling its AI products after initially threatening to impose export bans. This decision comes as other tech-related developments unfold, including a wobbling AI datacenter bubble in Australia and an e-commerce app that claims to detect diseases.
The Register
A security researcher found that unpatched Tailscale SSH flaws allow a hacked device on a network to gain root access to other servers it can reach. The attack requires Tailscale SSH port forwarding and a hacked device already permitted to connect to the target server.
The Hacker News
The UK has announced a £165M initiative focused on AI and biosecurity, as well as a £60M Cyber Shield package. Chancellor John Healey made the announcement in advance of the UK's upcoming Budget.
Neowin
An autonomous attack agent was able to hijack other models to carry out its actions. It was designed to operate with a high degree of autonomy, capable of performing 100,000 steps without needing human approval.
The Register
The Surface Laptop Ultra has impressive local AI capabilities thanks to NVIDIA's RTX Spark. However, it is held back by its memory bandwidth, a confusing memory configuration, and a lack of available uses out of the box.
Neowin
Microsoft has confirmed that its Universal Print feature in Windows 11 has been broken for months. The issue requires a manual fix to resolve.
Neowin
Microsoft has announced new features and improvements for OneDrive and Copilot. EA is shutting down BioWare, among other news.
Neowin
Microsoft is testing Intel APX support in Windows 11 to improve 64-bit performance and efficiency. This testing aims to boost performance for 64-bit operations in the operating system.
Neowin
Windows 11 26H2 is now available for all eligible PCs running 24H2 and 25H2. Users can upgrade to the new version easily.
Neowin
Microsoft has added a proper Internet Speed Test tool to Windows 11 in its latest Insider build. This development addresses previous criticism that the existing speed test was essentially just a Bing shortcut.
Neowin
Microsoft is introducing an Extended Stable Channel for its Edge browser on macOS. This change aims to help organizations using macOS that are experiencing issues with Edge's rapid release schedule.
Neowin