Microsoft will remove trust for 10 remaining eMudhra root certificates on November 16, 2026, via automatic Windows, Edge, and WebView2 updates.
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Technology news viewed through a security lens. This section follows developments in artificial intelligence, big tech platforms, web browsers, operating systems, cloud services and regulation, focusing on the changes that affect how people and organizations work, protect their data and manage risk.
Brave Search anti-scraping defenses will soon encrypt search result links via intermediate redirect pages to block surging AI agents and web crawlers.
Google unveils Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a high-speed AI model derived from Carbon with a 1M token window, 2.5x faster speeds, and enhanced agent security.
Google Labs Tabletop introduces an experimental AI collaboration hub that lets friends build custom trip planners, polls, and expense splitters.
Apple announced the permanent Apple Support Community shutdown on November 20, 2026, placing the 28-year-old troubleshooting forum into read-only mode.
Indian CA eMudhra certificate revocation expands to eight RSA intermediate keys after a flawed Python migration script exposed private key material.
Microsoft is rolling out a classic Outlook interface update for Windows, introducing refreshed icons, spacing refinements, and What's New prompts.
Google Antigravity Knowledge Work interface launches, bringing AI agent productivity, data analysis, and document drafting to non-technical teams.
Microsoft is retiring legacy Microsoft 365 developer sandbox subscriptions, requiring manual tenant migration before permanent deletion.
Codex SSH agent forwarding can overwrite active sockets on shared remote hosts, creating credential collisions and security risks for remote developers.
Mozilla is testing Firefox startup acceleration in Windows 11, reducing link handoff times from 70ms to 3ms through direct OS window registration.
Google brings Chrome Incognito Safe Browsing real-time checks to private sessions, blocking fast-moving phishing domains while protecting user privacy.
Meta expanded its Meta AI age estimation technology globally on Instagram, placing misstated teen profiles into strict Teen Accounts under legal pressure.
Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2, cutting API pricing by 20% while claiming the top Artificial Analysis intelligence benchmark score.
Apple tightens macOS Full Disk Access in macOS 27.3, requiring manual app authorization to prevent AI agents from accessing sensitive personal user files.
Microsoft introduced an Outlook DMARC email rejection rule, bouncing messages lacking DMARC records with the 550 5.7.1 authentication error.
Google announced the Firebase Studio shutdown for March 2027, urging developers to migrate project workspaces and export AI conversation histories.
A bug involving AMD driver SSD writes causes atieclxx.exe to constantly write gigabytes to storage drives during idle states, prompting an AMD fix.
Apple plans an Apple proactive Siri agent for iOS 28, leveraging native App Intents and overhauled development cycles to challenge rivals.
Alphabet disclosed a $548M Alphabet Qualcomm stake, highlighting Qualcomm's strategic pivot into AI data centers amid handset revenue declines.
Microsoft winds down its Microsoft AI cloud lease with Oracle and audits $80B in Neocloud contracts to prioritize self-built Azure infrastructure.
OpenAI secured $11 billion at an OpenAI funding valuation of $1.25 trillion, even as broader capital markets temper expectations for AI infrastructure.