Microsoft, OpenAI change contract terms–again

Microsoft and OpenAI on Monday again revised their agreement, softening their exclusivity and revenue-sharing conditions in the process. These changes underscore how critical it is for enterprises to work with as many AI vendors as practical, given the leapfrogging performance stats as well as the constantly shifting alliances.

Both OpenAI and Microsoft issued their own statements, which were…

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The AI workplace paradox: Higher productivity, higher anxiety

Workers are facing a conundrum: They worry about the potential for their displacement by AI even as it dramatically speeds up their own productivity.

According to a new survey from Anthropic, workers in roles most likely to be taken over by AI (developers or IT workers, for instance) recognize their precarious position. Yet, perhaps naturally, they readily adopt the tools that could take their…

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The AI workplace paradox: Higher productivity, higher anxiety

Workers are facing a conundrum: They worry about the potential for their displacement by AI even as it dramatically speeds up their own productivity.

According to a new survey from Anthropic, workers in roles most likely to be taken over by AI (developers or IT workers, for instance) recognize their precarious position. Yet, perhaps naturally, they readily adopt the tools that could take their…

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Cloudflare’s new CMS is not a WordPress killer, it’s a WordPress alternative

Cloudflare on Wednesday rolled out EmDash, which it described as “the spiritual successor to WordPress.” The security vendor positioned EmDash as a far more secure site building tool that avoids the extensive cybersecurity problems with WordPress plugins.

But the Cloudflare claims go far beyond cybersecurity issues. The vendor is arguing that the very nature of websites in 2026 is sharply…

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Cloudflare’s new CMS is not a WordPress killer, it’s a WordPress alternative

Cloudflare on Wednesday rolled out EmDash, which it described as “the spiritual successor to WordPress.” The security vendor positioned EmDash as a far more secure site building tool that avoids the extensive cybersecurity problems with WordPress plugins.

But the Cloudflare claims go far beyond cybersecurity issues. The vendor is arguing that the very nature of websites in 2026 is sharply…

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A critical Windows security fix puts legacy hardware on borrowed time

Microsoft is finally blocking a long-since retired program that it said led to “abuse and credential theft,” yet remained widely trusted for years.

Beginning in April, Redmond will remove trust for kernel drivers that haven’t been vetted through its Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP). The company is specifically targeting kernel drivers signed by the now defunct cross-signed root…

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OpenAI responds to Claude Cowork with its own platform to help build, deploy, and manage AI agents

Less than a week after Anthropic released 11 open-source plugins that enable Claude Cowork to execute a series of automated processes in areas ranging from customer support to IT operations, OpenAI responded Thursday with a similar platform it calls Frontier.

It said that its offering “gives agents the same skills people need to succeed at work: shared context, onboarding, hands-on learning with…

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