Microsoft: September updates break audio on some Windows PCs
Microsoft has confirmed that USB audio devices may fail on some Windows systems after installing the KB5124008and KB5124012 September 2026 security updates. [...]
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Microsoft Foundry brings governance and security to enterprise AI agent deployment
Microsoft's governance-focused AI deployment enhances security and compliance, crucial for regulated industries, fostering broader AI adoption.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 Sept
Attackers Use Passkey Phishing to Hijack Microsoft Cloud Accounts and Exfiltrate Data
Microsoft has disclosed details of two campaigns in which threat actors are abusing third-party email delivery infrastructure to blast financial fraud scam messages and using passkey-themed social engineering to breach cloud environments. The first campaign, per the tech giant, involved sending over a million scam emails between August 3 and 5, 2026, by masquerading as chief executive officers
Microsoft Copilot adds Grok models to enhance AI options
Microsoft's diverse AI model integration in Copilot enhances flexibility and resilience but raises challenges in maintaining quality and governance.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team12 Sept
Physint Could Be Xbox's Biggest Gamble Yet
Microsoft's Physint hijack is by no means a guaranteed victory, and could be Xbox's biggest gamble yet.
IGN•Simon Cardy12 Sept
Microsoft head of communications Frank Shaw leaving after nearly 30 years of shaping the software giant’s public messaging
Shaw worked with all three of Microsoft's CEOs—Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella— and has played a major role in shaping much of how Microsoft communicates to the outside world.
Passkey-themed phishing attacks lead to Microsoft 365 data theft
Microsoft says threat actors linked to ShinyHunters, Helix, and other extortion gangs are using passkey and single sign-on-themed social engineering attacks to compromise corporate Microsoft accounts and steal data from Microsoft 365 services. [...]
Microsoft’s head of comms is leaving after almost 20 years
Frank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer. In an internal note to his team, Shaw says he's "decided it is time for me to move on and try new things," after supporting Microsoft's communications for 29 years - nearly 20 years as a Microsoft employee plus time at the Waggener […]
The Verge•Tom Warren11 Sept
Microsoft plans to triple data center capacity to over 38 gigawatts by 2032
Microsoft's data center expansion could strain local resources, challenge sustainability goals, and reshape regional economic landscapes.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team11 Sept
Microsoft fixes Teams, Outlook launch failures on ARM Windows PCs
Microsoft has fixed a bug that prevented Teams and Outlook from launching on ARM-based Windows devices after installing updates released since the August 2026 Patch Tuesday. [...]
Microsoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users
Microsoft Excel users report that this week's KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste operations and formula dragging, with affected users saying that removing or rolling back the update restores normal functionality. [...]
Permian Gas Has Been Worth Less Than Nothing for 118 Days This Year
Outside Pecos, Texas, Chevron is getting ready to build a power plant to solve a problem the Permian Basin has been stuck with for years, which is that it produces far more natural gas than anyone nearby is willing to pay for. Chevron's subsidiary, Energy Forge One, signed a 20-year agreement with Microsoft in June to build a gas-fired plant beside a data center campus, ramping up to roughly 2.67 gigawatts. The final investment decision is due by the end of this year, with power flowing in 2028. One deal in one county doesn't make a trend,…
New 'BlueMoon' kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws
Multiple cyber-espionage groups deployed an exploit kit dubbed "BlueMoon" that leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. [...]
Microsoft says September updates fix mouse settings reset issues
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that wiped mouse settings on some Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update. [...]
Microsoft fixes bug that wiped Windows desktop settings
Microsoft says the September 2026 Patch Tuesday updates fix a known issue causing desktop settings to be lost or reset on some Windows devices. [...]
Hideo Kojima's Physint now being published by Xbox, as PlayStation severs ties with Kojima Productions and Microsoft steps in to take over
It looks like Hideo Kojima has made some big changes behind-the-scenes with his upcoming "action espionage" title, Physint. The game, which was announced as a PlayStation exclusive in 2024, is now in the hands of Asha Sharma's Xbox, where Kojima will reportedly be a primary focus of her new vision for the platform. PlayStation says it "stepped away from the project" earlier this year, for undisclosed reasons. Read more
Google Cloud grows 82% last quarter, putting Amazon and Microsoft investors on notice
Google Cloud revenue surged 82% to $24.8 billion in Q2 2026, outpacing AWS at 37% and Azure at 43%, reshaping the cloud infrastructure
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team9 Sept
Four Spy Groups Used the Same Chrome and Windows Exploit Kit Within a Week
Multiple espionage-motivated threat activity clusters have been found deploying a previously undocumented exploit kit called BlueMoon that chains together multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. The first in-the-wild use of BlueMoon has been attributed to the China-aligned state-sponsored group tracked as APT31 (aka Bronze Vinewood, Judgement Panda, JungleBamboo,
Streaming from the cloud was meant to change games forever – what happened?
Once hailed as the future, even the likes of Google, Sony and Microsoft have struggled to make streaming games fun, fast or affordable • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In August 2009, at the very first Gamescom expo, I sat in a small meeting room in Germany and played Mario Kart and World of Warcraft on a laptop, via technology that was then completely new: cloud gaming. It was a demonstration for a yet-to-be-launched service called Gaikai that promised to let you play any game in a browser window, without a console. (Here is an ancient video of that demonstration, featuring a very young Keza.) With a single click I could launch into any game, hosted on servers hundreds of miles away. It really did look like the future. Since then, plenty of companies have tried to be the first to truly crack game streaming, vying to be the Netflix of games. Sony ended up buying Gaikai for $380m (£242m) in 2012; its technology now powers the streamable classic games library on PlayStation, and the PS5’s advanced game streaming. OnLive, Gaikai’s first competitor, launched in 2011 but shut down after less than a year, leaving Sony to acquire all its patents. Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service also imploded, launching in 2019 and shutting down three years later. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Keza MacDonald9 SeptStreaming from the cloud was meant to change games forever – what happened?
Once hailed as the future, even the likes of Google, Sony and Microsoft have struggled to make streaming games fun, fast or affordable • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In August 2009, at the very first Gamescom expo, I sat in a small meeting room in Germany and played Mario Kart and World of Warcraft on a laptop, via technology that was then completely new: cloud gaming. It was a demonstration for a yet-to-be-launched service called Gaikai that promised to let you play any game in a browser window, without a console. (Here is an ancient video of that demonstration, featuring a very young Keza.) With a single click I could launch into any game, hosted on servers hundreds of miles away. It really did look like the future. Since then, plenty of companies have tried to be the first to truly crack game streaming, vying to be the Netflix of games. Sony ended up buying Gaikai for $380m (£242m) in 2012; its technology now powers the streamable classic games library on PlayStation, and the PS5’s advanced game streaming. OnLive, Gaikai’s first competitor, launched in 2011 but shut down after less than a year, leaving Sony to acquire all its patents. Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service also imploded, launching in 2019 and shutting down three years later. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Keza MacDonald9 Sept