At Build 2026, Microsoft previewed a genuinely good idea: Project Solara. Solara has three important layers: an operating system built for AI agents instead of apps; a governance standard that controls what those agents can touch; and a data layer that lets an agent understand a company’s files, meetings and…

In what appears to be a state-sponsored credential theft campaign, a group of network marauders has been targeting Wi-Fi gateways at hotels, conference centers, and other shared venues to hijack corporate travelers’ accounts. Once the threat actors control the Wi-Fi gateway, they quietly redirect users to attacker-controlled infrastructure to steal…

Nvidia has established itself as the dominant force in artificial intelligence hardware. By investing in parallel computing architectures years before the generative AI boom materialized, it positioned itself to capture the wave of enterprise and hyperscaler demand. That foresight helped propel Nvidia to briefly become the world’s most valuable company,…

Following cyberattacks targeting more than 30 municipal water systems across Minnesota, the FBI and EPA have issued a warning to critical infrastructure asset owners and operators that malicious actors are targeting operational technology devices used in water and wastewater facilities. Since July 27, water and wastewater companies in seven states…

HP has been searching for a permanent chief executive for about six months. Former CEO Enrique Lores retired in February, and HP appointed board member Bruce Broussard as interim CEO. The board formed a search committee and retained an executive search firm, but a permanent replacement is yet to be…

Online information thieves are stealing browser cookies on a massive scale, exposing users to risks ranging from identity theft to account hijacking, according to a report released Monday by a VPN service provider. From June 2025 through June 2026, NordVPN researchers analyzed more than 52.4 billion browser cookies found in…

Artificial intelligence is becoming a routine part of enterprise decision-making, helping organizations analyze contracts, negotiate with suppliers, evaluate data, and support strategic planning. But as businesses place greater trust in AI-generated recommendations, a familiar problem remains unresolved: Large language models can present incorrect information with remarkable confidence. Rather than producing…

Policymakers risk repeating mistakes they made trying to govern social media in their rush to protect kids from potential harms posed by AI chatbots, according to a new report by a Washington, D.C. think tank. In seeking solutions to real or alleged harms to children on social media, policymakers turned…

Technology executives are known for bold predictions, but Elon Musk’s latest forecast is unusually sweeping: He believes money could become obsolete within the next decade. Musk has a history of setting aggressive timelines for technologies ranging from autonomous driving to Mars colonization, many of which have taken longer than predicted.…

In a sweeping online manifesto published Monday, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for superintelligence to be widely available, arguing that putting advanced AI in the hands of individuals offers a better path than concentrating it among governments, companies, or a small group of experts. “As intelligence becomes abundant,…