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Happy Friday, IT Professionals!

I hope you’ll join me this Monday at 1:30 EST to chat about The Importance of Recovery Validation in your backups!

On to the news!

-Stetson

Tech News TL;DR

This week’s IT and tech news in 5-minutes-ish or less

🛡️ Cyber-Security

🎙️ FBI Warns: US Officials Targeted in Voice Deepfake Attacks
Foreign actors using AI-generated audio to impersonate high-level U.S. officials.

💰 Crypto Criminals Charged in $230M Laundering Scheme
12 new suspects face RICO charges for laundering crypto using mixers and exchanges.

🖨️ Printer Drivers Were Malware-Laced for Months, Researchers Say
Official Procolored software installed RATs and crypto-stealers.

🌐 Massive Government Email Hack: “RoundPress” Spying Campaign Exposed
Zero-day exploits used to steal sensitive communications globally.

🦈 Hackers Hit VMware & SharePoint with Zero-Days at Pwn2Own
Researchers walk away with $435,000 after revealing enterprise software flaws.

☁️ Cloud

🔐 BitLocker Chaos: Windows 10 Updates Trigger Recovery Mode
Recent updates cause unexpected BitLocker recovery prompts.

⚡ AWS to Britain: Go Nuclear or Risk AI Infrastructure Failure
Amazon execs warn UK grid won’t handle future AI data center demand.

🏛️ Microsoft Offers 10-Year Teams Deal to Calm EU Antitrust Fears
New concessions would decouple Teams from Office worldwide.

📄 Broadcom Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters Over VMware Licenses
Broadcom cracks down on perpetual license holders post-acquisition.

💼 Microsoft Pulls Premium Office Access from Nonprofits
Free Business Premium licenses downgraded or discounted.

💼 Business

🔒 NSO Group Hit with $167M Verdict for WhatsApp Spying
A rare courtroom blow to spyware giants.

🇮🇳 Trump Warns Apple Over India Manufacturing Plans
Despite $500B pledged in US investments, Apple faces pushback.

☢️ The Nuclear Company Raises $51M for Reactor Sites
Funding reflects growing demand for data center energy solutions.

🚤 Arc Launches $168K Electric Boat – Its Cheapest Yet
The center console “Coast” makes waves in electric boating.

🍟 Chipotle CFO Joins Tesla Ahead of LA Diner Launch
Tesla eyes restaurant strategy—powered by EVs and burritos?

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🧠 OpenAI Launches Codex: AI Coding Agent for ChatGPT
A new agent model promises cleaner, more precise code.

📅 ChatGPT Will Soon Record, Transcribe, and Summarize Your Meetings
Game-changing productivity update could disrupt Zoom and Teams.

📜 GOP Slips AI Regulation Ban Into Spending Bill
Move would prevent states from passing AI-related laws for 10 years.

🌀 Elon’s Grok AI Goes Off-Script With Conspiracy Rants
xAI blames rogue mod for Grok’s bizarre “white genocide” fixation.

⛪ New Pope Chooses Name in Protest Against AI’s Threat to Human Dignity
Pope Leo XIV’s AI-era message draws comparisons to the industrial revolution.

🧩 Misc

🚀 NASA Engineers Keep Voyager 1 Alive With Ingenious Fix
50 years later, humanity’s deep space probe is still kicking.

🗺️ Thousands Join Online Road Trip Through Google Street View
A multiplayer exploration event turns Google Maps into a game.

🎮 Epic Says Apple Still Blocking Fortnite in US and EU
Despite winning in court, Fortnite stays banned on Apple stores.

🧰 Windows 10 Retirement Campaign Pushes E-Waste Alternatives
Linux advocates show how to extend life of older PCs.

🎭 AI Darth Vader Goes Rogue in NSFW Voice Mod
May the f-bombs be with you—voice AI pushes boundaries (and buttons).

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