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​Weekly IT Roundup 🤠

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Happy Friday, IT Professionals!

I hope you’ll join me this Monday at 1:30 EST to chat about this Month’s Latest Security News with Lewis Pope.

On to the news!

-Stetson

Tech News TL;DR

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

🛡️ Cyber-Security

🎥 TikTok Used to Spread Infostealer Malware
Cybercriminals trick users into downloading Vidar and StealC via TikTok videos.

🌐 Global Ransomware Crackdown Seizes 300+ Servers
Operation Endgame takes down 650 domains in coordinated global takedown.

🪙 Hackers Use Fake Ledger Apps to Steal Mac Users’ Seed Phrases
MacOS users targeted in elaborate cryptocurrency theft campaign.

🇨🇳 Chinese Hackers Exploit Cityworks Zero-Day to Breach US Local Governments
Trimble Cityworks vulnerability used to infiltrate multiple local government systems.

🕵️ FBI Shuts Down Massive Dark Web Marketplace – 270 Arrested
'Operation RapTor' targets vendors and buyers across ten countries.

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🧠 Claude 4 Launches: Better, But No Context Size Boost
Anthropic’s newest AI model sees performance upgrades but retains 200K token limit.

📝 Windows 11’s Notepad Getting AI Text Generation
Generate text from prompts directly in Notepad—AI integration begins.

🎨 Jony Ive to Lead OpenAI’s Design Future
$6.5B acquisition gives the Apple legend control of OpenAI’s user experience.

⚔️ AI Darth Vader Goes Rogue in Fortnite With Profanity and Slurs
Emergency patch issued after voice model trained on Darth Vader starts cursing.

🧱 LegoGPT: AI Builds Real-Life Stable Lego Sets From Text
New system ensures models don’t collapse in the real world using physics simulations.

☁️ Cloud

💸 VMware Users See 800–1500% Price Increases Post-Broadcom
European customers blast Broadcom’s new licensing structure as "punitive."

🌍 Google Offers Sovereign Cloud for Nations Seeking Independence
From air-gapped bunkers to EU-hosted services, Google aims to ease privacy fears.

🚫 Breaking Free of US Clouds Is “Close to Impossible,” Say Analysts
Egress fees, datacenter shortages, and talent gaps block the exit.

🏝️ Stargate to Launch Offshore AI Datacenters in UAE
OpenAI-led project chooses UAE for its first non-US hyperscale deployment.

💼 Bain Capital Launches Climate-Conscious EU Datacenter Venture
Firm enters the cloud fray targeting sovereignty and environmental concerns.

💼 Business

📱 Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Non-US Made iPhones
Apple pushed to bring more iPhone manufacturing stateside.

🇨🇳 Lenovo Feels Sudden Pain From Trump’s Tariff Moves
Even with early prep, Lenovo hit hard by rapid policy shifts.

💰 SAP Users Face Up to 50% Premiums for Standard Services
Even baseline service levels now come at a massive markup.

👷 Builder.ai Collapses – “AI-Powered” Really Meant “Humans”
Bankruptcy reveals reliance on manual work despite bold AI claims.

🛍️ Marks & Spencer: £300M Profit Hit After Cyberattack
Retailer suffers severe disruption and lasting impact from recent breach.

🧩 Misc

🔐 Signal Blocks Microsoft’s AI “Recall” Feature on Windows 11
New update stops Microsoft’s screenshot-based AI from logging Signal chats.

🐧 Neptune OS: Debian Meets BeOS in a Cluttered Linux Remix
Media-friendly KDE desktop has potential—but needs polish.

🧠 AROS Turns Any PC Into a USB-Bootable Amiga
A FOSS AmigaOS clone that works from a flash drive—no install needed.

📚 Chicago Sun-Times Accidentally Publishes Fake Books in Summer List
AI-written titles make it into print—highlighting risks in unchecked content.

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