New Windows feature will make public display BSODs much harder to spot

A flaw in WhatsApp allowed researchers to scrape 3.5 billion phone numbers, photos, and statuses, raising significant privacy concerns. The app's growth has been fueled by its easy sign-up and contact-discovery process, which enables users to connect by entering phone numbers. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in the platform's security measures.

In October, Mikita Bier, the Head of Product at X, announced plans to display additional information on user profiles, including the date of account creation, the number of username changes, and the location of the account. This initiative aims to enhance transparency and potentially identify users employing VPNs to mask their identities, which could help in addressing online trolling and abuse.

Windows users who installed the October 2025 updates have reported lower performance in certain games. Nvidia has acknowledged this issue, although Microsoft has not yet confirmed the performance drop. Users are advised to monitor updates from both companies for potential fixes.

Microsoft has issued a warning regarding its Copilot Actions feature in Windows, which is currently in beta and disabled by default. The company cautioned that this experimental AI agent could potentially infect devices and steal sensitive user data, raising alarms among security researchers about the implications for user safety and privacy.

At Ignite 2025, Microsoft announced enhancements to Azure Cosmos DB, introducing new AI capabilities including vector and full-text search features, Semantic Reranking, and an MCP Toolkit for agentic applications. These updates aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data management and retrieval.

Microsoft has issued a warning regarding its AI feature, Copilot Actions, which is currently disabled by default in Windows. Critics have raised concerns about the potential risks of this feature, including the possibility of infecting machines and stealing sensitive data. The company has yet to clarify how long this default setting will remain in place.

OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, claiming it is significantly better at long-horizon reasoning and is the first model specifically trained for Windows environments. This new model aims to enhance coding efficiency and tackle complex engineering tasks that may take up to twenty-four hours to complete.

Roblox has announced a new age verification requirement for players who wish to chat with others on the platform. This measure will restrict children to chatting only with other children, aiming to enhance safety and set a gold standard for online gaming. The company hopes that this initiative will be adopted by other gaming studios as well.