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Unfortunately, there are some audio issues this week. I was unable to remedy them but will make sure they are sorted next week but on this week's episode: Microsoft is cutting nearly 5,000 jobs, with Xbox among the businesses being restructured — and employees here in Ireland are also being impacted. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s once-hyped Claude Fable model is back, but users say the new guardrails hav...

This week we're reminded that AI still has its limits, Windows 10 refuses to die, and yet again we're seeing how a single compromise at a trusted vendor can ripple across multiple organizations. We'll cover Ford rehiring experienced engineers, Microsoft's latest Windows extension, several high-profile security incidents, plus the latest enterprise management news, security updates, and our usual s...

Is Enterprise Tech Becoming Too Expensive to Maintain? From Ireland's staggering €1 billion Microsoft licensing renewal to Tesco's risky, high-speed migration away from Broadcom and VMware, the cost of enterprise infrastructure is reaching a breaking point. In this episode, we break down the upcoming Windows 11 26H2 release, Microsoft's newest Recycle Bin and Word automation bugs, and the controve...

This week, we're seeing a pattern emerge across the industry when it comes to AI. Anthropic is dealing with restrictions on its newest model put in place by the US government. Researchers tricked AI agents into handing over credentials and customer data and Microsoft unfortunately is once again cleaning up after a supply chain compromise. AI is obviously getting more capable but it is also creatin...

AI is claiming hundreds of thousands of tech jobs, but is it also playing a role in discovering vulnerabilities? This week, we dive into Microsoft's chaotic June 2026 Patch Tuesday, which addressed an astronomical 200 flaws including 3 active zero-days. Plus, we break down Apple's massive AI pivot at WWDC 2026, Microsoft's driver update disaster, and the latest accusations of an Edge browser monop...

On the podcast this week, I cover my highlights from the various announcements made during Microsoft BUILD, I provide a follow up on the recently published exploit by a disgruntled security researcher, discuss a European search engine move and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/microsoft-build-2026-announcements-nvidia-taking-on-the-pc-market-japan-hits-6g-milestone/

On the podcast this week, I cover a whole lot of security related stories including concerning Defender, Drupal and UniFiOS vulnerability, a tone deaf comment from a Finance CEO regarding AI and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/defender-vulnerabilities-disclosed-new-issue-on-server-2016-updates-coming-to-windows-11/

On the podcast this week, I cover several issues caused by recent Windows updates, my highlights from the Google I/O announcements, changes for Microsoft Teams and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/google-i-o-2026-announcements-california-may-put-new-tax-on-saas-windows-update-issues/

On the podcast this week, I cover Patch Tuesday news, a worrying Linux vulnerability, an interesting survey result about employees thoughts on selling credentials and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/citrix-flex-platform-announced-patch-tuesday-roundup-critical-linux-zero-day/

On the podcast this week, I cover news of an April Windows Update causing issues, a story about a government moving 1.2 million mailboxes to Zoho Mail, enforcement of a laptop standard by the European Commision and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/modern-print-architecture-change-huge-move-to-zoho-mail-microsoft-vows-to-win-back-customers/

On this episode, I cover news on the latest LLMs by DeepSeek and OpenAI, I also provide an update on the UK case against Microsoft over Windows Server licensing for cloud providers and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/bitwarden-security-incident-new-apple-ceo-announced-employee-buyout-expected-at-microsoft/

On this episode, I cover some fallout from issues caused by the recent Windows Updates, the general availability of Server 2025 support on AVD, a story about Microsoft providing a security assist to Apple and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/issues-with-april-windows-updates-server-2025-for-avd-new-citrix-netscaler-concerns/

On this episode, I cover the recent Windows Updates released for April Patch Tuesday, a lot more AI news, an update on a recent security breach at Rockstar Games, concerns for certain Citrix customers and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/microsoft-paused-development-accounts-patch-tuesday-news-employees-admit-to-actively-sabotaging-ai/

On this episode, I cover recent issues caused by updates, unfortunate news of industry layoffs, worry vulnerabilities and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/exploit-published-for-unpatched-windows-flaw-claude-code-leaked-aws-regions-still-down/

On this episode, I cover more news of recent Windows Updates, troubling times for Microsoft investors, AI discovering vulnerabilities and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/actively-exploited-vulnerabilities-disclosed-european-commission-breached-microsoft-units-facing-hiring-freeze/

On this episode, I cover more fallout from the last round of Windows Updates and news of an upcoming change to Windows Update behavior, I also dive further into the recent Stryker security incident and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/overhaul-of-windows-updates-chatgpt-library-announced-foreign-routers-to-be-banned-from-us/

On this episode, I cover issues reported after recent patches, a wild story about serious problems caused by a Samsung app, an update on the recent Stryker security incident and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/issues-caused-by-recent-updates-samsung-app-caused-havoc-on-some-windows-desktops/

On this episode, I cover a crazy cyber attack story involving a Fortune 500 company, the latest Patch Tuesday News and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/lastpass-phishing-campaign-patch-tuesday-news-big-company-had-thousands-of-devices-wiped/

On this episode, I cover interesting speculation on Windows 12 and its potential release in 2026, an update on the recent cyber attack on a hospital system, lots of AI related news and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/windows-12-speculation-new-gpt-model-rolls-out-chrome-update-cadence-change/

I dive into a devastating cyber attack on medical clinics in the US that sent them into downtime protocols, an update on the BeyondTrust vulnerability, rumors of new product launches by Apple and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/ibm-stock-slide-clinics-taken-down-by-cyber-attack-beyondtrust-vulnerability-being-exploited/

On this episode, I go into several stories related to criticism of European Commission regulations, various security related stories, upcoming enhancements for PowerShell and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/criticisms-of-eu-regulations-increase-new-script-library-feature-for-defender-it-nightmare-story/

On this episode, I go into an update on the Secure Boot certificate update, the upcoming Windows 11 26H1 release, recent Azure outage, signs Microsoft will be focusing on quality and more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/patch-tuesday-news-azure-outage-impacted-windows-updates-wom11-26h1-info/

On this episode, I cover the retirement of a Microsoft product API, the disablement of another Microsoft feature, worrying cyber attack news and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/win11-outperforms-win10-ntlm-to-be-disabled-by-default-vmware-esxi-being-exploited-in-attacks-again/

On this episode, I cover more Windows Update fallout news, information on recent out-of-band patches for Office, the latest AI news and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/out-of-band-patches-released-app-v-script-utilized-in-exploit-win11-boot-errors/

On this episode, I cover the recent Windows Updates from Patch Tuesday and the issues caused by them, some recent AI developments and worrying news that a Fortune 100 Financial company was hit by a strain of malware plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/apple-and-google-sign-major-agreement-patch-tuesday-news-chatgpt-go-now-worldwide/