This Week in Tech 1105

Windows unveiled its Surface Laptop Ultra & Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at its recent Surface event. Google's SynthID Detector is open to everyone now to check for AI-made media. OpenAI agents attempted to hack Wikipedia and its tools to make unauthorized edits. And AI tools are now flooding into underground cybercrime markets.

• Windows 11 market share creeps upwards as cost of staying on Windows 10 set to double.
• Everything announced at Microsoft's Windows and Surface event.
• Trump: Anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it.
• Google opens SynthID Detector to everyone to check for AI-made media.
• Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a ‘virtual cell’.
• OpenAI to flood your eyeballs with visual ads.
• OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic.
• Anthropic AI model went rogue, submitted fake unsolved murder tip.
• OpenAI is pissing off a bunch of mathematicians — again.
• Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt.
• Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database.
• AI tools flood into underground cybercrime markets.
• Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts.
• FBI arrests founder of ransomware negotiation firm.
• These midterm races will decide data centers’ political fate.
• Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth.
• HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service”.
• Spotify opens new front in war on fair use.
• The U.S. Army’s desert tech test shows long road to AI warfare.
• The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear.
• Oracle, Broadcom and SpaceX seek blockbuster debt deals to pay for AI chips.
• A mysterious nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s top lawyer is paying the salaries of government workers.
• Man vs. ‘Terminator’-like robot in a cage. California called tt illegal.
• The inside story of Roku’s sale to Fox.

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• Windows 11 market share creeps upwards as cost of staying on Windows 10 set to double
• Windows and Surface live blog: On the ground at Microsoft’s event
• Trump: Anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it
• Google opens SynthID Detector to everyone to check for AI-made media
• Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a ‘virtual cell’
• OpenAI to flood your eyeballs with visual ads
• OpenAI to flood your eyeballs with visual ads
• OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
• Anthropic AI Model Went Rogue, Submitted Fake Unsolved Murder Tip
• OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again
• Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt
• Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database
• AI tools flood into underground cybercrime markets
• Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts
• FBI Arrests Founder of Ransomware Negotiation Firm
• These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate
• Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth
• Spotify opens new front in war on fair use
• The U.S. Army’s Desert Tech Test Shows Long Road to AI Warfare
• The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear
• Oracle, Broadcom and SpaceX Seek Blockbuster Debt Deals to Pay for AI Chips
• A Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government Workers
• Man vs. ‘Terminator’-Like Robot in a Cage. California Called It Illegal.
• The inside story of Roku’s sale to Fox