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The biggest stories in AI and tech, fact-checked against the reporting and cut down to what matters. Every story names its sources. No hype, no rumors.
What happened today.
Microsoft 365 outage passes 12 hours as fixes keep failing
Global Microsoft 365 outage hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot from Thursday into Friday; early fixes failed, recovery now under way
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO; CFO Kress steps in
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO, after he admitted an affair and amid reported spy and second-affair allegations
Nvidia stock drops 9% as the board weighs Huang's fate
Nvidia shares down about 9% in premarket trading after board met on CEO Jensen Huang's future; no decision announced
Grok's coding agent left 35,000 apps wide open
Researchers say Grok Build's link design exposed more than 35,000 apps, including 24 built by SpaceXSI
Trump officials clashed over Megaspeed, firm at center of Nvidia affair
NYT reports Bessent confronted Lutnick over no chip-sale limits on Megaspeed; Schumer and Moolenaar press for answers on Nvidia CEO Huang
Nvidia and Jensen Huang now face shareholder lawsuits
Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang face shareholder suits alleging they misled investors over his relationship with an alleged Chinese spy; the claims are unproven
Ring's new security cameras fly and roll around your home
Amazon's Ring launches Ring Robotics with a $249.99 indoor Drone Cam and a $999.99 Rover Cam security robot built on Astro hardware
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