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Engineering notes, case studies, and lessons from the field.
Critical SharePoint RCE (CVE-2026-50522, CVSS 9.8) Under Active Exploitation — Attackers Are Stealing Machine Keys
A deserialization flaw in on-premises SharePoint Server lets unauthenticated attackers execute code remotely, and attackers are using it to steal machine keys for persistent access even after patching. Microsoft's July 14 patch alone isn't enough.
Microsoft and Mistral Expand Deal With Multibillion-Dollar Push for Disconnected AI in Europe
Microsoft is deploying thousands of Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs across European data centers so regulated industries can run Mistral models on Azure Local — including fully offline. Mistral's Medium 3.5 and OCR 4 land in Microsoft Foundry.
AMD Launches EPYC 'Venice': The First x86 Server CPU Built on TSMC's 2nm Process
AMD's Zen 6 EPYC Venice debuted at Advancing AI 2026 with up to 256 cores and 70% higher performance-per-watt than its predecessor. It's the commercial first for 2nm server silicon.
Google Ships Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and a Vulnerability-Hunting Cyber Model — Still No 3.5 Pro
Google released three new Gemini models on July 21 targeting cost and coding, plus a restricted security variant built to find and patch vulnerabilities. The flagship 3.5 Pro missed its release window again.
Trump Administration Weighs a FINRA-Style Watchdog to Vet Frontier AI Models
A Treasury-backed proposal would create an industry-funded regulator reporting to the SEC, running mandatory 30-day safety reviews of frontier models before public release.
Databricks Raises Fresh Funding at $188 Billion Valuation
The strategic round, led by existing investor Coatue, pushes Databricks' valuation up 40% from the $134 billion it commanded just five months ago in February.
AMD Lands Microsoft as Flagship Customer for Its Helios Rack-Scale AI System
Microsoft will deploy AMD's Helios racks on Azure at scale for frontier-model inference, giving Nvidia its first credible rack-level rival as AMD heads into its Advancing AI 2026 conference.
Alibaba Previews Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-Trillion-Parameter Model It Says Trails Only Fable 5
The multimodal Mixture-of-Experts model is Alibaba's first Qwen release past the trillion-parameter mark to handle text, images, video, and documents, though no independent benchmarks back the claim yet.
New York Becomes First State to Freeze New Hyperscale Data Centers
Governor Hochul signed a one-year moratorium on state permits for hyperscale data centers, citing utility bill spikes and resource strain from the AI buildout. Legislation to repeal data center tax exemptions is next.
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