Windows 11 Upgrade (to 25H2, 24H2, and more) on Unsupported Hardware: ISO Downloads and More

This post will help you upgrade any Windows 10 computer, including those that don’t meet the hardware requirements—without TPM 2.0, lack Secure Boot, or run on an unsupported CPU—to any release of Windows 11, including version 24H2 and the latest version 25H2 (still in Preview stage). There’s no need for a third-party tool or finicky … Read more

New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering

To generate text, every AI chatbot processes an input called a “prompt” and produces a plausible output based on that prompt. This is the core function of every LLM. In practice, the prompt often contains information from several sources, including comments from the user, the ongoing chat history (sometimes injected with user “memories” stored in … Read more

Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records

Hackers are stashing malware in a place that’s largely out of the reach of most defenses—inside domain name system (DNS) records that map domain names to their corresponding numerical IP addresses. The practice allows malicious scripts and early-stage malware to fetch binary files without having to download them from suspicious sites or attach them to … Read more

More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only program

In response to the white label program ending, a Reddit user who claimed that their organization spent 300,000 pounds (about $402,500) a year on licensing through a VMware white-label partner, said: I now have 6 months to design / procure / build a new multi region service provider virtualisation platform to support millions in revenue … Read more

What to know about ToolShell, the SharePoint threat under mass exploitation

Microsoft fixed the vulnerability pair—CVE-2025-49706 and CVE-2025-49704—two weeks ago as part of the company’s monthly update release. As the world learned over the weekend, the patches were incomplete, a lapse that opened organizations around the world to the new attacks. Q: What sorts of malicious things are attackers doing with these newer ToolShell exploits? A: … Read more

White House unveils sweeping plan to “win” global AI race through deregulation

Trump’s plan was not welcomed by everyone. J.B. Branch, Big Tech accountability advocate for Public Citizen, in a statement provided to Ars, criticized Trump as giving “sweetheart deals” to tech companies that would cause “electricity bills to rise to subsidize discounted power for massive AI data centers.” Infrastructure demands and energy requirements Trump’s new AI … Read more

Apple releases public preview of iOS 26 for the iPhone

Apple announces a new design language for its operating systems called “Liquid Glass” during the annual Apple “Worldwide Developers Conference” (WWDC) at Apple Park, the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc., in Cupertino, California on June 9, 2025. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Apple released the public beta preview version of its next iPhone … Read more