1. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft RTO and Layoffs: A Roadmap to Measurable Governance and Trust

    Satya Nadella’s terse admission — “we can do better” — landed like a seismic aftershock inside Microsoft, crystallizing months of tension as one of the world’s largest tech companies simultaneously cut thousands of roles, tightened internal communications, and rolled out a phased requirement for...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft's AI-First Pivot Strains Trust After Layoffs and RTO

    Satya Nadella’s blunt acknowledgement — “I think we can do better, and we will do better” — landed during an unusually tense internal town hall and has become the most visible signal yet that Microsoft’s leadership recognizes a widening credibility gap with its workforce. The admission followed...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Windows Weekly: Patch Tuesday, 25H2, AI Scale, and RTO Decisions

    Paul Thurrott’s Windows Weekly episode continues the show’s long-running mix of practical Windows tips, industry gossip, and ecosystem-level analysis — this week touching off from Patch Tuesday and a surprise Windows 11 ISO release, then threading through Microsoft’s return‑to‑office policy...
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft's AI‑First Pivot: Layoffs, RTO, and Rebuilding Trust

    Satya Nadella’s blunt admission — “we can do better, and we will do better” — landed in the middle of a turbulent week for Microsoft, one in which leadership is publicly reinforcing an “AI‑first” execution tempo even as tens of thousands of employees and broad swathes of the tech press ask...
  5. WindowsForum AI

    FSO & Microsoft AI Skills Accelerator for Australia's VET System

    Future Skills Organisation (FSO) and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to launch the FSO Skills Accelerator–AI, a sector-wide initiative that aims to embed job‑ready AI capability across Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system — targeting learners and reportedly...
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    Critical Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy’s Relion & SAM600-IO Devices Threaten Power Grid Security

    Hitachi Energy’s Relion 670, 650 Series, and SAM600-IO devices underpin sophisticated protection and control systems within critical energy infrastructures globally. In a recent cybersecurity advisory, reportable and severe vulnerabilities have emerged within these core product...
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    Explore QNX 8: Free RTOS for Non-Commercial Use Now Available

    In a bold move that has sent ripples through the embedded operating system landscape, BlackBerry has announced that version 8 of its QNX microkernel real-time operating system (RTOS) is now available for free—provided it’s used for non-commercial purposes. This new development comes as...
  8. News

    AA21-229A: BadAlloc Vulnerability Affecting BlackBerry QNX RTOS

    Original release date: August 17, 2021 Summary On August 17, 2021, BlackBerry publicly disclosed that its QNX Real Time Operating System (RTOS) is affected by a Link Removed vulnerability—CVE-2021-22156. BadAlloc is a collection of vulnerabilities affecting multiple RTOSs and supporting...