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Amazon Urges Rigorous AI Testing but Skips Slowdown Calls — 20hOn Sept. 17, 2026 Amazon backed rigorous AI testing and safeguards but did not join Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, xAI and Microsoft in calling for a slowdown.

Nicole Hardy Amazon should keep building but their safety framework needs independent audits to actually work.

AI Leaders Split Over Regulation and Safety — 4dMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella urged that pursuing superintelligence must benefit humanity and remain under human control, advocating deliberate pacing and broad access for both closed and open-source AI models, plus embedded evaluators to turn safety principles into practice. He also stressed that organizations should own their learning loops and proprietary knowledge, cautioning against control by a few entities, and noted Microsoft will publish a Code of Conduct for its MAI models to guide public consultation.

Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security HolesTech — Sep 8, 2026

Tom Gallagher Patching almost a thousand holes shows how much work goes into keeping Windows secure, but it also means many risks built up beforehand.

Microsoft patches a record 972 vulnerabilities, 112 of them critical — Sep 8, 2026

Elena Vasquez It's alarming that Microsoft had to patch so many critical flaws at once. They need better testing before release.

Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with 974-CVE deluge — Sep 9, 2026

Chris Dalton This volume will overwhelm smaller IT teams trying to test and deploy everything. Prioritizing critical fixes over the full list makes more sense.

Microsoft patches record 974 flaws including two zero-days — Sep 8, 2026

Fake IT Calls Target Executives in Microsoft 365 Data Theft and Extortion AttacksTech — Sep 7, 2026

AI Safety Debate Intensifies as Microsoft Proposes Code — 5dUK parliamentary scrutiny argues current AI laws are ill-equipped to manage AI risks across the lifecycle, urging a new, AI-specific regime with a single regulator and risk-based classification that imposes stricter duties on high‑risk models and ensures redress for rights harms. The cross‑party push is echoed by industry leaders calling for global or industry‑wide regulation and independent monitoring, with the government urged to respond and act promptly.

Microsoft tests fix as Outlook outage disrupts thousands, ChatGPT also hit — Aug 31, 2026Multiple Microsoft Outlook outages disrupted email access for thousands of users worldwide, with Downdetector reporting surges in complaints and Microsoft acknowledging issues affecting Exchange Online as investigations continue. The episodes also highlight a notable gap between user-reported outages and official service status, with some impacts extending to broader Microsoft 365 services in certain reports.

Dana Whitfield Funny how the status page always says "everything's fine" while my inbox has been dead for an hour.

Microsoft Outlook outage hits thousands of users, cause still unclear — Sep 1, 2026

Maya Lindstrom Switched most of my personal stuff to another provider ages ago but work still forces Outlook, guess I'll be staring at error messages again today.

Microsoft challenges $600M data center power plan — Aug 25, 2026Microsoft and Wisconsin ratepayer advocates have challenged a proposed transmission-cost plan for Mount Pleasant data center, arguing it inadequately protects consumers and lacks Microsoft input; the plan would bill data center developers for transmission upgrades and could leave ratepayers bearing significant costs. Microsoft and others seek federal review, with objections filed to FERC and calls for settlement judge procedures, as the utilities plan billions in upgrades and timelines while regulators weigh how to shield customers.