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Uber is cutting ten percent of its workforce in what the company calls its most significant round of layoffs since the pandemic. The move reflects continued pressure on gig-economy platforms to demonstrate sustainable profitability, and it raises familiar questions about how these companies balance growth ambitions against the human cost of restructuring.
Turning to Washington, the Trump administration has filed in support of OpenAI in the landmark copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times. The case, originally filed in December two thousand twenty three, alleges OpenAI unlawfully trained its systems on Times journalism and seeks billions in damages. The administration's intervention signals a federal posture that broadly favors AI development over publisher protections, a position that could shape how courts weigh these cases for years to come.
And Microsoft has announced it will automatically enable its Memory Integrity security feature on a wider range of Windows eleven machines starting in October two thousand twenty six. The kernel-level protection guards against deep system attacks, but it carries a real trade-off for gamers, as some systems have seen measurable drops in performance. It's a reminder that security and convenience rarely travel together.
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