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Microsoft has patched a critical security flaw in its Entra ID platform that earned a perfect ten severity score — the highest possible. The vulnerability could have allowed attackers to run malicious code remotely, though Microsoft says it closed the gap before publicly disclosing it and found no evidence anyone exploited it in the wild.
Shifting to the AI landscape, a major YouGov survey covering five months of data through July has Claude sitting at the top of user satisfaction among AI assistants, scoring fifty-six point two net. Gemini trails at forty-six point five, while ChatGPT falls further behind. Grok and Siri land near the bottom — a rough signal for both xAI and Apple as competition in this space intensifies.
And in a story touching on digital ownership and cultural memory, Sony's decision to wind down PlayStation's in-real-life offerings is raising serious questions about who preserves gaming history. Researchers at the University of Michigan are making the case that academic libraries may be our most reliable long-term stewards of video game culture.
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