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Big Tech takes a beating as investors question the mounting costs of AI, while new research reveals the lasting impact of AI-related job losses. Plus, hackers target supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe, Microsoft rushes out critical security patches, Cisco bets big on AI-generated code, and Elon Musk admits Grok Bot's costs are unsustainable. All that and more on this week's 5 Bytes Podcast. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/big-tech-stocks-plunge-ai-takes-its-toll-on-jobs-hackers-turn-up-the-heat/

In this special episode of 5Bytes Podcast, I'm joined by comedian, actor, and writer Jon Dore in the very first Talkin' Tech with Rorymon episode. We chat about how Jon is the remotest of the remote workers, potential use of AI in comedy, challenges with digital marketing for comedians in 2026 and plenty more along the way.

On this week's episode, I cover critical PHP2Shell vulnerabilities, compromised TLS certificates, a major Google Cloud outage impacting Revolut, and AWS cloud capacity shortages. Also discussed are Microsoft's employee buyouts, Windows 11 performance and Bluetooth improvements, Intune Autopatch issues, European cloud sovereignty concerns, and the latest developments from OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek. Plus, AI-powered cybersecurity threats, 1Password for AI agents, Bose acquiring Skullcandy, and a controversial phishing test involving NBA championship rings! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/php2shell-sparks-global-security-panic-win11-efficiency-gains/

On this episode I cover Microsoft's staggering 1,411 security fixes, including an actively exploited Windows vulnerability, alongside critical issues affecting Docker Hub and Ivanti Connect Secure plus much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/microsoft-patches-1411-flaws-openai-agents-attach-wikipedia-cyberattacks-hit-supermarkets/

On this episode: Microsoft is hitting Azure customers with some significant price increases, including a 17% jump for certain services in its Dublin region. Windows 11 is causing even more problems, the Netherlands is working on a Linux-based alternative to Microsoft software, and a massive data breach has exposed the personal information of millions of people in Denmark plus much more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/azure-prices-soar-windows-11-bugs-major-data-breaches/

AI agents are trying to hack government websites, Microsoft says attackers have the early advantage with AI, Firefox gets a major makeover, Cisco patches an actively exploited zero-day, WSL Containers arrive and McDonald's is using AI to help figure out how much customers will pay and more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/ai-agents-go-rogue-firefox-gets-a-makeover-wsl-containers-arrive/

Featured on this episode: Windows 11 26H2 begins rolling out, Microsoft pauses a troublesome Office update, and AVD users encounter new black screen issues. Plus, AI agents feature heavily this week — from autonomous cyberattacks and malware to OpenAI’s new always-on Dots agents. I also cover WDS deprecation, several actively exploited vulnerabilities, an extraordinary NHS data-loss incident, and more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/windows-11-26h2-arrives-ai-agents-run-wild/

On this week’s episode of the 5BytesPodcast, I cover a Windows 11 update causing domain trust issues, Microsoft’s timeline for finally retiring IE Mode, major cloud data loss at AWS following attacks in the Middle East, and contrasting warnings about the future of AI from Nvidia and Anthropic. Plus, newly unsealed documents reveal some eye-opening internal comments from Microsoft and OpenAI about AI scraping, publishers and the future of the web. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/microsoft-breaks-domain-trust-aws-loses-data-ai-scraping-revelations/

Microsoft’s September updates are breaking Remote Desktop, File Explorer and other Windows features, while Revolut has exposed customer passports, identity documents and transaction data after receiving fraudulent government requests. Also covered: passkey-themed Microsoft 365 phishing, the GrayRabbit backdoor, critical Check Point VPN flaws, the end of Office 2021 support and Microsoft’s humanist AI code. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/windows-11-update-chaos-revolut-exposes-some-passport-data/

Microsoft patches a record-breaking 966 security vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days. Also covered: GPT-6 Astra’s advanced cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI agents bypassing sandbox restrictions, Project Zenith, Apple’s first foldable iPhone and more. Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/microsoft-patches-960-flaws-astra-finds-zero-days-apple-goes-foldable/