Microsoft reports major quantum computing gains with Atom Computing and EeroQ

Coinbase froze over $3M in crypto as DOJ, Meta, Microsoft and Starlink disrupted Southeast Asia scam networks and 1.4M online accounts.

A vulnerability in GitHub’s browser-based VSCode editor could lead to the theft of a developer’s token under certain circumstances, says a researcher. The issue, revealed this week in a blog by Ammar Askar, has apparently been already addressed by GitHub owner Microsoft. But it raises a questions about both DevOps security, and about the researcher’s allegation that, because Microsoft doesn’t treat bug discoveries seriously, he can justify giving it short notice before openly publishing vulnerabilities he finds. First, the bug: Users of github.com may not realize it, but when they are on any repository, they can shift to github.dev and its browser-based version of VSCode just by changing the URL. Why do this? Because the browser instance of VSCode is pretty powerful, Askar says in his blog. “You can view all the files in the repo (even if it’s a private one), you can send out pull requests, and even make commits.” Rob Enderle, a IT consultant who heads the Enderle Group, agrees that j

Measure expected to pass next week represents major rebuke to big tech as local disquiet over AI boom grows Seattle’s city government is on the verge of passing a year-long ban on the construction of new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium as nationwide backlash grows. Four companies sought to build five large datacenters in areas serviced by Seattle’s public utility; if approved, they would have consumed approximately a third of the city’s current daily demand for electricity. Continue reading...

Collaboration aims to expand access to Mayo Clinic’s trusted healthcare expertise and improve patient and clinician experiences ROCHESTER, Minn., and REDMOND, Wash., June 3, 2026 — Mayo Clinic and Microsoft have […] The post Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Collaborate to Develop a Frontier AI Model for Healthcare appeared first on AIwire.

Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal has revived and expanded his argument that crypto is stuck in what he calls the “coldest crypto winter ever,” pointing to a 12-part case that goes beyond price action and into market psychology, capital rotation, regulation, AI and quantum computing. Writing in his Odd Lots newsletter and sharing the piece on X, Weisenthal said he had previously laid out 10 reasons in February for why the current downturn felt unusually punishing. “Well everything I cited then still holds,” he wrote, adding that two more factors have since made the backdrop look even worse. Crypto’s Problem Is No Longer Just Crypto The core of Weisenthal’s argument is that crypto’s weakness is taking place at a time when other speculative corners of the market are doing exceptionally well. That contrast matters. A bear market is one thing when risk assets are broadly under pressure; it is another when investors are watching adjacent trades explode higher. Related Reading: Crypto In 401(k)s: S

June 3, 2026 — Breakthroughs in science and engineering rarely come from a single insight. They emerge through cycles of hypothesis, experimentation, refinement, and review across teams, tools, and data. Microsoft […] The post Microsoft Discovery Reaches General Availability for Agentic Scientific and Engineering Workflows appeared first on AIwire.

At Microsoft's annual Build conference on Tuesday, the company announced a slew of new or expanded AI initiatives, including a super app, in-house reasoning models, a cybersecurity tool, and OpenClaw-esque AI agents. All this news added up to a clear message: Microsoft is positioned to be one of the biggest players in AI, and it's finally acting like it. For years, Microsoft's AI business leaned hard on its early and exclusive partnership with OpenAI. But the drama-filled marriage slowly devolved into a situationship, and the pair effectively separated in late April (though Microsoft is still OpenAI's primary cloud partner - for now). This … Read the full story at The Verge.

Nvidia’s RTX Spark could give PC makers a new high-end category, built around machines that run more demanding AI workloads locally rather than in the cloud. The chipmaker and Microsoft said RTX Spark Windows PCs will be built for personal AI agents and heavier local AI workloads, from AI development to engineering and content creation. Nvidia said RTX Spark will offer up to 1 petaflop of AI performance and up to 128GB of unified memory, allowing systems to run 120-billion-parameter large language models locally. Nvidia has lined up several major PC makers for the launch. The company said RTX Spark laptops and compact desktops will be available this fall from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft Surface, and MSI, with models from Acer and Gigabyte to follow. Dell is bringing the platform to its XPS 16 Creator Edition, while HP said upcoming OmniBooks powered by Nvidia will target agentic developers. Microsoft is positioning its Surface Laptop Ultra for creators, developers, and engineers.