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ByNick Wakeman, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology July 13, 2026 04:55 PM ET Citing prohibitive costs for small and mid-size contractors, the Defense Department will keep Phase I self-assessments in place while a new task force studies the cyber and supply chain security program's future. * Contracts * CMMC * Defense The
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Bit by bit, Windows 11 is healing. Microsoft announced that a bunch of new adjustments are coming to the Windows Search Box in Windows 11. Each individual item is a minor improvement, but hopefully in aggregate, the changes will add up to a better experience for search. Members of the
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* Kyiv has floated more than 1,000 cheap balloons into Russia as decoys, relays, and now even launch platforms, with a balloon-dropped Hornet drone reportedly doubling its strike range to around 300 km * The DART missile drops from balloons at 12–18 km and deliberately kills its own navigation in
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The future of construction depends on the industry rethinking how we build the workforce that will construct the homes, buildings, cities, and infrastructure of tomorrow. As we move closer to the year 2030, the industry’s greatest competitive advantage won’t just be AI (artificial intelligence), automation, or robotics. It
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Artificial Intelligence Build with the smartest family of models from OpenAI yet, on Amazon Bedrock’s next-generation inference engine. Organizations scaling autonomous agents and AI-powered products need frontier intelligence that performs reliably across hundreds of steps, from coding agents shipping production code to cyber security research probing novel attack surfaces
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * COSMIC desktop has unleashed Frosted Glass. * This effect is what Apple's Liquid Glass should have been. * Anyone running Pop!_OS can enjoy this new look. When you think about which desktop has the
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Sheena Vasani writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge. Noise-canceling earbuds are great for flights and focusing, but they’re not always ideal for outdoor workouts. The last-gen Shokz OpenRun Pro’s open-ear design lets you enjoy
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* Microsoft has blocked Secure Boot updates on some devices * There have been issues with some devices updating from the 2011 certificate to the latest 2023 certificate * Some older devices or those not supported by their OEM may be restricted in downloading the latest Secure Boot certificates Microsoft has blocked some
