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.
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Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) Released — Everything You Need to Know
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-2026-update-released-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/
Microsoft Pauses KB5002907 After Office 2016/2019 License Deactivations
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-kb5002907-update-paused-after-office-license-deactivations/
Recent Windows Updates Cause Desktop Loading and Black Screen Issues
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-recent-windows-updates-cause-desktop-loading-issues/
BigDiskBuster Windows Defender Zero-Day Blocks Antivirus Updates
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-defender-zero-day-blocks-microsoft-antivirus-updates/
Check Point Patches Management Server Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/check-point-patches-management-server-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/
Carbonato Malware Uses AI Agents to Hijack Exposed Docker Hosts
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-carbonato-malware-uses-ai-agents-to-hijack-exposed-docker-hosts/
Automated AI Agent Used to Breach Cybersecurity Nonprofit DIVD
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/automated-ai-agent-used-to-breach-cybersecurity-nonprofit-divd/
F5 BIG-IP APM RCE Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/f5-warns-of-big-ip-apm-remote-code-execution-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/
Microsoft to Deprecate Windows Deployment Services After Windows Server 2025
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-deprecate-windows-deployment-services-after-windows-server-2025/
Raspberry Pi Launches $30 Smart Display Module for Intel SDM Displays
https://www.neowin.net/news/raspberry-pi-launches-30-smart-display-module-for-intel-sdm-displays/
IT Mistake Erases 11 Years of Viewing History for Hospital Maternity Records
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/09/it-mistake-erases-11-years-of-viewing-history-for-hospitals-maternity-records/
How to Reclaim and Remap the Copilot Key
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-copilot/the-copilot-pc-brand-is-dead-heres-how-to-reclaim-and-remap-the-copilot-key
Meta Muse AI Assistant Zero-Day Exposed Highly Privileged Access
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/muse-metas-extraordinarily-privileged-ai-assistant-has-a-serious-0-day/
OpenAI Agents Leaked 53 Images From ChatGPT Users
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0926/1593034-openai-leaked-images/
OpenAI Preparing a $500 ChatGPT Pro Max Plan With Faster Codex
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-is-preparing-a-500-chatgpt-pro-max-plan-with-faster-codex/
OpenAI Announces Dots, a New Always-On AI Agent for ChatGPT
https://www.neowin.net/news/openai-announces-dots-a-new-type-of-always-on-ai-agent-for-chatgpt-users/
Microsoft Disrupts EvilTokens AI-Assisted Platform Linked to 12,000 Compromised Accounts
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/microsoft-disrupts-ai-assisted-platform-that-compromised-12000/
Satya Nadella Says the AI Industry Is ‘Way Too Self-Obsessed’
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/i-think-we-are-way-too-self-obsessed-microsoft-ceo-calls-out-ai-bros-but-will-his-executives-listen
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