AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech

From OpenAI’s expanding dominance to sweeping security incidents and corporate realignments, this week underscored how AI continues to reshape every corner of the tech landscape.
WFSB

No weapon found after Manchester middle school placed in secure mode

MANCHESTER, CT (WFSB) - Illing Middle School in Manchester was placed in secure school mode Friday after a gun was reported to be on the first floor of the building. Police searched the school and ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Urges IT Teams to Prepare for Secure Boot Certificate Updates

Microsoft urges Windows Server admins to prepare for Secure Boot certificate updates. Expiring 2011 Secure Boot certificates in June 2026 require proactive remediation. Updated firmware trust chains ...
CNET

Windows Secure Boot Certificates From 2011 Will Be Expiring Soon. What You Need to Know

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...
Digital Trends

Windows 11 adds a new secure mode that blocks sketchy apps and drivers

Windows 11 is getting a new security mode meant to block risky software before it can dig into the system, especially the kind that hides behind drivers and background services. Microsoft calls it ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Will Use Windows Updates to Keep Secure Boot Working as Certificates Expire

Microsoft will use standard Windows 11 updates to keep Secure Boot working on existing PCs as the operating system's original certificates near their end. The company says Secure Boot certificates ...
TechSpot

Windows Secure Boot certificates are expiring after more than 15 years

In brief: Secure Boot was originally introduced with Windows 8 as a firmware-based security feature designed to protect the OS from potentially malicious boot code. After more than 15 years, the ...
TweakTown

Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates, so you might need to update Windows

TL;DR: Secure Boot certificates in Windows 10 and 11 will expire by June 2026, risking system security and compatibility. Microsoft is issuing new certificates through updates and OEM firmware ...
The Verge

Microsoft is keeping Secure Boot alive with Windows updates

Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. Devices that don’t receive new Secure Boot certificates may miss out on future security updates. is a ...
ZDNet

Your PC's critical security certificates may be about to expire - how to check

Secure Boot protects modern Windows and Linux PCs. Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire in June 2026. Most PC owners are fine if they install the latest updates. Last year's ...
Polygon

Fortnite follows Call of Duty and Battlefield with new anti-cheat requirements

Starting Thursday, Feb. 19, Fortnite will have new anti-cheat measures on Windows PC. Following suit behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 last year, not to mention games Valorant, ...
Ars Technica

Windows’ original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here’s what you need to do

Windows 8 is remembered most for its oddball touchscreen-focused full-screen Start menu, but it also introduced a number of under-the-hood enhancements to Windows. One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a ...