June 4, 2026
Today's top tech stories, deduped across the newsletters I read and briefly summarized. Click a source to open the original article.
AI
Microsoft launches seven new MAI models and MAI-Code-1-Flash
Microsoft released seven new MAI models that let developers tune model weights themselves using reinforcement learning environments, and introduced the coding model MAI-Code-1-Flash integrated into GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code. The moves are designed to reduce reliance on OpenAI and lower costs for developers.
OpenAI updates Codex with role-specific plugins and web hosting
OpenAI added six role-specific plugins for data analytics, sales, investment banking, and more to its Codex platform, plus a Sites feature for web hosting and an Annotations tool for in-place editing. The update lets agents build interactive enterprise workspaces directly within the platform.
Anthropic files for IPO and expands Project Glasswing to 150 organizations
Anthropic filed for an IPO amid growing corporate pushback on AI spending, while simultaneously expanding Project Glasswing and access to its Claude Mythos model to around 150 organizations in over 15 countries. Glasswing partners have already discovered more than 10,000 high or critical-severity security flaws since launch.
NVIDIA releases Agent Toolkit for secure enterprise AI agents
NVIDIA announced the NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, featuring NemoClaw blueprints, Nemotron open models, the OpenShell secure runtime, and CUDA-X libraries exposed as agent skills. Early adopters including Cadence, Dassault Systèmes, and Siemens are already building on the platform.
Wix cuts 1,000 employees, cites AI and currency pressure
Wix laid off 1,000 employees—20% of its workforce—pointing to a strengthening Israeli shekel against the US dollar and the rapid evolution of AI capabilities. CEO Avishai Abrahami said the currency pressure creates structural challenges since most of the company's costs are denominated in shekels.
Rising AI token costs force companies to reconsider AI investments
Soaring AI token costs are pushing companies to cancel or scale back AI initiatives, with data showing only 18% of AI spending produces productive output. A survey found 40% of Anthropic's enterprise clients are seeing cost savings below 10%, intensifying pressure on the industry to demonstrate real ROI.
Security
VSCode and github.dev bug enables 1-click GitHub token theft
A flaw in the webview security model of VSCode and github.dev lets attackers steal broad OAuth tokens via a single malicious link by exploiting how keyboard events bubble up from isolated iframes to the main window. The tokens can grant access to all repositories the victim can reach, including private ones.
Red Hat npm packages backdoored to steal developer credentials
A new Shai-Hulud variant called "Miasma" backdoored 32 packages and 96 versions under Red Hat's @redhat-cloud-services npm namespace, covering roughly 117,000 weekly downloads, after attackers compromised an employee's GitHub account and abused a GitHub Actions OIDC token. The supply chain attack targets developers using Red Hat cloud services.
Microsoft patches Android token bug in six Office apps and softens stance on security researchers
A forgotten debug flag in six Microsoft 365 Android apps—including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—let any Android app silently steal Microsoft account tokens with just 15 lines of code. Separately, Microsoft walked back hardline language and pledged not to pursue legal action against researchers who disclose security findings.
Dev
GitHub Copilot launches agent-native desktop app
GitHub released a new Copilot desktop app that lets developers orchestrate multiple AI agents, visualize complex workflows through interactive canvases, and automate the full software development lifecycle from issue to merge. Agentic code shipping on the platform has grown 1,400% this year, putting pressure on GitHub's infrastructure.
IT
Salesforce acquires Contentful to strengthen its AI CRM stack
Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire Contentful and plug its headless CMS and APIs into Customer 360 and Agentforce. The deal gives Salesforce a native enterprise content layer for delivering personalized, AI-generated experiences across channels.
Other
Microsoft's Majorana 2 chip targets a useful quantum computer by 2029
Microsoft's new Majorana 2 quantum chip packs 12 qubits that stay coherent for over 20 seconds, a massive improvement over the previous 8-qubit chip that lasted under 12 milliseconds. The company is betting it can deliver a commercially viable quantum machine by 2029.