{"id":32372,"date":"2026-07-16T09:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=32372"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:10:34","slug":"thursday-tech-headlines-16july26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/thursday-tech-headlines-16july26\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 16JULY26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Thursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 16JULY26<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Every Thursday, we share tech headlines we find interesting (or disturbing), and we hope you find them informative or thought-provoking, too. You can read them all or pick the ones that interest you the most. So, click on the titles that pique your curiosity! We hope you will like our new Thursday Tech Headlines feature. If you do, please let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">PS: The headlines we pick do not necessarily reflect our opinions and shouldn&#8217;t be taken as recommendations. We post these items to spark curiosity and encourage learning. Most of all, we hope you find them interesting or thought-provoking.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tech Headlines for Thursday, July 16, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3190652\/microsoft-says-stop-waiting-to-install-windows-updates-heres-why.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Microsoft says stop waiting to install Windows updates. Here\u2019s why<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/tech\/microsoft-just-patched-570-flaws-in-windows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Microsoft Just Patched a Record 570 Flaws in Windows<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3189854\/got-windows-10-esu-microsoft-sent-you-an-email-you-mightve-missed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Got Windows 10 ESU? Microsoft sent you an email you might\u2019ve missed<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3189852\/microsoft-found-malware-that-destroys-pc-heres-whos-actually-at-risk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Microsoft found malware that destroys PCs. Here\u2019s who\u2019s actually at risk<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"best-before-june-microsoft-urges-secure-boot-certificate-updates\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/confused-about-your-pc-specs-or-hardware-windows-11s-copilot-app-is-getting-new-powers-to-help-you-understand-your-device\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Confused about your PC specs or hardware? Windows 11&#8217;s Copilot app is getting new powers to help you &#8216;understand your device&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-grot-condensed font-black text-black mr-[10px] inline text-[30px] leading-[1.1] tracking-[-0.01em] md:text-[42px] lg:text-[50px]\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/watch-out-windows-users-a-secure-boot-update-has-been-blocked-on-windows-11-pcs-due-to-failing-on-some-devices-heres-how-to-check-if-youre-affected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Watch out, Windows users, a Secure Boot update has been blocked on Windows 11 PCs due to failing on some devices \u2014 here&#8217;s how to check if you&#8217;re affected<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/news-google-ai-ad-disclosure-labels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Google Will Now Tell You If That Ad Was Made With AI<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartnews.com\/en-us\/article\/4966866919849206002?placement=article-preview-social&amp;utm_source=share_android_mail&amp;utm_campaign=sn_lid%3A4966866919849206002%7Csn_channel%3Acr_en_us_top&amp;logo=logo_6&amp;share_id=H0CwoG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;They will just milk you until you&#8217;re dry&#8217;: New Yorker loses $20,000 to a fake job offer that started with a simple text<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">That&#8217;s it for our Thursday Tech Headlines for this week. 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