Notion Mail Is Shutting Down: What Users Should Save Before September 22
Notion Mail will shut down on September 22, 2026, with September 21 as the last day to save Notion Mail-only data. Here is what stays in Gmail, what will be deleted, and how the move fits Notion’s larger shift toward AI agents running email workflows.
Google Finance App Brings AI Market Briefings to Android
Google Finance is leaving beta with a dedicated Android app, AI-powered Key Moments, portfolio analysis, and scheduled market briefings. The launch makes Google’s finance product less like a stock-price page and more like an AI research workflow for everyday investors.
Pax Silica Summit Turns AI Policy Into a Supply Chain Race
The second Pax Silica Summit brought 35 countries behind an AI Opportunity statement and expanded the U.S.-led supply-chain initiative to 24 signatories. The move shows AI policy shifting from abstract model rules toward chips, energy, critical minerals, data centers, logistics, and manufacturing capacity.
GitHub Code Quality Goes Paid July 20: What Teams Should Audit Now
GitHub Code Quality becomes a paid product on July 20, adding a $10-per-active-committer license, GitHub AI Credits for AI-powered checks, and GitHub Actions minutes for CodeQL scans. Teams using the free preview should audit enabled repositories, active committers, Actions usage, AI review behavior, and merge-blocking rules before billing starts.
PTC Windchill Exploits Put Manufacturing PLM Systems on Patch Clock
CISA added CVE-2026-12569, a critical PTC Windchill and FlexPLM remote code execution flaw, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a June 28 deadline. The bug is being used to deploy JSP web shells against product lifecycle management systems that often sit deep inside manufacturing and engineering workflows.
Windows 10 Security Updates Now Run Through October 2027
Microsoft has extended consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates through October 12, 2027. Here is what the extra year covers, who qualifies, how enrollment works, and why it is still not full Windows 10 support.
Samsung’s SmartThings API Fees Put Smart Home Integrations on Notice
Samsung plans to introduce paid SmartThings API tiers in October 2026, including a $4.99 monthly personal plan for non-commercial developers. The change will not affect ordinary SmartThings app users, but Home Assistant and advanced smart-home integrations now have a deadline to review their cloud dependencies.
Xbox Price Hike Shows AI Memory Costs Hitting Game Consoles
Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices worldwide on August 1, adding $100 to 512 GB models and $150 to 1 TB models while discontinuing the 2 TB Xbox Series X. The move shows how AI-driven memory and storage costs are now reshaping game-console economics.
FCC Turns Emergency Alert Cybersecurity Into a Baseline Requirement
The FCC adopted targeted cybersecurity rules for Emergency Alert System participants after years of warnings about default passwords, unpatched gear, and internet-exposed alerting equipment. Broadcasters and cable operators will have 60 days after Federal Register publication to meet the new baseline.
Apple’s Mac and iPad Price Hikes Show AI Costs Reaching Consumer Devices
Apple raised prices on several Macs and iPads after AI data-center demand pushed up memory and storage costs. The move makes the AI infrastructure boom visible in ordinary consumer hardware prices.