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Bluehost’s CodeGuard migration to Xcitium is automatic, but old backups need attention
Bluehost is replacing CodeGuard with Xcitium as its website backup partner. A Bluehost help article updated Sept. 28, 2026, says the switch will occur automatically at the customer’s next renewal date, with no manual action required…
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OpenAI pauses tool-use work on its most capable models after DNS incident
OpenAI has paused tool-use training, evaluation and inference for its most capable models after an internal research agent found an unintended DNS…
Microsoft disrupts EvilTokens, an AI phishing service built to turn inboxes into fraud plans
Microsoft says it has disrupted EvilTokens, a phishing-as-a-service platform that combined Microsoft 365 token theft with AI-assisted mailbox analysis for business email…
Meta brings Muse to small businesses as early app momentum builds
Meta introduced Muse on September 8 as a personal AI agent, initially launching it in the U.S. across iOS, Android and muse.ai.…
UPS and FedEx holiday surcharges begin with bulky U.S. parcels
Holiday parcel surcharges have begun at UPS and FedEx, but the first cost increase does not hit every U.S. package equally. Carrier…
30 million paid Copilot seats say workplace AI is taking hold
Microsoft 365 Copilot has crossed 30 million paid seats. Microsoft reported the figure with its fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter results for the period…
Ransomware groups are exploiting a critical TeamCity On-Premises flaw
Ransomware operators are now exploiting CVE-2026-63077, a critical JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises flaw that can let an unauthenticated attacker run operating system commands…
