Microsoft has intensified its competition in the AI sector by hiring over 20 engineers from Google's DeepMind, including the former head of the Gemini chatbot team, Amar Subramanya. This strategic move not only strengthens Microsoft's AI capabilities but also poses a significant challenge to Google, as the tech industry experiences a fierce talent war marked by high-profile poaching and shifting motivations among top talent.

Google is implementing a security feature in Chromium that prevents Google Chrome from running with administrative permissions by automatically "de-elevating" the browser upon launch. This change, inspired by a similar feature in Microsoft's Edge browser, aims to mitigate security risks associated with running the browser as an administrator, which can lead to malicious files executing with full system access.