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VMware Pulls Public VDDK Downloads—and Some Exit Plans Now Hit a 404
By September 11, VMware had ended public VDDK downloads and former links returned 404 responses, blocking some new agentless migration setups while supported alternatives remain.
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One Claude-Assisted Hacker Breached 14 Targets—and Stole Political Data
Anthropic disclosed on September 10 that one French-speaking hacker accessed at least 14 of 42 tracked targets and exfiltrated political and personal data.
AI & Automation|
Jensen Huang Calls AI Security Fear Demand Creation—His Incentive Is the Catch
Jensen Huang cast some AI cybersecurity alarm as demand creation at a September 10 conference, while arguing that AI will accelerate both attacks and defenses.
Startups & Business|
Gemini Lands on Windows—but Its Global App Still Has Basic Limits
On September 10, Google launched Gemini globally for Windows 10 and 11. The app adds Alt+Space access, but early testing found limited control over connected Gmail and Drive content.
Startups & Business|
Microsoft’s Salesforce Converter Is Public—but It Starts With Discovery
On September 9, Microsoft opened a public preview of Dynamics 365 Activate for Salesforce migrations, beginning with discovery rather than an unattended conversion.
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Strategic Pivot of QUASA: From Freelance Exchange to Full-Functional Web3 Hub for the Creator Economy
The strategic pivot is complete. QUASA is no longer a freelance exchange.
#QUASA Adds 10 Fully Localized Platforms, Opening Its Web3 Creator Economy Hub to More Than Two Billion Speakers
QUASA (https://quasa.io/), the Web3 media and creator economy platform, is expanding far beyond English, Russian, Hindi, Spanish, French, and Chinese with fully localized editions in Arabic, Portuguese, Indonesian, Bengali, Japanese, German, Urdu, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Korean.
QUASA Continues Deflation: 9.2 Million QUA Burned Since the Start of 2026
QUASA has completed another token buyback in July–August 2026, permanently removing 247,554 QUA from circulation. Since the beginning of the year the project has already burned 9.2 million tokens — 4 million more than in the whole of 2025. Circulating supply now stands at approximately 65.65 million QUA. The team continues its long-term deflationary strategy while expanding the platform into Hindi, French and Spanish.
Quasa Rewards Hits Major Milestone: Over 500 High-Quality AI, Web3 & Creator Economy Tools Now Live
The powerful combination of mobility + rewards + AI tools for creators does not exist anywhere else at this scale.
QUASA’s Success Story: Surviving & Thriving After Google’s Biggest Core Update in Over 25 Years
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Analog Devices Buys Alif for $1.35B—Another $200M Is Contingent
On September 9, Analog Devices agreed to acquire Alif for $1.35 billion upfront, with up to $200 million more contingent. The transaction has not closed.
|Finance & Markets| 10
Dynamics 365 Activate Converts Salesforce—ERP Automation Comes Later
Microsoft introduced Dynamics 365 Activate on September 9 with Salesforce migration in public preview. Broader CRM and ERP conversions remain on the roadmap.
|AI & Automation| 24
Speakeasy Scores Podcast Episodes Before Ads—The Yield Claim Is Unproven
Red Seat Ventures has made Barometer’s episode-level scoring live in Speakeasy for direct and programmatic ads, but has not published measured revenue gains.
|Creator Tools & Economy| 3
Collabstr Adds X Campaigns—and Makes Repeat Creator Hires One Click
Collabstr’s September 11 release adds X campaigns, campaign duplication, saved order briefs and repeat-hire prefilling, while campaign posting remains limited to paid plans.
|Creator Tools & Economy| 9
Patreon’s Billing Switch Can Pause Earnings—Act Before Migration
Patreon requires legacy creators to switch by November 1, 2026. First-of-month campaigns can move directly; automatic per-creation migration can pause member billing.
|Creator Tools & Economy| 14
Premiere Generates Missing Shots—Five AI Models Stay in One Timeline
Adobe’s September 8 Premiere update brought video and sound-effect generation into the timeline with five model choices; Soundscape and Music remain beta features.
|Creator Tools & Economy| 8
YouTube’s 8,000-Hour Gate Has Exceptions—Current Partners Keep Their Status
From February 1, 2027, YouTube’s higher entry threshold applies to new ads and Premium applicants, while current YPP partners retain their status under separate activity rules.
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Tech & Innovation 
Save Publisher Files Before October 1—or Microsoft 365 Cannot Open Them
Microsoft 365 users should convert Publisher files by October 1, 2026. Preserve every .pub original, export a PDF, and validate layouts before Publisher access ends.
Startups & Business 
Jensen Huang Calls AI Security Fear Demand Creation—His Incentive Is the Catch
Jensen Huang cast some AI cybersecurity alarm as demand creation at a September 10 conference, while arguing that AI will accelerate both attacks and defenses.
Future of Work 
Cognizant Will Build 15,000 AI-Era Roles—and Hire 1,500 US Graduates
Cognizant plans to scale two AI-era job families to 15,000 people and hire 1,500 US graduates by the end of 2026, but the larger target is not a count of current vacancies.
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