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Senior contributor for @Forbes, columnist/features editor for @PCPro, podcast host and producer for @thousandeyes and chair of @lewessupporters.

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Botched Windows 11 Update Turns Desktop Black Original

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By Barry Collins Verified
| Forbes Verified
Windows 11 desktops have been turned dark SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Has your Windows 11 desktop acquired a rather deathly appearance? It could be the victim of a flawed update that has resulted in the desktop wallpaper turning solid black. Microsoft admits that a bug in the Windows updates that were released at the end of August has resulted in some desktops taking on the funereal appearance.
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Botched Windows 11 Update Turns Desktop Black

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By Barry Collins Verified
| Yahoo News Australia Verified
Barry Collins, Senior Contributor Updated Fri 4 September 2026 at 7:51 am UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Windows 11 desktops have been turned dark SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Has your Windows 11 desktop acquired a rather deathly appearance? It could be the victim of a flawed update that has resulted in the desktop wallpaper turning solid black.
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What To Know About Open AI’s ‘Unprecedented’—And Autonomous—Hack Of Hugging Face | #hacker

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By Barry Collins Verified, Clem Chambers, Ty Roush Verified
| National Cyber Security
Open AI admitted publicly that its artificial intelligence systems hacked into the servers of another AI company on its own and wasn’t able to be stopped until the victim, Hugging Face Inc., deployed a model from China to battle the fully autonomous cyberattack. Open AI CEO Sam Altman.
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