Computers

IT administrators have four days left on a deadline that affects millions of PCs. On October 13, 2026, Windows 11 version 24H2 in Home and Pro editions reaches end of updates, alongside Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 and Office 2021. After that date, those editions stop receiving Microsoft's monthly security and non-security updates.

GlobalFoundries and TSMC are teaming up to bring a critical piece of the AI chip supply chain onto American soil. On October 8, GlobalFoundries announced a $2 billion, five-year manufacturing agreement under which it will produce silicon interposers for TSMC at its Malta, New York facility — making the site the first U.S.-based source of the components.

Microsoft wants your next AI workstation to sit on your desk, not in a data center. On October 7, at an event in San Francisco during the city's Tech Week, the company opened preorders for the Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15-inch notebook built around Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, with availability starting October 16. Pricing starts at $2,599.