IT a.m. 🌤️ Apr 13, 2026
France Plans Shift From Windows to Linux for Digital Sovereignty
France is moving to replace Microsoft Windows with Linux across government systems as part of a broader push to reduce dependence on American technology providers. The initiative reflects growing European momentum toward digital sovereignty.
- According to TechCrunch, the move is part of France’s wider strategy to limit reliance on US tech giants, joining prior efforts around cloud and data localization policies.
- The shift could impact Microsoft partners and enterprise vendors with public-sector contracts in France, potentially triggering similar mandates across the EU.
- IT leaders at multinationals operating in Europe should assess OS dependency risks and monitor procurement policy changes that may favor open-source alternatives.
📈 M&A News
Cisco is reportedly negotiating to acquire Astrix Security, which helps companies secure AI agents, for $250-350 million. The deal would be worth about three times Astrix’s previous funding.
This week’s largest funding rounds featured SiFive raising $400 million for custom chip designs, alongside sizable rounds in aerospace, biotech, and defense sectors.
🌩️ Cloud News
CoreWeave secured a multiyear contract to provide cloud infrastructure to Anthropic, with data center capacity coming online later this year. CoreWeave shares rose 11% on the announcement.
Renting one Nvidia Blackwell GPU now costs $4.08 per hour, up 48% from $2.75 two months ago, driven by increased agentic AI demand.
🛡️ Cybersecurity News
Anthropic announced Claude Mythos, a new AI model so effective at uncovering cybersecurity vulnerabilities that the company is restricting access. This highlights how AI models may pose security risks before quantum computing breaks encryption.
🧠 AI News
Anthropic’s Mythos Preview model can allegedly find and exploit critical zero-day vulnerabilities, but the vendor claims it includes controls to prevent misuse.
🏗️ Infrastructure News
Japan approved an additional $4 billion in subsidies to accelerate Rapidus Corp.’s entry into AI chipmaking, increasing total support to $16 billion.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is assembling a team with Intel for his planned Terafab chip manufacturing operation.
⚙️ DevOps News
GitHub launched Copilot CLI into general availability, bringing AI-powered command suggestions and code explanations to the terminal with Autopilot mode and GPT-5.4 support.
GitHub is implementing new usage restrictions for Copilot that will roll out over the coming weeks, limiting developer access.
🏢 Top IT Vendor Management Consultants
Forrester Warns: Autonomous AI Zero-Day Discovery Changes Everything
According to Forrester, Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and Claude Mythos Preview signal a future where AI autonomously discovers zero-day vulnerabilities at scale – fundamentally disrupting how enterprises defend, insure, and staff their security operations.
- Forrester argues that when AI can find zero-days faster than humans patch them, traditional vulnerability management cycles become obsolete. Security teams must shift to continuous, AI-assisted defense or fall behind.
- According to the analysis, software vendor liability and cyber insurance models face major disruption. Insurers will need to reprice risk, and vendors may face new accountability for unpatched flaws discovered by autonomous systems.
- Forrester also flags workforce consequences: demand surges for AI-security specialists while routine pen-testing roles face displacement. Leaders should start reskilling teams now.
🔎 Dive Deeper
A Colorado bill targeting ‘right to repair’ laws could shift control back to vendors, limiting CIO authority over their own infrastructure.
A Workday survey reveals that around 40% of time saved through AI use is lost to rework due to errors. The most engaged employees are suffering the brunt of AI workslop.
Qualys analysis of 1 billion CISA KEV remediation records reveals most critical flaws are exploited before defenders can patch them, exposing human-scale security limitations.
US state lawmakers introduced 12 data center moratorium bills in 2026, with 11 stalled or voted out and Maine’s bill awaiting final vote on April 15.
Gartner forecasts DRAM and NAND flash costs will more than double this year, disrupting component supplies through 2028.
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