OpenAI Dots, Anthropic's Ominous IPO, & Meta Glasses Spying | Tech News of the Week

Welcome to Tech News of the Week for 10/26/2026. This week we are covering: OpenAI launching managed cloud agents and cutting Pro usage allowances, Microsoft finally pulling the plug on Publisher, Anthropic leaking an ominous S-1 IPO filing, and much more.

🤖 OpenAI Flatters Meta with Dots

OpenAI announced managed cloud agent instances called Dots alongside a 50% cut to Pro subscription usage allowances, the new GPT 6.1 Sol model, and a pricey UltraFast mode.

https://openai.com/devday/2026/

📰 People Are Shocked As Microsoft Kills Off Publisher Following 1,000 Days Of Microsoft Warning That They Were Going To Kill Off Publisher

Microsoft officially terminated support and functionality for its 35-year-old desktop publishing application, Publisher, leaving Microsoft 365 users to find alternatives like Word, PowerPoint, or LibreOffice.

https://www.xda-developers.com/as-microsoft-kills-off-publisher-libreoffice-steps-in-with-free-support-for-your-pub-files📉 Anthropic IPO is Ominous

A leaked draft of Anthropic's S-1 IPO prospectus revealed a $42 billion net loss in 2025, $518 billion in upcoming infrastructure commitments, and an entire third of the document dedicated to the existential risks of AI.

https://decodethefuture.org/en/anthropic-s1-ipo-filing-explained/📄 LibreOffice Is Advertising Zero AI As A Design Position

LibreOffice is promoting its latest 26.8 update by highlighting the complete absence of generative AI features to guarantee user data privacy alongside an optional new Notebookbar interface.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/libreoffice-says-no-ai-is-now-a-software-feature/🪟 Windows 10 Support Costs Double

Enterprises clinging to Windows 10 face extended support licensing fees that double every year for up to three years while Microsoft works on improving Windows 11 performance under Project Windows K2.

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/05/windows-11-market-share-creeps-upwards-as-cost-of-staying-on-windows-10-set-to-double/5300870🕶️ Update: Facebook’s Ray Bans Are Not Only Creepy As Hell, They’re Also Poorly Engineered!

Users discovered that Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were secretly recording audio without a button press or wake phrase, even when the wake phrase setting was completely disabled.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-found-recording-audio-without-wearers-consent/🤦 Christ What an Asshole

A quick roundup of industry absurdity featuring Elon Musk rebranding SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, Certification Authority eMudhra using the number 4 as a private signing key, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatening broadcasters over unfavorable polls.

https://4sysops.com/archives/musk-claims-that-spacexai-will-be-rebranded-as-spacexsi-following-trumps-declaration-that-we-have-achieved-super-intelligence/https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/certification-authority-emudhra-defends-its-laughably-weak-private-keys/5304647