Microsoft's Hacker Returns, Starbucks AI Can't Count, Japan Regrows Teeth, Office 2019 Dies

Microsoft's banned security researcher is back with a new project that allegedly bypasses BitLocker, Starbucks just retired an AI that could not reliably count syrup bottles, and Japan's tooth-regrowth drug is actually in human trials. This week, John and Logan break down eight stories shaping tech, AI, and cybersecurity right now. Stories in this episode: Nightmare-Eclipse returns with Bitskrieg. After six Windows zero-days and platform bans across GitHub and GitLab, the researcher is now teasing a project that allegedly breaks Secure Boot trust guarantees and bypasses BitLocker. The wild twist: other researchers have reportedly started sending vulnerabilities directly to Nightmare-Eclipse instead of going through Microsoft. Starbucks AI fails. The chain quietly retired an AI inventory system that used cameras, LIDAR, and computer vision to count milk and syrups. It mislabeled products and missed items entirely. Plus Flathub banning AI-generated submissions because the maintainers are buried in AI slop. Japan's tooth-regrowth drug. TRG-035 is in human trials at Kyoto University Hospital, with researchers targeting 2030 for general availability. The catch: the most immediate use case is for people born with missing teeth, not adults who lost them years ago. Microsoft kills Office 2019. Starting July 13, 2026, the suite goes read-only on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. A lot of small businesses and home users bought Office 2019 specifically to avoid the subscription model, and now they are being pushed to Microsoft 365. Plus a critical Windows Netlogon zero-click vulnerability being actively exploited, GitHub Copilot's new token-based billing burning through credits in hours, California exempting Linux from age verification requirements, and Dell undercutting Apple with a $699 XPS 13. New episodes weekly. Follow Zero Downtime for cybersecurity, AI, privacy, infrastructure, and the tech stories that actually matter.