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Windows 11 is finally fixing two of its most hated design choices
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (490+ words) A repositioned Windows Taskbar, a better Start menu: Windows 11 changes that users have begged for for years will finally arrive, Microsoft promises. But Microsoft is also making adjustments to the parts of Windows you interact with first, and the lack…...
Windows 11 reset: Microsoft pledges more speed, stability, and control
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (787+ words) Over the past few months, Microsoft senior executives have quietly made a promise to me directly, as well as to other journalists: They're going to improve Windows. Today, they're making that same commitment to the public, with an emphasis on…...
Microsoft says Windows 11 will get faster as it scales back Copilot
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (559+ words) For years, Windows critics have described the operating system as unnecessarily big and bloated. Microsoft might not be able to slim down Windows 11 overnight, but it's still putting it on a diet. The goal is to make Windows more responsive,…...
Windows 11 has finally taken over
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (186+ words) Foe the first time in history, Windows 10 is finally dying " leaving Windows users on a single version: Windows 11. Data from Statcounter shows that Windows 11s market share is now at 73 percent, far greater than at any point in its life. Windows…...
Microsoft's new image AI just cracked top 3 on a major leaderboard
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (121+ words) The new MAI-Image-2 model is rolling out on Copilot and Bing Image Creator, with standout photorealism and text-in-image capabilities. On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled a new AI model in a Microsoft AI blog post. It's called MAI-Image-2 and it's primarily built…...
4 changes I made immediately after 1.3 billion passwords were stolen
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (892+ words) Earlier this month, security guru Troy Hunt added a staggering two billion unique email addresses and 1.3 billion unique passwords to his Have I Been Pwned and Pwned Passwords databases. Aggregated by Synthient, the data comes from multiple credential stuffing sources…...
I switched to a trackball mouse and I'm never going back
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (495+ words) Computer mice are silent killers. For years I struggled with wrist pain, elbow pain, and shoulder pain, and I staved it off with stretches, exercises, ergonomic changes, and what have you'but it always kept coming back. Turns out, it was…...
This $20 gadget eliminates Wi-Fi dead spots in your home
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (282+ words) TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi Extender (RE315) If you have a spot in your house with unstable Wi-Fi coverage, then you know how frustrating it can be. Thankfully, you don't need a new and expensive router'instead, you can resolve the issue with a small…...
OpenAI is developing a unified AI 'superapp' for desktop users
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (212+ words) OpenAI is developing a unified desktop superapp that will integrate ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas into a single application, according to PCWorld's coverage of The Wall Street Journal report. This ... It seems you'll soon be able to access most of OpenAI's…...
Your next PC will likely run on AI agents
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (489+ words) Remember when ChatGPT was just an AI chatbox that sat on your desktop? That was, like, so December. Fast forward to now'three whole months later!'and the idea of a desktop app that keeps an AI confined to a chatbox…...