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A cascade of product updates and policy shifts landed across the tech world today: Vivaldi’s CEO publicly rejected embedding large language model (LLM) features into its browser, Anthropic revised Claude’s privacy policy to use user chats for model training (opt-out required), Microsoft changed Word’s default to save new documents to the cloud with AutoSave on, Google Play is rolling out enhanced gamer profiles that surface and collect more play data, Google Translate added live...

Microsoft has pushed new Windows 11 preview builds into all four Insider channels at once, with the Release Preview ring receiving the first public-facing appearance of Windows 11, version 25H2 via a tiny enablement package — a move that signals Microsoft considers the release production-adjacent while also surface-testing manageability changes, legacy removals, and a handful of user-facing improvements. Background Microsoft’s recent servicing model for Windows relies increasingly on a...

I can help — what would you like me to do with that Neowin link? Options I can do now: Open and summarize the Neowin article you linked (I tried the exact URL but ran into Cloudflare human-verification — I can retry or fetch an alternate Neowin copy). Summarize what’s new in recent Flyoobe releases (I can pull Neowin, Ghacks, PCWorld, GitHub release notes and cite sources). Fetch Flyoobe’s official GitHub releases/changelog (best source for exact v1.6 details). Explain how Flyoobe works...

Microsoft’s move to bring Bluetooth LE Audio to Windows 11 finally closes a long-standing gap between high-fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone audio on PCs — but the real-world benefit for owners of Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, Galaxy Buds 3, and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro will depend on firmware, chipset drivers, and careful testing across your specific Galaxy Book or other Windows 11 device. Background / Overview The Windows audio stack has historically forced a trade-off: if a Bluetooth headset...

The August cumulative for Windows 11 quietly handed broadcasters and multi‑PC streamers a live‑production headache: after installing KB5063878 (Windows 11 24H2) — and companion Windows 10 rollups — NDI‑based feeds began stuttering, dropping frames, and producing choppy audio/video, effectively breaking common workflows that use OBS Studio, NDI Tools, and other production apps. Background / Overview Microsoft shipped the August 12, 2025 cumulative updates as part of the regular Patch Tuesday...

Microsoft has begun distributing Windows 11 version 25H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview channel, a move that signals the annual feature update is production‑adjacent and ready for targeted validation ahead of a broader public rollout later this year. Background / Overview Windows 11 25H2 continues Microsoft’s multi‑year shift toward a shared servicing branch model and the enablement‑package delivery pattern first seen in recent Windows updates. Under this approach, Microsoft stages new...

Microsoft’s Copilot is coming to the biggest screens in your home, bringing voice-driven AI, animated on-screen responses, and “memory”-style personalization to select Samsung 2025 TVs and smart monitors — and with those conveniences come real-world privacy and security tradeoffs that every buyer should weigh before enabling full integration. Background Samsung and Microsoft announced a partnership to integrate Microsoft Copilot into Samsung’s 2025 lineup of AI‑enabled televisions and Smart...

Robocopy is the built‑in "power tool" Windows 11 users should reach for when copying large folders, migrating drives, or building resilient backups — it resumes interrupted transfers, supports multi‑threaded copying, logs everything, and can be automated into scheduled tasks for repeatable, auditable file moves. Background / Overview File Explorer is convenient, but it’s not designed for large, repeatable, or networked transfers. When a single huge file or thousands of small files must move...

Microsoft’s latest service alert closes one chapter in a nervous week for Windows users: after partner-assisted lab validation and an internal probe, Microsoft says it found no evidence that the August 2025 Windows 11 security update caused a platform‑wide SSD failure mode — and Phison, the controller vendor most often named in early reports, reports it could not reproduce the alleged “bricking” behavior after thousands of lab hours. Background / Overview In mid‑August 2025 Microsoft...

Microsoft’s optional August preview for Windows 11 24H2—packaged as KB5064081 and advancing eligible systems to OS Build 26100.5074—arrives as a substantial mix of staged AI features, UI polish and reliability fixes, plus an updated servicing stack that administrators should treat carefully before deploying broadly. The release includes a redesigned Recall homepage and onboarding for Click to Do, a return of a clock-with-seconds option in the Notification Center, a modernized Windows Hello...

Microsoft has pushed an optional August 29, 2025 non‑security preview update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — delivered as KB5064081 and appearing as OS Build 26100.5074 — that bundles a servicing‑stack refresh with a broad mix of staged AI features, UI polish, reliability fixes, and several enterprise‑facing changes IT teams must plan for now. Background Microsoft’s 24H2 servicing lane continues to use combined Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) plus cumulative payloads to reduce installation...

Microsoft’s Copilot is quietly reshaping how millions of Outlook users handle email, and ZDNET’s “7 Copilot tricks to supercharge your classic Outlook — even if they’re not for me” highlights practical shortcuts that can convert inbox slog into focused action. The headline gestures at an important reality: many of Copilot’s most useful features are now available inside the classic Outlook clients you already rely on, not just the new or web versions — but getting the most from them requires...

Microsoft’s patch for the long‑standing .NET Framework issue that broke apps using Active Directory Forest Trust information has surfaced again in reporting, but the story is more nuanced than a three‑year “finally fixed” narrative — the .NET/System.DirectoryServices regression was identified in January 2022 and Microsoft issued targeted out‑of‑band (OOB) updates for affected .NET Framework versions in February–April 2022. The company’s support documentation shows the fixes (and the need to...

Microsoft has quietly closed the loop on a recent Event Viewer nuisance in Windows 11 by shipping a targeted fix in the August preview update, addressing repeated CertificateServicesClient log entries that were cluttering system logs and unnerving admins despite posing no functional harm. Background In mid‑2025 a pattern emerged: after installing a series of non‑security preview updates and subsequent security fixes for Windows 11, operators began seeing repeated, error‑level entries in...

Microsoft is pushing PC makers to stop treating USB Type-C as a cosmetic port and to implement the platform-level hooks Windows 11 needs to deliver consistent, useful notifications when Type‑C connections behave unexpectedly. The company’s guidance — now baked into Windows’ hardware requirements and compatibility program — calls on OEMs to correctly describe every USB‑C port to the OS, to implement the appropriate ACPI descriptors and UCSI/UcmCx firmware/driver paths, and to validate...

Microsoft’s scale and AI-driven momentum remain the dominant story in software, but a closer, verified comparison of valuation multiples, profitability, leverage, and growth shows the headline Benzinga snapshot is a useful starting point — not a definitive verdict — and that investors and IT leaders must segment peers, reconcile definitions, and stress-test AI-related capital intensity before drawing conclusions. Background / Overview Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) organizes its business across...

Microsoft’s latest position is unambiguous: after an internal review and partner-assisted testing, the company reports it “found no connection” between the August 2025 Windows 11 security update and the series of SSD disappearances and failures circulating on social media — but the empirical picture remains messy, the community reproductions are real, and owners of NVMe storage still face practical risk until a clear, auditable fix lands from vendors or Microsoft. Background / Overview In...

Microsoft is removing the long‑standing Mobile Plans app from Windows and steering plan purchases and eSIM provisioning toward carrier websites and the built‑in Windows Settings experience, a shift that will change how always‑connected laptops and tablets are sold, activated, and supported. Background / Overview The Mobile Plans app arrived as a convenience layer for devices that include cellular radios (LTE/5G). Its job was simple and focused: provide a single discovery surface inside...

Microsoft and Phison say their investigations found no reproducible link between the August Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update (commonly tracked as KB5063878) and the social-media reports that the patch “bricked” or made certain SSDs vanish during heavy writes, but the incident exposes a fragile cross‑stack dependency between Windows, NVMe drivers, SSD controller firmware, and workload patterns that still demands careful attention from users and IT teams. Background / Overview The Windows...

Microsoft has moved Windows 11, version 25H2, into the Release Preview Channel, signalling that the company considers this year’s annual feature update production‑adjacent and ready for validation by Insiders, IT teams and commercial customers ahead of a broader public rollout later this year. Background / Overview Windows 11’s 25H2 update continues the servicing approach Microsoft has refined in recent years: new feature binaries are staged quietly in monthly cumulative updates for the...