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The recent Windows 11 servicing wave that included security updates KB5063878 and the related preview KB5062660 ignited a flurry of alarm when hobbyist testers and everyday users reported NVMe SSDs disappearing — in some cases permanently — during large sustained writes, and much of the early traffic pointed at drives using Phison controllers. Phison’s follow-up statement saying its labs “dedicated over 4,500 cumulative testing hours” and ran more than 2,200 test cycles without reproducing...

Samsung’s newest TVs and smart monitors now ship with Microsoft’s Copilot built in, bringing a conversational generative AI assistant to living rooms and home offices and folding Microsoft’s “Copilot Everywhere” strategy into Samsung’s Vision AI ecosystem. ueup — including premium Micro RGB, Neo QLED, QLED, OLED, The Frame models and selected Smart Monitors (M7, M8, M9 and similar) — will offer a built-in Copilot experience surfaced via Samsung’s Vision AI layer and a Copilot web app...

Microsoft has quietly folded a long‑requested convenience into Windows: you can now browse and manage an Android phone’s internal storage directly from File Explorer — wirelessly, without digging out a USB cable — by pairing your handset with Windows 11 and using Microsoft’s Link to Windows / Phone Link infrastructure. Background / Overview For years Windows users have relied on USB cables, MTP drivers or third‑party tools to move photos and documents between phones and PCs. Microsoft’s...

Windows 11’s August servicing wave briefly looked like a storage disaster: community testers reported NVMe drives disappearing mid-write after installing security updates KB5063878 and KB5062660, and many fingers pointed at SSDs using Phison controllers. After an industry investigation, controller maker Phison published a terse validation summary saying it had “dedicated over 4,500 cumulative testing hours” and run more than 2,200 test cycles without being able to reproduce the reported...

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Microsoft is widening the testing ring for Xbox Cloud Gaming: Xbox Insiders who subscribe to Game Pass Core and Game Pass Standard can now stream cloud-playable titles — including a selection of owned games and, for the first time on those tiers, select PC versions — through Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) as part of a staged Insider preview. Background Since its mainstream rollout, Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) has been a core differentiator for Microsoft’s Game Pass strategy: a way to meet players...

Microsoft confirmed it fired two employees after a group of protesters — including current and former staffers — broke into the Redmond office of company president Brad Smith and staged a brief sit‑in as part of an intensifying campaign over Microsoft’s ties to the Israel Defense Forces and alleged uses of Azure in mass surveillance. Background / Overview The episode at Microsoft’s campus is the latest flashpoint in a months‑long controversy about how commercial cloud and AI services can be...

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The short DrugsControl.org post titled “Gameing — Rummy Game for Windows 10” reads like an unexpected detour: a public-health and regulatory site publishing a short item about a desktop card game and where to get it. The page frames itself as a general-interest item, but offers little technical detail, no publisher credentials, and no clear download provenance — a combination that demands caution on Windows 10 systems where unsigned installers and third‑party packages routinely introduce...

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The Optoma UHC70LV arrives as a bold statement: a high‑bright, Dolby Vision‑certified 4K laser projector aimed squarely at the premium home‑cinema buyer — and it largely delivers on that promise while exposing the inevitable trade‑offs of any specialist product in 2025. At the same time, recent reporting highlights two separate but related threads in consumer tech: the persistent gulf between AI marketing claims and practical accuracy in productivity tools (most clearly illustrated by...

Phison’s latest test summary puts the disputed SSD failures tied to Windows 11 updates into a new, uneasy middle ground: vendors and Microsoft say they cannot reproduce a widespread “bricking” problem, while a small but alarming set of user reports continues to describe drives disappearing and in some cases becoming unrecoverable after installing KB5063878 and the KB5062660 preview update. Background Reports began surfacing in mid‑August when community testers and hobbyist PC builders posted...

Samsung’s 2025 TV lineup will ship with Microsoft’s generative assistant built into the screen experience, turning televisions and selected Smart Monitors into voice-first, conversational companions that offer content discovery, contextual information, light productivity and SmartThings control on the big screen. erosoft announced a partnership to integrate Microsoft Copilot into Samsung’s 2025 televisions and Smart Monitors as part of Samsung’s broader Vision AI initiative. The integration...

San Francisco has quietly pushed one of the largest municipal deployments of generative AI in the United States, rolling Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat—powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o—out across tens of thousands of city employees with promises of measurable productivity gains, faster resident service, and substantial cost-avoidance through more efficient workflows. Francisco’s city government began a phased expansion of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat after a multi-month pilot that engaged roughly 2,000...

Samsung’s 2025 TV lineup just turned the living room into a conversational hub: Microsoft’s Copilot is now built into select Samsung TVs and Smart Monitors, bringing a voice‑first, visual AI companion that promises spoiler‑safe recaps, ultra‑specific content discovery, on‑screen cards, and SmartThings controls — and it’s rolling out as a free, optional experience on supported models. Background Where this came from The integration follows a broader push by Microsoft to make Copilot available...

Phison’s lab says the recent Windows 11 cumulative update is not “breaking” SSDs — but the episode lays bare how fragile modern storage stacks can be, how quickly panic and misinformation spread, and why conservative update practices and strong backups remain non-negotiable. Background / Overview Microsoft shipped a combined Servicing Stack Update (SSU) and Latest Cumulative Update for Windows 11 (commonly tracked as KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) in mid‑August 2025. Within days, multiple...

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The era when meeting prep meant skimming an inbox and scribbling a one-line agenda is ending — generative AI is now offering pre-meeting intelligence that reads past conversations, surfaces likely priorities, and hands executives five concise, context-aware talking points before they walk into a call. That capability, showcased in recent public posts from industry leaders and illustrated in coverage of AI meeting assistants, is less a novelty demo and more a practical trigger for how...