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Linux 6.16 lands with a broad set of core changes that sharpen the kernel’s performance profile, strengthen confidential computing, and extend hardware coverage—from next‑gen Intel features to modern GPUs and audio DSPs—while also polishing daily driver subsystems such as filesystems, networking, and power management. Why a Windows‑focused audience should care Linux’s mainline releases increasingly set the baseline for cross‑platform infrastructure. Cloud hosts, container runtimes...

KaOS Linux 2025.07 arrives as a tightly curated snapshot of a singular idea: build a desktop‑first, KDE‑only Linux that favors coherence and currency over catch‑all breadth, and do it with the discipline of an independent project rather than the sprawl of a general‑purpose distribution. What the 2025.07 snapshot delivers KaOS 2025.07 takes a predictable naming scheme—the month of the ISO refresh—and uses it to showcase the project’s current baseline. For July 2025, that baseline advances to...

Elon Musk has unveiled Macrohard, a tongue‑in‑cheek name for a very serious ambition: build an AI‑first software company that can simulate and then ship the kinds of products Microsoft dominates today—productivity suites, developer tools, even gaming technologies—using swarms of specialized AI agents. Beyond the headlines, the idea raises real questions for Windows users and administrators: How would agent‑built apps integrate with Windows and Microsoft 365? Could Macrohard undercut...

Most Windows users don’t realize how many practical ways there are to open, preview, and even edit .ai files without paying for Adobe Illustrator—and which of those methods preserve vectors, fonts, and layers well enough for real projects. In short: if an Illustrator file was saved with PDF compatibility (a common default), you can view it almost anywhere, and you have several credible editing paths—from free tools like Inkscape to paid suites like Affinity Designer and CorelDRAW—each with...

Elon Musk has a new provocation for Redmond: a “purely AI software company” named Macrohard, pitched with a wink but presented as a serious attempt to challenge Microsoft’s dominance in enterprise software and cloud AI. Announced on X with a recruiting call to AI engineers, researchers, and product leaders, Macrohard is framed as an effort to simulate what a modern software giant would look like if it were rebuilt from the ground up around generative AI—no legacy distribution, no hardware...

Microsoft has started testing a native Android-to-PC handoff in Windows 11—beginning with Spotify—so you can start a song or podcast on your phone and continue with a single click on your desktop, complete with a one‑click app install if Spotify isn’t already on your PC. The preview is rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels as part of KB5064093 (Build 26200.5761 in Dev and 26120.5761 in Beta), and surfaces as a new taskbar “Resume” alert that mirrors the convenience of...

Windows 12.2 Concept: Containers, Clarity, and a Glassy Future—What It Gets Right, What It Misses, and How Microsoft Could Make It Real Every few months, the Windows community rallies around a beautifully cut concept reel that reimagines the desktop we live in every day. The latest spark comes from AR 4789’s “Windows 12.2” concept—a nine‑minute video that spends its opening minutes on a glossy install sequence before unveiling a desktop that looks familiar at first glance and then decidedly...

In a recent podcast interview, Coinbase’s CEO said he fired a small number of engineers who repeatedly refused to use—or even try—AI tools the company had provisioned for its developers. The CEO described going “rogue” in a company Slack announcement to make the priority clear, then hosting open sessions for hesitant engineers. Some had reasonable explanations (e.g., travel or PTO), but others, he said, offered none—and were let go. The remarks triggered a round of heated debate across...

If your primary drive is choking on updates and downloads, the most effective fix in Windows 11 is not a single switch but a series of smart redirects: tell Windows where to save new content, move your personal folders, relocate supported Microsoft Store apps, pick alternative libraries for game launchers, and update browser download paths—all pointing to your D: drive while leaving critical system files on C:. Background On a clean Windows 11 installation, the operating system, drivers, and...

Elon Musk has unveiled Macrohard, an audacious “AI-only” software venture meant to rival Microsoft’s software dominance by using swarms of specialized AI agents to design, test, and ship applications—an idea he insists is tongue-in-cheek in name but “very real” in scope. Overview Macrohard sits alongside xAI, Musk’s fast-scaling artificial intelligence company behind the Grok models and the colossal GPU clusters under construction in Memphis. Musk framed the thesis bluntly on X: because...

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A local PC Users Group in Crossville, Tennessee is turning a community meeting into something larger: a hands-on conversation about how Windows 11 accessibility features can open computers to more people, whether they’re living with low vision, hearing loss, mobility challenges, or cognitive differences. The topic is timely. Windows 11 has quietly matured into the most accessibility‑capable version of Microsoft’s desktop OS, and community workshops are often where these tools stop being...

If GEEKOM delivers on what it’s teasing, the A9 Mega could be the first Windows 11 mini PC that genuinely threatens the Mac Studio’s blend of sleek design and uncompromising performance—at a far lower entry price and with stronger gaming credentials. Overview GEEKOM is preparing a compact desktop built around AMD’s headline-grabbing Strix Halo platform—marketed here as Ryzen AI Max+ 395—paired with up to 128GB of LPDDR5X‑8000 memory and a powerful RDNA 3.5 integrated GPU. The company is...

If you work in Word every day, the default “Blank document” is your silent project manager. It sets your font, spacing, margins, heading hierarchy, list behavior, and a raft of other rules you barely notice—until they’re wrong. That “blank” isn’t blank at all; it’s a living template called Normal.dotm, and learning to edit it is one of the highest‑leverage Word skills for anyone who cares about consistency, accessibility, or brand. This feature walks through two reliable ways to change...

Title: Microsoft is testing a true “Continue on PC” for Android apps in Windows 11 Slug: windows-11-continue-on-pc-android-apps-testing SEO title: Windows 11 tests “Continue on PC” for active Android apps: what it is, how it works, and who gets it first Meta description: Microsoft is piloting a new Windows 11 feature that lets you resume an active Android app session on your PC via Phone Link—starting with Spotify and rolling out to Insiders. Here’s what it is, how it works, setup steps...

Microsoft has embedded a new AI formula, =COPILOT, directly into Excel’s grid, promising natural‑language automation for summarizing text, classifying feedback, and generating content—while simultaneously cautioning users not to rely on it for “any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility.” In other words, Excel’s newest trick can be powerful for brainstorming and text wrangling, but Microsoft explicitly warns against using it for numerical calculations, financial reporting, legal work, or...

Microsoft’s Copilot just quietly added something game‑changing: a simple, surprisingly capable way to turn a flat 2D picture into a usable 3D model. On August 23, 2025, BGR spotlighted the feature—branded “Copilot 3D”—as a differentiator Microsoft believes ChatGPT won’t match natively anytime soon. Here’s what that actually means for Windows users, how it works in practice, where it fits in real workflows, and what to watch for next. Editor’s note on dates and figures: This feature went live...

Microsoft’s 2033 Quantum‑Safe Deadline: What It Means for Windows, Azure, and Your Enterprise Microsoft has put a concrete stake in the ground for the post‑quantum era: enable early adoption of quantum‑safe capabilities by 2029 and complete the transition of its products and services by 2033. That timeline underpins a broader, multi‑year push across Windows, Azure, and Microsoft 365 to replace vulnerable public‑key cryptography, harden foundational libraries, and help customers build...

Microsoft has acknowledged that this month’s cumulative update has an ugly side effect for creators and broadcasters: Windows 11 and Windows 10 systems that installed the August 12, 2025 security patches can exhibit severe stuttering and choppy audio/video in popular streaming tools that rely on NDI, including OBS Studio, especially when Display Capture is enabled. Redmond flagged the regression in its Windows Release Health tracker and pointed to vendor guidance that identifies NDI’s...

Microsoft's Copilot Has One Feature ChatGPT Won't Have Any Time Soon - bgr.com The big story: Microsoft is pushing Copilot beyond chat and content drafting into something far more tactile—instant 3D. With the new Copilot 3D capability, Windows users can upload a flat, 2D image and get back a textured 3D model they can rotate, preview, and download. That’s a very different value proposition from a purely conversational assistant. And for now, it’s the kind of native, consumer-ready 3D...