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Microsoft’s Edge browser is poised to change the macOS compatibility map this year — and if recent reporting is correct, the move will leave a sizable group of Mac users with a simple but urgent choice: upgrade macOS, switch browsers, or accept that future Edge builds (and the security and feature updates they bring) may not arrive. Background / Overview In recent coverage, technology outlets reported that Microsoft’s Edge Beta Channel (currently on version 146 in early 2026) includes...

Changing the DNS server your Windows PC or Mac uses is one of the simplest network tweaks that can deliver real-world benefits: faster name resolution, better protection from malicious sites, and increased privacy — and you can switch it for a single device or for your entire home network by updating your router. Background / Overview The Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet’s address book: when you type a website name into a browser, your device asks a DNS resolver to translate that...

I spent more than five years inside Notion’s orbit, but quitting it for AFFiNE has been the single most practical change to how I capture, plan, and organize work—and the experience is instructive for anyone considering a self-hosted, open-source Notion alternative. rview AFFiNE bills itself as a local‑first, open‑source workspace that blends documents, whiteboards, and databases into a single canvas. The project’s repository and public documentation emphasize an edgeless canvas model where...

Microsoft’s long-running Notepad is no longer just a plain-text scratchpad: an image button has appeared in Insider builds and multiple reports now say image support is being tested as part of Notepad’s new Markdown/formatting layer, a change that follows the retirement of WordPad and continues Microsoft’s push to turn inbox utilities into richer, Markdown-aware authoring surfaces. Background: how Notepad got here Notepad’s transformation has been incremental but unmistakable. For decades it...

Currys’ renewed commitment to Munster Rugby is more than a headline sponsor extension — it’s a snapshot of how consumer retail chains are moving from simple brand visibility into the operational core of elite sports, supplying the hardware and workflow tools that now underpin modern performance analysis and player care. (munsterrugby.ie) Background / Overview Since first formalising a technology relationship in 2021, Currys has continued to deepen its role as Munster Rugby’s Official...

Microsoft Research and Salesforce have jointly sounded a clear warning: the smartest-sounding AI chatbots today are surprisingly fragile in realistic, multi‑turn conversations, and the behaviors that make them useful in single prompts — fluency and conversational continuity — also let errors snowball into confident but wrong answers. According to press coverage of the study, Microsoft and Salesforce analyzed more than 200,000 conversations across leading models and reported that while...

Legacy ASP.NET applications still powering revenue and core business functions are increasingly creating a strategic drag: higher cloud bills, brittle scaling patterns, slower delivery cycles, and rising security risk. The headline claim that enterprises must move to ASP.NET Core on modern .NET releases is sound — but the migration story is nuanced. This feature explains what CIOs and CTOs should really know: the verified technical facts, the measurable business case, practical migration...

A measurable exodus is under way: ordinary PC users — not just hobbyists and developers — are seriously considering replacing Windows with Linux, driven by Windows’ tightened hardware gates, the end of free support for a major Windows release, and a steady maturation of desktop Linux that finally makes it accessible to non‑experts. Background / Overview The desktop landscape shifted decisively in 2025–2026. Microsoft’s formal end of free support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 changed the...

Microsoft’s internal vocabulary for shipping software — words like escrow build, bake time, and escrow reset — isn’t just corporate theater; it’s shorthand that encodes a careful, repeatable quality‑assurance workflow used to move code from engineers’ machines into customers’ hands. Recent commentary from long‑time Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen decodes that Microspeak and clarifies what release teams mean when they say a build has been “placed into escrow” and is being “baked,” while...

If your Windows 11 PC feels sluggish, you don’t need to panic — most slowdowns are fixable with a mix of housekeeping, configuration changes, and, when appropriate, hardware upgrades. PCMag Australia’s practical list of 14 quick fixes is a smart, low-risk starting point that maps cleanly to built‑in Windows tools and straightforward upgrades; the suggestions are useful whether you’re troubleshooting a daily driver or squeezing life from older hardware. Background / Overview Windows 11 brings...

Flexera One is now being shown as a single-pane solution that takes raw discovery data, applies Microsoft product-use-rights logic, and produces actionable entitlements and optimization recommendations for Windows Server and SQL Server—reducing both audit risk and cloud spend while exposing the exact touchpoints where admins must intervene. Background Microsoft’s shift to core-based licensing for Windows Server and SQL Server, combined with evolving cloud consumption models (PAYG vs BYOL)...

The federal government has proposed a new Pakistan Emerging Technology and AI Fund — a National Fund‑of‑Funds pegged at Rs 28.8 billion — intended to catalyze venture and growth capital flows into AI, advanced digital solutions, and innovation‑led startups. The proposal, placed under the IGNITE programme, includes an initial budget line of Rs 3 billion for FY2026–27 and envisions a 60‑month operational horizon from 2026 through 2031, with funds deploying through private‑sector led venture...

Microsoft’s Canary Channel for Windows 11 no longer behaves like a single experimental stream — as of February 18, 2026 the Canary Channel has been split into two parallel update paths: the long-standing 28000 series, which will remain the default feature‑preview line, and a new 29500 series that begins with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 29531.1000 and is explicitly dedicated to earlier, lower‑level platform development. The change is surfaced as an optional update under Settings >...

TQA’s pivot to an Agentic AI identity is more than a marketing refresh — it’s a deliberately engineered response to a problem that has paralyzed the enterprise AI agenda: pilots that don’t produce measurable business value. The company’s new multi-platform strategy, announced on February 20, 2026, reframes the work from “bolt-on AI” to agent-enabled workforces that redesign processes and aim for production-grade financial impact. Background The context for TQA’s move is stark. Recent...

Microsoft’s Copilot-powered “Premier League Companion” has been folded into Gary Neville’s The Overlap network, bringing near‑real‑time, AI‑driven Premier League data and analysis directly into flagship podcasts and punditry — a move that marks a substantive step in putting live, cloud-scale sports analytics inside editorial workflows and broadcast formats. k] Background / Overview The Premier League’s multi‑year strategic relationship with Microsoft laid the technical and commercial...

Microsoft’s 2026 primer on the “AI PC” is both a useful buyer’s checklist and an accidental masterclass in how corporate branding, hardware specs, and product marketing have together turned a simple concept into a confusing ecosystem for everyday buyers. Background Microsoft’s Windows Learning Center published “Best AI PC features to look for in 2026: A beginner’s guide,” positioning an AI PC as a machine “built from the ground up to run artificial intelligence features directly on the...

Microsoft’s Copilot appears to be testing a new, deliberately theatrical way to surface analysis: a feature reportedly called Copilot Advisors, which would let users pick two distinct AI personas, assign them opposing stances, and watch or listen as they argue a topic in a structured debate format. The idea is simple and striking — give users a fast way to hear the best arguments on both sides of a question — but its implications cut across product design, trust and safety, legal exposure...

Microsoft has begun a wider rollout of a dramatically revamped Start menu for Windows 11, delivering a single, scrollable launcher that brings the All apps list to the forefront, adds category-based discovery, tightens Phone Link integration, and—by design—uses substantially more vertical space than the Start menu we’ve grown used to. Background / Overview Microsoft started testing the new Start menu in Windows Insider channels in mid‑2025 and published details on the updated design through...

Microsoft will remove the little “X” that let you hide suggested recipients in Outlook — a small UI affordance called Contact Masking — on March 31, 2026, and Microsoft says the feature caused more confusion than value across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Background Outlook’s recipient suggestions are powered by an auto‑complete/suggested‑recipients system that pulls from your personal contacts, the organization’s Global Address List (GAL), and addresses you’ve previously used. In the New...

Currys’ decision to renew and deepen its technology partnership with Munster Rugby is more than a sponsorship line item — it’s a clear signal that consumer retail specialists are moving into the high-performance sports technology arena, supplying hardware and workflow tools that are now critical to elite-team preparation and recovery. Background Munster Rugby and Currys first forged a formal technology relationship in 2021, a partnership that has been renewed and extended on multiple...