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Kiara Morris and Jett Potter — two early‑career lawyers at MinterEllison — are emblematic of a broader shift in law firms: juniors are using Microsoft Copilot and custom AI agents not just to speed up routine work, but to rehearse courtroom questions, shape partner‑level briefings, and earn visibility in strategic discussions, reshaping career trajectories while forcing firms to redesign training, governance and procurement. Background / Overview MinterEllison, one of Australia’s largest law...

Microsoft has confirmed that an October preview update for Windows 11 can leave Task Manager running in the background after you close its window, producing duplicate taskmgr.exe processes that accumulate over time and can degrade device performance. Background / Overview On October 28, 2025 Microsoft published an optional, non‑security preview cumulative update for Windows 11 identified as KB5067036 (delivering OS builds 26200.7019 and 26100.7019 for 25H2 and 24H2 respectively). The package...

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is not merely digitizing its branches — it is actively reshaping the architecture of finance in Kuwait by folding fintech capabilities directly into its operating model, a strategy underscored by the bank’s recent remarks and strategic moves that indicate a deliberate shift from rapid experimentation to sustainable, institutionalised digital services. Background Over the past decade the Gulf’s fintech scene has evolved from a series of early-stage experiments...

Samsung’s long-running mobile browser has stepped onto Windows desktops: the company opened a region‑gated beta of Samsung Internet for PC on October 30, 2025, bringing cross‑device sync, Samsung Pass credential continuity, and Galaxy AI‑powered helpers such as Browsing Assist to Windows 11 and Windows 10 (version 1809 and later) machines in an initial rollout limited to the United States and South Korea. Background Samsung Internet began life as a mobile‑first, Chromium‑based browser...

I rebuilt my home lab around XCP‑ng, put the Xen stack through a week of real-world tinkering, and — despite solid hypervisor performance — I’m moving back to Proxmox VE for everyday home‑lab and self‑hosting work. Background / Overview The virtual‑infrastructure landscape for home labs has never been more crowded. Proxmox VE sits near the top of the list for many enthusiasts because it combines KVM virtualization and LXC containers in a single, integrated web UI, plus cluster, storage, and...

AMD’s short release-note wording for Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 sparked a wave of panic — but the truth is more pragmatic: AMD’s driver package remains usable on Windows 10 even as the company shifts its public messaging and engineering focus to Windows 11, while older RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs are being moved into a maintenance branch that prioritizes fixes over new features. Background / Overview The controversy began when AMD published the Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 release on October 29...

Microsoft has begun preview testing a Windows 11 feature that can stream the same Bluetooth audio to two separate headsets, earbuds, speakers, or hearing aids at the same time, bringing Bluetooth LE Audio’s broadcast capabilities to the Windows desktop for the first time. Background Microsoft rolled out the new Shared audio (preview) experience as part of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7051 for the Dev and Beta channels. The feature is built on Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio...

Microsoft has confirmed that a pair of recent Windows 11 servicing updates introduced display and rendering regressions for some users — ranging from videos and games appearing unexpectedly red to apps and browsers failing to refresh correctly when a full‑screen game or app ran in the background — and the vendor has rolled fixes into the October preview (KB5067036) with broader distribution coming in November’s Patch Tuesday. Background / Overview Microsoft shipped an optional, non‑security...

Microsoft is rolling out a long‑requested convenience to Windows 11: a built‑in “Shared audio (preview)” that can stream the same sound to two Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, speakers, or compatible hearing aids at once — powered by Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio and appearing first to Windows Insiders on select Copilot+ PCs. Background Bluetooth audio on PCs has long been hamstrung by legacy protocol trade‑offs that forced users to choose between high‑quality stereo playback and usable...

Puma is poised to bring Ramprasad Sridharan into the hot seat as its next leader in India, a calculated move that would pair a seasoned fashion-retail operator with one of the world’s fastest-growing sportswear markets as Puma seeks to defend momentum amid intensifying competition and recent leadership churn. Background India has become a focal growth market for global sportswear players over the past five years. Puma’s India business grew rapidly, reporting revenue in the low thousands of...

Microsoft is rolling out a long‑requested convenience to Windows 11: a native “Shared audio (preview)” that can stream the same sound to two Bluetooth headphones or earbuds at once, built on Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio and available to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels via Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7051. Overview Microsoft’s Shared audio (preview) introduces a simple, user‑facing Quick Settings control that lets a single Windows 11 PC broadcast a synchronized...

Microsoft’s Azure is no longer just a cloud for storage and virtual machines — it’s becoming the enterprise-grade platform where companies build, host, govern and monetize AI at scale, and Microsoft is staking the company’s future on that bet by bundling infrastructure, model choice, developer tools and end-user Copilots into a single, opinionated stack. The recent expansion of Azure’s AI offering — led by the Azure AI Foundry, the Azure AI Agent Service, a sprawling model catalog (including...

A writer at XDA took the plunge, wiped Windows from their machine after a five‑month Linux trial, and — after imaging Windows to an external drive — committed to Fedora KDE as their daily driver while experimenting with dual‑boot setups that repeatedly tripped over GRUB and os‑prober. Background The account begins as a fairly common migration story: curiosity → trial → comfort. The author tried several distributions (Arch, EndeavourOS, openSUSE) before returning to the environment that won...

A high‑risk impersonation of a popular Windows 11 upgrade-and‑debloat tool has surfaced on an official‑looking domain, and the project maintainer has issued a blunt SECURITY ALERT telling users to stop using the mirror and download only from the official GitHub Releases page. Background / Overview FlyOOBE (originally released as Flyby11) evolved from a compact “upgrade bypass” helper into a full Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) customization and debloat toolkit that many Windows enthusiasts...

Shah Rukh Khan’s six-decade sweep across cinema and commerce reads like a mirror held up to modern India: the same face that romanticized a nation on screen also sold it cars, colas, phones and the promise of aspiration. As he marks his 60th birthday, the arc from Santro salesman to Toofan‑brand megastar traces more than celebrity deals — it maps the transformation of advertising itself, from mass‑market TV jingles to programmatic, AI‑driven hyper‑personalisation. A recent retrospective by...

Kuwait’s digital transformation just moved from blueprint to a measurable program: the government and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership to establish an AI‑ready Azure Region in Kuwait, pair it with a Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout across public sector workforces, and seed the country with Centers of Excellence and skilling hubs intended to accelerate Vision 2035. At the same time, the Gulf’s technology and mobility landscape is shifting fast — with major private investments...

Microsoft’s recent Windows 11 servicing and Insider activity delivered one of the most visible UI overhauls in years — a redesigned, single‑surface Start menu — alongside a host of AI integrations, taskbar adjustments and, regrettably, a frustrating Task Manager bug that spread quickly through preview builds and optional updates this month. The changes arrive packaged in the October non‑security preview (KB5067036) for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, and are mirrored in Insider flight...

ADnoc, Masdar, XRG and Microsoft have struck a high‑profile strategic agreement at the ENACT Majlis in Abu Dhabi to accelerate AI deployment across ADNOC’s operations while coordinating renewable energy and infrastructure to support Microsoft’s expanding AI and data‑centre footprint — a deal that stitches together industrial scale, low‑carbon supply and hyperscaler software to build what the partners call an “energy‑for‑AI” and “AI‑for‑energy” ecosystem. Background ADNOC, Masdar and XRG...

Alix Earle’s social-post confession that she used Microsoft Copilot’s Group Chat feature to plan a college‑friends reunion in Los Angeles is more than a celebrity anecdote — it’s a concrete example of how conversational AI is moving from novelty demos into everyday life, smoothing mundane coordination chores and shifting the social burden of planning away from a single organizer. Background / Overview Alix Earle described a familiar travel pain: one friend ends up doing the heavy lifting for...

In a move that stitches together the deep pockets of the hydrocarbon business, the global reach of a top renewables developer, and the software and cloud muscle of a hyperscaler, ADNOC, Masdar, XRG and Microsoft have announced a strategic alliance to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across the energy value chain and to develop low‑carbon power and infrastructure to support Microsoft’s expanding global AI and data‑center footprint. Announced at the ENACT Majlis in Abu Dhabi...