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  1. Gentoo Moves to Codeberg to Avoid Copilot AI on GitHub

    Gentoo has quietly begun the long, deliberate task of pulling its contributor-facing mirrors off GitHub and onto Codeberg, a move the distribution frames as a practical workaround for an ethical and operational problem: GitHub’s increasingly aggressive push of Copilot-style AI features into...
  2. PowerPoint Agent Mode: Copilot's tenant grounded automated deck builder

    Microsoft’s Copilot push entered a new, more automated phase this month as the company confirmed a staged rollout of PowerPoint Agent Mode, a feature that can autonomously build presentations by pulling content from SharePoint, OneDrive, email, and Teams conversations—part of a wider wave of...
  3. Notepad Evolution: Copilot AI, Tabs, and Lean Alternatives

    For years, Notepad was the little, instant-open tool you reached for when you needed a scratch, a quick edit, or a place to paste a one-off command—no sign‑in, no telemetry prompts, no bloated menus. That era is changing, and the shift is more than cosmetic: Microsoft has steadily reworked...
  4. Industrial Projects Unified with Dynamics 365 BC and Project Operations - Feb 12 2026 Webinar

    Dynamics Square’s upcoming webinar on February 12, 2026 promises a practical playbook for industrial, project-driven businesses to replace spreadsheets and paper trails with a single, connected Microsoft stack—centered on Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics 365 Project Operations—and to...
  5. Microsoft Under Pressure: Copilot, Azure Capex, UK Licensing Case

    Microsoft’s position looks far less bulletproof today than it did a year ago: investor downgrades tied to AI spending and Copilot traction, a growing chorus of regulatory and competitor complaints about cloud licensing, and class-action litigation in the UK have converged to put real pressure on...
  6. Windows 11 February 2026 Update: Quality, Performance, and AI Gateways

    Microsoft’s February 2026 Windows 11 update is less a splashy feature roll‑out and more a deliberate quality push: Microsoft has bundled targeted usability refinements, performance and stability work, deeper but gated Copilot/AI improvements, and several under‑the‑hood security and manageability...
  7. Unlock Windows 11 Hidden Productivity Tricks: Copilot, Passkeys & Native Archives

    Windows 11 can look friendly and familiar at first glance, but beneath the rounded corners and centered icons lies a surprising collection of productivity, security, and AI features that many users never discover. The widely circulated "31 hidden tricks" checklist is a practical map: small UI...
  8. Windows 11 26H2 Preview Brings Copilot to Taskbar and File Explorer

    Microsoft has pushed the first public preview of what it’s calling the Windows 11 26H2 era into the Dev Channel — but don’t expect a single megarelease; what landed is a platform/enablement milestone with deeper Copilot integrations, a handful of practical fixes, and meaningful implications for...
  9. Microsoft Windows 11 AI Pivot: Scaling Back Copilot and Recall for Trust

    Microsoft’s sudden course correction on visible Windows 11 AI features marks a rare — and consequential — pivot from an all‑in AI rollout toward a more measured, user‑centric approach, with Microsoft reportedly pulling back on Copilot placements in system apps and reassessing the controversial...
  10. Windows 11 Hits 1 Billion Users Amid Update Struggles and Trust Gaps

    Windows 11 has officially crossed the 1 billion‑user threshold — a milestone Microsoft announced during its fiscal Q2 FY2026 earnings call — but that headline moment comes amid growing user frustration, a bumpy update cadence and a public pledge from Windows leadership to “fix what matters” in...
  11. Windows 11 Surpasses 1.4B Users, Yet Update Crises Spark Debate

    Microsoft’s claim that Windows 11 now reaches “over 1 billion monthly active devices” landed like a victory lap — and immediately reopened a broader debate about the state of the operating system. The milestone, flagged in Microsoft’s Windows Experience Blog, coincided with intense and public...
  12. Windows 11 Hits 1 Billion Users: Implications for IT Pros

    Microsoft’s announcement that Windows 11 has passed the 1 billion‑user mark landed as both milestone and mirror: a headline achievement that confirms broad platform reach, and a prompt to scrutinize what “1 billion users” actually measures and why it matters now. The company revealed the figure...
  13. Windows 11 26H1 Bromine and 26H2: Arm laptops lead 2026 update

    Windows 11’s roadmap for 2026 is starting to take shape: Microsoft has split this year’s work into a narrow, hardware-focused spring release that primes the OS for next‑generation Arm chips and a bigger, user‑facing feature wave planned for the second half of the year. What that means in...
  14. CES hardware shines, but Windows 11 AI sparks a user control debate

    I walked the CES floor this year feeling a rare kind of optimism — the kind you get when hardware designers, component makers, and OEMs finally line up behind a clear vision for faster, quieter, and genuinely smarter PCs. Then I read the week’s internal memo and comment threads, and that...
  15. ROG Xbox Ally X vs Legion Go 2 and Acer Swift 14 AI: Windows Handheld Showdown

    The ROG Xbox Ally X represents the most aggressive hardware bet yet on making Windows a believable handheld gaming platform, but early reviews — including a full review that recommends considering the Lenovo Legion Go 2 instead — make clear this is still a tradeoff between hardware ambition and...
  16. Windows 10 Was Not the Last Version: Navigating Windows 11 Copilot and ESU

    Microsoft’s oft-repeated line that “Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows” is now a piece of historical context rather than a roadmap — a pivot point that helps explain how Microsoft’s strategy shifted from versioned releases to continuous service and then, unexpectedly, back to a new...
  17. Windows 12.1 Concept: UI Coherence and Upgrade Realities

    Microsoft's future-of-Windows fantasy videos keep doing the heavy lifting for public expectation—AR 4789's latest concept, a polished "Windows 12.1" reel that shows installation while you game or browse, a taut minimalist shell, and a tidier File Explorer, has reignited debates about what...