Microsoft has begun turning on a rebuilt Start menu for Windows 11 users via the October non‑security preview update (KB5067036), delivering a single, scrollable app surface, three new All apps view modes, deeper Phone Link integration, and several Taskbar and File Explorer refinements — but the...
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Microsoft has started rolling out the October 2025 non‑security preview for Windows 11 to the Release Preview channel: builds 26100.7015 (24H2) and 26200.7015 (25H2) are available now under KB5067036, bringing a sizable collection of user‑facing refinements — a redesigned Start menu, deeper...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview fundamentally reshapes the Start menu into a single, scrollable hub that promotes the All apps list to the main surface, adds two new browsing modes (Category and Grid), folds a Phone Link pane into the Start chrome, and ties Copilot and File Explorer more...
Microsoft’s official Windows account has dropped a short, teasing line—“Your hands are about to get some PTO. Time to rest those fingers…something big is coming Thursday”—and it landed amid the end-of-support milestone for Windows 10, instantly sparking speculation that Microsoft is about to...
Microsoft’s short, playful tease — “Your hands are about to get some PTO. Time to rest those fingers…something big is coming Thursday.” — landed the same week the company officially closed the chapter on Windows 10, and the timing is as deliberate as it is provocative: Microsoft signaled a major...
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Microsoft’s new MAI‑Image‑1 landed as a surprise — not for the novelty of another image generator, but because it’s a fully in‑house text‑to‑image system from Microsoft AI that already ranks among the top models on public leaderboards and is being lined up for integration into Copilot and Bing...
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Microsoft has announced MAI-Image-1 — its first fully in‑house text‑to‑image model — positioning the company to generate photorealistic images at speed and to fold that capability directly into Copilot and Bing Image Creator as part of a broader push away from exclusive dependence on third‑party...
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Microsoft has announced MAI-Image-1, its first fully in-house text-to-image model, and begun public testing on benchmarking platforms while preparing integrations into Copilot and Bing Image Creator—an important step in Microsoft’s move from relying primarily on third‑party models to building...
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Microsoft appears to be testing a dedicated, photos-first OneDrive app for Windows 11 that bundles a built-in gallery, enhanced photo organization, and Copilot intelligence — a leak that paints a clear picture of a strategic shift in how Microsoft wants users to interact with OneDrive on the PC...
Microsoft is moving beyond single‑prompt Copilot chat and into what it calls “vibe working” — a new pattern that stitches multistep, steerable agents directly into Office apps so Copilot can plan, build, validate and iterate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations on your behalf. The...
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Microsoft has quietly — but deliberately — given the icons that millions rely on every day a brighter, more fluid look: a full Microsoft 365 icon refresh that ties the suite’s visual identity to Copilot and signals a broader shift toward AI‑first productivity across web, desktop, and mobile...
Microsoft has quietly — but deliberately — given the 10 core Microsoft 365 app icons their first major visual overhaul since 2018, aligning the suite’s visual language with Copilot and a broader push toward an “AI-first” productivity experience across Windows, web, and mobile.
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Microsoft is preparing to automatically install three new Microsoft 365 “companion” apps — People, Files, and Calendar — onto Windows 11 devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps, and those apps will be configured to launch at device startup unless administrators or users change...
Microsoft’s plan to push new Microsoft 365 Companion apps onto Windows 11 machines without an explicit opt‑in has ignited fresh criticism from users and IT pros, rekindling debates over bloatware, device control, and Microsoft’s widening AI-first strategy. Starting in late October 2025...
Vodafone’s latest small‑business video — and the practical advice inside it — is not fluff: it’s a window into how everyday SMEs can use AI now, safely, and with measurable return. The company’s Business.connected episode on AI features founders and consultants who emphasize one clear message...
Microsoft ha appena rilasciato nuove build Insider per Windows 11 — la versione 26120.6760 sul Beta Channel e la 26220.6760 sul Dev Channel — che introducono una serie di piccole ma pratiche funzionalità (tra cui un collegamento rapido per un test di velocità di rete direttamente dal taskbar)...
Microsoft’s latest Insider checkpoint—packaged as KB5065793 and appearing in recent Dev and Beta preview builds—delivers a handful of practical interface changes and deeper platform plumbing that together reveal Microsoft’s current priorities: quicker diagnostic access, tighter Copilot...
Anthropic’s decision to triple its international workforce and quintuple its applied-AI team before the end of 2025 marks one of the clearest signals yet that the generative-AI market has gone global—and that the company behind Claude is positioning itself to be a dominant international player...
TTEC Digital’s announcement that it has been named to Microsoft’s 2025–2026 AI Business Solutions Inner Circle marks another public milestone in a decade-long partnership with Microsoft and reinforces the company’s positioning as a Microsoft-aligned specialist in AI-enabled customer experience...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider builds are shipping a new, full-screen renewal prompt aimed at lapsed Microsoft 365 subscriptions — an eye-catching SCOOBE (Second‑Chance Out‑of‑Box Experience) screen that insiders and early reports describe as a full‑screen nag to renew rather than a...