Sean Endicott

Apps Microsoft is retiring Outlook's free Meeting Insight feature in the coming months. Its replacement, "Prepare for this meeting," requires a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

App Microsoft is retiring its Copilot Podcasts feature on August 18, 2026. Users will lose all access to their AI-created audio, with no option to export or download files before the tool shuts down.

Apps Hands-on with Edge Drop, a promising new third-party clipboard manager for Windows 11 that features drag-and-drop file stacking.

XBOX Xbox's "Stream Your Own Games" library has expanded with 52 new titles. Game Pass subscribers who own these games can now stream Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and a bunch of indie classics.

Surface The Snapdragon X2-powered Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 for Business are officially available. Here is what you need to know.

Windows 11 Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 introduces Point-in-time Restore, a new tool to pause updates, Widget improvements, and much more.

Apps Microsoft’s Clipchamp now requires OneDrive syncing to edit video projects. Windows Movie Maker never would have betrayed me like this.

Gaming Qualcomm's Snapdragon Control Panel update brings direct NPU driver access, a redesigned game library, and optimized settings to Snapdragon X PCs.

Browsing Microsoft Edge is testing a new "Web Remix" feature in Canary builds that allows users to force any website into dark mode without needing third-party extensions.

Microsoft While some claimed Microsoft emissions hit 34 million metric tons, the raw data shows actual emissions were much less. It was still a 25% increase, but there's important context missing.

Windows 11 Cloud rebuild offers a frictionless, USB‑free way to rescue an unbootable PC, and Microsoft was smart enough to keep the other recovery options, too.

Windows 11 Microsoft is deploying a massive multi-agent AI system called MDASH to defend Windows.

Apps Microsoft Forms has added Copilot chat, offering suggestions, smarter edits, and clearer insights.

Apps Microsoft has paused development on new minimized views that would have made multitasking easier.

Microsoft Microsoft has launched a dedicated feedback portal for its Rewards Program, giving people a clearer way to submit ideas, vote on suggestions, and follow progress on changes.

Apps Former Windows engineer Dave Plummer built a working notepad app that's just 2,686 bytes. The app illustrates how bloated modern software has become.

AI Fairwater, Wisconsin is home to one of the most powerful datacenters in the world, but many local residents claim the site emits too much noise.

Windows 11 A bloated file related to app permissions is gobbling up hard drive space, but Microsoft's latest update addresses the issue.

Apps A third‑party file explorer just added Tree View, better multi‑pane controls, and cleaner navigation, once again beating Microsoft’s own File Explorer.

Microsoft Close to 2.1% of the company's workforce is affected, with the vast majority of cuts hitting Xbox and gaming divisions.

Apps Microsoft simplified the controls for Copilot, Facilitator, and Intelligent Recap, giving licensed meeting organizers a clear way to turn off meeting AI.