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OneDrive is no longer optional for Clipchamp
By Sean Endicott published
Windows 11 A new update to Windows 11’s built-in video editor mandates OneDrive for all active projects, effectively ending local-only workflows.

Microsoft’s in-house AI makes a massive leap — still can’t catch Google or OpenAI
By Sean Endicott published
AI Microsoft’s latest image model, MAI-Image-2, vaults to #3 on the global leaderboards, marking a major shift toward internal AI development over OpenAI reliance.

This tool converts English to "LinkedIn Speak" — Is it help or slop?
By Sean Endicott published
Apps LinkedIn is a land of corporate speak and "aura farming," but a new tool makes playing the professional game a little bit easier (and a lot funnier).

I finally tried Lively Wallpaper to animate my desktop — it's a dream for customization
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Lively Wallpaper is free, open-source, and looks like a native part of Windows 11, though I found one specific feature that hits your system resources hard.

Your favorite PowerToys features are now just a click away
By Sean Endicott published
Apps The latest update to PowerToys adds a Command Palette Dock that lets you pin your favorite extensions to the desktop. It also improves my favorite new utility, CursorWrap.

Microsoft is retiring SwiftKey accounts — what you need to know
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft is killing standalone SwiftKey accounts on May 31, 2026. If you don't migrate your data to OneDrive soon, your personalized dictionary is as good as gone.

Spotify listeners on Windows 11 get a new feature before anyone else
By Richard Devine published
Apps Spotify has launched Exclusive Mode, a new "bit perfect" quality setting first on Windows, for fans of the best-sounding music to get the best from their tunes.

Chrome promoted a malicious extension for a year after Edge banned it
By Kevin Okemwa published
Software Google promoted a Chrome extension that secretly ran malware for a year, even after Microsoft Edge banned it, exposing millions of users.
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