Software & Apps News

Apps Microsoft plans to make Edge open Copilot automatically when you click Outlook links. It's an odd addition at a time when people are already tired of forced AI features.

APPS A new report by AdGuard suggests that YouTube has stopped showing comments and video descriptions to some users with ad blockers installed on their devices.

SOFTWARE Microsoft says a bug in Outlook causes the mouse pointer to vanish. It's investigating the issue and has already offered temporary workarounds, including restarting your PC.

Apps Command Palette lets you search files, launch apps, run system commands, and more — and a new lightning-fast mode makes those actions even snappier.

Apps Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned OneDrive for macOS with new native UI elements, marking one of the app’s biggest visual updates in years.

Apps A fast, lightweight whiteboard app called Markerpad highlights how sluggish and web‑heavy Microsoft Whiteboard feels on Windows 11.

SOFTWARE Edge is discontinuing custom primary password support in June 2026, as Microsoft shifts security to Windows Hello and system authentication.

Software Microsoft is retiring Contact Masking in Outlook after years of confusion, with the feature set to disappear in March.

Security A new paper posits that major password managers are vulnerable to several different types of attack, with results as severe as complete vault takeovers. Here's what you need to know.

AI Microsoft is under fire for using AI to plagiarize a well-known technical diagram, resulting in a typo-ridden version labeled as AI slop.