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Firefox has me dangerously close to dropping Edge as my default browser
Apps Firefox is catching up to Edge in features while also making it easy to disable AI with a single switch.
OneDrive is no longer optional for Clipchamp
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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.
