Microsoft: Removing some Copilots will improve Windows 11
…Other items on Microsoft’s to-do list address very old gripes about Windows, such as its flaky performance when connecting to Bluetooth devices, waking up grumpy or slowly after PCs emerge…
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Google says it will let publishers opt out of AI overviews
…In January 2026, the CMA launched a consultation on proposed measures , including giving publishers more control over how their content feeds Google's AI overviews, introducing choice screens for switching search engines…
Microsoft's massive Patch Tuesday: It's raining bugs
…It's raining bugs One CVE under attack, one already disclosed by angry bug hunter, and 163 more Attackers exploited a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server before Redmond issued a fix…
Metaverse inventor Neal Stephenson says VR goggles are dead
…In a post penned to mark Meta’s recent decision to end its work on the Metaverse after blowing through $80 billion, Stephenson said that twenty years ago, when he worked at…
Nvidia's DLSS 5 seems to cross the uncanny valley
…resolution frames or inserting additional frames generated by AI instead of relying entirely on traditional rendering. "About ten years ago, we thought that AI would revolutionize computer graphics," Huang noted before he…
Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field
…GrapheneOS is a de-Googled version of Android for privacy-centric smartphones, which may appear on Motorola phones next year . The Canadian nonprofit behind the OS posted on X : "GrapheneOS will remain…
Apple and Samsung lead race to the bottom on repairability
…This was a point of contention last year, when the organization claimed that the end of support for Windows 10 would see up to 400 million PCs potentially consigned to the scrapheap…
Amazon thanks loyal Kindle devotees by bricking their kit
…purchase, borrow, or download new content via the Kindle Store. These models have been supported for at least 14 years — some as long as 18 years — but technology has come a long…
1 in 7 Americans ready for an AI boss, but won't trust it
…51 percent of respondents say they've used AI to research topics, a sharp jump from last year, and 28 percent have used it to generate written content. Whatever misgivings people have…
QCon London: AI for developers is in a 'dangerous state'
…Birgitta Böckeler, global lead for AI-assisted software delivery at Thoughtworks, reprised the subject she spoke on last year at the same event, the state of AI for developers. "A year ago…