Articles from August 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in August 2025
Windows 11 Dev Build Unveils Snipping Tool Window Recorder and Copilot Click to Do Upgrades
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 to the Dev Channel on August 15, a cumulative update packed with subtle UI refinements, new Copilot-powered Click to Do selection modes,...
VirtualBox 7.2 Lands Native Windows 11 on Arm Support and NVMe for All
VirtualBox 7.2.0, released today, shatters a long-standing barrier by letting users run Windows 11 Arm virtual machines directly on Arm-based hosts—whether that host is a Windows on Arm laptop, a...
Why Windows Update Keeps Breaking Your AMD Radeon Driver (And How to Fix It)
The pop-up is abrupt, unambiguous, and infuriating: “Please update your AMD Radeon driver.” One moment you’re about to jump into a round of Cyberpunk 2077 or fire up a GPU-accelerated render;...
Dallas-Based Lex Wire Journal Bets on Structured Data to Get Lawyers Cited by AI
A newly launched digital legal publication is betting that structured data and old-fashioned editorial rigor can solve a very modern problem: making sure attorneys get surfaced—and properly...
Native Linux Commands on Windows: The Promise and Peril After Sudo's Arrival
Microsoft’s recent introduction of a native sudo command in Windows 11 version 24H2 isn’t just a convenience update — it marks a strategic shift in how the operating system treats command-line...
Snipping Tool Now Records App Windows, AI-Powered ‘Perfect Screenshot’ on Deck
Microsoft has quietly upgraded its Snipping Tool in the latest Windows 11 Canary build to record specific application windows, addressing a long-standing friction point for anyone who creates...
Microsoft’s AI-Powered ESG Tools Gain Traction as EFRAG Cuts CSRD Data Overload
European regulators have moved to overhaul the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) framework, with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) advancing a simplification...
ATO’s 800-Developer AI Coding Assistant Pilot: COBOL Translation, Privacy Demands, and the Vendor Battle
The Australian Taxation Office is preparing to issue a request for tender for an enterprise-grade AI coding assistant that will serve roughly 800 in-house developers—a move that could set a...
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Slashes AI Barriers with Air-Cooled 2U Servers for Mainstream Data Centers
NVIDIA this week drew a sharp line between hyperscale-only AI and the rest of the enterprise world, announcing the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition and a family of factory-validated 2U RTX Pro...
AWS, Azure, Gemini, M3, and Watson: The Five Tech Titans Controlling the Future of Cloud, AI, and Quantum
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and IBM have solidified their grip on the foundational layers of modern computing. Cloud infrastructure, enterprise artificial intelligence, consumer device...
Microsoft Probes Azure’s Role in Israeli Military Mass Phone Surveillance
Microsoft has launched a formal investigation into how Israel’s elite military surveillance unit, Unit 8200, is using its Azure cloud platform, days after a Guardian investigation revealed the spy...
Hidden Flags Unveil Dark Mode for Windows 11 File Operation Dialogs in Latest Insider Builds
Microsoft is finally taking aim at one of Windows 11’s longest-running visual inconsistencies: the jarring white file operation dialogs that flash across a dark-themed desktop during copy, move, or...