Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
AI Hallucinations Threaten Digital Archives: The Donovan Shell Case and Windows Governance
In late December 2025, a decades-long dispute between a private citizen and one of the world's largest energy companies was suddenly reframed not by legal proceedings or investigative journalism, but...
AI Repricing and Moonshot Pay: SARA 2026 Trends Reshape Compensation
The landscape of compensation and talent management is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by artificial intelligence, evolving workforce expectations, and new governance challenges. Dr. Mark Bussin's...
AI Market Turfs: How Compute, Distribution, and Rules Shape Tech Giants' Battle
The artificial intelligence landscape has evolved dramatically from a simple race to build the most capable models into a complex ecosystem of strategic turf wars, where control over compute...
Sudo for Windows 11: Native Command Elevation Revolutionizes Terminal Workflows
Microsoft has introduced a native implementation of the Unix-like sudo command in Windows 11, fundamentally changing how developers and power users interact with elevated privileges in the Windows...
Adversarial Archives Exploit AI Hallucinations in Shell Case Study
The recent publication of John Donovan's December 26, 2025 postings on royaldutchshellplc.com—framed as "Shell vs. The Bots" and a satirical "ShellBot Briefing 404"—represents more than just...
Vikunja vs Todoist: Open Source Task Management for Windows Users
In the crowded landscape of productivity tools, a quiet revolution is brewing as open-source alternatives challenge established subscription-based services. Vikunja, a fully open-source,...
Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore: The Fast Local Rollback Feature Explained
Microsoft has introduced a significant new recovery feature in Windows 11 called Point-in-Time Restore, which functions as a built-in rewind button for modern Windows problems. This capability allows...
Windows 11 Build 26220: AI Copilot Taskbar & Accessibility Features Tested
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523 (KB5072043) to both Dev and Beta channels, marking a significant step in the company's AI-first approach to operating system...
Windows Explorer boosts speed with preloading, cleaner menus, and index dedup
Microsoft is fundamentally rethinking how Windows File Explorer handles performance, shifting focus from raw technical metrics to the user's perceived experience. The latest experiments in the...
China's Superconducting Maglev Hits 700 km/h in 2 Seconds on Short Track
China's maglev program has shattered laboratory speed barriers, accelerating a ton-class superconducting test vehicle to 700 km/h (435 mph) in just two seconds on a 400-meter track. This remarkable...
Microsoft's Eggnog Mico: AI Holiday Marketing or Copilot Identity Crisis?
Microsoft's Copilot quietly swapped its productivity blazer for a holiday sweater this season — the "12 Days of Eggnog Mico" series turned the expressive Copilot avatar Mico into a festive persona...
Windows Terminal Revolution: How Winget, WSL & Modern CLI Tools Transform Productivity
Microsoft's modern terminal didn't just replace an ugly old console window — for many power users it has rewritten the way they work on Windows, turning a handful of command-line utilities into...