Articles from 2025
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2025
Spotify Lossless Finally Arrives: Windows Audio, iPhone Air eSIM, and Copilot AI Agents Redefine Workflows
Spotify has flipped the switch on lossless audio streaming for Premium subscribers in over 50 markets, ending a four-year wait and bringing CD-quality and better fidelity to the desktop at no extra...
Microsoft’s Trust Paradox: Record Profits and Layoffs Fuel Employee Activism as Nadella Pledges Change
Satya Nadella’s blunt admission that Microsoft must “rebuild trust” with its workforce landed like a thunderclap in Redmond, radiating across an industry already grappling with the...
OpenAI Breaks Azure Exclusivity: Inside the Multicloud ROFR Deal Reshaping AI Infrastructure
The exclusive compute contract that made Microsoft Azure the sole cloud home for OpenAI’s cutting-edge models has given way to a more flexible arrangement. Under a new non-binding memorandum of...
WinBoat: Bridging Linux and Windows with Docker-Powered App Integration
Seamless Windows Apps on Linux: WinBoat Enters the Scene Linux users who rely on Windows-only applications now have a compelling new option. WinBoat, a free and open-source project from developer...
Pennsylvania Arms State Workers with Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT Enterprise in Dual AI Rollout
Governor Josh Shapiro dropped a major AI update at the AI Horizons Summit in Pittsburgh, telling over 900 technology and business leaders that Pennsylvania is adding Microsoft Copilot to its existing...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Parental Controls Arrive This Fall—What Windows Users and Schools Must Do Now
OpenAI will roll out a suite of parental controls for ChatGPT in October, a direct response to mounting legal pressure and growing evidence that teens are using the AI chatbot for emotional support...
Microsoft Locks Auto SR AI Upscaling to Copilot+ PCs in Latest Windows 11 Preview
Microsoft shipped a significant update to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel on Tuesday, headlined by the expansion of its Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) AI upscaling technology to...
Microsoft Seeds Windows 11 KB5065789 with Narrator Braille Viewer and Click to Do Table Export
Microsoft has delivered KB5065789 to the Windows 11 Release Preview Channel, bringing a host of accessibility and productivity enhancements to versions 24H2 and 25H2. The update, which raises the...
Accordance AI Brain Goes Public with $13M Funding, Sourcetable Superagents Redefine Spreadsheet Connectivity
The tax and accounting profession got a jolt of AI this week as two companies unveiled tools that promise to fundamentally change how financial data is analyzed and acted upon. Accordance, a startup...
Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 Sneaks AI Photo Edits and Copilot Summaries into File Explorer’s Right-Click Menu
Microsoft rolled out a new Release Preview update today that embeds AI-powered image editing and document summarization directly into File Explorer’s right-click menu. The update, delivered as...
Microsoft Store Plants Copilot Agents in AI Hub, Lets Insiders Launch Publisher Apps Directly
Microsoft began rolling out a Microsoft Store update to Windows Insiders this week that plants Microsoft 365 Copilot agents directly into the Store’s AI Hub and enables launching of...
Microsoft Store Insider Build Overhauls Downloads, Adds External App Update Detection
Microsoft has begun testing a significant overhaul of the Windows app store that, for the first time, allows the Microsoft Store to detect and surface updates for programs installed from outside its...