Articles from June 21, 2026
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Trump Administration Delays DeepSeek, CXMT Blacklist: Unpacking AI Export Control Impacts on Windows
The Trump administration has pushed back its plan to add more than 100 Chinese technology firms—including AI powerhouse DeepSeek and memory chip manufacturer CXMT—to the U.S. Commerce...
Unlock Excel’s Secret Productivity Arsenal: Camera, Solver, Power Pivot, and More
Tens of millions of knowledge workers fire up Microsoft Excel daily, yet most never touch a handful of features that could transform how they capture, analyze, and present data. Excel buries several...
Build 2026 Blueprint: How Agentic AI and Hybrid Compute Will Redefine Windows
Satya Nadella took the stage at Microsoft Build 2026 with a single, sweeping statement: the operating system, as we know it, is about to become an intelligent agent. No, Microsoft hasn't announced...
2026 AI Agent Builder Guide: Finding the Right Mix of Control, Governance, and Cost
As of June 2026, selecting an AI agent builder is no longer a matter of picking a single tool from a short list. The landscape has fractured into a sprawling stack of developer frameworks,...
Samsung Browser Lands on Windows 11 with Galaxy Sync and Perplexity AI Agent
Samsung has officially brought its popular mobile browser to the Windows desktop, launching Samsung Browser for Windows on March 26, 2026. The release marks a significant expansion of the Galaxy...
Microsoft Wallet, Subway Surfers Ignite Windows 10 Mobile’s Most Eventful App Week
In a week that briefly silenced critics of the app gap, Windows 10 Mobile gained long-awaited heavyweights including Microsoft Wallet, the endless runner Subway Surfers, and a refreshed Windows Maps....
Windows 11 and Server 2025 to Favor Microsoft IPP Driver Over Third-Party Printers Starting July 1, 2026
Microsoft has confirmed a fundamental change to how Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 select printer drivers. Effective July 1, 2026, the operating systems will always prefer the built-in Microsoft...
The 5 Gaming Forums Windows PC Enthusiasts Still Swear By in 2026
The post-pandemic gaming landscape has swallowed whole genres of online interaction. Discord servers multiply like rabbits, Reddit subreddits swell into millions of subscribers, and yet—against all...
Halo Campaign Evolved PS5 Split-Screen Won't Force Both Players to Buy PS Plus, Halo Studios Clarifies
Halo Studios has reversed course on a controversial requirement for split-screen cooperative play in the upcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved on PlayStation 5. During a June 2026 Halo Waypoint community...
Minimalist Arcade Action Returns: One Button Games Vol. 7 Windows Release Set for July 7, 2026
Mark your calendars: the minimalist arcade compilation One Button Games 5-in-1 Vol. 7 is officially heading to Windows on July 7, 2026. Developer ABA Games and publisher Xitilon are once again...
Microsoft Tells IT Admins to Pilot Copilot Taskbar Now as Ask Copilot Slated for Mid-2026
Microsoft has given enterprise IT teams an early-warning deadline: start piloting the Microsoft 365 Copilot integration in the Windows 11 taskbar now, because the next major evolution—dubbed “Ask...
One-Day AI Boot Camp at Tusculum University Promises Hands-On ChatGPT Training for Entrepreneurs
A focused, one-day training event aimed at demystifying artificial intelligence for small business owners is set to take place this summer at Tusculum University. The institution will host an AI Boot...