Articles from June 24, 2026
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Windows 11 Five Years In: Security Triumphs, Shattered Trust, and Microsoft’s Course Correction
Microsoft announced Windows 11 on June 24, 2021, with a clear-cut ultimatum: a cleaner aesthetic, a mandatory Microsoft account for Home users, and a security-first hardware baseline that instantly...
NVIDIA at Climate Week: Next-Gen AI Chips Run Cooler on Recirculated Warm Water, Not Chilled
NVIDIA used its platform at London Climate Week on June 22, 2026, to unveil a cooling breakthrough that could reshape the sustainability debate around AI data centers: a recirculated warm liquid...
Tata's Guwahati OSAT Plant to Begin Exports in November, Cementing Assam's Chip Hub Status
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dropped a major announcement at the Republic Summit in New Delhi on June 22, 2026: Tata Semiconductor’s upcoming facility on the outskirts of Guwahati will...
EU Greenlights €76M for Quantum Diamond Facility to Revolutionize Chip Inspection
The European Commission greenlit a €76 million German state aid package on June 23, 2026, funding Munich-based QuantumDiamonds GmbH to build what officials call the EU’s first dedicated...
Bipartisan Bill Would Extend CHIPS Tax Credits to Orbital Fabs, Supercharging AI Chip Supply
Lawmakers in Washington have set their sights on space as the next frontier for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. The Semiconductor Superiority Act, introduced in the House and Senate last week with...
Raisio City Takes Measured Approach to Microsoft 365 Copilot Rollout, Partners with Sogeti for Trusted AI Adoption
The City of Raisio, a municipality in southwestern Finland, began a carefully orchestrated Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption program in autumn 2025, partnering with Sogeti—part of Capgemini—to train...
One Click to Connect: Windows 11’s Wi‑Fi Flyout Shows a Decade of Quiet UX Mastery
Microsoft didn’t hold a press event for the Wi‑Fi flyout. No executive took the stage to demo the revamped network picker. Yet when Windows 11 shipped, the small rectangle that drops from Quick...
Windows 11 at Five: How Microsoft's Controversial Bet Matured Into an AI-Driven Powerhouse
Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system hit a significant milestone on June 24, 2026—five years to the day since it was first announced during a live-streamed event from Redmond. The unveiling of a...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 26H2: Rapid Enablement-Based Update Brings Start, Taskbar, and File Explorer Upgrades
Microsoft formally confirmed on June 19, 2026, that Windows 11 version 26H2 is its next annual second-half feature update, now rolling out to Windows Insiders for testing. The announcement signals a...
PowerToys v0.100.1 Hotfix Patches Keyboard Manager Flaw That Caused Remapped Alt Key Chaos
On June 24, 2026, Microsoft shipped a quick-fire patch for PowerToys, stamping version v0.100.1 and zeroing in on a single but maddening flaw in the Keyboard Manager utility. The bug, which slipped...
How PowerToys Replaced My Launcher, Window Manager, and OCR Tools — And It Keeps Getting Better
Microsoft PowerToys has quietly evolved from a collection of niche utilities into a legitimate replacement for the sort of lightweight productivity tools that power users have cobbled together for...
Understanding Windows 11’s ‘Available’ Wi‑Fi Status: Quick Settings, Captive Portals, and Essential Fixes
Windows 11 handles Wi‑Fi connectivity with a streamlined interface that surfaces the status of nearby networks in an instant. When you click the network icon in the taskbar, the Quick Settings...