Articles from July 8, 2026
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Microsoft Aims for 2029 Quantum-Safe Deadline as SAP Rolls Out Hybrid PQC
Microsoft has set an internal 2029 target to transition all its cloud services and products to quantum-resistant cryptography, accelerating what it dubs the Quantum Safe Program. The move, disclosed...
Hyland’s Governed AI Content Platform Arrives on Microsoft Azure
Hyland’s decade-long bet on governed content just got Microsoft muscle behind it. On June 1, 2026, at an event in Kissimmee, Florida, the enterprise content services veteran announced a strategic...
No Stutter in Sight: Early Hands-On with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Reveals buttery PC Performance
Ubisoft has let the first technical preview of its from-the-ground-up remake of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag slip its moorings, and the early word on PC performance is encouraging enough to make...
A Free Bus Compressor Plugin Has Just Arrived for Windows 10 and 11 — Here’s Who Needs It
Analog Obsession quietly released TheBus, a free bus-compressor plugin for Windows 10 and Windows 11, now available in VST3 and AAX formats. The release marks another addition to the developer’s...
Why Ubuntu’s Workspaces Just Beat Zorin OS for Windows 10 Refugees
A technology writer who initially chose Zorin OS as the ideal migration path for aging Windows 10 PCs has switched to Ubuntu, calling out GNOME’s dynamic virtual-desktop workspaces, a broader...
Indie studio BamBit unveils 'ROUTE' on July 8, 2026—a co-op zombie survival game with a moving school bus as your mobile fortress.
Indie studio BamBit dropped the first public look at ROUTE on July 8, 2026, revealing a first-person co-op zombie survival game where your base is a moving school bus. A teaser trailer went live on...
Apple’s iOS 27 Beta 3 Puts You in Charge of How Siri Speaks: New Pace and Expressivity Controls Explained
Apple has released the third developer beta of iOS 27, and the standout feature isn’t a flashy UI overhaul or a deep AI integration—it’s a pair of deceptively simple sliders that let you...
Shoosmiths Moves Critical SAP Systems to the Cloud, Accelerates Copilot Adoption for Next Decade’s Growth
Shoosmiths, a prominent UK law firm, has embarked on a sweeping modernization of its core IT estate, migrating its SAP and other key business systems to the cloud while simultaneously pushing...
Microsoft's AI Hardware Push: GPUs Up 20%, Copilot Speeds Up 40% — Here's How It Affects You
Microsoft's artificial intelligence expansion is entering a new phase, where the narrative is shifting from the raw dollar amount of capital expenditures to the tangible speed at which the company is...
ZeroBounce update delivers catch-all email accuracy for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace
Email validation took a sharp turn toward precision on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, when ZeroBounce released an update that can now accurately determine the validity of catch-all email addresses hosted...
Why a Zimbabwean Firm’s New Copilot Credential Matters for Microsoft 365 Users
Last week, Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zimbabwe became one of the first partners in the region to secure the Microsoft Copilot Specialisation, a formal stamp of approval from Microsoft that the...
Windows 11 Storage Sense Still Can’t Match BleachBit’s Secure Deletion and Deep Cleaning in 2026
Windows Central’s latest analysis argues that BleachBit, the open-source cleanup utility, remains a valuable tool for Windows 11 users in 2026. Microsoft’s built-in Storage Sense still leaves...