Articles from July 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in July 2026
MakuluLinux AI-OS Gives an AI Assistant the Power to Run Your Desktop
On July 29, 2026, developer Jacque Montague Raymer shipped MakuluLinux AI-OS, a Linux distribution that takes a sharp turn away from the “AI as a web app” model. Its centerpiece, Electra AI...
Samsung Messages Clone Arrives on Android, but Google Still Owns RCS
Samsung Messages is gone from American Galaxy phones as of July 6, 2026, and the switch to Google Messages left plenty of longtime users frustrated with a new look and missing features. Into that gap...
Google Play Games Tests Feature That Auto-Records Achievements—With a Performance Warning
Google is giving Android gamers a way to automatically capture their trophy moments—if they’re willing to trade a few frames per second. Hidden in the latest Play Store build, strings uncovered...
Galaxy S25, S24 Ultra Owners Hit by Severe Battery Drain After July Security Patch
Samsung’s July 2026 security update is draining batteries and triggering overheating on Galaxy S25 Ultra and S24 Ultra devices, according to a growing number of user reports. Owners describe...
Tesla’s 5G Patent Ruling Could Change the Price of Every Connected Windows Device
On July 27, the UK Supreme Court revived Tesla’s legal challenge against the Avanci 5G patent pool, ruling that carmakers can seek to determine whether pool licensing fees meet fair, reasonable,...
Philly Protest Labels Windows 10 PCs as E-Waste in Fight for Repair Rights
PennEnvironment and PennPIRG turned a Philadelphia plaza into an “e-waste graveyard” last Thursday, planting cardboard tombstones for discontinued tech products they say were needlessly condemned...
Windows 11 ISOs Surpass 8 GB: How AI Models Are Swelling Install Media and Hitting Your Storage
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 installation images have quietly crossed the 8 GB mark — more than double the size of the original Windows 10 media from 2015. The culprit? A growing arsenal of...
Tesla FSD manager lawsuit says Houston fleet was ‘rolling hazard’ – one person oversaw 38 cars
A former Tesla manager who oversaw the company’s Full Self-Driving test fleet in Houston has filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit, claiming that a single person was expected to monitor 38 vehicles...
Watchfire Firmware Patches Contain Plaintext RSA Keys, CISA Urges Immediate Updates
Watchfire has posted firmware fixes for its digital sign controllers after the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that the devices’ official update files hold a...
CISA Flags Root-Access Backdoor in Toptech Loading-Bay Controllers — Immediate Segmentation Required
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published an advisory on July 30, 2026, warning that Toptech Systems’ RCU II+ and Multiload II+ industrial controllers contain an...
MikroTik RouterOS Flaw: Downgraded Accounts Retain API Access, Exposing WireGuard Keys
On July 30, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory for a session-management vulnerability in MikroTik RouterOS that could leave sensitive data...
Your AI Agent's Next Action Could Now Show Up on a Microsoft Bill
Microsoft's fiscal year 2026 fourth-quarter earnings revealed more than record numbers—they signaled a fundamental shift in how enterprises will pay for artificial intelligence. Starting with...