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Windows 11 Taskbar May Soon Feature Agentic AI Companions, Insider Builds Reveal
Microsoft is quietly testing a dedicated “agentic companions” button for the Windows 11 taskbar, according to strings found in recent Insider and server preview builds. The discovery points to a...
FlyOOBE 2.1 Surpasses Expectations: The All-in-One Windows 11 Upgrade and Debloat Tool Evolves with Modular Extensions
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Lawsuit Alleges Microsoft's Windows 10 Sunset Is a Ploy to Sell AI PCs, Demands Free Updates Until 10% Adoption
A California resident has filed a lawsuit aiming to block Microsoft from halting free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, alleging the company is using the end-of-life deadline to...
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Exits Amid Microsoft’s Plan to Absorb the Platform into CoreAI
Thomas Dohmke confirmed today he will step down as GitHub’s CEO at the end of 2025, closing a chapter that saw the platform morph from a code‑hosting utility into the nerve center of...
Elon Musk's 'Eat Microsoft Alive' Warning Exposes Cracks in the AI Alliance as GPT-5 Battles Grok 4 Heavy
Within hours of Microsoft rolling OpenAI’s GPT-5 into everything from Word to GitHub, Elon Musk lobbed a public grenade on X: “OpenAI is going to eat Microsoft alive.” The message, aimed...
Microsoft Kills Lens Scanner in December, Stranding OneNote and Accessibility Workflows
Microsoft will disable new scans in its popular Lens mobile app on December 15, 2025, a move that severs direct exports to OneNote, Word, and PowerPoint and removes integrated Immersive Reader...
Microsoft Copilot Studio Unlocks Hidden Enterprise Data: Multiline Text and File Attachments Now Searchable in Dataverse Knowledge
Microsoft Copilot Studio agents can now search through long-form notes and file attachments stored in Dataverse, a long-awaited update that turns previously buried enterprise data into retrievable...
Microsoft’s Secret Taskbar Companion Could Turn Windows 11 Into an Agentic AI Hub
Microsoft is quietly testing a new AI layer for Windows 11 that could fundamentally change how we interact with our PCs. Builds in the Insider and Windows Server channels have revealed code strings...
Consumer Sues Microsoft to Keep Windows 10 Alive, Citing AI Motives and E-Waste
A California consumer has filed a last-minute lawsuit to stop Microsoft from ending free Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025, arguing that the cutoff endangers millions of PCs, creates...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Will Silently Install Office Apps and Preload Them via Startup Boost
Microsoft has officially acknowledged a pair of changes to how Office apps arrive and launch on Windows 11—and they are stirring both enthusiasm and consternation among users and IT administrators....
Windows 11 25H2: You Can Finally Kill the Recommended Feed, and File Explorer Gets an AI Brain
After years of user requests, Microsoft is finally letting Windows 11 users eliminate the much-maligned Recommended feed from the Start menu, all while packing the operating system with AI-powered...
Microsoft Copilot Decodes Complex Excel Formulas Right on the Grid
Microsoft is embedding Copilot directly into the Excel spreadsheet grid, giving users plain-English breakdowns of formulas without hopping to a separate pane. The new "Explain this formula" feature...