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Firefox Nightly Adds Native Google Lens, Closing Chrome's Visual Search Lead
Mozilla has started testing a native Google Lens integration in Firefox Nightly, bringing the browser's visual search capabilities in line with Chrome and Edge. The experimental feature, hidden...
Edge's Copilot-First 'Olympia' Interface Leaks, Signaling a Radical AI Browser Overhaul
Microsoft's experimental push to reimagine the browser as an AI canvas has taken a tangible turn, with early screenshots of a redesigned Edge interface—codenamed "Olympia"—surfacing from Canary...
KB5065503 Brings Silent Phi Silica AI Refinements to Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs
In mid-August, Microsoft seeded a low-key but important update for its youngest PC platform. KB5065503 rolled out automatically to Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2,...
Microsoft Edge to Get Free Security Updates on Windows 10 Through 2028, No ESU Required
Microsoft will continue delivering security patches and feature updates for its Edge browser and WebView2 runtime on Windows 10, version 22H2, through at least October 2028 — a full three years...
Microsoft Edge Canary Flags Hint at Targeted Chrome-User Prompts, Renewing Privacy Debate
Hidden feature flags discovered inside Microsoft’s Edge Canary builds point to an experiment that would prompt heavy Chrome users to pin Edge to the Windows 11 taskbar, a tactic that has drawn...
Microsoft Extends Edge and WebView2 Support on Windows 10 Through October 2028
Microsoft has drawn a definitive line in the sand for Windows 10’s remaining years of practical use, confirming that its Chromium-based Edge browser and the WebView2 Runtime will continue to...
Microsoft’s David Weston: Why Keyboard and Mouse Will Feel Alien in Windows 2030
David Weston, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Enterprise and OS Security, recently painted a future where Windows listens, sees, and acts like a digital coworker—and where the...
Microsoft Extends Edge and WebView2 Updates on Windows 10 Through 2028—Three Years Past OS Retirement
Microsoft will continue delivering security and quality updates for Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 runtime on Windows 10 until at least October 2028, three years beyond the operating system’s own...
Windows 10 Gets Edge, WebView2 Security Patches Until 2028 Without ESU
Windows 10 users can keep their Edge browsers and web‑based applications secure for three more years than expected. Microsoft has confirmed that both Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime will...
DeepMind CEO: AGI Could Arrive in 5 Years – But Microsoft Says Prove It with Productivity
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes artificial general intelligence—systems with all the cognitive capabilities of humans—could emerge within five to ten years, potentially on the shorter...
Microsoft Plants Open-Weight GPT Flag on Windows and Azure, Handing Developers Full Model Keys
Microsoft dropped a bombshell on the AI landscape this week, delivering what developers have craved for years: unrestricted access to the inner workings of advanced language models. The company is...
Microsoft Integrates OpenAI’s GPT-OSS-20B Natively into Windows 11, Ushering a New Era of Local AI
A seismic shift is underway in the world of desktop computing, driven by Microsoft’s bold step to natively integrate OpenAI’s GPT-OSS-20B model into Windows 11. As the most compact model of...