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GitHub Copilot Bring-Your-Own-Key Lands: Tap OpenAI, Azure, Anthropic, and Local Models Per Session
On June 23, 2026, GitHub stunned the developer world by introducing bring-your-own-key (BYOK) support to the GitHub Copilot app, allowing programmers to route agent sessions through their own...
Microsoft Deploys KB5103210 to Sharpen AI Image Processing on Intel Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft quietly pushed out KB5103210 this week, an automatic update for Windows 11 version 26H1 that homes in on one specific area: AI-powered image processing on Intel-based Copilot+ PCs. The...
Hidden Windows 11 Settings Page Lets You Uninstall Local AI Model Phi Silica
Microsoft is secretly testing a new Settings page in Windows 11 Insider Preview build 26300.8553 that exposes all installed local AI models, displays their technical details, and allows users to...
Microsoft Build 2026: Windows AI expands to local agents on any hardware
Microsoft used its Build 2026 developer conference in San Francisco this week to dramatically reorient its Windows AI strategy. The company is moving away from the Copilot+ PC branding that once...
Microsoft Unveils Windows AI Runtime with Offline Models at Build 2026
Microsoft chose the first day of its Build 2026 conference on June 2 in San Francisco to flip the script on PC artificial intelligence. Rather than another cloud-dependent Copilot upgrade, the...
Windows 11 Build 26300.8553: Modular Start Menu, New Privacy Dashboard, Smarter Search
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8553 to the Experimental Channel, delivering a highly anticipated modular Start menu, beefed-up privacy tools, and a smarter search...
Microsoft Build 2026 Turns Windows into a Native AI Agent Platform
Microsoft Build 2026 opens its doors on June 2 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center, with CEO Satya Nadella scheduled to take the stage at 10 a.m. Pacific. For the first time since the pandemic, the...
Microsoft Just Updated the Local AI Model on Your AMD Copilot+ PC—Here’s What You Need to Know
Microsoft has quietly released KB5096570, a fresh servicing update that bumps the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2604.515.0 for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1. The...
How to Stop Google Chrome and Edge from Silently Downloading 4GB AI Models on Windows
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are automatically downloading a massive 4GB AI model file to Windows computers, often without users' knowledge or explicit consent. The file, named weights.bin, is...
KB5089873 Ushers in Phi Silica J32 Local AI for Copilot+ PCs: What Windows 11 26H1 Users Need to Know
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