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Windows 10 Support Ends Soon: Is an Arm Copilot+ PC Your Best Move?
Microsoft is making a bold pitch to the millions of users still on Windows 10: when the OS hits its end-of-support milestone this fall, an Arm-powered Copilot+ PC could be your smartest replacement....
Google Drops Gemini AI Into Chrome—Here’s What Windows Users Need to Know
Google today began rolling out what it calls the “biggest upgrade in Chrome’s history,” embedding its Gemini AI assistant directly into the browser toolbar and address bar for desktop users in...
Windows 10’s Deadline Meets Windows on Arm’s Biggest Emulation Leap Yet
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft stops delivering free security updates for Windows 10. That date has been circled on IT calendars since the company announced it years ago. But a quieter...
Your Windows Notepad Is Getting a Brain: On-Device AI Arrives for Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is embedding generative AI directly into Windows Notepad, the bare-bones text editor that has shipped with the operating system for decades. The update, now in testing with Windows...
Microsoft's Secret Copilot Wearable Concept: Inside the Audio-First Veja Design and What It Means for You
Microsoft has been quietly developing a wearable device designed to bring Copilot out of your PC and into your everyday life—without the privacy pitfalls of a camera-packed headset. Internal design...
Microsoft Isn't Launching Windows 12 in 2025—Here's What You're Getting Instead
Microsoft isn’t shipping a product called Windows 12 in 2025. Instead, the company is pouring next-generation AI capabilities into Windows 11 and a new class of Copilot+ PCs—machines with...
Microsoft's Paint App Now Hides a Secret AI Test Lab—But You Can't Sign Up Yet
Microsoft has quietly begun inviting Windows 11 users to join a new opt-in program called Windows AI Labs, designed to let early adopters test experimental AI features directly inside native apps...
Paint's New 'AI Labs' Sign-Up Hints Microsoft Is Opening On-Device AI Tests to All Windows 11 Users
Microsoft has quietly inserted a “Microsoft AI Labs” sign-up prompt into the Settings menu of its Paint app on Windows 11, inviting users to register for experimental AI features without...
Free Local AI Comes to Notepad on Copilot+ PCs in Latest Windows Insider Build
Microsoft has given Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels a triple treat this week: new generative AI features inside Notepad that can run entirely on-device, a native project file...
Microsoft Accidentally Reveals 'Windows AI Labs' Program in Paint, but Backend Remains Offline
On September 18, some Windows 11 users encountered an unexpected pop-up in Microsoft Paint: "Try experimental AI features in Paint: Sign up for Windows AI Labs programme for Paint in Settings." The...
Notepad Goes Offline: On-Device AI Arrives for Copilot+ PCs, No Subscription Needed
Microsoft just did something unexpected with its oldest app: Notepad can now reason like a modern AI, entirely on your device. Starting with a preview for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev...
Microsoft Paint Adds Photoshop-Like Project Files So You Never Lose Your Layers
Microsoft is testing a new project file format in Paint that saves your layers, letting you reopen compositions exactly as you left them—a shift that makes the free Windows 11 app behave more like...