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Lenovo Exec: Every PC Will Be an AI PC Within 5 Years—But Killer Apps Are Missing
The PC industry is hurtling toward a future where every new laptop and desktop sold will carry a neural processing unit (NPU) and run AI workloads locally. That's the audacious forecast from Luca...
Windows 11 September Update Packs 4GB of AI Models You May Never Use
Microsoft's September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5065426, build 26100.6584) landed with a mix of visible UI refinements, long‑awaited fixes, and a fresh wave of hardware‑gated...
Apple Explores Google Gemini Deal to Revive Siri Amid AI Setbacks
Apple is in exploratory discussions with Google to license its Gemini AI model for a next-generation Siri, according to multiple reports. The talks, still early and without a final agreement, signal...
KB5065426: Windows 11's Giant Update Packs On-Device AI, UI Polish, and Privacy Controls
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5065426, marks a significant shift in how the operating system delivers AI capabilities. Over a gigabyte in size on many...
Microsoft’s September 2025 Update for Windows 11 24H2 Fires Urgent Secure Boot Expiration Warning
The September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584), breaks new ground not for its fixes, but for the urgency of its operational advisory: Microsoft’s...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27938 Introduces AI-Powered Image Editing in File Explorer Context Menu
Right-click a photo in Windows 11’s newest Canary build, and a new “AI actions” submenu appears—offering one-click background removal, object erasure, background blur, and Bing Visual Search...
Microsoft Tests AI Image Editing in Windows 11 File Explorer—Privacy Questions Remain
Windows Insiders on the bleeding-edge Canary channel are discovering a new context menu that puts generative AI image edits—including background removal, object erasing, and Bing Visual...
Microsoft's Latest Dev Build Brings Fluid Voice Dictation and Multi-Camera AI Effects to Copilot+ Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5790 (KB5065779) to the Dev Channel this week, packing new on-device AI experiences that target the voices and cameras of Copilot+ PC owners....
Windows 11 Insider Build 26120.5790: AI Dictation, Expanded Camera Effects, and Intel Rollout Priority
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5790 landed in the Beta channel on September 5, 2025, packing two practical AI upgrades for Copilot+ PCs and a File Explorer change that has already divided...
Acer Swift Air 16: This 0.99kg 16-Inch Windows Laptop Is Lighter Than a 13-Inch MacBook Air
Acer just threw down a gauntlet at IFA 2025 in Berlin: a 16-inch laptop that weighs less than many 13-inch ultrabooks. The new Swift Air 16, in its lightest IPS configuration, tips the scales at just...
Surface Laptop Studio 2 Hands-On: Microsoft's AI-Powered Convertible Challenges M2 Max MacBook Pro
Microsoft dropped a gauntlet at its September 2023 Surface event: a live Blender render that saw the new Surface Laptop Studio 2 finish in 37 seconds—nearly twice as fast as a MacBook Pro with M2...
Leaked Intel Points to an AI-Obsessed Windows 12 with Modular Core PC and Mandatory NPUs
Microsoft engineers have locked onto a radical blueprint for the next version of Windows—one that could finally break free from the traditional desktop paradigm by weaving artificial intelligence...