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Edgefield Opens Its Microsoft Copilot AI Accounting Training to the Public, Starting at $295
Edgefield Group, an AI-focused accounting consultancy, has thrown open the doors to its previously private Microsoft Copilot training programs. The first public enrollment cohorts begin in August,...
WSL's New 32MB Reserve Prevents Total Freezes During Runaway Workloads
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a critical change to Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 that reserves a tiny sliver of memory and CPU to prevent the entire Linux environment from freezing solid when a...
Windows 11’s July Update Adds System-Wide Rollback as 24H2 Users Face Upgrade Deadline
Microsoft’s mandatory July 2026 security update for Windows 11, KB5101650, does more than patch vulnerabilities. It rolls out Point-in-Time Restore—a feature that can rewind your entire PC in...
Defender’s RoguePlanet Fix Spawns a Disk-Draining Bug—How to Protect Your PC
Microsoft delivered Malware Protection Engine version 1.1.26060.3008 on July 14, 2026, sealing the notorious RoguePlanet vulnerability. But the same update has a dangerous side effect: a new,...
Nebius Pledges 4 GW of AI Power by 2026: Here’s What It Means for Cloud Users
Nebius Group is no longer content just renting out GPUs. The Amsterdam-based company announced this month that it will surpass 4 gigawatts of contracted data-center power by the end of 2026, a...
PartnerOne Acquires ISI Analytics, Pledges AI Investment for Teams and Cisco Calling Tools
PartnerOne announced on July 14, 2026, that it has acquired ISI Analytics, a provider of enterprise collaboration analytics and operational intelligence solutions for Microsoft Teams, Cisco, and...
Microsoft Restarts Planner Rollout in New Outlook, Tightening Task and Inbox Integration
Microsoft is resuming the rollout of Planner inside the new Outlook for Windows, placing team and personal task management directly into the email client after a two-month pause. The integration,...
Internet Archive Revives Windows Movie Maker 6.0 as Clipchamp’s Online-Only Rule Vexes Users
The Internet Archive now hosts a community-uploaded installer for Windows Movie Maker 6.0, confirmed to work on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows 7. The upload, dated June 30, arrives just as...
You Can Now Pay for Windows Server 2025 by the Hour—But Watch Out for These 3 Costly Surprises
Microsoft quietly flipped the switch on a licensing model that can slash upfront server costs or silently drain your Azure budget: pay-as-you-go Windows Server 2025 through Azure Arc. The new...
Windows Update's Hidden Wi-Fi Killer: How to Roll Back Faulty Drivers and Stop Auto-Installs
When a Windows 11 laptop’s Wi-Fi slowed to a crawl after every cumulative update, the culprit wasn’t the router, the ISP, or even a bad Windows patch—it was a wireless driver quietly swapped in...
Gemini Report 2026: Vietnam Tops Academic AI Usage—Here’s What It Means for Your PC
Vietnam has become Southeast Asia's most active user of Google Gemini for academic work, with learning-related prompts accounting for 17% of all generative AI activity in the country, according to...
ChatGPT Reappears in WhatsApp on Windows After EU Forces Meta to Open Its Platform
On July 13, 2026, ChatGPT silently reappeared as a WhatsApp contact for users across the European Economic Area. No account sign‑up is required, no separate app needs installing, and for millions...