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Copilot Turns 11-Year-Old’s Story Idea Into a Working Game—No Coding Required
An 11-year-old Bay Area student with ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia built a playable civilization-themed game in four days using Microsoft Copilot, without any prior coding knowledge. Jacob’s...
Bixby's Voice Keeps Changing Mid-Conversation, and Samsung Won't Say Why
Bixby has started speaking in two different voices during a single conversation, users report, with Samsung acknowledging the erratic behavior but refusing to call it a bug. The glitch, which began...
Google Photos tests one-tap video trimming tool it scrapped last year
Google is quietly working to restore a one-tap video trimming feature in its Photos app, code hidden inside the latest Android update reveals. The tool, called Auto trim, aims to cut excess footage...
Pixel 11 Pro Fold’s First Leaked Render Shows Off Pine Green, But a Modem Switch Could Be the Real Game Changer
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Why 4 in 10 Young Professionals Think AI Is Undermining Their Thinking Skills—and What IT Leaders Can Do About It
Gallup's latest survey of Americans aged 14–29 reveals a striking paradox: while half use AI tools like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot every week, 42% now believe those same tools harm their ability...
Anthropic's Next Claude Model: Leak Claims Breakthrough, But Don't Update Your Plans Yet
If you’re hesitating to adopt Anthropic’s Claude models because a fresh leak hints at a more powerful successor, you can stop waiting. There is no confirmed next-generation Claude about to ship....
Linux Mint Looks Like Windows, But These 3 Friction Points Could Surprise You
A July 13 How-To Geek review has thrown cold water on the idea that Linux Mint can serve as a drop-in replacement for Windows. After watching a friend struggle with the operating system, the author...
Forced Dark Mode Arrives in Microsoft Edge Canary—No Extensions Required
Microsoft is giving Edge users a way to force dark mode on any website—no extension required. The new "Web Remix" feature, currently in limited testing on Edge Canary, applies a dark color scheme...
One in Three Coloradans Now Use AI, Microsoft Report Finds—But Rural Users Are Left Behind
Microsoft’s latest AI adoption figures reveal that 32.3% of Colorado’s working-age population used generative AI tools in early 2026—a number that surpasses the national average of 31.3% and...
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers Get a Promotional Spotlight – Here's What Windows Admins Should Know
IBM published a detailed explainer on July 13 highlighting its Cloud Bare Metal Servers, but don’t expect a new product release. The piece serves as a reminder that the company’s dedicated...
The Blueprint for a Smooth AWS-to-Azure Move: 8 Apps, 16 Sites, Zero Downtime
In late 2025, a Houston construction company moved its entire IT backbone from Amazon Web Services to Microsoft Azure without a moment of downtime — an eight-app, 16-site migration completed in...
simplewall 3.8.7: The default-deny outbound firewall that’s giving Windows users granular control
MakeUseOf published a detailed walkthrough on July 13, 2026, of simplewall, a free, open‑source tool that replaces Windows’ rule‑centric outbound firewall management with an application‑first...