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Windows 11’s Cloud Rebuild Promises USB-Free Recovery, but Offline Prep Remains Essential
Microsoft is rolling out a new Cloud Rebuild feature to Windows Insiders that lets you reinstall Windows 11 directly from the cloud—no USB drive required. But the feature, which downloads the...
Microsoft’s Copilot+ Badge Hides a Patchwork of AI Features — What to Know Before Buying
That Copilot+ sticker on a new Windows 11 laptop guarantees exactly one thing: the hardware meets Microsoft’s minimum bar for local AI. It does not guarantee which AI features you’ll actually...
Boko Haram Exploited Six Consumer AI Chatbots to Plan Attacks. Here’s How to Lock Down Your Microsoft 365 Tenant
A 93-page University of Cambridge study released this week alleges that Boko Haram fighters systematically used six leading consumer AI chatbots to design bombs, plan attacks, and troubleshoot...
Windows 11 Game Mode’s True Purpose: Stopping Stutters, Not Boosting FPS, Study Confirms
If you’ve ever been told to turn off Windows Game Mode to fix stuttering, a new month-long investigation suggests you can safely ignore that advice. MakeUseOf spent four weeks testing the feature...
Windows 11 Turned Print Screen Into a Capture Powerhouse—Here’s How to Tame It
The Print Screen key is no longer just for copying your screen. As of July 12, 2026, Microsoft has officially turned the decades-old hardware button into a launch point for Windows 11’s Snipping...
1,000-HP Volar-e Electric Concept Skips the Range Reveal at Barcelona Debut
On a track better known for Formula 1 pre-season testing, a new kind of prototype took to the asphalt today. Applus Idiada, the Spanish automotive engineering and testing giant, rolled out its...
Tesla Slaps $200 Weekly AI Cap on Staff, Pushes Grok 4.5 to Slash Token Costs
Tesla has imposed a $200 per-employee weekly spending ceiling on artificial intelligence tools and is actively steering workers toward Grok 4.5—the latest model from Elon Musk’s xAI—according...
Meccha Chameleon 2.7.0 Update Gives Windows Players Egypt-Themed Map and Per-Map Toggles for Random Lottery
Meccha Chameleon players on Windows PCs gained a ninth map and a batch of much-needed quality-of-life improvements today as update 2.7.0 went live on Steam. The free patch adds an Egypt-themed arena...
Inside Windows 11’s Click to Do: Thurrott’s Guide Exposes Which AI Actions Stay Local and Which Go Cloud
Paul Thurrott has published the first deep-dive documentation of Windows 11’s Click to Do feature on Copilot+ PCs, revealing exactly how the contextual AI tool splits its intelligence between...
Leaked Windows 11 Builds Hint at Start Menu Android Integration, Taskbar Flyout, and Clipboard Sync
Microsoft is testing deeper Android phone integration in Windows 11 that will surface phone activity directly in the Start menu, add a taskbar phone flyout, and synchronize clipboard history,...
Nine in Ten Americans Want Public AI Safety Tests, Eight in Ten Support Risky AI Release Blocks — What Windows Users Should Know
A survey released this week by research firm Verasight found that 89 percent of American adults support requiring companies to publicly disclose the results of safety tests on AI models, and 81...
Black Ops 1 and 2 Are Suddenly Best-Sellers on PlayStation—Here’s What It Means for Xbox and PC
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops II (2012) shot to the top of the PlayStation Store trending charts in March 2025, pushing aside pre-orders for the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI....