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Starbucks to Replace Microsoft Dynamics and IBM Maximo with Custom AI Tools by 2027
Starbucks is building AI-assisted software to replace two cornerstone enterprise platforms—Microsoft’s inventory management system and IBM’s maintenance platform—by the end of 2027. An...
Foxit Ships Urgent Patch for 30+ Security Holes in PDF Reader and Editor
On July 8, 2026, Foxit Software released a coordinated security update that plugs more than 30 vulnerabilities in its widely used Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor applications. The flaws, some...
New Outlook for Windows Gets Reply Warnings This Month, Templates and Auto-Categorization in September
Starting later this month, the new Outlook app for Windows will quietly caution you before you fire off a reply to an email thread that’s gone cold. The stale-thread warning is the first of three...
Microsoft Swaps Copilot’s Engine to GPT-5.6: Here’s What Changes in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Starting July 9
On July 9, 2026, Microsoft began rolling out OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 as the new default AI model for Microsoft 365 Copilot, instantly upgrading the assistant’s reasoning, context handling, and accuracy...
Microsoft’s IntelLicense Masterstroke: From 6-Month Wait to Instant Answers
Microsoft has built a weapon to slay one of enterprise IT’s oldest dragons: the soul-crushing wait for software licensing answers. The company’s internal platform, IntelLicense, consolidates 19...
DuckDuckGo’s Built-In Ad Blocker Now Silences YouTube Pre-Rolls By Default on Windows
DuckDuckGo has started blocking most YouTube video advertisements—including the pre-roll clips you typically sit through before a video plays—directly inside its browser on Windows, Mac, and...
How to Keep Using Remote Desktop on Windows 10 After July 2026: ESU and VPN Are Key
Microsoft’s long-promised end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 arrives on October 14, 2025. But for businesses and power users clinging to the venerable OS, a critical question looms: will Remote...
Microsoft’s AI Bug Hunter Finds 16 Windows Flaws, 4 Critical — What It Means for You
Microsoft’s internal AI-driven vulnerability detection system, MDASH, has identified 16 security flaws in Windows, four of them rated critical, the company revealed today. The cloud-based tool,...
Your Company’s Meeting Rooms Are Now AI Endpoints—Time to Manage Them Like PCs
At InfoComm 2026 in Orlando, IDC analyst Gala Spasova cut through the noise with a blunt directive: the AI-packed meeting rooms popping up across enterprises aren’t just audio-visual gear...
The $1,049 Pre-Built Steam Machine: A Smarter Living-Room Choice Than DIY?
Valve's entrant into the living-room PC market, the Steam Machine, has seen a resurgence with a $1,049 entry-level model that promises a console-like SteamOS experience without the build hassle. As...
Minecraft-Style 3D Blocks and Nether Come to Windows via Game Boy Color Homebrew
Developer Game of Tobi has released a free homebrew demo for the Game Boy Color that recreates a 3D block-based world similar to Minecraft, complete with a Nether-like dimension—and it runs...
Gigabyte’s New PSUs Can Detect a Melting GPU Cable and Shut Down Before Disaster Strikes
Gigabyte has baked a safety net into its newest power supply lineup that could prevent the kind of catastrophic GPU power cable failures that have haunted high-end PC builds for the past three years....