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Perplexity and Copilot No Longer on WhatsApp: A Windows User’s Guide to What’s Next
As of January 15, 2026, anyone texting Perplexity’s WhatsApp number—+1 (833) 436-3285—got silence. Microsoft Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT also stopped responding on the messaging platform the...
Google’s 45-Day Notice: Android Backups Will Start Eating Into Your Storage – A Windows User’s Guide
Google has begun emailing Android users that their device backups will soon count against the same storage pool used by Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos. The change, which takes effect after a...
Microsoft Copilot's First Australian News Deal Triggers Job Cuts—What Users Need to Know
Nine Entertainment will eliminate up to 30 positions across its publishing division, including at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, the company confirmed on July 21, 2026. The cuts come just...
LinkedIn Feeds Overrun: 41% of Long Posts Were AI-Generated, Pangram Report Reveals
A fresh analysis from AI-detection firm Pangram Labs has found that roughly two in every five long-form LinkedIn posts are entirely machine-made, while a similar chunk of longer posts on X also bear...
Adobe Indigo Adds Google AI Photo Editing: Here’s What It Means for Your Photos and Workflow
Adobe last week began pushing an update to its Project Indigo experimental iPhone camera app that grafts a generative AI playground onto the moment of capture—and it’s not using its own Firefly...
Why a Judge Won’t Stop Meta’s AI-Assisted Layoffs — and What Every Windows User Needs to Know
A federal judge on July 17 cleared the way for Meta to proceed with layoffs of 26 employees who claim the company’s AI-powered systems discriminated against workers on protected leave. The decision...
Samsung’s Texas Move Will Erase 739 New Jersey Jobs by Sept. 30—Here’s What It Means for Windows Users
Samsung Electronics America will eliminate hundreds of positions at its Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey headquarters as part of a corporate relocation to Plano, Texas, according to a state WARN notice...
Samsung Faces AR Patent Lawsuit Over Location Tech—What It Means for Your Galaxy and Windows Ecosystem
On July 17, 2026, augmented reality software firm Gravity Jack sued Samsung in federal court over two US patents that describe methods for refining a phone’s location to make AR content appear more...
Samsung Unpacked July 22: Galaxy Z Fold 8 Leaked Upgrades — From Wider Screen to Windows Continuity, Here's What to Expect
Samsung will host its summer Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in London, where it is widely expected to announce the next generation of its foldable smartphones, including the...
Apple Killed the Mac Pro After Secretly Building Extreme Chips and a Last-Gasp Intel Model
Apple not only discontinued the Mac Pro in March 2026 but also quietly developed and then scrapped an entire generation of “Extreme” processors and a surprise Intel-based successor. Bloomberg’s...
iOS 27 Beta 4 Delivers AI Siri Polish and AirPods Smarts, Yet Windows Users Are Still Waiting
On July 20, 2026, Apple pushed iOS 27 beta 4 to developers, refining the Siri AI onboarding, adding voice options, tweaking the Liquid Glass interface, and upgrading AirPods controls. Code hints also...
Apple Deepens Silicon Valley Footprint with 125,800-Sq-Ft Lease—Here’s Why Windows Users Should Care
Apple has leased a 125,800-square-foot office building at 580 North Mary Avenue in Sunnyvale, California, extending a real estate buying spree that already exceeds $1 billion across the South Bay....