For five years, reactor one at Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania has lain dormant. Now, thanks to a deal with Microsoft, the reactor will start running again in 2028—this time to exclusively supply the tech firm with oodles of low-carbon electricity. It’s all part of an ongoing …
Read More »Windows 11 replicates Apple's 'handoff' feature
Microsoft is bringing Apple‘s “Handoff” functionality to Windows 11 with a new feature called…Hand Off. X user @techosarusrex first posted a screenshot of the “Hand Off” feature toggle in the Settings of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 which was released late last week. What does “Hand Off” do? …
Read More »The best laptop deals for September: Shop Apple, HP, Lenovo, and more
Table of Contents UPDATE: Sep. 21, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with new laptop deals, plus current pricing and availability. The very best laptop deals at a glance: Best laptop deal under $300 Dell Inspiron 15 3520 (Intel Core i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $269.99 at …
Read More »There's still time to get Windows 10 Pro for under $20
TL;DR: Windows 10 Pro is only $19.97 (reg. $199), but not for much longer. It’s time to update your operating system. If you’re after software that can boost productivity and introduce advanced features, Windows 10 Pro is a solid choice. You can upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for life for …
Read More »Palmer Luckey Is Bringing Anduril Smarts to Microsoft’s Military Headset
When Palmer Luckey was hacking together virtual reality headsets at his startup Oculus VR in the mid-2010s, he would sometimes imagine a future in which US soldiers used the technology to sharpen their battlefield senses. That vision is now virtually a reality after a deal that will bring software from …
Read More »Do You Need an Antivirus Program on Windows?
Once upon a time, an antivirus program would be the one of the first pieces of software you would install on a new Windows PC. Now, that’s much less common. Many users instead now rely on the Windows Security tool that’s built into Microsoft’s operating system to keep them protected …
Read More »Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft Copilot+ PCs
In May 2024, Microsoft announced a new initiative called Copilot+ PC for Windows laptops. If you aren’t immersed in the world of Windows, you probably met the announcement with a confused shrug—a confusion that persists thanks to what has been, in my estimation, some iffy messaging around the term. Today, …
Read More »Microsoft Copilot can now help with Excel formulas, make PowerPoints, and more
After a year and a half of Copilot, the generative AI tool is getting to a genuinely useful place. That literal and figurative place is in Microsoft Excel. At the Microsoft 365 Copilot livestream on Monday, CEO Satya Nadella announced Copilot features for the OG spreadsheet program and other 365 …
Read More »Microsoft Bing amps up its ability to stop explicit deepfake images from appearing in Search results
Microsoft Bing now has more power to scrub AI-generated or deepfake images, a form of nonconsensual intimate image (NCII) abuse, from appearing on the search engine, as the company announces a new nonprofit partnership. A collaboration with victim advocacy tool StopNCII, Microsoft is supplementing its user-reporting with a more “victim-centered” …
Read More »Only Microsoft Can Save Windows-Powered Handheld Game Consoles
The Nintendo Switch is a miracle. The Steam Deck doubly so. In both cases, their respective manufacturers attempted something that seemed impossible: cramming AAA games into hardware you can play on the bus. Both pulled it off by performing a delicate dance to balance performance, efficiency, and simplicity for the …
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