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Think your password manager is safe? New research suggests otherwise.
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (561+ words) Your password vault isn't as airtight as you hoped. Here's what researchers discovered. I've long been someone concerned about data security and privacy. I grew up in a time when your passwords were kept securely in your own organic memory…...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat has been summarizing confidential emails
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (406+ words) A recent Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat bug analyzed and summarized confidential emails, raising more concerns about AI. However, AI hasn't completely reached its prime time, primarily due to reluctance from some users to adopt it into their workflows, citing privacy and…...
Microsoft caught plagiarizing graphics with AI slop — "Microsoft continvouclymorged my diagram there for sure"
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (751+ words) A decade-old Git branching diagram was fed into a generator, resulting in a low-quality, typo-ridden mess on an official GitHub page. Microsoft may have just created a new term, though I doubt it would want credit for the feat. The…...
Microsoft’s new storage tech is basically “data immortality” in glass form
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (587+ words) Microsoft's latest Project Silica breakthrough shows how borosilicate glass can preserve data for 10,000 years. Microsoft knows that the traditional methods for long-term data storage are nowhere near perfect, and in response, it created "Project Silica" in 2019. This venture from the…...
Microsoft is promoting Edge inside Teams mobile with zero subtlety
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (366+ words) Teams will soon ask you to pick a mobile browser for links, and Microsoft is seemingly using the feature to promote Edge. Over the past few months, Microsoft has shipped a bunch of new features to Teams, its video conferencing…...
14 privacy tweaks every Windows 11 user should know about
18+ hour, 39+ min ago (1696+ words) Windows 11 shares more than you think. Here's how to lock it down and harden your privacy step by step. Windows 11 works great out of the box, but it also connects, syncs, reports, backs up, and shares more than many people…...
Mozilla confirms end of Firefox support on Windows 7
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (309+ words) Mozilla plans to drop support for Firefox on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Without upgrading to a supported version, users risk losing features and vital security protections. Mozilla was initially supposed to extend support for Firefox 115 via its Extended Support Release (ESR) channel…...
Microsoft needs to bring back the annual Windows event
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1229+ words) Is Microsoft ashamed of Windows? I wouldn't blame you for thinking so, given every year Google and Apple are eager to get on stage and talk about what's next for their platforms. Microsoft hasn't done this for Windows in a…...
Users report install errors and system bugs after Windows 11’s Feb update
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (809+ words) A small number of users report installation failures and post-update issues, putting update reliability back in the spotlight. Microsoft's February 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11, known as KB5077181, is generating a growing number of reports from users experiencing installation failures and system…...
Windows 11 ISO downloads were failing in Rufus — was Microsoft behind it?
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (212+ words) Rufus' developer suggests Microsoft may have played a role in recent issues, though ISO downloads are working again. Last week, several users noticed an unsettling change in the latest Windows Insider preview builds: they were unable to access Windows 11 ISO…...