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Turn Microsoft into "Microslop" everywhere with this new browser extension — CEO Satya Nadella discourages the term, but it's having the opposite effect
15 janvier 2026 à 12:00

Turn Microsoft into "Microslop" everywhere with this new browser extension — CEO Satya Nadella discourages the term, but it's having the opposite effect

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15 janvier 2026 à 12:00

A new Google Chrome browser extension called "Microsoft to Microslop" comes after Microsoft's CEO discouraged people from calling his AI "slop."

Microslop Copilot edited webpage on a laptop screen

Microsoft Copilot blamed by UK police chief for controversial soccer fan ban — incorrect evidence triggered by AI hallucinations

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)

15 janvier 2026 à 11:01

UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for a soccer fan error, raising concerns about the use of the unpredictable technology in law enforcement.

Microsoft Copilot

Windows 11’s newest must‑have app just added Qualcomm laptop support in a major update — and it’s still baffling Microsoft didn’t make it

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

14 janvier 2026 à 20:15

A major update to this essential customization adds ARM64 support and lets you pick where flyouts appear.

Images from FluentFlyout app

The final Ashes of the Damned Relic in Black Ops 7 Zombies has been found at last — here's how to get Samantha's Drawing

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)

14 janvier 2026 à 17:35

The long search for the last Relic on Ashes of the Damned in Black Ops 7 Zombies is finally over. Samantha's Drawing is revealed and here's how to get it.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reveal trailers, showing characters, weapons, and maps.

Microsoft Copilot vulnerability allowed attackers to quietly steal your personal data with a single click — this is the Copilot "Reprompt" exploit

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Par : [email protected] (Zac Bowden)

14 janvier 2026 à 14:00

Varonis Threat Labs has published a report detailing a now-patched security exploit that it discovered in Microsoft Copilot, which allowed an attacker to silently steal data from users just by clicking a link.

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"What happened to my Start menu?" — why Windows 11 users are waking up to a desktop they don't recognize

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

14 janvier 2026 à 13:40

Confused by your PC's new look? The Windows 11 Start menu just got a major redesign. Here is why your apps moved and what you can actually customize.

Windows 11

Elon Musk says going to medical school will be pointless in 3 years: "Everyone will have access to medical care that is better than what the president receives right now."

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)

14 janvier 2026 à 12:20

Elon Musk recently indicated that medical care might soon be augmented with artificial intelligence, further claiming that attending medical school will be pointless in three years.

Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024.

Microsoft isn't deleting your Windows 11 files, but OneDrive's sync system is causing confusion and frustration: "I think they should have to go to jail for this."

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)

14 janvier 2026 à 12:00

Microsoft hasn't deleted your files from your local folders; they have just been relocated and synced to OneDrive because the backup feature was enabled by default when upgrading to Windows 11, version 25H2.

OneDrive web albums

Microsoft claims "Community First" AI data center infrastructure — also known as maximum corpo-washing

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

14 janvier 2026 à 11:00

Microsoft has begun to realize the backlash to its AI infrastructure push is serious enough to create an entire "Community First" data center plan.

Microslop logo on a Microsoft Azure data center

The first Windows 11 OS update for 2026 is now rolling out with important fixes — including one that impacts battery life on PCs with an NPU

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Par : [email protected] (Zac Bowden)

14 janvier 2026 à 09:17

The first Windows 11 OS update for 2026 is now rolling out with important fixes — including one that impacts battery life on PCs with an NPU

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13 janvier 2026 à 20:53

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13 janvier 2026 à 20:53

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"If a messaging app is going to use over 400MB of RAM ... I'd at least like to be able to use all of its features" — WhatsApp has forced a bloated web app on Windows, while keeping its new capabilities mobile‑first and out of reach for PC us

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

13 janvier 2026 à 20:22

The new WhatsApp for Windows consumes more RAM than its native predecessor, yet new features like Member Tags and Text Stickers remain mobile-exclusive for now.

WhatsApp for Windows warning message

Google's parent company Alphabet hits $4 trillion — Google’s AI deal with Apple pays off

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13 janvier 2026 à 19:36

Alphabet has reached a $4 trillion valuation after Apple selected Google’s Gemini to power parts of Siri, alongside strong cloud growth and continued strength in advertising revenue.

Alphabet Logo on top of Gemini logo

Zorin OS 18 has reached 2 million downloads, with 1M+ Windows defections fueling one of Linux’s biggest growth stories in 2026

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13 janvier 2026 à 17:25

Zorin OS 18 has passed 2 million downloads in under three months, with around 75% coming from Windows users as Windows 10 reaches end of life and hardware limits push more people toward Linux.

Zorin OS shown on various laptops and PCs.

Clippy is the key to this Office 97 Easter egg that went unnoticed for decades

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

13 janvier 2026 à 16:19

A tech sleuth has uncovered a hidden credits screen in Word 97 that requires a bizarrely specific sequence of toolbar movements and Clippy searches to trigger.

Clippy Holidays

Microsoft Edge is killing off Collections — and your data is caught in the crossfire

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

13 janvier 2026 à 14:05

The clock is ticking for Microsoft Edge Collections. As retirement looms, users face a choice: lose their saved notes or move their data offline.

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NVIDIA CEO says the AI "doomer narrative" blocks investments that could make it safer: "I appreciate that many of us grew up and enjoyed science fiction, but it's not helpful"

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)

13 janvier 2026 à 12:19

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says critics and the doomer narrative about AI is hurting society and causing a lot of damage.

President and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang speaks on AI at the return of American manufacturing at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

The UK outlaws deepfake nudes on X after Grok AI uproar — Sorry, Elon, it’s nothing to do with suppression of free speech

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)

13 janvier 2026 à 12:04

The UK is bringing into force a law that will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate deepfake images after X's Grok AI was spotted generating sexually explicit images of real people without consent.

Grok 2 running in X

Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

13 janvier 2026 à 11:35

Amazon's Jeff Bezos once revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options. Will DRAM prices make it come true?

Amazon founder and current chairman, Jeff Bezos, at the American Business Forum, January 2026.

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