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Microsoft’s latest AI image generator aims for accuracy over hype, but it’s not top‑tier just yet

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
19 mars 2026 à 18:58
Microsoft’s latest image model, MAI-Image-2, vaults to #3 on the global leaderboards, marking a major shift toward internal AI development over OpenAI reliance.

MAI-Image-2 samples

A sample of images generated by MAI-Image-2 illustrates the realism the model is capable of.

This new translation tool turns your real thoughts into "LinkedIn Speak" — and it’s as cursed as you’d imagine

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
19 mars 2026 à 15:15
LinkedIn is a land of corporate speak and "aura farming," but a new tool makes playing the professional game a little bit easier (and a lot funnier).

LinkedIn logo at a tech conference

LinkedIn is a massive social network, but I rarely find it useful.

I finally tried Lively Wallpaper to animate my desktop — it's a dream for customization

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
18 mars 2026 à 20:18
Seeing the hype around custom wallpapers led me back to Lively Wallpaper. It’s an open-source standout with a native Windows 11 look, but I found one specific feature that uses an astronomical amount of memory.

Composite of Lively Wallpaper backgrounds

Lively Wallpaper includes several desktop backgrounds that are animated or interactive.

My favorite free Windows 11 app just got another great update — what's new in PowerToys v0.98

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
18 mars 2026 à 14:23
The latest update to PowerToys adds a Command Palette Dock that lets you pin your favorite extensions to the desktop. It also improves my favorite new utility, CursorWrap.

Microsoft PowerToys CursorWrap and Logitech MX Master 3S

Microsoft PowerToys CursorWrap and Logitech MX Master 3S

Swiftkey will soon require a Microsoft account — data to be moved to OneDrive

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
18 mars 2026 à 11:46
Microsoft is killing standalone SwiftKey accounts on May 31, 2026. If you don't migrate your data to OneDrive soon, your personalized dictionary is as good as gone.

SwiftKey on Android

Microsoft is retiring standalone logins on May 31, and your personalized dictionary is being moved to OneDrive.

Spotify's Windows 11 app gets a new quality feature FIRST, and high-end audio fans are going to love it

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
18 mars 2026 à 11:11
Spotify has launched Exclusive Mode, a new "bit perfect" quality setting first on Windows, for fans of the best-sounding music to get the best from their tunes.

The Spotify desktop app on Windows 11 with the new Exclusive Mode enabled.

Spotify's Exclusive Mode is designed to help you hear the absolute best quality from your music.

This open-source app turns Microsoft's GitHub into an app store for your Android phone — and your Windows PC, too

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
17 mars 2026 à 16:41
GitHub is a vast labyrinth of amazing open-source software projects, and it can be hard to see some of the awesomeness within. This app changes all that.

The GitHub Store app running on an Android phone.

GitHub Store turns Microsoft's open-source software platform into a mobile app store for Android.

Microsoft banned this malicious extension — Google promoted it anyway

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
17 mars 2026 à 10:45
Google promoted a Chrome extension that secretly ran malware for a year, even after Microsoft Edge banned it, exposing millions of users.

Google Chrome on Windows

Chrome seemingly promoted a malicious extension for a year after Edge banned it.

Microsoft Edge's latest update is all about what you lose — but one removal is actually a good thing

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
16 mars 2026 à 15:29
Microsoft Edge 146 begins the retirement of Collections and custom primary passwords, but it also makes a change that stops passwords from being deleted when clearing history.

Microsoft Edge being destroyed

Several Microsoft Edge features have been removed or taken a step toward retirement with the latest update to the browser.

The Office 'local' loophole — why Microsoft's latest 'Critical' patches aren't just for IT pros

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
11 mars 2026 à 14:53
Microsoft confirms two Critical Office flaws (CVE-2026-26110 and -26113) that trigger via the Preview Pane. Here’s why "local" doesn't mean you're safe from remote threats.

Microsoft 365 app on Windows 11 with shortcuts to create documents in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 applications.

Microsoft Office users need to install security patches to protect their PCs against a pair of critical vulnerabilities.

Outlook for Windows just fixed a problem you didn’t know could ruin your whole day — protecting your emails from Wi‑Fi drops

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
11 mars 2026 à 12:02
Outlook for Windows is finally fixing a long‑standing pain point, allowing users to attach files offline and send them once they’re back online.

Outlook Client Hero

Outlook for Windows is finally fixing a long‑standing pain point, allowing users to attach files offline and send them once they’re back online.

"The majority of the attacks allow recovery of passwords" — New research suggests your favorite password manager might not be as secure as you thought

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
19 février 2026 à 18:01
A new paper posits that major password managers are vulnerable to several different types of attack, with results as severe as complete vault takeovers. Here's what you need to know.

The logo for online password manager service "LastPass" is reflected on the internal discs of a hard drive.

The logo for online password manager service "LastPass" is reflected on the internal discs of a hard drive.

Microsoft Edge just got two new AI features — and they’re actually useful

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
18 février 2026 à 16:44
Microsoft Edge finally adds AI PDF tools that save time, including instant summaries and a faster, more reliable Read Aloud experience.

Microsoft Edge Update page

Microsoft Edge has a bunch of new features, including a pair of AI summarization tools for PDFs.

Firefox is ending support for Windows 7 as Mozilla recommends its users upgrade to Windows 10/11 for continued security updates — or switch to Linux

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
18 février 2026 à 12:01
Mozilla is ending support for Firefox on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in February 2026. Users must upgrade to a supported version of Windows to stay secure and continue receiving browser updates.

INDIA - 2022/07/03: In this photo illustration, a Mozilla Firefox browser logo is displayed on a smartphone screen with a Microsoft logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Mozilla is ending support for Firefox on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in February 2026.

I'm sick of being told to "just not use" Microsoft's AI — I'm already paying for it and so are you

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
17 février 2026 à 16:39
The "AI Tax" is hitting consumers through electricity price hikes and hardware delays. Even if you don't use AI, you're still paying the bill.

Copilot Mode on Microsoft Edge

Copilot and other AI tools drive up the cost of electricity for everyone, not just those that use the tools.

AppControl has replaced Task Manager on all my PCs — Why can't Windows match the level of hardware and software monitoring from a free app?

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
17 février 2026 à 16:29
I decided to test out a new monitoring app for Windows called AppControl, and after only a few days of use, I've sworn off Task Manager. Best part? AppControl is completely free.

Task Manager Hotline Bling meme

AppControl has a clean UI that makes it easy for beginners to understand what's happening on their PC.

A popular Grammarly alternative is killing its browser extension unless you pay — blames AI in the process.

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
5 février 2026 à 19:35
LanguageTool, a popular grammar checker, is killing its free browser extension and opening it only to paid, premium users.

The LanguageTool extension showing over the Windows Central homepage on a Lenovo ThinkPad.

LanguageTool is now warning its users that the browser extension requires payment to use.

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