Microsoft has announced a major expansion of its AI-powered cybersecurity strategy with the introduction of MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, the company’s first cybersecurity-focused foundation model, alongside Project Perception, a new agentic security platform designed to automate threat detection, investigation, and remediation. According to Microsoft, the new offerings aim to deliver frontier-grade cybersecurity performance at roughly half the cost […]

Microsoft appears to be preparing another visual update for Microsoft Edge, this time focused on the Copilot icon. A newly spotted feature flag in the latest Edge Canary build suggests that the browser could soon receive a refreshed Copilot branding, although the feature is currently inaccessible to regular Insider users. At the moment, the flag […]

Microsoft has officially acknowledged one of the biggest complaints surrounding modern Windows 11 apps: they often consume more memory than expected. The company says it is actively working on WinUI performance optimizations that will reduce RAM usage and improve the responsiveness of native Windows applications. The improvements are expected to arrive ahead of Microsoft’s next […]

Microsoft has announced a fresh wave of AI-powered enhancements for Copilot in SharePoint, making it easier for organizations to create documents, automate workflows, and discover reusable skills. The July 2026 update focuses on reducing repetitive work while helping teams generate high-quality content directly from SharePoint using natural language. These improvements continue Microsoft’s broader vision of […]

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new Surface Laptop Ultra, and if the latest rumors are accurate, it could become one of the most exciting Windows PCs of 2026. Rather than relying on a traditional CPU and discrete GPU setup, the upcoming device is expected to use NVIDIA’s RTX Spark platform, combining an ARM processor […]

A small but meaningful quality-of-life improvement is finally making its way to Chromium-based browsers. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge will soon respect the native Windows “Hide pointer while typing” accessibility setting, eliminating an annoyance that many users have experienced for years. The feature has already landed in Chrome Canary and Edge Canary, giving early testers […]

Microsoft has announced a significant improvement to the Bing sign-in experience by introducing support for Apple and Google account authentication. The update eliminates one of the biggest barriers for new users by allowing them to sign in with accounts they already use every day, without creating a separate Microsoft account. The new sign-in option is […]

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