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Microsoft is Adding a Designer Button to the Windows 11 Photos App

Microsoft announced today that it is lightly integrating the Windows 11 Photos app with its…

Grounded: Fully Yoked Edition

Grounded is Now Available on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch

In February, Xbox revealed it would bring four of its in-house studio games to rival…

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iOS 17.5 Beta 2 Enables Downloading iPhone Apps Directly From Websites in the EU

Apple has just released the iOS 17.5 Beta 2, which enables the distribution of iPhone…

Firefox 125

Mozilla Firefox 125 is Now Available

Has it already been a month? Mozilla today issued Firefox 125, the latest version of…

Microsoft Azure and AI

Microsoft Expands AI Presence with $1.5 Billion Investment in G42

Today, Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion investment in G42, a UAE-based AI company, to expand…

Amazon Bedrock + Anthropic Claude 3

Anthropic Claude 3 Opus is Now Available on Amazon Bedrock

Amazon announced today that Anthropic Claude 3 Opus is generally available on Amazon Bedrock alongside…

Microsoft Store on Windows 11

New Microsoft Store Update Brings Major Speed Improvements

Microsoft has started rolling out an update for its Microsoft Store on Windows 11 that…

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Ralf Groene Retires from Microsoft

Ralf Groene, the legendary lead designer of Microsoft Surface, announced today that he has retired…

AMD Ryzen Pro Commercial AI PC

AMD Announces New Ryzen Pro Portfolio for Commercial AI PCs

AMD revealed today its new Ryzen Pro 8000 Series desktop CPUs and Ryzen Pro 8040…

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Behind Thurrott.com: Podcast Problems

We’ve finally fixed the issues with the First Ring Daily feed. Here’s a quick look…

Game Pass APril 2024

Microsoft Announces More Game Pass and Game Pass Core Games for April

The second wave of Game Pass games for April includes the JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred…

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YouTube Starts Cracking Down on Third-Party Ad-Blocking Apps

After YouTube started blocking video playback for desktop users with ad blockers last year, the…

Embrace, extend, and Copilot
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Embrace, Extend, and … Copilot? (Premium)

The phrase “embrace and extend” was long synonymous with Microsoft, but it’s also widely misunderstood…

Office 2019

Office 2016, 2019 Apps and Productivity Servers to Reach End of Support in October 2025

Microsoft is warning consumers and organizations still using Office 2016 and Office 2019 applications and…

Generative AI Adobe Premiere

Adobe Launches Acrobat AI Assistant and Teases Generative AI Tools in Premiere Pro

The new AI Assistant in Adobe’s Acrobat and Reader products is going out of beta…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Think (Premium)

Outrage over an innocuous new annoyance in Windows 11 has me worried about our collective…

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