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Proton Mail is built to keep your emails private – a tech critic put it to the test

The mail provider can help keep your emails away from prying eyes and bots

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Microsoft's Paint now lets you save projects as layered files in the latest Insider build, as part of its continued efforts to make the default image editor great again

Is it just me, or is Paint actually kinda good these days?

PC Gamer · Sep 18, 2025

Trump’s tech billionaire cohort and their royal welcome

Billionaire tech bosses of Nvidia, OpenAI and Apple joined President Trump for the King’s banquet as the UK secured major investment into AI infrastructure

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Zoom is working on realistic avatars - and its AI companion will finally now work with Microsoft Teams and Google Meet

Not looking your best? Zoom’s AI avatars will cover your imperfections, so you really don’t have any excuse.

TechRadar · Sep 18, 2025

'Offices Need To Start Feeling A Little Bit More Like Hotels,' Behind One CBRE Exec's Approach To The Future Of In-Person Work

Within the last month, Paramount, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) have announced return-to-office mandates. The companies join other major employers like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), ATT (NYSE:T), and Disney (NYSE:DIS) in requiring that employees work in-person for at least half the week.

Benzinga · Sep 18, 2025

Intel and Nvidia announce stunning plans to combine their CPU and GPU products for both consumer PCs and AI servers, with Nvidia taking a $5 billion stake in Intel

Well, we weren't expecting this.

PC Gamer · Sep 18, 2025

We just got our first glimpse of the Xbox full-screen experience on an original Asus ROG Ally – and it has me pumped to see it on desktop PCs

The ROG Xbox Ally is edging closer with Microsoft's new full-screen experience on the horizon, but it's already accessible on the original Asus ROG Ally and other handhelds –here's how it performs.

TechRadar · Sep 18, 2025

A US retailer may have leaked the Xbox ROG Ally's price – and it's better than we thought

The new Xbox handheld, developed by Asus, could finally have a price - less than a month before launch.

TechRadar · Sep 18, 2025

Microsoft's new handheld gaming mode, exclusive to ROG Xbox Ally, has just leaked for every handheld running Windows 11 — all you need is the 25H2 update and a few registry tweaks

If you've been waiting for the new Xbox handheld experience Microsoft has cooked up with Asus for the Xbox ROG Ally, your wishes have been answered. A leaked version of the full-screen Xbox experience has surfaced online, allowing any Windows handheld to gain the USP of the ROG Xbox Ally.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 18, 2025

Refurbished Windows 10 PCs on the 'Back Market' combat Microsoft's programmed obsolescence with ChromeOS and Linux

Back Market is capitalizing on Windows 10's end-of-life by selling a limited run of old HP and Lenovo laptops to fight Microsoft's "programmed obsolescence."

Windows Central · Sep 18, 2025