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Microsoft restricts access to its cyber early warning systems for some Chinese firms

Microsoft's cybersecurity vulnerability warning system won’t be fully available for Chinese firms anymore, it confirms.

TechRadar · Aug 21, 2025

If Windows 12 is anything like this concept, I'd switch from Windows 11 (or 10) in a heartbeat

Hate Windows 11? I'm betting you'll have a change of heart about Windows 12 if the OS turns out like this concept.

TechRadar · Aug 21, 2025

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman raises the alarm about the dangers of "conscious AI" — a prospect that’s seemingly keeping Google DeepMind’s CEO up at night

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently raised the importance of building AI for people, not to be a person, suggesting that conscious AI might be coming and society isn't ready.

Windows Central · Aug 21, 2025

Microsoft adds Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro to GitHub Copilot — but you'll have to pay for it

GitHub Copilot users, at least, the premium ones, will now be able to use Google Gemini 2.5 Pro for all their coding needs. But you can use Google's own tools for free...

Windows Central · Aug 21, 2025

Minecraft Creative vs Survival

New to Minecraft and want to know the difference between Creative and Survival? We take a look at the core changes between both.

TechRadar · Aug 21, 2025

10 features recently added that you probably didn't notice on Windows 10

Windows 10 new features and changes you missed in updates since version 22H2, including the About page redesign, Taskbar changes, more clutter to the context menu, file transfer feature, and more.

Windows Central · Aug 21, 2025

Not a fan of the Copilot app in Windows 11? You might change your mind, as Microsoft just beefed up its powers

Windows 11's Copilot app is getting a powered-up search function to find the files you need quickly.

TechRadar · Aug 21, 2025

I tried to replace my favorite Copilot feature with Ollama — but I failed (sort-of)

Using Copilot to summarize web articles is one of my favorite features. I tried to replicate it using an on-device AI model and it just isn't the same.

Windows Central · Aug 21, 2025

Microsoft employees among 18 activists arrested for Gaza protest outside of tech giant’s HQ

‘Current workers, former workers, and community members were hog-tied, violently dragged, and pepper-sprayed,’ according to organizers No Azure for Apartheid

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

DirectX speeds up game loads up to 10X with new advanced shader compiling — feature debuts with Xbox PC app on ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, more devices later

Microsoft moves shader compilation to the cloud, delivering a pre-compiled database with your game download for faster loading.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 21, 2025