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Indeed to lay off 225 workers amid calls for company to 'do right by its staff'

Labour Leader and TD for Dublin Bay South Ivana Bacik has now called on management to ensure that there are fair redundancies

Dublin Live · Apr 20, 2023

A highly requested classic Taskbar feature is coming to Windows 11 soon — here's a first look

Microsoft has been slowly working on bringing back some classic features to the Windows 11 Taskbar. Now, two more classic features are making a return, and the latest Windows 11 preview builds now have a functional version for us to check out.

Windows Central · Apr 20, 2023

Microsoft rejects $42k+ Twitter API subscription, pulls it from ads platform

Microsoft drops Twitter from is advertising tools, as the company refuses to pay the social network $42,000+ a month for API access in its new revenue scheme.

Windows Central · Apr 19, 2023

Microsoft adds option to remove the date and time from the Taskbar on Windows 11

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 preview build for Insiders in the Dev Channel today which introduces new Taskbar options for users to configure. Today's build is 23440, and adds the ability to turn off the date and time area on the Taskbar as well as launch directly…

Windows Central · Apr 19, 2023

Microsoft Paint hacks take it a step closer to being Photoshop

Animations and layers? Yep, you read that right, all coming to the little old Paint app courtesy of clever modders.

TechRadar · Apr 19, 2023

Adobe Firefly holds the key to fixing Bing Image Creator's biggest AI image limitations

Adobe Firefly's options layout is the future of AI image generators. Bing Image Creator can improve a whole lot if it takes cues from Firefly.

Windows Central · Apr 19, 2023

Google's foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold, reportedly will go on sale this June

Device will likely be introduced at I/O developer conference on May 10.

Fortune · Apr 19, 2023

Microsoft is testing more ads in Windows 11 Start menu — this isn’t a good look

Microsoft is continuing to test ads in the Windows 11 Start menu. Here's why that's bad news for the operating system.

Tom’s Guide · Apr 19, 2023

Zegna’s new made-to-measure AI technology gives you 49 billion ways to dress

Revealed at Milan Design Week 2023, Zegna X extends the house’s historical made-to-measure service using Microsoft-developed AI technology, giving billions of options to personalise its collections

Wallpaper · Apr 19, 2023

Exclusive: Microsoft is working on an ARM-powered Surface Go 4 and new 11-inch Surface Pro

Microsoft is planning to ship the Surface Go 4 with an ARM processor for the first time, and is also working on a new, smaller Surface Pro with an 11-inch display. Here's what we know.

Windows Central · Apr 19, 2023