Articles from July 8, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 8, 2026
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork Outperforms Google’s Gemini in Real-World Gmail Research Test
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork has beaten Google’s Gemini in a hands-on productivity test that mirrors a task office workers face daily: sifting through a cluttered Gmail inbox to find specific...
Unstructured Deepens Azure Integration to Tackle Enterprise RAG Data Woes
On June 3, 2026, data preprocessing startup Unstructured announced a major expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft, embedding its technology deeper into Azure's AI stack. The move aims to...
New ASUS GPU Driver for ROG Ally X Delivers Forza Horizon 6 Optimizations — Here’s Your Install Guide
ASUS has pushed out a new GPU driver, version 26.6.1, for the ROG Ally X handheld. The update, released on July 2, specifically targets performance for the upcoming Forza Horizon 6, ensuring owners...
Ditch MP3: Why FLAC and Opus Are the Smart Choices for Windows Audio
How-To Geek just published a practical blueprint for Windows users who care about audio quality and storage efficiency. The core takeaway is simple: for archiving CDs on Windows, use FLAC; for...
Ex-GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Takes on Centralized Git with Entire's New Distributed Network
Thomas Dohmke, the former CEO of Microsoft-owned GitHub, just opened the waitlist for Entire—a startup aiming to upend how developers host and share code. On July 8, 2026, the company began...
Microsoft Shared Device IP History with FBI, Linking Teen to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Group
In a case that exposes the depth of data Windows quietly collects, Microsoft handed the FBI a detailed log of every IP address linked to a single Windows device—using its unique Global Device...
Law Firms Can Now Surface Client Intel Directly Inside Microsoft 365 Copilot
Litera, a prominent legal technology company, announced on June 3, 2026, that its AI-powered client relationship platform, Foundation 365, now integrates directly with Microsoft 365 Copilot. The move...
KB5079473 Windows 11 Update Blocks Microsoft Account Sign-Ins – How to Recover
On March 10, 2026, Microsoft’s routine Patch Tuesday security update for Windows 11 threw a wrench into daily workflows for users relying on Microsoft account sign-ins. KB5079473, intended to...
UPEI Sunsets Two Learning Tools, Mandates Microsoft Teams for Fall Teaching
The University of Prince Edward Island will not renew its licenses for the YuJa video platform and Blackboard Collaborate web-conferencing tool, shifting all video and synchronous course delivery to...
Microsoft's Secure Workplace Blueprint Pairs Windows 11 Pro and Office 2024 with Upcoming Server 2025
Microsoft’s three most important business products are converging on a single security-first philosophy—and it could reshape how IT teams provision and protect their workplaces. A new analysis by...
Teams Expanded View and Compact View on Hold: Microsoft Pauses Minimized Meeting UI Rollout
Microsoft has unexpectedly paused the general-availability rollout of two new minimized meeting view layouts for Microsoft Teams, the company confirmed in a July 7, 2026 update to its Microsoft 365...
Transcard Injects AI-Powered Financing Advice Into Payment Dashboards, Built on Azure and Fabric
Transcard, a U.S.-based business-to-business (B2B) payments firm, has teamed up with cloud consultancy Coretek to embed artificial intelligence directly into its payment platform, serving up...