Articles from July 23, 2026
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Drafting Meeting Minutes and Sorting Permits: Pittsburgh’s Playbook for AI in Small Government
Allegheny County’s 130 municipalities are being handed a cautious but practical blueprint for folding generative AI into daily operations—starting with the tedious tasks that eat up hours in...
Windows Still Won’t Show Your SSD’s Lifeline; Here’s How to See It Yourself
Microsoft’s latest operating system can tell you your SSD is “healthy” right up until the moment it isn’t. That’s because Windows 11 continues to lean on a deeply reductive health status...
Microsoft Excel’s Big Reboot: A Practical Guide for Windows Users Who’ve Been Away
Microsoft Excel has undergone a quiet revolution, and anyone who hasn’t opened it in a few years may feel like they’re using a completely different application. Formulas can now spill entire...
Halo: Campaign Evolved on RTX 5090: 4K/60 Is Possible, but DLSS Quality Is the Setting to Use
An early benchmark session reveals that NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090 can push Halo: Campaign Evolved past the 60-frames-per-second mark at native 4K resolution with Ultra settings—a feat that...
John C. Dvorak, Tech's Ultimate Contrarian, Dies at 74—Early Reports Got His Age Wrong
John C. Dvorak, the outspoken technology columnist who spent decades challenging conventional wisdom, died this week at age 74. Early reports, including the first to break the news on MacDailyNews,...
Why Your Teams ‘Schedule Meeting’ Button Is Missing—and What to Use Instead
If you’ve opened Teams or Outlook recently and couldn’t find the button to schedule a meeting, you’re not alone. Microsoft’s 2026 retirement wave has killed off classic Teams, live events,...
How AT&T Built a Trillion-Token Telecom AI Using Open Models, AMD GPUs, and Microsoft Foundry
On July 23, AT&T pulled back the curtain on a telecom AI project of extraordinary scale: its OTel 2.0 model family development consumed roughly one trillion tokens, relying on Microsoft Foundry...
Why Microsoft Edge Dark Mode Is Confusing—and How to Get It Right
You tap the dark mode switch in Microsoft Edge and expect everything to turn dim. But the tabs are dark, the websites are still blazing white, and now your eyes are more tired than before. Sound...
With DDR5 Prices Tripling in 2026, Manual RAM Overclocking Is No Longer Just for Enthusiasts
The cost of a 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 kit has jumped from around $80 in mid-2025 to over $400 in 2026, according to retail data tracked by Tech Insider. That price pressure—driven by AI accelerator...
The Incident at Galley House Turns a 1936 Tragedy into a Tactile Detective Game
On July 14, 2026, a new detective game titled The Incident at Galley House arrived on Steam, and it brings with it one of the most inventive investigation interfaces in years. Developed by William...
How to Stop Microsoft Edge from Merging Your Work and Personal Data
Microsoft Edge’s sign-in feature promises effortless synchronization across devices—until it silently blurs the line between your professional and personal browsing. A single misplaced click can...
Outlook’s Out-of-Office Maze: Your Account Type Decides Everything
When Microsoft overhauled Outlook for Windows, it also scattered the out-of-office switch across at least five different menus. The real surprise isn’t that the setting moved — it’s that...