Privacy
The latest Privacy coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
DuckDuckGo's $9.99 Privacy Bundle Adds Access to GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4, and Meta's Llama Maverick
DuckDuckGo has retooled its paid subscription into a one-stop privacy and AI bundle, adding access to high-end chat models while keeping the $9.99/month price tag. The refreshed plan now reportedly...
Microsoft Pledges Free 12-Month Copilot for U.S. College Students, But Privacy Concerns Loom
Every college student in the United States—including those at community colleges—can now claim 12 months of Microsoft 365 Personal with Copilot for free, the company announced Thursday at a White...
CVE Confusion Hits Microsoft Dynamics 365 FastTrack: Urgent Patch Needed for Info-Disclosure Flaw
Microsoft's Dynamics 365 FastTrack Implementation Assets have been thrust into the security spotlight following an information disclosure vulnerability that lets attackers harvest private data over a...
Windows 10 ESU Quietly Extended to 2027: How to Get Two More Years of Security Patches
Microsoft has quietly extended its consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10, now offering security patches through October 12, 2027 — a full 16 months beyond the previously...
Flyoobe 1.7 Update Delivers OOBE AI Disable Tool for Windows 11
A community-developed Windows 11 customization tool just took a decisive turn against Microsoft’s aggressive AI push. Flyoobe version 1.7—and its rapid 1.7.284 hotfix—now ships a dedicated...
Microsoft Expands Student Copilot Offer: Free 12-Month Access with Enrollment by October 31
On September 4, Microsoft dropped one of its most aggressive student offers yet: a full 12 months of Microsoft 365 Personal with Copilot at zero cost for any eligible U.S. college student who signs...
The Great AI Assistant Divide: Google Gemini for Creators, Microsoft Copilot for the Enterprise
The AI assistant wars have entered a new phase, and raw intelligence no longer crowns the winner. Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot—two of the most advanced AI companions on the market—are now...
Microsoft Gives Every U.S. College Student Free Access to Copilot-Infused Microsoft 365 for 12 Months
Microsoft is putting its AI assistant directly into the hands of millions of U.S. college students, free of charge. At the September 4, 2025, White House AI Education Task Force meeting, the company...
Right-Click to Summarize: Microsoft 365 Copilot Lands in File Explorer and OneDrive on Windows
Microsoft’s generative AI assistant is now a right-click away in Windows File Explorer. Microsoft 365 subscribers can invoke Copilot actions—summarize, compare, ask questions—directly from the...
Firefox 115 ESR Gets Another Lifeline: Security Updates for Windows 7 Through March 2026
Mozilla has once again extended the support window for Firefox 115 ESR, giving users on Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and macOS 10.12-10.14 a reprieve until at least March 2026. The move, confirmed in...
Samsung Vision AI Companion Brings Microsoft Copilot and Multi-Agent AI to 2025 Smart TVs
Samsung chose the IFA 2025 stage to unveil Vision AI Companion, a sweeping AI upgrade that transforms its 2025 televisions and smart monitors into conversational hubs capable of answering on-screen...
Satya Nadella Reveals 5 Copilot Prompts That Turn AI Into an Executive Chief of Staff
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently peeled back the curtain on a set of five specific prompts he uses inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, offering a rare, practical blueprint for how next-generation AI...