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Windows Update's Hidden Wi-Fi Killer: How to Roll Back Faulty Drivers and Stop Auto-Installs
When a Windows 11 laptop’s Wi-Fi slowed to a crawl after every cumulative update, the culprit wasn’t the router, the ISP, or even a bad Windows patch—it was a wireless driver quietly swapped in...
Gemini Report 2026: Vietnam Tops Academic AI Usage—Here’s What It Means for Your PC
Vietnam has become Southeast Asia's most active user of Google Gemini for academic work, with learning-related prompts accounting for 17% of all generative AI activity in the country, according to...
ChatGPT Reappears in WhatsApp on Windows After EU Forces Meta to Open Its Platform
On July 13, 2026, ChatGPT silently reappeared as a WhatsApp contact for users across the European Economic Area. No account sign‑up is required, no separate app needs installing, and for millions...
Windows 11 Can Now Create 7z and RAR Files—Here’s How to Use Its New Archive Tools
Microsoft's June 2024 update for Windows 11, delivered as KB5039302, added a capability that many users still don't know they have: the operating system can now create not just ZIP archives, but also...
Windows 11 Migrations Stealthily Swap Your Default Browser for Edge, Mozilla-Backed Study Shows
Moving your files and settings from an old Windows 10 PC to a new Windows 11 machine should preserve your choices — but a report released July 14 reveals that your default browser is often silently...
Swiss Cyber Command Fast-Tracks Microsoft 365 Replacement with German openDesk Suite
Switzerland’s military cybersecurity unit will completely replace Microsoft 365 with the German open-source suite openDesk by October 2026. The accelerated timeline, first reported by Swiss...
Your Snapdragon X Laptop Just Got a Unified Hub for Adreno and Hexagon Drivers
Qualcomm released version 2026.2.0.0 of its Snapdragon Control Panel this week, consolidating Adreno GPU and Hexagon NPU driver updates into a single hub for Windows on Arm laptops. The update...
Penn State’s July 23 Town Hall: Navigating Tightening Federal Research Security Rules
Penn State faculty and staff will get a direct line to the university’s top research leaders on Thursday, July 23, at 1 p.m. ET, when a town hall breaks down the tangle of new federal security...
Siri Can Now See Your Screen and Automate Your Mac—macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta Hands-On
Apple released the first public beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate on July 13, 2026, giving testers their first hands-on experience with a system-wide Siri that can read onscreen content, understand...
Gemini 3.5 Pro Release in Limbo: Don't Let Unverified Reports Dictate Your Windows AI Strategy
More than two months after Google unveiled the Gemini 3.5 model family, the premium Pro variant remains shrouded in silence—no release date, no specs, no API details. A mid-July rumor blaming...
LSEG’s AI Agent Can Now Answer Your Financial Queries Inside Teams — With Copilot on Deck
LSEG today flipped the switch on an AI-powered research agent that lets financial professionals grill a chatbot with plain-English questions—and get answers backed by citations—directly inside...
Windows 11 KB5095093: Point-in-Time Restore, 35-Day Pause, and What You Should Do Next
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released cumulative update KB5095093 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, introducing a new Point-in-Time Restore tool, a flexible 35-day update pause, and a raft of...