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Pixel Phones Now Offer Per-App Backup Toggles to Reclaim Google One Space
Google has started rolling out a significant update to Android backup on Pixel devices, introducing per-app controls that let users handpick which applications sync their data to the cloud. The...
Spotify Teardown Unveils Plans for Gemini AI-Powered XR Music on Google Glasses
A recent teardown of Spotify’s Android app (build 9.1.66.1259) has unearthed compelling evidence that the streaming giant is preparing a dedicated augmented reality experience for Google’s...
Microsoft's Internal AI Tool Now Scores Expense Reports on a 100-Point Risk Scale
Microsoft has quietly deployed an AI-powered system that assigns every expense report filed by its employees a risk score from 1 to 100 before a manager ever sees it. The Intelligent Risk Engine,...
Prepare for Heavier Windows 11 Security Updates as AI Finds More Flaws, Microsoft Says
Microsoft has told IT administrators that Windows 11 security updates will become significantly larger in the coming months because the company is using artificial intelligence to find and fix more...
A Writer Deleted 5 Windows Apps and His PC Came Alive — Here’s How You Can Too
A MakeUseOf contributor recently discovered that removing or disabling five built-in Windows apps reclaimed over 1.5GB of storage and, more importantly, eliminated the sluggishness that had plagued...
New Microsoft-MIT Index: Your First AI Agent Should Draft Reports, Not Make Decisions
Microsoft and MIT Technology Review have released a practical new framework, the Agent Confidence Index, to help businesses determine when autonomous AI agents are trustworthy enough to hand over...
Deleting Microsoft Teams Free Can Erase Your Entire Microsoft Account
Microsoft has clarified an important detail about its free Teams offering: deleting a Teams Free account doesn’t just remove the communication app — it initiates the full closure of your...
Windows Updates Demystified: Security, Preview, and Emergency Patches Explained
Microsoft's monthly update rhythm can feel like a black box, but it's actually a structured three-lane highway. Knowing the difference between a Patch Tuesday security update, an optional preview,...
Microsoft Runs on 100% Clean Energy, Yet Emissions Jump 25%—What It Means for Windows Users
On July 9, 2026, Microsoft published its Environmental Sustainability Report covering fiscal year 2025, and for the first time, the company matched 100% of its global electricity consumption with...
Microsoft’s New AI Tool MDASH Automatically Finds and Fixes Windows Vulnerabilities
Microsoft took a significant step toward autonomous software security on July 9, 2026, announcing that Windows will now use an AI-powered system called MDASH to detect and remediate code...
Kyndryl and Microsoft Streamline Sovereign Cloud Deployments for Regulated Enterprises
Kyndryl has launched a new set of services designed to accelerate and simplify the adoption of Microsoft’s sovereign cloud capabilities for enterprise customers. Announced jointly by the two...
Canonical Brings Fully Managed Kubeflow to Azure, Deploys Inside Your Tenancy
On July 9, 2026, Canonical made its fully managed Kubeflow service available through the Azure Marketplace. Unlike a typical SaaS offering, this deployment model runs the entire platform inside the...