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The Hidden Environmental Cost of AI Is Now on Your Windows Desktop
When Nvidia reported $62.3 billion in data-center revenue for its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter, the number wasn’t just a milestone for investors. It marked a pivot that has quietly begun reshaping...
ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 OC Hands-On: Finally, an RTX 5080 That Fits in a Sensible Case
ASUS has taken the GeForce RTX 5080 and done something genuinely practical: shrunk the overall footprint without neutering the chip. The ProArt RTX 5080 OC Edition, reviewed on July 21, measures 304...
Boutique Governance Firm’s Microsoft AI Double Hit Signals Data Cleanup Is the New Gold Rush
Informotion, a Sydney-based consultancy specializing in records management, has been named to two separate ISG 2026 Microsoft partner quadrants — a dual nod that landed on July 21 and immediately...
The Honest Truth About Foldable Phones in 2026, Based on Owner Experiences
If you’ve been on the fence about foldable phones, 2026 is the year the decision gets real. After seven years of iterative refinement—and a disastrous start—the devices have finally stacked up...
Samsung Health Assistant Beta: Your Wearable Data Finally Gets a Conversational AI Coach
Samsung on July 21 opened a beta for Health Assistant, an AI-powered conversational feature built directly into Samsung Health that interprets data from your Galaxy devices. The assistant analyzes...
Viva Glint's Action Taking Report Will Expose Whether Managers Act on Employee Feedback
Microsoft will give Viva Glint administrators a powerful new lens into what happens after employee surveys close. The Action Taking Analysis Report, set for worldwide general availability on the web...
Microsoft Kills Viva Amplify Republish Feature Weeks After Missing Its Own April Deadline
Microsoft has quietly abandoned a planned Viva Amplify feature that corporate communicators had been counting on to refresh and correct their multichannel employee announcements without starting from...
Viva Engage's AI Community Agents Are Coming in September 2026 – What That Means for Your Workplace
Microsoft is preparing to inject AI directly into the social fabric of its Viva Engage platform, with community agents now slated for general availability in September 2026. The move, detailed in...
Microsoft Ships Teams Custom Reaction Icons: Here's How to Deploy Them Without Chaos
Microsoft has officially launched branded meeting reactions for Teams desktop users in the worldwide standard commercial cloud. The feature, tracked under Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 541830, reached...
Samsung Pours 2.8 Million Galaxy Z Fold 8 Units Into Production, Betting the Wider Screen Wins
Samsung is ramping up manufacturing of its next-generation foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 8, to 2.8 million units—a 40% jump over earlier plans—just days before the company’s July 22 Unpacked...
Microsoft Teams Rolls Out Customizable Meeting Toolbar: Pin, Unpin, Reorder Controls Arrive
Microsoft has begun rolling out a redesigned meeting toolbar for Teams desktop users that, for the first time, lets participants pin, unpin, and reorder on-screen controls. The update, which reached...
Microsoft pulls Teams chat organizer update after rollback, putting August 2026 deadline at risk
Microsoft abruptly pulled a new automatic chat organizer for Teams on July 20, just weeks before its expected August 2026 rollout. The feature—designed to sweep muted conversations and meeting...