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Perplexity, Worth $18 Billion, Just Offered $34.5 Billion for Chrome (Which Isn’t for Sale)

Perplexity made a $34.5 billion offer for Chrome, far above its own value, but Google has no plans to sell the world’s most-used browser.

Downloading Google Chrome in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft 365 Is Gaining Brand-New Apps — Here’s What’s on the Way to Windows 11

Microsoft is adding companion apps to Windows 11 so you can find files, contacts, and events without leaving your taskbar.

Microsoft 365 companion apps on Windows 11

You can now make text bold or italic in Notepad — hell has frozen over

Microsoft has added bold, italic, and Markdown support to Notepad for Windows 11, updating the famously simple text editor with formatting tools.

Notepad on Windows 11 following the addition of rich formatting support

Intel Unison for Windows 11 shuts down — encourages users to switch to another multi-device experience

Intel has discontinued its popular Unison app on Windows, which let users sync their phone's data with their Windows PC. Now, the app is encouraging users to switch to another multi-device experience.

Intel Unison

One of the best PowerToys features just got even better — and it puts Windows Search to shame

PowerToys 0.92 brings a faster, more stable Command Palette with improved extensions, search tools, and customization options for Windows users.

Microsoft PowerToys

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 25H2 is coming soon — will install much faster than version 24H2

Windows 11 version 25H2 is coming this fall, and will share the same servicing and platform release as version 24H2, meaning it will be a breeze to install.

Windows 11 Start menu

Microsoft Edge's latest stable channel update adds MORE AI — All Copilot all the time

Feel like some more AI in your web browser? Well, it's here, with Microsoft Edge bringing new Copilot and AI search features to the stable channel.

Microsoft Edge Vertical Tabs

Forget YouTube's ad blocker war — this Google AI Overviews clone might finally sell me on the $14/month Premium subscription

Google is bringing an uncanny version of its AI Overviews feature to YouTube. However, the feature will be limited to select users.

Detail of the YouTube logo outside the YouTube Space studios in London.

Google CEO claims the probability of AI causing existential doom is “pretty high” — but he’s banking on humanity to rally against the imminent catastrophe

Google CEO Sundar Pichai claims that there's a high probability AI might lead to human extinction, but he is betting on humanity to rally and prevent the catastrophe.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the press conference after his meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Google for Startups Campus In Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on February 13, 2025.

Google's new open-source coding agent brings Gemini AI directly to your terminal

Google recently launched Gemini CLI (command-line interface). This new open-source AI agent tool brings Gemini directly into your terminal, providing "the most direct path from your prompt to our model."

The Gemini CLI LOGO of Google's open-source AI Agent framework displayed in a smartphone in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on June 26, 2025.

Microsoft KILLS iconic Windows Blue Screen of Death — Windows 11 gains new, darker OS error screen

The company will change the iconic blue error screen for a simplified black one, and ensure third-party security software adheres to new rules designed to stop bad updates and drivers from taking down OS.

Blue Screen of Death with an “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” error message

Top 10 new Windows 11 features and changes unveiled via the Insider Program in June 2025 — and where to find them

Microsoft introduced several improvements in June for devices enrolled in the Windows 11 Insider Program, including a redesigned Start menu. Here are the best.

Windows 11 Recall preview

OpenAI's Sam Altman breaks silence on Microsoft feud with Satya Nadella — citing "points of tension" amid evolution plans

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has broken his silence on the matter, revealing that he recently discussed OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Microsoft on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington.

OpenAI started as a "countervailing force" to Google — did Elon Musk and Sam Altman torpedo DeepMind's plans to dictate AGI?

Former OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo claims the company's founders thwarted Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis's plan to become a "dictator" with AGI.

The logo of 'OpenAI' is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the photographs of Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

Microsoft Copilot secures a spot in classrooms as a "thought partner" — with Copilot Chat backed by OpenAI's GPT-4o

New AI-powered features for educators will be shipping to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot+ PCs, including Copilot Chat and Microsoft Learning Zone.

Microsoft Copilot AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

Sam Altman says ChatGPT has evolved beyond a mere "Google replacement" — with ads potentially coming to users

OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, claims ChatGPT has evolved beyond Google's replacement, and he isn't entirely against the idea of introducing ads to the platform.

The logo of OpenAI is displayed on a smartphone screen with the Google logo in the background

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) quietly released an official image for WSL — but it's not for most of us

Fedora Linux joined the WSL party recently, but it wasn't the only one. RHEL also released an official image, though it still requires an active subscription to use.

Red Hat Linux logo on a smartphone.

Will you sync your Windows 10 PC data to the cloud for free access to security updates beyond 2025?

Extended security updates for Windows 10 just got a whole lot more affordable, if you're willing to give up your data in exchange. But will you?

Windows backup and restore

Microsoft Copilot is "pretty important" but customers still prefer ChatGPT — "OpenAI has done a tremendous job"

A new report suggests that Microsoft's sales division is struggling to differentiate Copilot from ChatGPT, with customers preferring OpenAI's offering.

The Microsoft Copilot app is displayed on a smartphone.

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