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Windows 11 26H1 Beta and Experimental Get New Builds With Key Fixes

Microsoft has released two new Windows 11 26H1 Insider Preview builds, giving Beta and Experimental testers another round of fixes to try. The Beta Channel receives Build 28020.2904, while the Experimental 26H1 channel gets Build 28120.2912. Both updates were released on September 8, 2026, and primarily focus on fixing input-related problems rather than introducing major […]

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Windows 11 Gets New Insider Features for Cross-Device Resume, Narrator and Magnifier

Microsoft has released a new batch of Windows 11 Insider Preview builds across the Beta and Experimental channels, bringing several practical improvements aimed at making Windows more accessible and easier to use across devices. The September 8 release includes Beta build 26620.9343 and Experimental build 26340.9354, along with separate builds for Windows 11 26H1 and […]

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Windows 11 September update KB5124008 Released: Movable Taskbar, Resizable Start Menu, Bing-Free Search & Speed Boosts

Microsoft has officially rolled out its mandatory Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. Designated as KB5124008, this release marks one of the most substantial quality-of-life additions to the operating system in years, bringing back long-awaited desktop customization options alongside critical security hardening and system performance enhancements. As covered in our ongoing […]

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Apple’s First Foldable iPhone Could Be Called “iPhone Duo” — Here’s What We Know So Far

Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone may finally be getting closer to reality, and the name could be one of the biggest surprises. While earlier reports have suggested that Apple could call its first foldable iPhone Ultra, a new rumor claims the device may instead launch as the iPhone Duo. The name reportedly appeared through a third-party […]

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ChatGPT Work Can Now Learn Your Writing Voice From Your Emails and Apps

If AI-generated writing has ever felt a little too polished—or simply not like you—ChatGPT Work is getting a feature that could change that. OpenAI is rolling out a personalization capability that allows ChatGPT Work to learn how you write by using information from connected apps and files. Instead of relying entirely on generic instructions such […]

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GPT-6 Astra Is Here: OpenAI’s New AI Model Pushes Computer Use, Coding and AGI Closer

OpenAI has officially unveiled GPT-6 Astra, describing it as a new generation of intelligence and its most capable and aligned model yet. Unlike a traditional model upgrade focused mainly on better answers, Astra is designed to act. It can use computers, browse the web, write and test software, work through professional documents, analyze scientific data, […]

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Microsoft’s Project Zenith Turns Windows 11 PCs Into Ready-to-Code Developer Machines

Microsoft is taking another step toward making Windows 11 a better operating system for developers with Project Zenith, a new ready-to-code Windows experience designed specifically for developer-class PCs. Announced on September 4, Project Zenith is built around a simple idea: developers should not have to spend hours configuring a new Windows machine before they can […]

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Microsoft Finally Reveals How Much Money Azure Makes as It Overhauls Financial Reporting

Microsoft is changing the way it reports its business — and one of the biggest changes is something investors have been asking for years: actual Azure revenue numbers. Starting with its next fiscal year, Microsoft will disclose Azure revenue on a quarterly basis instead of only reporting the cloud platform’s year-over-year growth. The company is […]

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Sony and Microsoft Face Lawsuits Over Tariff-Hiked PS5 and Xbox Prices

Sony and Microsoft are pushing back against lawsuits from U.S. gamers who want their money back after paying higher prices for PlayStation and Xbox consoles during the tariff period. The legal fight has become particularly interesting because Sony is expected to receive roughly $508 million in tariff refunds from the U.S. government. Consumers suing the […]

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GPT-6 Astra Could Launch Today as OpenAI API Leak Fuels New Release Rumors

OpenAI may be getting very close to releasing its next major AI model. The model, widely known by the codename Astra, has reportedly appeared in the OpenAI API under the name “gpt-6-astra.” An unusual response from the Responses API has sparked speculation that OpenAI has already staged the model internally and could be preparing to […]

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Claude Can Now Control Your Computer While You Work on Something Else

Claude is becoming less like a chatbot and more like an AI coworker that can actually get things done. Anthropic has expanded computer use in Claude Cowork and Claude Code, allowing Claude to interact directly with your computer. Instead of simply telling you what to do, Claude can click buttons, type text, open applications, use […]

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Windows 11 Is About to Enable a Security Feature That Gamers May Not Like

Microsoft is preparing to enable a Windows 11 security feature on more PCs, and while the change is good news for system security, it could come with a downside for some PC gamers. The feature in question is Memory Integrity, also known as Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI). Microsoft uses it to protect Windows from malicious […]

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Claude Fable 5.1 is now available in Microsoft Foundry for long-running AI work

Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.1 is making its way into the enterprise AI ecosystem, with Microsoft now making the model available through Microsoft Foundry. The message from Microsoft is simple: don’t judge Fable 5.1 with a single prompt. Put it to work on a real workflow. Fable 5.1 is designed for jobs that take much longer […]

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Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, pushing AI deeper into coding and scientific research

Anthropic has introduced Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, two new versions of its fifth-generation Claude models that push the company further into long-running coding, research, cybersecurity and scientific workloads. The announcement is particularly interesting because Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 are essentially the same underlying model. The major difference is how Anthropic applies […]

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Windows 11 Is Getting a Smarter File Explorer, Refreshed Magnifier and a Change to Print Management

Microsoft is continuing to refine Windows 11 through its Insider testing program, and the latest experimental update brings a mix of small but noticeable changes to some familiar Windows tools. The update focuses on File Explorer Home, Magnifier, and Print Management. While two of the changes improve the everyday Windows experience, Microsoft is temporarily pulling […]

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Microsoft Edge Canary Gives Its PDF Reader a Subtle WebUI2 Makeover

Microsoft is quietly testing another under-the-hood change in Edge Canary, this time targeting the browser’s built-in PDF reader. Over the past few weeks, Microsoft has been experimenting with rendering the PDF reader using its newer WebUI2 architecture. While most of the changes are happening behind the scenes, Canary users are starting to notice a few […]

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Windows 11 Beta Update Adds Better Wallpapers, WinRE Wi-Fi and Emoji 17.0

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider Beta (26H1) preview with a collection of improvements aimed at personalization, recovery, accessibility, File Explorer, emojis, and the taskbar. Released on August 31, 2026, the update is primarily focused on polishing existing Windows 11 experiences rather than introducing a major new feature overhaul. Microsoft says the changes […]

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Windows 11 Gets Better Wallpapers and Smarter Recovery Networking in New Insider Preview

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build with several quality-of-life improvements, particularly for desktop personalization and Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) networking. The update is being released to Windows Insiders in the Experimental 26H1 branch, with changes gradually rolling out to testers. While much of the update focuses on reliability fixes, one […]

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Anthropic May Be Preparing Two New Claude Models, and a Double Release Could Be Coming

Anthropic may be preparing not one, but two new Claude models for release. Two mysterious identifiers have surfaced in developer circles: claude-melon-eap and claude-marshmallow-eap. They are reportedly early-access test versions of upcoming Claude models, although Anthropic has not officially confirmed either identifier or what products they will eventually become. The speculation is getting particularly interesting […]

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