Microsoft turns 50 today, April 4, and part of the celebration includes new limited-edition wallpapers created by Microsoft designers and creators. Here's how to get them.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-50th-anniversary-wallpapers
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are delayed in the U.S. as Nintendo assesses tariffs, and similar problems will likely happen for future Xbox hardware.
Microsoft is bringing AI-generated podcasts to Copilot, letting you listen to your favorite topics and even join in on the conversation.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-podcasts-announcement-2025
Microsoft’s Copilot just became your personal shopping expert. Think shopaholic, but in a good way.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-shopping-assistant-announcement-2025
Copilot Search brings smarter responses to Bing by merging generative AI with standard search. Microsoft says the feature 'transforms web search.'
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-search-announcement-2025
Microsoft Copilot now includes Pages and Deep Research, two new AI tools designed to simplify multi-step research and content organization.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-pages-deep-research-announcement-2025
Agentic capabilities are coming to Copilot, allowing the AI to complete actions on your behalf just by asking for it.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-actions-announcement-2025
Copilot Vision is coming to Windows 11, enabling the AI assistant to view what's on your screen, offer helpful suggestions and actions, and even interact with apps.
Copilot is gaining memory capabilities, which will allow it to learn about you as a person, remembering your likes, dislikes, preferences, and more.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-memories-announcement-2025
A protester interrupted Microsoft's 50th Anniversary Copilot Event.
Microsoft has teased that it's working on a Copilot Avatar feature that will let users customize a virtual face for the AI assistant that you can chat with.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-avatar-virtual-face-announcement-2025
If you use an AI image or text generator to make a work of “art,” does it belong to you? Or, in more relevant legal terms, can you copyright and sell the output while preventing others from selling it themselves? That’s a huge question hanging over the heads of anyone tempted to use AI tools for commercial products. And according to the latest guidance from the US Co
Whether you want a security camera for keeping an eye on your home when you’re away or checking on unusual activity from the comfort of your bedroom, one thing is true: it’s better to be safe than sorry—and now’s a great chance to jump on one because the TP-Link Tapo SolarCam C402 k
If you’re looking for a big, cinematic OLED upgrade for your gaming PC and also you don’t want to drop four figures on it, you’ll definitely want to check out Newegg today. It’s offering a 31.5-inch, 4K OLED gaming monitor from HP for just $759.99. That’s over $500 o
Imagine a live tutor within Windows that could walk you through an application, showing you what to do. That’s what Microsoft has in mind for Copilot Vision for Windows.
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary by showing off Copilot Vision for mobile (Android and iOS) as well as Copilot for Windows. Copilot Vision for mobile is available today. Copilo
Microsoft Copilot is more than just a tool–it’s designed to learn your preferences and tastes, and even anticipate your needs by buying stuff. Whew! That’s a big concept to try and get your head around. But that’s what Microsoft is trying to do, as it transitions to the next stages of its Copilot assistant.
We’ve used the term “assistant”
While improving Microsoft Copilot’s basic research functions might not be as sexy as, well, a Copilot that finds you sexy, it’s still very much one of the most important uses for Copilot as a research tool.
On Friday, at Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebration, the company showed off its Copilot redesign. The company introduced Copilot Vision for
Everyone’s talking about Severance, that twisty, creepy Apple TV+ thriller starring Adam Scott–except you. Feeling left out? There’s still time to catch up, and you can do it for free.
Unlike some streaming services, Apple TV+ offers a variety of free trials, including one option that spans a full three months. Students can also grab free Apple TV
The new Microsoft Copilot update is available for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users with full integration into the Windows OS for a more optimized user experience.
Nintendo indefinitely delayed the start of its pre-orders in the U.S. after President Trump's tariff announcements.
China applied a 34% tariff on all goods coming from America., as well as banning the export of seven rare earth metals to the U.S.
In the ever-increasing price climate, you can still find gaming laptops at $449.
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/grab-a-budget-hp-gaming-laptop-for-just-usd449
Nintendo has delayed US Switch 2 pre-orders in response to the new set of tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week, as first reported by Polygon. Following Nintendo's
It was Tuesday June 25, 2019. San Francisco became the first US city to (temporarily) ban the sale of vapes, SpaceX successfully launched and deployed 24 satellites and I sat in Nintendo’s UK office on the outskirts of London, playing a demo of a game that ">still isn’t out.
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For popular threads with a lot of comments, collapsing a top comment leads to high CPU usage and can cause browsers (I tried in Chrome and Vivaldi) to freeze up.
For example, this very popular thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43561253&utm_term=comment
If you collapse the top comment, I see a huge spike in CPU and my system freezes temporarily.
Is it just me?
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Europe’s tech industry is bracing for impact after the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs yesterday. The US slapped a 20% tariff on imports from the EU — twice the rate for the UK. Switzerland fared even worse, receiving a hefty 32% levy. Several
“Hello, I will be your driver for today,” says Bartek Szurgot, a software engineer at German startup Vay and my chauffeur for this ride. He disengages the handbrake, gently presses the accelerator and the new Kia Niro EV I’m sitting in slowly pulls out of the p
Future lunar bases could run on solar panels forged from molten moon dust, turning the Moon’s surface into an energy source, thanks to a new research breakthrough. Scientists at the University of Potsdam have engineered so-called “moonglass” solar cells made b
Your favorite iPhone could soon become much pricier, thanks to tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a series of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world that could drastically alter the landscape of global trade, and consumer goods like iPhone
Most of us know the general (albeit simplified) story: Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov used a stimulus—like a metronome—around the dogs he was studying, and soon, the hounds would start to salivate.
They had learned that the sound meant food was coming. The phenomenon, now known as classical conditioning, became one of modern psychology’s foundational discoveries. It’s an unconscious process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a naturally occurr
AI is changing how we think about coding. While tools evolve, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity remain the essential skills for top developers. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/04/04/using-genai-as-a-learning-tool-not-a-crutch/
Will I Am Maximus make it back-to-back victories at Aintree? https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/grand-national-2025-livestream-how-to-watch-aintree-horse-racing-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
The personal data of 76 million US customers was exposed during a cyberattack in 2021. The settlement payout is coming this month. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/when-to-look-for-your-t-mobile-data-breach-settlement-check/#ftag=CADf328eec
No one's immune to mistakes during tax time, especially the kind that might seem easy to avoid. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/irs-warning-7-simple-mistakes-that-can-derail-your-tax-returns/#ftag=CADf328eec
Don't settle for blurry vision. Here are the daily factors worsening your eyesight with expert tips for prevention. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/daily-habits-hurting-your-eye-health/#ftag=CADf328eec
Few kitchen tools last forever. Experts weigh in on the ones in your drawer that are most likely past their best. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/for-your-safety-experts-reveal-8-kitchen-tools-to-keep-in-good-condition/#ftag=CADf328eec
Rumors suggest that Canon will announced a replacement for the EOS R7 later this year, with a 40MP sensor among the upgrades.
Hoping Nvidia might drop RTX 5060 Ti pricing compared to RTX 4060 Ti GPUs? You can forget that, but the good news is that a price hike isn’t rumored, either.
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-5-april-2025
Lexar has unveiled the first 1TB Micro SD Express card for Nintendo Switch 2.
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-5-april-2025
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-5-april-2025
Flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution on vulnerable endpoints, but there is a catch.
Analysts have offered multiple theories as to why the Nintendo Switch 2 costs so much in the United States.
It's time to get your weekend fill of the best streaming fare that have landed on Netflix, Disney+, and more.
The M3GAN 2.0 trailer shows that the android is back and better than ever.
Motorola has revealed the Edge 60 Fusion handset, which packs solid hardware into a colorful frame – with an option for a unique canvas-style finish.
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in the US have been delayed.
A data breach notification letter is being sent out as data samples leak on the dark web.
The Asus Vivobook 16 (2025) is a solid Windows 11 laptop that does what it needs to at a relatively affordable price, but you’ll need to compromise on a few things.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/windows-laptops/asus-vivobook-16-2025-review
It's been hard to find NVIDIA's RTX 50-series GPUs ever since they launched, but Amazon's move will at least make shopping easier for Prime members.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/amazon-locks-nvidia-rtx-50-series-prime
Despite Microsoft's early multi-billion-dollar investment in OpenAI, it doesn't seem to have led to access to the latest models on any meaningful cadence.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared a clip on social media featuring Copilot interviewing him, Bill Gates, and Steve Ballmer, ending with a humorous AI roast.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-roasts-bill-gates-satya-nadella-steve-ballmer
There’s a new family of malware that’s impersonating Asus’s Armoury Crate software and infecting PCs with malicious code.
The malware known as CoffeeLoader may sound like a futuristic kitchen appliance that automatically pours you some morning brew, but its intent is much more nefarious. Once it has infected your PC, it connects to a server to download addi
One thing that everyone should have in their desk drawer is a flash drive because you never know when you’ll need one to move documents, photos, videos, or software around. And right now, this tiny 256GB Samsung FIT Plus flash drive is only $21 on Amazon! That’s a 40% discount, down f
The 2025 NBA postseason is just around the corner, with the regular season set to wrap up on April 13 and the Play-In Tournament tipping off two days later. As in previous years, playoff broadcasting will be shared across four networks: ABC, TNT, ESPN, and NBA TV.
Cord-cutters don’t have to miss out on the thrilling dunks, buzzer-beaters, and high-stakes dr
There’s an unspoken rule in PC gaming that goes a little something like this: “Bar cutting off your right leg, you should do everything you can to maximize your PC performance for games.”
Because of that, most gamers don’t want any programs running in the background that could cost them critical frames per second, and that includes their antivirus software.
The Nintendo Switch 2 was presented for an hour on April 2nd, and during that presentation, we saw a lot about upcoming games, new features, the Joy-Cons, and more. As typical for Nintendo, though, very little was said about the inner workings of the console itself.
Over the past few years, we’ve seen countless changes to the Windows 11 Start menu, including a brand-new “categories” view as well as
Right now, I’ve got twelve open programs on my Windows 11 taskbar, plus four more pinned apps—and even on my ultrawide monitor, they’re taking up a lot of screen real estate. On my laptop, I have to be a lot more conservative with my apps. But a new feature might fix that by automatically making taskbar icons smaller as necessary.
Mozilla’s open-source email client, Thunderbird, plans to start offering users their own personalized @thundermail.com email addresses through a new Thunderbird Pro service, reports The Verge.
The service will offer more than just email, at least fo
Nvidia’s most affordable RTX 40 series desktop graphics card is starting to push toward $500 at US retailers but remains the "top seller" — which says more about the GPU market in general than it does about the 4060.
Asus’ ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming Wifi is a premium board with loads of USB ports, five M.2 sockets, robust power delivery, high-quality audio, and a high-end appearance.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asus-rog-strix-x870e-e-gaming-wifi-review
Amazon has started testing another AI-powered feature called "Buy for Me," which allows the e-commerce company to make purchases for you from other websites. Specifically, from the actual website of a brand you're looking looking up. The experience is built into the Amazon app. When you search for an item from a particular brand, you may see a section of results labeled "Shop b
The trailer for M3GAN 2.0 is here and if you were expecting a copy-paste of the original's horror vibe, you may be surprised. Instead, the sequel is embracing a turn towards action in vein of Terminator 2 complete wi
You have to go all the way back to the Nintendo 64 to play the most recent 3D Donkey Kong game. But without a new mainline Zelda or Mario title (Mario Kart World doesn't quite count) queued up for the Switch 2's launch in June, Nintendo's favorite ape is getting some time to shine in
By now, your brackets were likely busted a long time ago. The 2025 NCAA Tournaments, affectionately known to many as March Madness, are coming to a close. Both the men's and women's Final Four — the semifinal games — are happening this weekend, with the championship to follow in subsequent days. Different b
Midjourney has released the alpha version of V7, which it says is an "entirely new" AI image generation model and is much smarter at processing your text prompts. The image quality of its output is noticeably higher, the Midjourney team says, and can cre
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For years, I’ve had a secret ambition tucked away somewhere near the back of my brain. It was to write a simple note-taking app—one that wouldn’t be overwhelmed with features and that would reflect my own mental filing system. In part, this yen stemmed from my dissatisfaction with existing notetakers. But I also saw the project as an adventure in softw
AI tools are everywhere, changing the way we work, communicate, and even create. But which tools are actually useful? And how can users integrate them in a way that’s both practical and ethical?
In a recent conversation for FC Live, Fast Company tech editor Max Ufberg and longtime contributor Jared Newman explored the real-world impact of today’s AI tools—how they work, what they’re good for, and where they still fall short
Build presentations that do more than inform. These presentation techniques will help you create meaningful connections, drive engagement, and leave a lasting impression.
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HTML 5 Readiness was a site that showed through a rainbow of colors the browser support for several web features. What about a new version?
A New “Web” Readiness Report originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the
Yes, AI can assist in learning and practicing guitar. But it has limitations. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/i-tested-ai-to-see-if-it-could-help-me-get-better-at-playing-guitar-heres-my-verdict/#ftag=CADf328eec
TikTok and Lemon8 are owned by the same parent company, but they offer different experiences. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/lemon8-and-tiktok-could-be-banned-heres-how-the-apps-are-different/#ftag=CADf328eec
Placing your thermostat in the wrong location can lead to inaccurate temperature readings and higher energy bills. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/the-worst-places-to-install-your-thermostat-according-to-hvac-pros/#ftag=CADf328eec
Some features are only available on Apple Intelligence-compatible iPhones. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-18-4-all-the-new-controls-you-can-add-to-your-iphones-control-center/#ftag=CADf328eec
A couple of taps can really make a difference on your iPhone. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/skip-your-iphones-lockscreen-heres-the-hidden-flashlight-trick-you-need-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec
You don't need your friends -- or potential scammers -- to know when you've read their message. https://www.cnet.com/tech/want-more-privacy-for-your-iphone-or-android-phone-turn-off-read-receipts/#ftag=CADf328eec
Google's $499 budget phone shares many similarities with the pricier baseline Pixel 9. Here's what you'll get -- and what you won't -- for that lower price. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-pixel-9a-arrives-april-10-should-you-buy-it/#ftag=CADf328eec
Converting my old DSLR to shoot infrared images allowed me to capture stunning black-and-white photos. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/got-an-old-camera-hack-it-to-take-amazing-photos-like-these/#ftag=CADf328eec
Based on our experience testing DNA kits, our experts have decided that Ancestry is the best DNA test kit out there. What to know before you try. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/ancestry-the-best-dna-test-kit-in-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec