10 free ways to make your Windows PC harder to hack

PCWorld outlines 10 free cybersecurity methods to protect Windows PCs from hackers, including password managers, two-factor authentication, and proper account management. These security practices ...
WBKO

SKYCTC students place in 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist Kentucky State Championship Spring Qualifier

To compete in the Spring Qualifier, students ages 13 to 22 were eligible to participate in one of six competition tracks by ...

The trouble with emotion-reading AI

Call it ‘emotion AI,’ ‘affective computing,’ ‘sentiment analysis,’ or ‘algorithmic affect management.’ Whatever the name, ...
Today

Ms. Rachel responds to body-shaming troll in the most Ms. Rachel way

Preschool teacher turned YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel taught an internet troll an important lesson about body-shaming. “Finishing my second masters in education while someone comments I’ve gained ...
The Verge

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Copilot Agent Mode is now the default for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Premium subscribers. Copilot Agent Mode is now the default for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Premium subscribers. is a senior ...
USA Today

From a garage in New Mexico to every desk: How Microsoft became iconic

Microsoft has become a part of the fabric of offices, schools, government agencies, living rooms and gaming. The company began in a garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and now has 228,000 employees ...
InfoWorld

Visualizing the world with Planetary Computer

Microsoft’s research arm has long been fascinated with working with large amounts of data at scale. Projects like TerraServer explored how to search and display geospatial data, mixing mapping and ...
VentureBeat

Perplexity takes its ‘Computer’ AI agent into the enterprise, taking aim at Microsoft and Salesforce

Perplexity, the AI-powered search company valued at $20 billion, announced on Wednesday at its inaugural Ask 2026 developer conference that its multi-model AI agent, Computer, is now available to ...
Wired

Use Microsoft PC Manager to Speed Up Your Windows 11 Computer

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...
Mashable

This $50 Microsoft bundle makes your old computer feel brand new

The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Want to feel like you just got a new ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s Copilot Tasks AI uses its own computer to get things done

The AI assistant can do things like turn emails, attachments, and images from your inbox into a slide deck, or offer rundowns on nearby apartment listings. The AI assistant can do things like turn ...