Microsoft has started testing its own virtual mouse cursor inside its Xbox mode for Windows-based handhelds. The new Gamepad Cursor option provides a quick way to turn the left stick of a handheld like the Xbox Ally X into a virtual mouse. While Asus has its own cursor as part of Armory Crate, Microsoft’s Gamepad […]
Anthropic’s new Claude for Word extension can read your documents, edit selected text, work through comments, and track every change so you stay in control.
Microsoft’s aggressive AI push sparked backlash and the “microslop” trend. Now, the company is quietly scaling things back, shifting toward more subtle, useful AI across Windows and its apps.
In short: Anthropic has released a beta add-in that places Claude directly inside Microsoft Word, with every AI-generated edit appearing as a native tracked change and legal contract review listed first among the tool’s example applications. The add-in…
Microsoft is bringing a pre-join mic test to Teams while also rolling out privacy-first Copilot recaps, giving everyday users a smoother call start and enterprises tighter control over AI meeting summaries.
France is planning to replace Windows with Linux to reduce reliance on US technology and strengthen digital sovereignty.
Microsoft is finally allowing Windows 11 testers to get access to experimental features without having to download a third-party app like ViVeTool. The changes are part of making the Windows Insider Program (WIP) less confusing, with Dev and Canary testing rings simplified into a new Experimental Channel alongside a refresh of the existing Beta Channel. […]
Microsoft is starting to remove “unnecessary” Copilot buttons from its Windows 11 apps. In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the Copilot button in favor of a “writing tools” menu. The Copilot button in the Snipping Tool app also no longer appears when you select an area to […]
Microsoft appears to be trying to clear up an awkward contradiction around its Copilot AI. After one of its own documents made the AI sound a lot less useful than the company’s marketing would suggest. Users recently noticed Microsoft’s Copilot terms o…
Copilot remains on duty, just without the neon sign.