Microsoft Teams Is Suddenly Refusing to Open for Some Windows Users
Microsoft Teams launch problems on Windows are preventing some users from opening the desktop client, while others face delays of up to two minutes. Microsoft…
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Microsoft Will Block Key Teams Free Features Until You Verify Your Age
Teams Free age verification is coming for some users, with Microsoft warning that people may need to confirm their age to keep access to all…
26 Games Launch on Xbox September 7—11, Including NHL 27
26 games are coming to Xbox next week, with new releases scheduled between September 8 and September 11. The Xbox Free Play Days lineup for…
Xbox App Heads to TCL Smart TVs With Cloud Gaming Support
The Xbox app is coming to select TCL Smart TVs in the coming months. The partnership expands Xbox Cloud Gaming beyond traditional consoles and PCs.…
Google Confirms Active Chrome Zero-Day Attacks as Emergency Fix Rolls Out
Google has patched an actively exploited Chrome zero-day affecting the browser’s V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. The company confirmed that an exploit for CVE-2026-85046 exists…
Exchange Online Outage Triggers External Email Delays With “Server Busy” Error, Microsoft Confirms
If you’ve been struggling with external email delivery today, Microsoft has acknowledged the Exchange Online outage. The incident is tracked under EX1467029 in the Microsoft…
Grim Trials free copies claimed by Xbox players are now being revoked
Xbox has reportedly started revoking free copies of Grim Trials that were claimed before its official August 20 release. Players who managed to grab the…
Windows 11 Apps Will Soon Know Your Age Range, Not Your Birthday
Windows 11 age verification is coming at the operating system level, with Microsoft developing APIs that allow registered apps to request a user’s age range…
Microsoft Unveils Project Zenith, a Ready-to-Code Windows 11 Experience for Developers
Microsoft is giving Windows 11 developers a seriously different starting point. The company today announced Project Zenith,which is being touted as a ready-to-code experience for…
Microsoft Photos Cuts Copilot, OneDrive, and Clipchamp Clutter From Its Interface
Microsoft Photos is getting a cleaner interface on Windows 11, with fewer shortcuts, a simplified right-click menu, and noticeably faster image loading. Microsoft Photos version…
Microsoft Teams Will Hide QR Codes from External Senders to Fight Phishing
Microsoft Teams is getting a new security layer for QR codes shared in messages. The planned security feature will hide QR-code images from external users…
Lenovo Brings NVIDIA RTX Spark to the Yoga Pro 9n and Yoga 9n 2-in-1
Lenovo has announced two RTX Spark Yoga laptops, the Yoga Pro 9n and Yoga 9n 2-in-1, built around NVIDIA’s new Arm-based PC platform. NVIDIA recently…
NVIDIA Confirms DLSS 5 for RTX 40, but RTX 50 Gets the Huge Performance Boost First
NVIDIA plans major DLSS 5 performance optimizations that could dramatically reduce the technology’s current performance cost, with updates expected later in 2026. The company says…
Microsoft Launches MAI-Transcribe-2 With 10x Faster Speech Recognition
Microsoft has announced MAI-Transcribe-2, its latest speech recognition model. The company claims it is its fastest, most accurate, and cheapest transcription model yet. MAI-Transcribe-2 improves…
Microsoft Is Cracking Down on Bad Windows Drivers Before They Reach Your PC
Microsoft has shared an update on its Driver Quality Initiative (DQI), outlining changes designed to improve Windows driver reliability and security. The initiative brings Microsoft…
NVIDIA Confirms October Launch for RTX Spark Windows 11 PCs
NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs will launch in October 2026, marking NVIDIA’s first major push into Windows PCs powered by its own CPU and GPU platform.…
Xbox Free Play Days Includes College Football 27 and More (September 3 – 6)
Xbox Free Play Days is back for September 3 through September 6, 2026, with four games available under different access conditions. Xbox has announced this…
Chrome Soon Lets You “Ask Google From Anywhere” on Windows
Google wants you to “Ask Google from anywhere” on Windows, and it’s now saying so in the floating search bar that lives outside the Chrome…
GPT-6 Astra Launches With 99.9% ARC-AGI-3 and 100% ExploitBench Scores
OpenAI has finally released GPT-6 Astra, and this one is designed for far more than chatting. The new model can operate computers, build software, tackle…
Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming Hours Get Capped in November With New Paid Playtime Option
Xbox is capping Game Pass cloud gaming hours starting November. The new system gives subscribers fixed monthly hours, while extra playtime becomes separately purchasable. Xbox…
All Major PlayStation September 2026 State of Play Announcements, Game Trailers & More
Sony just wrapped up a packed September 2026 State of Play showcase, which was full of surprise announcements, release date for many big upcoming games.…
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Gets April 2027 Release Date
Square Enix has finally locked in Final Fantasy VII Revelation for April 8, 2027. The remake trilogy finale also received fresh gameplay during PlayStation’s latest…
ChatGPT Was Briefly Down in Latest Outage, Error 404, “Page Can’t Be Found” Hits Users
ChatGPT was briefly down in yet another outage today. A few minutes back r/ChatGPT subreddit was filled with multiple posts where users claimed seeing error…
Sony Unveils GTA 6 Limited-Edition DualSense Controllers, Pre-Orders Open on September 10
Sony has officially unveiled two new limited-edition DualSense wireless controllers inspired by Grand Theft Auto 6. These special designs were showcased during today’s State of…
Microsoft to officially discontinue Project Online Essentials starting October 2026
Microsoft has confirmed that it will kill Project Online Essentials this fall. In other words, organizations that are still using the license now have less…
Microsoft Edge Officially Drops Default Unload Event Support
Microsoft Edge has officially stopped running unload event handlers by default starting this month. Going forward, websites will need explicit permission to keep using them.…
Microsoft Is Reshaping Its Financial Reporting as AI Blurs Product Lines
Microsoft is replacing its three reporting segments with two starting in fiscal year 2027, reorganizing how it reports revenue as AI increasingly cuts across its…
Microsoft Gives Admins Until 2027 to Move Teams to Its New Domain
Teams on the web is moving to a new domain, with Microsoft replacing teams.microsoft.com with teams.cloud.microsoft as part of its wider Microsoft 365 domain migration.…
Windows Drivers Could Be Rejected Under Microsoft’s Tougher 2027 Rules
Windows driver certification will get stricter in March 2027, when Microsoft starts requiring additional security documentation before it signs submitted drivers. Vendors will need to…
Microsoft Is Putting Copilot Right in Front of Outlook Classic Users
Copilot in Outlook Classic is getting a more prominent position as Microsoft moves the assistant directly into the app’s ribbon. Microsoft is also preparing a…
Is New Outlook & Teams Not Launching on ARM64 PCs After Windows 11 KB5121003 Update? Microsoft Shares a Temporary Fix
In addition to confirming mouse curor and desktop customization issues, Microsoft also issued a temporary fix for another Windows 11 issue affecting Teams and new…
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 KB5120998 Breaks Mouse Cursor Settings & Animation, Desktop Customization Also Affected
Microsoft has confirmed a new Windows 11 personalization issues following updates released on August 27. After installing the KB5120998 update, many Reddit users claimed that…
Google Debuts Gemini 3.8 Flash and a New Cybersecurity Model
Google has announced Gemini 3.8 Flash, its latest Flash model, with improvements in coding, agentic tasks, reasoning, and several specialist benchmarks. The launch comes only…
Thousands of Dropbox Accounts Accessed Without Passwords Through Lenovo ID Flaw
Dropbox accounts accessed through a Lenovo ID flaw allowed attackers to enter some users’ accounts without knowing their Dropbox passwords. Dropbox says attackers exploited a…
Windows 11 Reaches 75.53% Among Windows Steam Gamers
Windows 11 has reached 75.53% among Windows Steam users, according to Valve’s August 2026 Steam Hardware & Software Survey. Across all systems included in the…
Visual Studio Code Makes AI Agent Sessions Easier to Manage
Visual Studio Code 1.136 is now available, with Microsoft putting much of the focus on AI agent workflows, pull requests, workspace support, and session management.…