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Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates for a second year

By Luke James Published

Microsoft has extended its free consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by a year, pushing the cutoff for critical security patches to October 14th, 2027.

Windows
Age of Empires II’s goats used as AI building blocks to build a neural network

By Mark Tyson Published

People seem all-too-ready to anthropomorphize LLMs and AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, reckons a Microsoft AI researcher.

Artificial Intelligence
A drawer full of recent flash drives
Best Flash Drives 2026: Fast, Spacious, Pocketable USB Storage

By Matt Safford Last updated

Today's best flash drives are faster and speedier than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.

USB Flash Drives
Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
Microsoft debuts Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with new jade green color and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips

By Andrew E. Freedman Published

Microsoft is updating the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop using the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips, along with haptic feedback on the Laptop's touchpad and a new jade color.

Laptops
Microsoft Fairwater data center
Microsoft CEO says new AI data centers use as little water as a restaurant

By Etiido Uko Published

Microsoft CEO claims the company's new AI data centers use only as much water as a single restaurant annually, thanks to a closed-loop cooling system designed to dramatically reduce consumption.

Data Centers
Microsoft Solara concept reference design devices
Microsoft unveils Project Solara AI, a chip-to-cloud platform built to power a new generation of "agent-first" enterprise devices

By Etiido Uko Published

Microsoft ditches Windows to build OS on Android

Artificial Intelligence
Windows Server vulnerability can grant system privileges with just a malformed packet

By Bruno Ferreira Published

9.8-rated Windows Server vulnerability can grants system privileges with just a malformed packet — domain controllers being exploited in the wild

Cybersecurity
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra wields Nvidia's RTX Spark superchip with 128GB of RAM, 20 Arm CPU cores, and a Blackwell GPU

By Kunal Khullar Published

Powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark Superchip, the Surface Laptop Ultra features 20 Arm CPU cores, 6,144 CUDA cores, and up to 128GB of unified memory

Laptops
Microsoft veteran recalls the last time Nvidia and Arm was the future of Windows

By Mark Tyson Published

Microsoft veteran Steven Sinofsky is here to remind folks that excitement about a new PC era fueled by Nvidia and Arm culminated in the Surface RT 16 years ago.

PC Components
Microsoft warns GPU mining malware spread to users through SEO poisoning and AI chatbots

By Etiido Uko Published

Malware avoids detention by monitoring GPU usage and shutting down during heavy activity

Artificial Intelligence
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