Python 3.15 goes global with UTF-8 support
Decades of cross-platform character corruption finally comes to an end for Windows coders
The Register6 min read
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BREAKING: Windows zero-day lets booby-trapped files skip the download warning (CVE-2026-96951)
How to fix CVE-2026-96951: install the October 2026 Windows update. Exploited Windows Shell bug lets crafted files skip Mark of the Web warnings.
HCS (Hashgraph Consensus Service) Blog5 min read
Windows 11's easiest account bypass gets the Microsoft boot
'Learn More' shortcut to local setup reportedly patched server-side, leaving users with more involved workarounds
The Register5 min read
Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating
I'm embarking on a journey I've so far been hesitant to go on: actually using AI on the regular. Giving my most personal data to cloud services has been a major hold up for me, but it's increasingly possible to run powerful models locally to see what they're capable of. Is this tech so useful […]
The Verge - All Posts8 min read
Demoting i686 Windows targets to std-only
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
Lobsters2 min read
Microsoft’s new Windows Search is exactly what Windows 11 needs
Windows Search has been one of the most frustrating parts of Windows 11, and now Microsoft is addressing this with a significant overhaul. A new redesigned Windows Search is now in testing that is much faster, more capable, and a lot more modern.
The Verge - All Posts3 min read
Windows Search learns to take orders
Preview lets users change settings and carry out tasks directly from a tidier results list
The Register5 min read
Microsoft unveils 'Surace' Laptop Ultra
Microsoft launched some new devices last night, complete with several new Copilot+ PCs powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark system-on-chip, but the big news appears to be a rebrand of the Surface range as "Surace."
The Register4 min read
Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop Ultra, Surface RTX Spark Dev Box
Microsoft today launched its first two NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered systems, the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev box. Aimed at developers and other professionals, the high-end systems offer a fresh face to NVIDIA and Microsoft's Arm ecosystem efforts The post Microsoft Launches Surface…
ServeTheHome Deep Learning12 min read
Join a Meeting and Superscribe Asks to Record It
When a Meet, Zoom or Teams meeting or a WhatsApp call starts on your Mac or PC, Superscribe asks if you want to record it. One click, and no bot joins.
Superscribe Blog4 min read
Teach Superscribe the Names It Gets Wrong
Add the names and terms dictation keeps getting wrong, and what it hears instead. Superscribe then writes your spelling on Mac, Windows and the iPhone keyboard.
Superscribe Blog3 min read
Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system
But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right?
The Register6 min read
Microsoft plays the Windows card in the AI game, with help from Nvidia
At an event in San Francisco, Microsoft announced features that will let Copilot read the files on a PC, take actions on the machine and run AI models locally instead of in the cloud. New PCs built around an Nvidia chip, including a $2,599 Surface laptop, start shipping Oct. 16. Read More
GeekWire6 min read
Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra event
Microsoft just wrapped up a big Windows and Surface-focused keynote in San Francisco. The biggest announcement was arguably the release details about the Surface Laptop Ultra, its new laptop that’s powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark Arm-based chip.
The Verge - AI6 min read
Windows and Surface event: how to watch and what to expect
Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this morning to reveal what's coming next for Windows and Surface and a "conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC." That conversation will include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief…
The Verge - All Posts2 min read
Local-First Semantic Search on Windows: Running SigLIP2 and DINOv3 with Tauri 2 and ONNX
I built PixaFind for the search you do when you remember a file's contents but have forgotten its name. You might remember a cat sitting in sunlight, a whiteboard from a meeting, or a paragraph about a budget. None of those memories give you a path to type into Explorer.
Dev.to AI10 min read
Inside the Windows I/O Manager: Deep dive into how read I/O requests are initialized
If you are someone who periodically debug and reverse many different Windows programs, you may have noticed a common point shared among them despite they aren't related in any sense. This point is that the vast majority of them use at some stage a famous well documented Win32 API named
Lobsters23 min read
Classic Outlook clings to stale search results as Microsoft works on a fix
Moved messages linger and throw errors when clicked, leaving Windows Desktop Search as the workaround
The Register5 min read
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