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Microsoft's advantages in artificial intelligence evaporate — Google Gemini surges ahead, and OpenAI declares "code red" situation

Microsoft's advantages in artificial intelligence look shaky as Google rapidly catches up. Google Gemini and Nano Banana image generation tools take the world by storm, as OpenAI declares "code red."

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Windows 11's latest update will flashbang you whenever you open File Explorer — thanks Microsoft!

Microsoft's latest December 2025 non-security preview update for Windows 11 comes with two confirmed known issues that will likely impact your time using your PC.

Windows Central

Proving truly nothing is sacred, Microsoft has included the Copilot AI logo on this year's ugly Windows Christmas sweater

No one wants that.

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SOLD OUT: Microsoft’s 2025 Limited Edition Windows Ugly Sweater celebrates 50 years of nostalgia with Clippy, DOS, MSN, and more— and it’ll sell out fast, so act now!

To cap off Microsoft's 50th anniversary year, the company has announced a new Windows Ugly Sweater for 2025, this time themed after nostalgic and popular icons from Windows' past.

Windows Central

Microsoft confirms that its new AI agent in Windows 11 hallucinates like every other chatbot and poses security risks to users

Hallucinating, hack-prone operating systems are the new normal.

PC Gamer

Windows update makes sign-in password icon invisible — Microsoft says you can still click on empty space to enter your password

A Windows 11 Update hides the password button on the sign-in page, confusing users who need to type in their passwords.

Tom’s Hardware

Gaming-first Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to Windows 11 — Bazzite distro is another safe haven for Win 10 refugees

Bazzite devs boast of 'over 1 petabyte of Bazzite ISOs' downloaded in last month.

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Where has Windows 11 gone wrong? Windows 10 users are stalling or defecting – so Microsoft needs to fix this one glaring issue

Microsoft must listen to feedback and give people what they want – it really is that simple in my opinion.

TechRadar

How Xbox is using its loudest fans to guide its biggest transformation yet

Xbox is shifting from console-first to a play-anywhere future, and its president, Sarah Bond, is relying on its passionate player base to chart the path forward.

Fortune

Maybe don't trust every Windows Update without checking - hackers hijack images to spread dangerous malware

Hackers use fake Windows Update screens and steganographic images to deliver multi-stage malware that executes silently through deceptive command prompts.

TechRadar

Nearly 1 billion PCs remain on Windows 10 — Has Windows 11 adoption hit a wall?

Windows 10 support has officially ended, yet nearly 1 billion PCs remain on the old OS. Dell explained that hardware requirements are only part of the picture.

Windows Central

See all the Windows 11 features that Microsoft has been testing so far in November — before the next big update

Microsoft is now testing the Xbox Full Screen Experience for all PCs, introduces new Point-in-time Restore, File Explorer gets declutter improvements in the context menu, and Voice Typing gets Fluid Dictation.

Windows Central

Xbox Just Made Gaming Smarter: Play Like a Pro With Your Personal Gaming Copilot

Xbox has launched Gaming Copilot, a personal AI sidekick built into the Xbox app, alongside major upgrades to cloud gaming and the Full Screen Experience on Windows 11 devices.

International Business Times UK

The ROG Xbox Ally now has tailored per-game profiles and I never thought I'd say it but as a SteamOS user I'm quite jealous

Dare I say I'm tentatively optimistic about a Microsoft feature?

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Windows 10 retirement pushes 780,000 users to Linux as Zorin OS Hits 1M downloads — but Microsoft still wants to evolve Windows 11 into an agentic AI OS

Zorin, a Linux-based operating system designed to rival macOS and Windows, recently surpassed one million downloads following Microsoft's decision to pull the plug on Windows 10 on October 14, 2025.

Windows Central

PowerToys will finally fix Windows 11’s multi-monitor headache — better brightness controls are on the way

PowerToys is adding a new tool called PowerDisplay that lets you control brightness and other settings across multiple monitors, fixing a long-standing Windows 11 weakness.

TechRadar

Windows 11's Notepad gets support for tables and bolstered AI powers – and not everyone's happy

Microsoft continues to turn Windows 11's Notepad into WordPad after scrapping the latter app last year.

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Microsoft adds new "app updates" page to Windows 11's Settings app for updating certain apps using Windows Update

A new "app updates" page has appeared in the Windows Settings app on Windows 11 in the latest preview builds, providing the ability to update apps using Windows Update.

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The new Helldivers 2 Python Commandos Warbond has a freakin' minigun in it, and also a chainsaw — it's got a release date, too, and I'm stoked

Helldivers 2's new Python Commandos Warbond has been revealed, and it's coming next week with a minigun, a chainsaw, and more. Here's everything in it.

Windows Central

Xbox adds Default Game Profiles in preview for the Xbox Ally — boosting performance and battery life for Xbox Ally

A new Windows Insider update introduces Default Game Profiles and several quality of life upgrades for the Xbox Ally, improving performance, responsiveness, and overall usability for handheld players.

PC Gamer

This sneaky malware variant has been caught using fake Windows Update screens to trick users into installing info-stealing software themselves

The PC equivalent of holding the door open for the burglar on their way in.

Windows Central

Xbox Cloud Gaming just fixed one of its most frustrating save issues — this new sync update is a huge UI improvement

Xbox Cloud Gaming has introduced a new quality-of-life feature in its latest Windows Insider preview build that allows players to view the status of their cloud save data before launching a game.

TechRadar

This Linux OS has got a million downloads since Windows 10 support ended – should Microsoft start worrying now?

Can't – or won't – upgrade to Windows 11? You're not alone, and one Linux distro is attracting a lot of attention since Windows 10 support ended.

PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file manager anyway

Other than the addition of tabs, Windows' file Explorer hasn't felt meaningfully improved in a long time.

Tom’s Hardware

In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks

The Windows-like Linux distribution claims over a million downloads in the past month for its latest build, most of which came from Windows users.

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