Developer forces Windows 11 onto an iPad, puts Apple to shame
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Windows & Software
How to change the default downloads folder on Windows 11
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How to show app labels in the Windows 11 Taskbar
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National Security at Risk: House Report Flags China's DeepSeek AI
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PC Hardware
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Trade wars: The latest on tariffs, PC, laptops, GPUs, and gaming
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Gaming
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 PC system requirements and specs
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Peripherals & Accessories
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Microsoft
Microsoft's Copilot is trying to appeal to the masses, at the cost of power users
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Microsoft AI CEO: We won't need dollars in the AI era
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Microsoft bails on OpenAI, gives up on two mega data center
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Artificial Intelligence
National Security at Risk: House Report Flags China's DeepSeek AI
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OpenAI may acquire AI coding tool Windsurf for $3 billion
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