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You can (sort of) get the classic Notepad experience back by disabling its extra features. Notepad is one of those classic apps that stayed virtually unchanged for decades. For years, Microsoft shipped only minor tweaks and small improvements, with little attention to its development. The real transformation began with the release of Windows 11 when the company finally started upgrading the Notepad interface. The app received a visual overhaul that introduced acrylic effects, rounded corners, and dark mode, along with functional enhancements like auto-save and a tabbed interface. However, lately, Notepad has been shifting away from its original simplicity. What started as a simple note-taking app is now turning into a more capable tool, with spelling and AI features (like text rewriting and content generation) built right in. Microsoft is even testing light formatting capabilities through Markdown support. While these additions aim to enhance usability, many users still prefer the clean, distraction-free experience that made Notepad a favorite in the first place. The good news is that the software giant is not forgetting those who like simplicity. For most of these new features, Microsoft is providing options to turn them off, allowing users to restore the classic experience. In this how-to guide, I'll outline the steps to turn off key features to make Notepad a simpler app on Windows 11. Bring back the classic experience of Notepad to Windows 11 To remove the AI and the other extra features in Notepad, use these steps: Open Notepad. Click the Settings button in the top-right. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Turn off the Copilot toggle switch under the "AI Features" section to disable all the AI features and remove the Microsoft account requirement. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Turn off the Spell check under the "Spelling" section to completely disable the app's ability to highlight misspelled words. Turn off the Autocorrect toggle switch to prevent Notepad from correcting typos automatically. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Turn off the Formatting toggle switch to disable the Markdown support (if applicable). (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Turn off button to complete the process. Once you complete the steps, you will end up with a version of Notepad that includes modern elements but with a more decluttered experience. If you find the Spell check useful but only want to stop the feature from checking specific file types, you don't have to turn off the feature. Instead, select the "Spell check" setting and turn off the feature on the specific formats. It's important to note that the spelling features won't interfere with log and source code files. Microsoft is still in the early days of development to bring text formatting to Notepad. However, the company is already testing the feature through the Windows Insider Program, and if you have it, Notepad includes a new toggle to disable it from the Settings page. Do you like the new design direction of the Notepad app? Let me know in the comments. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

It showed the new version during a presentation at WWDC 2025. Apple announced a new version of macOS during its WWDC 2025 keynote presentation. The new update, expected later this year, is called macOS 26 Tahoe. Upon release this fall, Tahoe will be available for M-series Mac Pros, Mac Studios, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs, with early access to a beta test starting next month. While Apple is sticking with California-themed names in Tahoe, this marks the first time Apple is numbering macOS to align with its yearly update schedule — with 26 replacing last year’s macOS 15. The year is of course 2025 right now, but most of macOS 26’s time in the limelight will be during 2026. (Think of it like the model year of cars, which never gets confusing.) The big new change for macOS 26 Tahoe is an overhauled design, following Apple’s new Liquid Glass aesthetic it also announced at WWDC 25. The glass-like style encompasses the Dock, tooldbars, app icons, widgets, and colors. Apple claims Spotlight is getting its biggest update to date, allowing users to take direct actions through it, like taking a note, sending an email, or running a shortcut. Additionally, Spotlight search results are listed and ranked based on what should be most relevant to you, with the ability to filter your search further. Tahoe also has new Apple Intelligence features, such as Live Translations, improved Shortcuts, and updates to Genmoji, Image Playground, and Reminders. You’ll be able to get live, automatic language translations in the Messages app — both incoming ones and outbound ones you write. And, similar to Windows 11’s feature from last year, you can get translated live captions to someone speaking on a FaceTime call. Last year’s macOS 15 Sequoia was also first announced at WWDC, and it gave Mac users new features like iPhone mirroring, proper window tiling, and access to Apple Intelligence. Developing… you can follow our WWDC 2025 live blog for all the latest news. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Liquid Glass is coming to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, and more. Apple is introducing a new Liquid Glass design across its software platforms today. It’s all about adding transparency and glass shine effects to Apple’s in-app interfaces across iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26. “[It’s] our broadest design update, ever,” says Alan Dye, Apple’s VP of human interface. “For the first time we’re introducing a universal design across our platforms.” The new design adds glass-like elements throughout iOS, including to the dock and the lockscreen, and it’s designed to mimic the optical qualities of glass. A lot of glass-like effects and animations are coming to iOS 26. Image: Apple Liquid Glass is inspired by Apple’s visionOS software, and can adapt to light and dark environments. When you swipe up on the iOS 26 lock screen there’s a glass edge, and elements throughout the OS have glass edges to them. Even the camera app has the glass feel, with menus that are transparent and features that overlay on top of the camera feed. Liquid Glass uses real-time rendering and will dynamically reacts to movement. Apple is using it on buttons, switches, sliders, text, media controls, and even lager surfaces like tab bars and sidebars. Apple has redesigned its controls, toolbars, and navigation within apps to fit this new Liquid Glass design. macOS Tahoe 26 has lots of Liquid Glass elements, too. Image: Apple Apps like Camera, Photos, Safari, FaceTime, Apple Music, Apple News, and Apple Podcasts have all been updated for Liquid Glass. Apple is also using Liquid Glass in macOS Tahoe 26, with the dock, sidebars, and toolbars all getting a touch of the glass design. The menu bar is also now completely transparent in macOS Tahoe 26, a change that’s designed to make display feels bigger. Apple is publishing an updated set of APIs to allow developers to start updating their apps, ahead of this new design update that’s launching later this year. Apple’s shift away from skeuomorphism in iOS 7 in 2013 has left its mobile OS looking very similar for more than 10 years, with the iOS 7 design style still influencing the most recent versions of iOS. Liquid Glass looks a lot different, and it’s going to force app developers to really adjust their apps in the coming months. Apple has used glass themes in the past, most notably with the introduction of Aqua, which first appeared in iMovie 2 in 2000 before rolling out more broadly in Mac OS X 10.0 in 2001. macOS 11 Big Sur also introduced a big redesign to the macOS UI, with more rounded corners, greater use of transparent and translucent layers, and a slew of new icons. Microsoft has also been using transparency effects in its Windows operating system since it launched Windows Vista in 2007, complete with its own Aero Glass theme. The current version of Windows 11 now uses Microsoft’s Fluent Design language, which increasingly has more of a focus on 3D, colorful, and playful elements. Developing… you can follow our WWDC 2025 live blog for all the latest news. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Version numbers now match the year, but not the current one. Apple has announced a sweeping change to how it names — or, rather, numbers — its operating systems. Instead of being numbered by how many versions each has had, they are now named based on the year. Well, next year, to be exact. So we have iOS 26 coming to this year’s iPhones, and macOS Tahoe 26 for Apple’s computers. iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 complete the set. In future years, the numbers will tick up together, making it easy to figure out if any Apple device is running the latest version of its software or not. The new numbering is a clear simplification of Apple’s prior system, which included iOS 18 at the same time as watchOS 11 and visionOS 2. Apple announced the change during the keynote address at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which runs throughout the week. It doesn’t come entirely as a surprise; Bloomberg reported in late May that Apple was planning the change. Developing… you can follow our WWDC 2025 live blog for all the latest news. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Apple officially shared the details of its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 a couple of weeks ago. Notably, WWDC 2025, with the tagline "On the horizon," will be a week-long event from June 9 to June 13. It's an online event, free of charge, and will bring together developers from across the globe to learn about the latest Apple tools and technologies. A special in-person event will also take place at Apple Park on June 9, at which 1,000 developers and students will attend. Things will kick off on June 9 at 10 AM PDT with Apple Keynote, where viewers will witness the launch of new operating systems: iOS 19, iPadOS 19, WatchOS 12, macOS 16, and visionOS 3. The keynote can be viewed live on Apple's official website, the Apple TV app, and Apple's YouTube channel (below). Later today, at 1 PM PDT, Apple will stream the "Platforms State of the Union" session. In this, developers will learn about the new tools and features available across Apple operating systems. Apple has planned over 100 technical sessions over the week of the event, which will also be accessible online. Apple experts will discuss everything from app development to machine learning to game design. Interested developers can schedule one-to-one sessions and online Labs with Apple experts for guidance. For the second year in a row, Apple will also highlight young talent through the Swift Student Challenge, where 50 standout students will get a chance to visit Apple Park for a three-day experience. Apple is expected to introduce a slew of Apple Intelligence features, such as intelligent battery management and a virtual health assistant. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the upcoming visionOS 3 update is also speculated to be significant. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft is redesigning the Settings app in Windows 11 to make Search more accessible. Here's why that could be a good thing. Currently, there are two separate pages where you can manage how Search works in Windows 11. The first one lets you customize the Search Permissions which includes Safe Search, Cloud Content Search, Search History. The other page, which is called Searching Windows, is used to configure how searching for files works, folders to be excluded from enhanced search, and even has options to control the power settings for indexing. The thing is, while both pages fall under the Privacy and security category, it's kind of confusing. When you type search and click on show all results, this is what you get. That is messy. Not everyone may know that multiple pages exist for search settings, which in turn could mean that they are unaware of several options that they would have liked to tweak. Control Panel's replacement should do better than this, right? Phantomofearth, who has a stellar record when it comes to reporting about Windows features, says that Microsoft is changing the search experience, by simply merging the pages. Placing all search related settings on one page could make things a lot user-friendlier. So you can manage the search history, search highlights, search indexing, web search, etc. It just makes sense to have all these together under an easy-to-understand word, Search, it's intuitive, and the more accessible such options are, the more control the user has over them, and that is always welcome. Microsoft is currently testing the new Search settings page in the Windows Insider Program, it is available in Windows 11 Build 26200.5622 and Build 26120.4230. It is unclear when these changes would be added to the stable channel. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft's former CEO claims that the company was too confident in Windows, preventing it from succeeding in the mobile market. Over the past few years, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has openly acknowledged that the company fumbled the smartphone war, which set back the tech giant a whopping $400 billion. "The greatest mistake of all time is the mismanagement I engaged in that caused Microsoft not to be what Android is," Gates added. However, Android co-founder Rich Miner seemingly shared a different account about Microsoft's missed opportunity in the mobile computing landscape, suggesting that Bill Gates was at fault more than he was letting on. According to Miner: "I literally helped create Android to prevent Microsoft from controlling the phone the way they did the PC - stifling innovation. So it's always funny for me to hear Gates whine about losing mobile to Android." And now, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has seemingly corroborated Miner's sentiments. In a recent interview on the Acquired podcast, the executive admitted that Microsoft was overly confident in Windows, preventing it from capitalizing on the mobile landscape. Ballmer further indicated that the software giant attempted to force Windows into "unsuitable" markets rather than developing platform-specific solutions tailored to meet the needs of these markets. Ballmer pointed at Windows Mobile and automotive apps as classic examples where Microsoft attempted to tap into new markets with Windows APIs and a user interface rife with unnatural experiences. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pulled the plug on Windows Phone, only to later admit that it was a strategic mistake. Ballmer further recalled that Microsoft's missed opportunity in the smartphone landscape emanated from "paranoia and confidence" in Windows. The executive further revealed that the company viewed Windows as its "birthright," giving it a free pass to venture into new markets. As such, Microsoft struggled to compete with superior experiences and platforms when it decided to venture into media center apps and TV integration — its simplified versions of Windows didn't cut it. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Can internet service providers be held liable for pirating subscribers? This question is at the center of several federal lawsuits in the U.S. and could soon be taken on by the Supreme Court. This week, ISP Grande Communications urged the Court to accept its petition, characterizing an opposing call from music companies as an attempt to "blatantly rewrite the record." In late 2022, music industry giants including Warner Bros. and Sony Music secured a victory in their lawsuit against Internet provider Grande Communications. The record labels had accused the Astound-owned ISP of failing to adequately address its subscribers’ copyright infringement, specifically by not terminating repeat offenders. This resulted in a Texas federal jury finding Grande liable for willful contributory copyright infringement and $47 million in damages. While the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals later upheld the infringement verdict, the lower court’s decision on how damages should be calculated was overturned, meaning a new trial is needed to determine the final amount. Meanwhile, Grande continues to contest the core liability ruling. Grande Petitions Supreme Court In March 2025, Grande took its fight to the Supreme Court. The ISP petitioned for intervention, arguing that existing law offers no clear guidance for providers on how to handle copyright infringement notices or when to terminate subscriber accounts. Grande’s petition specifically asked the Supreme Court to address two key questions: “Whether an ISP is liable for contributory copyright infringement by (i) providing content-neutral internet access to the general public and (ii) failing to terminate that access after receiving two third-party notices alleging someone at a customer’s IP address has infringed.” Grande’s petition is similar to one filed by Cox Communications last year, but it’s more tightly focused on the termination threshold. Specifically, it requests clarity on how ISPs are to respond when they receive more than one third-party allegation of copyright infringement. Record Labels Highlight “Egregious” Infringement Where Grande is distilling the matter to its basics, the music companies responded by pointing out that the ISP has a “never terminate” policy. The question of how ISPs should respond to two third-party copyright infringement notices is a mere “hypothetical,” they countered. “Grande refused to terminate service under any circumstance, even after receiving thousands (or tens of thousands) of credible infringement notices about a single customer,” the music companies responded at the Supreme Court. The rightsholders stress that Grande was well aware of the fact that many of its subscribers were engaged in “egregious” copyright infringement. Instead of taking action to stop this activity, the ISP allegedly did nothing. Therefore, the music companies asked the Supreme Court to deny the petition. Grande: What Does Egregious Even Mean? Before the Supreme Court decides whether to take on the case, Grande took the opportunity to have the last word. The ISP vehemently disagrees with the record labels, arguing that they’re trying to dodge a Supreme Court review by mischaracterizing the central legal question and the factual record. Grande argued that the core issue is, and always has been, whether an ISP can be held liable for contributory copyright infringement simply for providing internet access to subscribers who are merely known (i.e., received two or more infringement notices), rather than proven “egregious,” infringers. They accuse the music companies of inventing the “egregious infringement” standard that was never part of the case, to make their victory seem less controversial. According to Grande, the judgment against it was based on the broader, lower threshold of two or more notices. “Respondents have no basis for contesting the obvious certworthiness of this question. So they instead try to dodge review by blatantly rewriting the record,” Grande notes, adding that the appeal court “did not say anything about ‘egregious’ infringement because respondents’ case was not limited to egregious infringement.” Maybe 10 notices? 20? 50? 500? The Internet provider stresses that current copyright law isn’t clear on the threshold for repeat infringement. This was simply not defined by Congress in the DMCA and, after being a non-issue for years, has now resulted in multiple lawsuits with billions of dollars on the line. The music companies’ argument citing “egregious” infringement is not what this case boils down to, the ISP notes, as providers have been held liable for subscribers that allegedly infringed twice. Grande adds that it isn’t even clear what “egregious” means. “Aside from being divorced from reality, respondents’ new theory is also half-baked. What exactly is ‘egregious’ infringement? Respondents never say. If not two notices, where is the threshold? Maybe 10 notices? 20? 50? 500?” Grande writes. “Respondents never even try to define where their line exists. And the reason for that failure is obvious: any number above two is inherently arbitrary. If the point is that ISPs are aware of specific users engaged in specific infringement, then any notice should suffice.” 10 notices? 20? 50? 500? In addition to disputing the number of infringements that qualify for liability, the ISP also highlights the Supreme Court’s recent analysis of secondary liability in Twitter v. Taamneh, suggesting that providers may not be secondarily liable for subscribers at all. Cox and the U.S. Amicus Brief Grande has made many of these arguments before, but it now sees itself strengthened by an amicus brief the U.S. Solicitor General sent to the Supreme Court, encouraging it to take on the related Cox petition. That case also revolves around liability, with music companies taking on the ISP. The U.S. opinion referenced the aforementioned Taamneh ruling, questioned ISP liability, and warned that the current precedent may lead to disconnections for many innocent subscribers. While Grande’s petition has different nuances, the company says that it would serve as an “ideal companion” case. “The government has confirmed that Cox should be granted — as it plainly should. This case remains an ideal companion to Cox. It presents the purest form of the question on the cleanest record,” the ISP writes. With all arguments now on the table, the decision rests with the Supreme Court. The Justices will decide whether to grant Grande’s petition, a move that could have profound implications for the entire ISP industry and its role in battling online piracy. — A copy of Grande’s reply brief, which was submitted to the Supreme Court a few days ago, is available here (pdf). Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Ding, ding, ding. Google has done it again. YouTube users from all over the world are starting to see new anti-ad-blocking prompts, when they try to watch YouTube videos with enabled content blocker. This looks like an exact copy of the March 2025 attempt to get ad blocking users to disable their content blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium. The message reads "Ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service", followed by three reasons why video playback may not be working and why ads are great. Also, why YouTube Premium is an option for users who want to go ad-free (not YouTube Premium Lite, which requires payment but still shows you ads, and soon even more ads). The prompt, displayed on top of the video page itself, offers several options. The two core buttons -- allow YouTube ads and Try YouTube Premium -- are the solutions that Google suggests. The first has users disable their content blocker on YouTube. Means, ads will play, but so will the videos. The second is a monthly subscription option to get rid of advertisement on YouTube without using an ad blocker. There is also an option to "report an issue", which may be useful if you get the message without using an ad blocker. Some users may also get an option to close the prompt using an x-button displayed in the top right corner. It is possible that this option is limited and going away after some time. I received the prompt (in German) when I used Brave Browser to watch a video on YouTube. Notice the x-icon in the top right corner. I did not get the warning prompt in Edge or Firefox with uBlock Origin installed. Google is likely showing the prompt to a low percentage of YouTube users who use ad blockers. When I turned on a VPN and opened YouTube in Incognito Mode, I got the same prompt in English. What you can do about it immediately Here are a few suggestions that may help you deal with the issue without subscribing to YouTube Premium or turning off your ad blocker on YouTube. Try the browser's private browsing mode. Sometimes, this is enough to get the ball rolling again. Downside is that you are not signed in to your account in that mode by default. Try a different browser. I did not get the prompt in any of the other browsers that I tried. Update the content blocker or filter list of the content blocker. Some content blockers are better than others, try uBlock Origin. Good content blockers may receive updates quickly that deal with the modified anti-ad-blocking prompt when you open YouTube. It is a cat and mouse game that seemingly never ends. Now You: do you use YouTube? If so, have you encountered such a prompt before? Feel free to leave a comment down below. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

A new feature in Edge will let you search your browser history with the assistance of AI. A future update for Microsoft Edge will allow the browser to use AI to look through your browser history. The feature will make it possible to find sites you have visited even if you can't remember the exact URL, site name, or have a typo in your search query. It is also a feature many may want to disable right away. It's important to note that AI-powered History search uses an on-device model. It's trained using your data, but that data never leaves your device and isn't sent to Microsoft. But some are leery of AI. Windows Recall, which passively captures screen activity, also keeps your data on your device and runs locally, but the feature has drawn criticism since its initial announcement. Microsoft had to delay Recall and add several security features in response to questions and concerns. The new AI-powered History search could run into similar skepticism from users. Luckily, just like Recall, the new browser feature can be disabled. Admins can also control the feature through a policy. AI-powered History search is in testing in Microsoft Edge version 138.0.3351.14, which is now in testing among Edge Beta. That same update adds a media control center similar to the one found in Google Chrome. Microsoft outlines the changes in a set of release notes. Feature Updates Use Primary work profile as default profile to open external links. Microsoft Edge currently opens external links using the “Last Used” profile by default. While for enterprise users, the Primary Work Profile (signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID for enrolling the device) is normally the best profile for opening external links. With this feature, for Windows, Edge will check if it the Primary Work Profile exists and make it the default profile for opening external links if available. For Mac and Linux, if only one work profile signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID account is found, it’s treated as the Primary Work Profile. Admins can control availability to this feature using the EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled policy. Note: This is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Media control center. With media control center in Microsoft Edge, users can easily manage and control multiple media sources from any website, all in one place. Quickly access videos in picture-in-picture mode, cast media to other devices, and control music, video, or any other sounds playing in Edge. Simply click on the media control center icon, depicted as a music note icon, found to the right of the address bar when media with sounds are playing to get started. New Autofill Personal Information Settings Configuration. A web form field collection consent toggle will be available in Autofill settings (edge://settings/autofill/personalInfo). This will allow users to consent to Microsoft Edge collecting web form field labels (e.g., "First Name," "Email") to improve Autofill suggestion accuracy. Only field labels are collected and not user-entered data. The web field labels are stored securely per Microsoft's privacy standards. This new setting is manageable via existing policies in Autofill e.g., AutofillAddressEnabled, EdgeAutofillMlEnabled. AutofillAddressEnabled is the parent setting for EdgeAutofillMlEnabled. The EdgeAutofillMlEnabled policy is the parent of this new setting, thus turning off the EdgeAutofillMlEnabled policy will turn off this setting. Note: This feature is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. AI-powered History search. Enhanced search finds sites in your History even when you use a synonym, phrase, or typo. After this feature is turned on, sites you visit will be shown in enhanced history search results. An on-device model is trained using your data, which never leaves your device and is never sent to Microsoft. Admins can control availability to this feature using the EdgeHistoryAISearchEnabled policy. Note: This is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Adding support for viewing Sensitivity labels applied to a Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) Protected PDF. Enterprise customers can view sensitivity labels applied to MIP protected PDF to be well informed of the data classification to enable them to handle such sensitive documents. This change is available in the new Microsoft Edge built-in PDF reader. Note: This is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Summarization in Microsoft Edge Context Menu. Microsoft Edge is introducing a Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat summarization menu item to our context menu. This feature will help users quickly unpack and ask questions about their open page. Note: This feature is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Improvements to surfacing performance notifications. Microsoft Edge is making improvements to how users can learn about and improve their browser's responsiveness. Performance and Extensions Detector notifications may appear in the Settings and more menu when Edge's performance slows. Note: This feature is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Running AI locally As Copilot+ PCs with dedicated Neural Processing Units (NPUs) become common, you should expect to see more AI features that run locally. There are also some AI features that can run on-device even if a PC lacks an NPU. Running AI locally has several benefits, including the ability to use features when your PC is offline. But perhaps most importantly, AI that runs on-device can operate without sending data to servers. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Apple is sharing details about its next big iOS update. Apple has unveiled iOS 26, the next version of its iPhone operating system, as part of its suite of announcements at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). It features a complete redesign with Apple’s new “Liquid Glass” design language. The announcement marks a change in how Apple signifies its major updates to iOS. Under the previous marketing scheme, this year’s major release would have been iOS 19 — the direct follow-up to iOS 18. But now, Apple’s big iOS updates will be numbered based on the year following their introduction, a little bit like car-makers do with new car releases. A bunch of elements of the operating system are getting a major facelift as a result of the redesign. The time on your lockscreen can stretch to fill more of the screen. The Camera app has a more streamlined layout – many controls are now hidden to make the experience feel cleaner. In Safari, webpages are edge-to-edge, and the tab bar floats over your content. This is also Apple’s second major iOS update following the introduction of the company’s Apple Intelligence AI features. iOS 18 received some basic AI features like tools to improve writing, Genmoji for custom emoji, and integration with ChatGPT. But some big promised upgrades to Siri, like the ability to take action based on what it could see on your phone, were delayed ahead of their expected launch. Developing… you can follow our WWDC 2025 live blog for all the latest news. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Is the iPad more Mac, or more iPhone? Apple’s still trying to figure that out. The iPad is getting a big refresh this year: Apple just announced the new version of iPadOS, its tablet operating system, at WWDC. The flagship feature is a new windowing system for multitasking across apps, but there’s also a new Files app, more Apple Intelligence features, and a Mac-like Preview app for looking at and editing PDFs. As usual, the new iPadOS has a lot in common with the new iOS, including the new Vision Pro-inspired visual language called “Liquid Glass.” The updated name also follows Apple’s overall scheme, switching from version numbers to years. The iPad tends to differ in its approach to multitasking, how you move between apps, and around the operating system. Power users have asked Apple for years to give them more ways to use multiple apps at once, or even see multiple apps at a time. The iPad has always straddled the Mac and iPhone, and there are arguments that it should be more like one or the other rather than squarely in the middle. The rumors ahead of this year’s WWDC seemed to suggest a more Mac-centric take, including that Apple would add a permanent menu bar to the top of the screen. Developing… you can follow our WWDC 2025 live blog for all the latest news. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

To make this plan a reality, Interlune needs larger lunar landers to come online. Look, no one said building a large harvester to roam around the Moon and sift through hundreds of tons of regolith to retrieve small amounts of helium-3 would be easy. And that's to say nothing of the enormous challenge of processing and then launching any of this material from the lunar surface before finally landing it safely on Earth. If we're being completely honest, doing all of this commercially is a pretty darn difficult row to hoe. Many commercial space experts dismiss it outright. So that's why it's gratifying to see that a company that is proposing to do this, Interlune, is taking some modest steps toward this goal. Moreover, recent changes in the tides of space policy may also put some wind in the sails of Interlune and its considerable ambitions. Sifting rock and selling helium isotopes Let's start with the recent developments. Last Month Interlune announced that it had partnered with an industrial equipment manufacturer, Vermeer Corporation, to build and test an excavator that could ingest 100 metric tons of dirt (which was a decent facsimile of lunar regolith, but not a high-quality simulant) per hour. The machine is sized to produce about 20 kg of helium-3 a year. Of course, operating on Earth is vastly different from the lunar surface, but this nonetheless offers a reasonable proof of concept. "We demonstrated that we could pull that much material through at a certain power output," said Rob Meyerson, chief executive officer of Interlune, of the excavator. "We gathered the data we needed for designing the next version of it, which we've already started on." Vermeer is a significant partner. The company doesn't have the brand of public recognition of a John Deere, which makes consumer products, but it is a major player in agricultural machines and has 4,000 employees. The company's chief executive is a former engineer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory named Jason Andringa. He is joining Interlune's board. Interlune also announced its first customers. A quantum infrastructure company, Maybell Quantum, has agreed to purchase thousands of liters of helium-3 between 2029 and 2035. The helium-3 will be used in Maybell's refrigerators, which cool quantum devices to near-absolute zero temperatures. Additionally, the US Department of Energy has agreed to purchase 3 liters of helium-3 harvested from the Moon, no later than April 2029. As we wrote in 2024, When proponents of helium-3 have talked about the isotope in the past, they often have lauded its potential as a nuclear fuel. But Meyerson says a more realistic near-term application is for cryogenics. Helium-3 refrigerators can cool temperatures down to 0.2 kelvin, which is important for quantum computing. The road ahead Meyerson said the company's current plan is to fly a prospecting mission in 2027, a payload of less than 100 kg, likely on a commercial lander that is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Two years later, the company seeks to fly a pilot plant. Meyerson said the size of this plant will depend on the launch capability available (i.e., if Starship is flying to the Moon, they'll go big, and smaller if not). Following this, Interlune is targeting 2032 for the launch of a solar-powered operating plant, which would include five mobile harvesters. The operation would also be able to return material mined to Earth. The total mass for this equipment would be about 40 metric tons, which could fly on a single Starship or two New Glenn Mk 2 landers. This would, understandably, be highly ambitious and capital-intensive. After raising $15 million last year, Meyerson said Interlune is planning a second fundraising round that should begin soon. There are some outside factors that may be beneficial for Interlune. One is that China has a clear and demonstrated interest in sending humans to the Moon and has already sent rovers to explore for helium-3 resources. Moreover, with the exit of Jared Isaacman as a nominee to lead NASA, the Trump administration is likely to put someone in the position who is more focused on lunar activities. One candidate, a retired Air Force General named Steve Kwast, is a huge proponent of mining helium-3. Interlune has a compelling story, as there are almost no other lunar businesses focused solely on commercial activities that will drive value from mining the lunar surface. In that sense, they could be a linchpin of a lunar economy. However, they have a long way to go, and a lot of lunar regolith to plow through, before they start delivering for customers. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend