Microsoft trims cloud desktop pricing, even as it boosts AI costs

In addition to lower base pricing, Microsoft is promoting new autoscaling and power management features in AVD. For example, ...

I tried Google's new desktop app for Windows, and I'll never search the old way again

Now available to all, the app delivers a faster way to access tools like Gemini, Lens, and Search. See why it's totally worth ...
Hackaday

Desktop Digitizer Makes Note Capture A Breeze

While it might seem quaint these days, we’ve met many makers and hackers who reach for a pen and a pad when learning ...

OpenAI's Codex Desktop can run your computer now - and has its own browser

From coding tool to productivity powerhouse, Codex Desktop adds computer control, automation memory, and plugin support. But ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I tried running a full desktop OS inside a browser tab, and it actually works for real work

Running an operating system inside a browser may seem silly, but Puter is more capable than you'd expect, and I can even use ...
Wall Street Journal

Private Credit’s Exposure to Ailing Software Industry Is Bigger Than Advertised

Many private-credit fund managers are playing down their exposure to software as fears spread about threats from artificial intelligence. A detailed analysis revealed four large funds marketed to ...
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI Plans Launch of Desktop ‘Superapp’ to Refocus, Simplify User Experience

OpenAI is planning to unify its ChatGPT app, coding platform Codex and browser into a desktop “superapp,” a step to simplify the user experience and continue with efforts to focus on engineering and ...
Android Authority

Pixel Desktop vs Samsung DeX: Which phone-powered PC experience is better?

If anything, it’s surprising that it’s taken Google just this long to come up with its own take on the formula. But how do they compare? I’ve spent some time trying out everyday desktop tasks on both ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Image: Microsoft. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility ...
Lifehacker

Microsoft Just Patched a Major Security Vulnerability for This Popular Windows App

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week. February 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft patched a ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...
PC Gamer

Thanks to Microsoft adding all those extra features to Notepad, it now unfortunately sports one more: An exploitation vulnerability with a high security rating

Security A 17-year-old Excel vulnerability is currently being exploited by threat actors, and it's been flagged by the US' cyber defence agency Operating Systems Windows 11 now lets you skip the ...