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Microsoft releases preview of AI-powered Windows Copilot, aiming to change how people use PCs

GeekWire

Panos Panay, the Microsoft chief product officer for Windows and Devices, introduces Windows Copilot at Microsoft Build in May. Of course, the traditional computer mouse isn’t going away. That, at least, is what Microsoft is promising with the development of Windows Copilot.

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DOJ suit over Apple iPhone cites failures of Amazon Fire Phone and Microsoft Windows Phone

GeekWire

That’s due in part to repeated references and comparisons in the suit to the DOJ’s prior antitrust case against Microsoft over its Windows monopoly in the late 1990s. Barriers are so high that Google is a distant third to Apple and Samsung despite the fact that Google controls development of the Android operating system.

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Vergecast: This week in operating systems

The Verge

This week, The Vergecast dedicates the show to operating systems — updates, releases, and rumors from this past week. where Microsoft will take their OS next (Windows 11?), and the debut of some new systems like Huawei’s HarmonyOS and Google’s Fuchsia OS. Microsoft looks ready to launch Windows 11.

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Dota 2 is dropping support for older operating systems and graphics APIs

TechSpot

Towards the end of a blog post, Valve said the changes will be coming over the course of months. Eventually it will remove support for 32-bit Windows and macOS versions below 10.14. Dota 2 will also eventually only support DirectX 11 and Vulkan, dropping support for DirectX 9 and OpenGL.

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For Windows 8, the end is near

Computerworld Vertical IT

Let’s say it’s your favorite version of Windows. And yet, it’s a flavor of Windows most people don’t even use. I’m talking about, of course, Windows 8.1. You didn’t really think I was describing Windows 11, did you?) Just as important for Windows 8 users, if not more so, is support for browsers.

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Of Course You Can Run Windows 11 on an Old Windows Phone

Gizmodo

It hasn’t even been a whole week, and Windows 11 has already been successfully ported over to a smartphone. A very committed student of engineering, Gustave Monce , published a video to YouTube showing the latest developer preview of Windows 11 running on an old Windows Phone. Read more.

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Windows 11 seems okay

The Verge

Microsoft’s next version of Windows, Windows 11, is coming October 5th. In many ways, it’s already here — the free update has been available for Windows Insiders to download and test for months, and recent versions like the Release Preview will likely be indistinguishable from the final operating system.

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