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After connecting to the coffee shop's Wi-Fi, explore on your laptop. It feels no different from home. But the network you just joined is shared with dozens of strangers — and depending on what's running on it, some of them may be able to see more of your traffic than you'd expect. The Difference Between Home and Public Networks Your wifi router at home
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Microsoft Teams is getting a new Workplace Check In feature that can show whether an employee is working from the office by detecting a connection to company Wi Fi. Microsoft plans to roll out the feature in June 2026, but it will be disabled by default and must be enabled by tenant administrators before it can be used. The feature is meant to update
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Microsoft knows its new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models are expensive, but the company says that is part of the strategy. The new Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 are not meant to chase cheaper Windows laptops. They are designed to push premium Windows on Arm hardware forward with Snapdragon X2 chips, stronger graphics, better cameras, long battery life, and higher memory
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Windows 11 update KB5094126 is causing serious problems for some PCs, including boot failures, blue screens, BitLocker recovery prompts, and issues with OneDrive inside File Explorer. The update was released on June 9, 2026, and is considered important because it patches around 200 security vulnerabilities, but reports suggest it is also breaking startup on certain systems. The problem appears to affect some business PCs
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Microsoft has made it clear that a Surface gaming laptop is not part of its current plan. The company says the Windows gaming laptop market is already healthy, and Surface does not need to enter every PC category when other hardware partners are already serving it well. That answer comes from Brett Ostrum, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for Surface Devices. He said Surface is
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Windows 11 Search is getting smarter in testing, with Microsoft working on a new improvement that helps it find the right app or file even when you type the name incorrectly. The feature is currently available to Windows Insiders in beta build 26300.8687 and is designed to make search more forgiving when queries include missing letters, extra characters, or incomplete names. The change builds
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Have I Been Pwned has added 56.3 million email addresses and 124 million passwords to its breach database after a large collection of stolen credentials was found in infostealer malware logs. The data does not appear to come from one company breach. Instead, the login details were reportedly taken directly from infected computers and devices. That makes this update especially important. Many people think
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Microsoft is testing a new Windows Media Player update with Windows Insider members, but the modern app still does not fully match the older legacy version available on Windows 11. The update improves stability, subtitle handling, and codec error messages, yet the classic Windows Media Player remains faster, lighter, and more practical for some common media playback needs. The latest version appears to focus
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Nvidia’s ACE technology is finally moving from demos into a playable game mode, with PUBG adding an AI controlled squadmate through a limited Ally Duo Mode. The feature is available until June 30 and lets players team up with a computer controlled partner that can talk, react, and assist during a match. The system is designed to make an NPC feel closer to a
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Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator are getting a new Multi Function Display menu that should make both games easier to learn for new players. The feature is being developed by SCS Software and is meant to simplify access to the many truck controls without replacing the traditional control system longtime players already use. Both games have built large and loyal communities