Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's upcoming Sim Update 6 is scheduled for release in July or August 2026, bringing significant improvements to the game. The update will introduce visualization for airflow, including downdrafts and vertical wind shear, as well as new debugging tools for helicopter physics. Additionally, Sim Update 6 will feature new visual turbulence warnings, automatically added apron lighting to 2,236 airports, and improved Career mode with a new filtering layer. Bush Trips, a community-requested feature, will [...]

Microsoft has made its Copilot Cowork service generally available worldwide for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers. This feature allows users to assign tasks to AI to complete in the background using organizational context. Copilot Cowork is 30-40% cheaper than Claude Cowork and runs on Anthropic models, with the option to use GPT-5.5 for Frontier customers. The service is billed separately through Copilot Credits, with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.01 per credit. Microsoft provides IT teams with control over usage [...]

Microsoft has announced the Surface Pro 12, a 2-in-1 device powered by a Snapdragon X2 chip. The device comes with a free Surface Pro keyboard, but it must be physically attached to the Surface Pro to work and lacks a haptic trackpad. However, the Surface Pro Flex Keyboard, available for purchase, offers wireless connectivity and a large haptic trackpad, making it a more desirable option for those seeking a laptop-like experience. The Surface Pro Flex Keyboard is [...]

NVIDIA has launched the RTX Spark, an ARM-powered system on a chip designed to compete with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Series and other CPU manufacturers. The RTX Spark features an ARM Cortex-powered CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU with up to 6,144 CUDA cores. This move comes after Microsoft and Qualcomm laid the groundwork for Windows ARM support with the introduction of the Prism emulation layer and optimized OS tweaks. The RTX Spark will run Windows, unlike NVIDIA's [...]

Microsoft has turned to Amazon Web Services for extra computing power after a string of AI-related outages on GitHub, the platform it acquired for $7.5 billion in 2018. The outages have strained GitHub's compute resources, which have been overwhelmed by a surge in development activity driven by the increasing use of AI to write code faster. GitHub's own blog has detailed how the service has failed to meet its own service level agreements, with an uptime of [...]

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8687, which brings a significant fix to Windows Search. The updated search function can now find apps even with typos, dropped letters, or extra characters in the query. Settings search is also improved with ranking enhancements to show more relevant results. This fix addresses a long-standing issue with Windows Search, which previously prioritized Bing web results over local app searches. The update is part of a larger set [...]

Microsoft has announced a limited-time offer for its new Surface Pro 12th Gen, which includes a free Surface Pro keyboard with every new order in the United States. The offer is available from June 16 to June 30, allowing customers to purchase a Surface Pro 13-inch with a basic keyboard for the price of the tablet alone. The included keyboard lacks features such as pen charging and a haptic trackpad, but still provides a full 2-in-1 experience. [...]