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Jez Corden, a content creator and internet personality, has become a voice in the Xbox and Microsoft ecosystem. He maintains a following on X, where he shares Xbox coverage, and co‑hosts TheXB2 podcast, available on Spotify and iTunes. Corden also serves as Executive Editor at Windows Central, a role he earned after a decade of breaking news and producing analytical pieces on Xbox, Windows, AI and related tech topics. Prior to his media career, he built and [...]

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revised his earlier forecasts for Apple’s upcoming MacBook Pro, stating the device will not be significantly thinner despite expectations of an OLED touch‑screen redesign. The new model, anticipated by the end of November 2026, is expected to be lighter thanks to component rearrangement and size reductions, though Apple has not disclosed exact weight savings. Gurman’s latest X post contradicts his prior claims of a slimmer chassis, and no official confirmation from Apple exists regarding [...]

Cygnet.One, a digital tax transformation firm, announced the appointment of Dr. Pankaj Dikshit, PhD, as Executive Director operating from New Delhi. Dr. Dikshit brings more than three decades of experience in government, enterprise and technology, including senior roles at IBM and the Indian government. He led India’s GST digital platform, scaling it to serve millions of taxpayers and billions of invoices, and helped design the E‑Way Bill and e‑Invoicing systems. Recognized by AWS, ET Digitech and DSCI, [...]

Microsoft unveiled an AI coding model that runs on PCs and introduced Microsoft Execution Containers to block unauthorized data access, positioning Windows as a hub for AI agents. At a San Francisco event the company also showcased the Surface Ultra laptop powered by Nvidia RTX Spark chips, aiming to shift workloads from Azure cloud to desktops and laptops. Tools let IT administrators set policies that the OS enforces, while partners such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Nvidia will adopt the [...]

Google has rolled out its Gemini AI assistant in Chrome for Android users in India, adding the Auto Browse feature to both desktop and mobile platforms. The update lets Gemini perform multi‑step web tasks such as booking parking, ordering groceries, comparing hotel or flight prices, and completing shopping workflows without leaving the browser. Users can also ask questions about the current page, summarise long articles, and invoke Google apps like Keep and Calendar from Chrome. Image‑generation tools, [...]

Common Sense Media released a report saying OpenAI’s new ChatGPT for Teens fails to reliably enforce several safety guardrails, labeling the product an “unacceptable risk” for minors. The watchdog found that while the teen mode blocks explicit sexual role‑play, it does not consistently trigger parental alerts for suicide, self‑harm or eating‑disorder risk, nor does it prevent the bot from responding as if it had personal feelings. The group urged OpenAI to limit the service to adults until it can [...]

AMD chairperson and CEO Lisa Su traveled to South Korea on Wednesday, meeting senior executives from Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions division and SK Hynix to deepen supply‑chain ties and expand high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) collaborations for AI accelerators. She also convened 13 local AI startups, urging integration of their hardware and software into AMD’s open‑source ROCm platform, which aims to challenge Nvidia’s CUDA dominance. During a media briefing Su announced a memorandum of understanding with the Korean science ministry to [...]

Microsoft unveiled a complete redesign of Windows 11 Search at its latest event, announcing the feature will ship to all PCs later this year. The new search panel is vertical with rounded corners, placing the search box at the bottom and a single list of results above it. Users can now adjust settings, take screenshots, arrange windows, and send text messages directly from the taskbar. Demo highlights include inline microphone volume sliders, quick access to system toggles, [...]