Month: May 2025
How Microsoft shrunk its Surface devices
Microsoft has brought me inside the Surface hardware lab from time to time over the years, showing me how its engineers test the hinges and fabrics that go into its products. They’re usually typical engineering demonstrations, but last month I was invited to Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, to see…
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Windows 11’s big Start menu revamp is real – Microsoft has shared a first look at the redesign, and I’m very glad to see it
Microsoft has revealed fresh changes for normal Windows 11 devices, alongside all the revelations just made about Copilot+ PCs This includes a big move with redesigning the Start menu which was previously leaked in testing Hopefully the choice to drop the recommendations section from the Start menu, as seen in…
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D’Addario XPND Pedal Power Battery Kit Review: Get Juiced
This kit lets you build custom-length power cables for a cleaner-looking pedalboard for your instrument. Source
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Pentagon looks to shake up “outdated” software procurement, declares war on open source
The US DOD wants to enhance security through unlocking greater supply chain visibility A new Software Fast-Track Initiative will arrive in the next 90 days The DOGE has already saved the DOD $6 billion The US Department of Defense (DOD) is planning to overhaul its outdated software procurement systems, which…
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Apple’s sci-fi epic Foundation is back for season 3 in July
Set 152 years after the events of season two, The Foundation has become increasingly established far beyond its humble beginnings while the Cleonic Dynasty’s Empire has dwindled. As both of these galactic powers forge an uneasy alliance, a threat to the entire galaxy appears in the fearsome form of a…
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Silence Speaks Has Created AI-Powered Signing Avatars for the Deaf
New technology from British startup Silence Speaks enables an AI-generated sign language avatar to effectively give the deaf and hard of hearing an interpreter in their pocket. Source
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