Microsoft wants to make Notepad like ChatGPT, releases new update

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny pocket of simplicity isn’t safe from the AI wave sweeping through Microsoft ...

The indie web is here to make the internet weird again

The indie web began a few years after the end of GeoCities, which Yahoo shut down in 2009 (at least, in the US — GeoCities ...

These Kindles have had a huge price drop for Black Friday

Amazon’s Black Friday sale is here, and our favourite ereader has seen a discountFollow live: All the best Black Friday 2025 deals ...

Windows Notepad will soon support tables because why leave well enough alone

Notepad recently gained new formatting capabilities, including support for tables. Redmond developers described table support as an expansion of the editor's "lightweight" formatting features. Users ...
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Slender Man attacker won't fight extradition to Wisconsin after fleeing group home

A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth grade classmate to please horror character Slender Man and then fled her group ...

From CIA cash to local police: How Palantir got its start

After making millions with PayPal, Peter Thiel launched a startup focused on counterterrorism and tapped his friend Alex Karp to run it. In an exclusive excerpt from his new biography of Karp, Michael ...

Microsoft explains how Windows 11 will become an agentic OS whether you like it or not

Windows president Pavan Davuluri recently described the future of Windows as an agentic operating system, where AI bots and large language models handle the user's commands ...
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Toledo mayor wants to use county land bank to create housing

Twenty-five years ago, Toledo used municipal bonds to pay outside investors to create housing. Now the mayor has the same plan but wants to use the county land bank. Government shutdown live updates; ...
Futurism

Leaked Document Shows Amazon Scheming to Keep AI Data Center Water Use Secret

If your data centers are guzzling more water than a major US city, you face a choice: come clean to the public and risk bad press — or hide the evidence to keep key figures in the green. For Amazon ...
Hindustan Times

American boss tells employee to 'make up' sick leave hours later, sparks outrage online

A US boss is facing backlash online after telling a sick employee she could take the day off but must “make up” the hours later. A US-based boss is facing criticism online after a screenshot of his ...
The Mirror

Vapers warned as habit can make Covid 'more severe and long lasting'

Experts have warned anyone who vapes that they could be vulnerable to infection as two new Covid strains cause a wave of infection across the UK. New Covid strains, known as Nimbus and Stratus, have ...
Engadget

Notepad's AI writing features will soon run locally on Copilot+ PCs

CoPilot+ PC owners have a new perk in the pipeline. Your AI PC will soon perform Notepad's AI writing features on-device — no subscription required. The app's summarize, write and rewrite options were ...