Microsoft’s New Copilot Harness Runs Your Foundry AI Agents for You, Now in Preview
Most teams building AI agents write the same plumbing over and over. Microsoft now offers to run it for them, free for a few weeks. Here’s the catch to plan around.
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Windows 11 Insider Builds Let You Block Camera and Mic Access App by App, and Search Gets Smarter
One switch used to decide whether every desktop app could see and hear you. Not anymore. Here’s what changed in this week’s Insider builds, plus the Search trick we liked most.
Cisco Firewall Zero-Day CVE-2026-76418 Is Being Exploited to Crash VPN Devices
One crafted request, no login needed, and the firewall restarts. Here’s the quick three-point check that tells you if your Cisco VPN box is at risk, plus the exact builds that fix it.
Azure Cloud HSM Adds Hardware Audit Logging With Signed, Verifiable Records
Your HSM can now vouch for its own audit trail. We break down what Microsoft’s new hardware logs capture, why the signatures matter to auditors, and the one setting you need to collect them.
Windows 11 Insider Builds Bring Phone Controls and a Speed Test to Quick Settings
Lost your phone in the couch again? Windows 11 may soon find it for you. This week’s Insider builds also hide a speed test right next to your Wi-Fi button.
Microsoft Edge 156 Is Here: What’s New and How to Use It
Microsoft Edge 156 is rolling out now. Check your version, then try the unified permission controls, document autofill and the upgraded password key icon in a few clicks.
Microsoft Tests Project Pantheon, a Recall Alternative That Doesn’t Record Your Screen
An unlisted Store app lets you build an AI memory on Windows 11 without screen snapshots. Here’s how it differs from Recall and why you probably can’t get it yet.
Advanced Shader Delivery Now Works on AMD, Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm GPUs
Games from the Microsoft Store and Xbox PC app can now download with precompiled shaders on all four major GPU brands, with Steam and Epic next. Here is what your PC needs.
Microsoft Is Removing 8 Copilot Actions From the File Explorer Right-Click Menu
Summarize, Create FAQ and six other Copilot shortcuts are leaving the OneDrive right-click submenu. Ask Copilot survives, and admins get a short to-do list before December.
Microsoft Pulls Out of Nscale’s Essex AI Supercomputer as Grid Power Slips to the 2030s
It was billed as the UK’s largest AI supercomputer. Now the Loughton site has lost its only named customer, and Nscale is looking for other power sources while Microsoft stresses it is one site.
