Bad hair day? Zoom is adding photorealistic avatars to its roadmap
If you’ve ever wanted to call in sick and let an AI take over on your next Zoom meeting — well, that future isn’t quite here yet. But Zoom is adding “photorealistic avatars” to Zoom…
Mark Hachman
Mark Hachman
Google’s new AI app searches ‘anything,’ including your PC
Google said Tuesday that it’s testing a new experimental search app for Windows that will search your PC as well as the web, applying Google Lens when needed. Google classified its new app as an…
Microsoft adds free Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft is making a free version of the Copilot Chat capability available to every Microsoft 365 user, although more premium capabilities will still be locked behind a subscription. The Chat window will now appear inside…
1000 FPS! AMD boasts Ryzen X3D CPUs can hit blistering milestone
Having achieved supremacy in most reviews of high-end gaming CPUs, AMD is now flexing a bit. The company recently pointed out that several of its Ryzen X3D CPUs can reach 1,000 fps in esports titles…
Gmail debuts a ‘Purchases’ tab to monitor packages, tariffs, and more
Gmail’s new “Purchases” tab is for those of us who like to know where each and every package is, right now — and in the age of tariffs, it’s not such a bad idea. Beginning…
Tiny11’s free update strips down Windows 11 for Windows 10 fans
As the official end of support draws nearer for Windows 10, there’s another option that can help ease the pain for Windows 10 users transitioning to Windows 11: Tiny11 Builder. Tiny11 has been out for…
Arm’s bid for smarter, AI-powered phones and PCs begins with Lumex
With any luck, Arm’s new Lumex CPU platform may give us a hint at what to expect for upcoming Windows on Arm PCs: four tiers of CPU power, plus an improved ray-tracing engine and graphics…
HP upends Apple as the most preferred PC; Microsoft, Acer plunge
We always knew that consumers preferred Windows PCs over Macs, but the numbers now back it up. HP topped Apple as the most preferred PC maker in the 2025 iteration of the American Customer Satisfaction…
Intel’s chip chief is now Johnson, as Holthaus departs
Jim Johnson has been named head of Intel’s Client Computing Group, headlining a list of changes Intel made Monday to its leadership team. As part of the moves, Intel announced the departure of Michelle Johnston…
Microsoft’s new Windows 11 preview infuses external webcams with AI
One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled…