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Adobe wants you to spend less time editing and more time creating – Creative Cloud opens its doors to third-party AI agents

By Craig Hale Published

Adobe wants you to embrace using your favorite AI agent to handle administrative editing so that you can create more.

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Microsoft patents tech to use your spare GPU resources for training its AI

By Darren Allan Published

Want to help Microsoft train Copilot? Patent outlines a scheme to use your PC's spare GPU resources for honing AI, but I doubt this will fly for so many reasons.

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Microsoft plans two big Windows 11 interface changes — and one is divisive

By Darren Allan Published

New Copilot integration for the taskbar's search box gets the thumbs-up from some, but others don't trust Microsoft's motives here.

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Adobe is giving start-ups 12 months of free access to its top AI tools, including Firefly and Acrobat

By Christian Cawley Published

Adobe for Startups targets companies launched within the last five years with 12 months of free access to Firefly Pro Plus, Acrobat Studio, and more.

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I went hands on with the new Snap Specs — and found out why they could soon be a useful workplace tool

By Mike Moore Published

Snap Specs look a lot better than previously - but I still don’t think they’re the ideal work companion just yet.

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Windows 11 27H2 is rumored to be a 'full OS swap' with major work therein

By Darren Allan Published

If 27H2 really is the first major update since 24H2, Microsoft must ensure it doesn't follow in those buggy footsteps.

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Putting the 'ban' in Meta Ray-Ban: the UK mulls restrictions on smart glasses

By Matt Evans Published

After Australia expanded its smart glasses restrictions earlier this year, it could soon be the UK's turn.

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I spent a morning with Meta VR Glasses and wish I never had to take them off

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Meta VR Glasses are shaping up to be the mixed-reality wearables we wanted all along, and my test drive made me a believer.

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A man sitting at a table and looking at a laptop with a puzzled expression, holding his head up with his hand
Windows 11's taskbar still can't be dragged — here's why that's the case

By Darren Allan Published

Are the new taskbar repositioning controls a drag? No, they aren't — dragging is off the table — and that's why some power-users have a problem.

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Microsoft boasts Windows 11 is now up to 40% faster for multi-tasking

By Darren Allan Published

'Making better use of the memory in every Windows 11 PC': Microsoft explains in more detail how it has made the OS a lot faster.

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