Microsoft has postponed Windows Recall, the company’s flagship AI feature that tracks everything you do on your computer and makes the content easily searchable. Maybe too easily. Critics slammed Recall as creepy and a privacy nightmare. The postponement also gave Apple execs an opening for a jab at their competitor. Read more from Windows Central. https://flip.it/DPyYQU
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I made a script to put GIFs & transparent images as your Windows profile picture!
It always annoyed me, how on Windows, if your profile picture is partially transparent, #Windows will convert it to a .jpg file with a black background.
Well, it turns out if you edit the right registry keys (which are super protected even under admin rights, I wonder why!), you can set your account picture with transparency, and even use a #gif which moves and everything!
I made a neat Powershell script that does all of it for you, if you'd like to do it as well!
You can see it at https://github.com/helloyanis/windows-account-picture-changer
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You will not believe the trick-or-treat trick Microsoft just pulled! 
#Microsoft is clearly becoming desperate due to low adoption rates of #Copilot.
Apparently, Microsoft is now pushing Copilot to all #Microsoft365 personal subscribers and calling it a "subscription price increase". Only when you decide to cancel your subscription are you presented with the option to switch to "Microsoft 365 Personal Classic" without Copilot (and nearly the old price). The classic plan is not presented as an option unless you try to cancel your subscription.
This is a classic scammy trick: Modify the existing plan and add the feature no one wants and hide the old plan from view. Presto, now you have an insane adoption rate you can present to investors as a great success.
I personally don't use Microsoft subscription services, so I don't know if they tried this bullshit in the EU, but if they did, they're asking for trouble. They got sued in Australia over this already: https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/microsoft-in-court-for-allegedly-misleading-millions-of-australians-over-microsoft-365-subscriptions "Microsoft in court for allegedly misleading millions of Australians over Microsoft 365 subscriptions"
EDIT: It seems that at least in some areas/situations the "classic" non-AI version is actually even more expensive. This isn't exactly making the situation any better of course.
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Regarding the last boost: I find LibreOffice to be quite good, it's offline, it's available for Windows if you use that, and it's free. https://www.libreoffice.org
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #AISlop #NoAI #Microsoft #Copilot #MicrosoftOffice #LibreOffice #foss
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #AISlop #NoAI #Microsoft #Copilot #MicrosoftOffice #LibreOffice #foss
pensando o que deu na cabeça das pessoas que ditam o rumo de empresas como o #google
visto que é uma empresa que já teve "don't be evil" como lema.
hoje em especial to incomodado com respostas de IA acima dos resultados de pesquisa, tradução automática forçada de páginas, tradução de áudio forçada de vídeos no YouTube.
na real eles só não fazem um absurdo estilo #recall da #microsoft porque não tem um OS de desktop tão popular quanto o windows.
parece que essas empresas entraram, coletivamente, em uma fase "que se foda o cliente, nos importamos ainda menos do que antes".
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🇮🇷 #Iran Just Named 💩 #Google, 💩 #Microsoft and 💩 #Nvidia, 💩 #Palantir, 💩 #Amazon and 💩 #Oracle as Its #NEXT #TARGETS.
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🇮🇷 #Iran has reportedly expanded the scope of the ongoing #Middle_East conflict by naming major US technology companies as potential targets. According to reports citing Iran’s IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency, offices and infrastructure connected to companies such as Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM, Oracle, and Palantir have been described as “new targets” as the conflict moves toward what analysts call infrastructure warfare.
These companies operate critical cloud computing infrastructure, data centers, and regional headquarters across Israel and several Gulf countries. Iranian officials claim that technologies developed by these firms have been used in military and intelligence operations supporting Israel and the United States.
The warning comes as tensions escalate across the Middle East, with infrastructure, financial institutions, and economic centers increasingly being mentioned as potential targets. Analysts say that if technology infrastructure becomes part of the conflict, the economic and geopolitical consequences could extend far beyond the battlefield.
In this video we explain:
• Why Iran named major tech companies as targets
• How cloud infrastructure and data centers became part of modern warfare
• The role of companies like Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia in global military technology
• What this could mean for the future of cyber and infrastructure conflict.
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Microsoft's CEO is really sad we keep using the word "slop":
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-satya-nadella-ai-slop
So, which one is it going to be?
Options: (choose one)
Microsoft: "Souveräne Datenverarbeitung" für M365-Copilot kommt 2026
Bis Ende nächsten Jahres sollen auch Cloud-Kunden in Deutschland die Option bekommen, dass ihre Copilot-Daten die Landesgrenze nicht überschreiten.
#MicrosoftAzure #CloudComputing #Datenschutz #DigitaleSouveränität #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Microsoft #Wirtschaft #news
Microsoft renamed the whole Office suite to Copilot. 🤣
Please bear in mind that calling "AI" output "slop" makes Satya Nadella sad. Under no circumstances should you call their office suite "Microslop Slopilot". That would just be mean and you're better than that.
*) Copilot might not be your favorite app.
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#Microsoft Remote Desktop is being rebranded to “Windows App” and I am once again begging Microsoft to reassign the entire team that has named stuff for, like, the past three decades to ANY OTHER PART OF THE COMPANY BESIDES NAMING STUFF
U.S. tech giants' dominance in cloud services threatens digital sovereignty, prompting Europe to break monopolies and build its own infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/europes-cloud-scares-and-us-tech-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #amazon #google #microsoft #europe #cloudservices #it #bigtech #cybersecurity
🚨 BREAKING: Microsoft just renamed Office to "Microsoft 365 Copilot app"
All users are now "AI users"
And this will lead to higher prices: https://tuta.com/blog/microsoft-365-price-increase
Windows 12 is due to come out this year.
1) Your computer does not meet the system requirements. Again.
Why?
Your PC will need a dedicated NPU — a specialized processor designed to handle AI tasks. So, if you recently bought a new PC just to use Windows 11, Microsoft wants you to go shopping again.
2) It will finally, unfortunately, introduce a subscription model.
That's right — you read that correctly. They want you to pay and keep paying to use the computer you just bought. Technically, you won’t own your computer while Windows is installed.
NOW is the time to try Linux. Stop waiting. Don’t make excuses. Don’t even complain — we all knew this day was coming. Either try Linux, or admit you’re Microsoft’s little bitch.
Source? Yes, this is real.
https://tech4gamers.com/windows-12-reportedly-relasing-2026-modular-ai-focused-os/
Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/microsoft-donates-the-mono-project-to-the-wine-team/
#OpenSource #Microsoft #Wine #Linux
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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/zork-i-zork-ii-and-zork-iii-are-now-officially-open-source/
#AI #Microsoft #ChatGPT #Minecraft
Adds AI in everything,Microsoft will update Minecraft new version added ChatGPT?😂
加AI進所有東西,Microsoft更新Minecraft新版本將會加入ChatGPT?😂
IT-ler warnen seit Jahren: Microsoft zieht alles in Richtung totaler Abhängigkeit. Cloud-Zwang, Abo-Fallen, geschlossene Systeme – und am Ende liegen sämtliche Daten bei einem Konzern, der ständig Standards bricht und seine Kunden vor sich hertreibt. Behörden und Unternehmen? Statt konsequent Alternativen aufzubauen, biegen sie ihre Abläufe so zurecht, dass Microsofts nächste Zumutung gerade noch erträglich wirkt. In ein paar Jahren gibt es dann nur noch Cloud-only. Und dann? Dann wird wieder laut geklagt – aber echte Alternativen hat man trotzdem nicht aufgebaut. Das ist das eigentliche Versagen.
/kuk
Well I hope #Codeberg is able to survive another mass migration from #GitHub now that #Microsoft decided to start charging for GitHub Action minutes even if folks self-host their own runners.
I think there is something fundamentally wrong with Big Tech playing the nationalism card and I think regulation is more important than ever before.
Most Americans also want Big Tech to be regulated.
#Apple #Facebook #Meta #Google #Microsoft #Technology #EU #Regulation #Politics
"Yet, it turns out no one is buying Copilot."
#Microsoft #Copilot #AI #KI #Bubble
"But why is Copilot’s growth and/or sales so bad? Well, one study tested these ‘agentic’ AIs, including Copilot, and found that they flat out failed to complete even simple tasks 70% of the time, rendering them somewhere between useless and an active hindrance.
The same is true for Microsoft’s cash baby, ChatGPT."
No shit, sherlock?
https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/the-ai-industry-is-starting-to-unravel
(Danke, Mathias!)
Oh, I forgot: #windows #windows11
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"20xx ist das Jahr des Linux-Desktop!"
ist ein Running Gag, stellt aber lange nicht mehr das eigentlich anzustrebende Ziel dar.
Jeder schafft sein eigenes "Jahr des Linux -Desktop", sei es durch erstmaliges Ausprobieren, den Umstieg oder durch dauerhaftes Nicht-Nutzens anderer Betriebssysteme.
Ein Ziel des Individuums.
Worauf eigentlich euphorisch hin gearbeitet werden sollte, ist
"20xx ist das Jahr des Microsoft-Untergangs".
Darauf sollten alle diejenigen die sich durch Spitzeleien, neue Zwangs-Anti-Features und Lizenzpolitik aus der Hölle gegängelt fühlen hinarbeiten.
Nicht jeder für sich.
Alle gemeinsam.
Zeigen wir #Windows und #Microsoft die Tür.
In diesem Sinne, für digitale Souveränität und gegen kommerzielle Überwachung:
2026 ist das Jahr in dem Microsoft untergehen wird.
Blogs precisam continuar existindo porque tem que existir um espaço para textos com o tom como o desse aqui: https://azhdarchid.com/microsoft-is-basically-discontinuing-windows-what-will-happen-then/