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Windows 11 gets a cleaner, faster Search in Insider builds
technology16 hours ago

Windows 11 gets a cleaner, faster Search in Insider builds

Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned Windows 11 Search to the Experimental Insider channel that trims the UI to show only suggested searches, with clear app or setting results and recent queries for quick recall. It removes promotional clutter, prioritizes relevant results (including local, web, and Microsoft Store items if enabled), and adds improved typo tolerance and cross-reference with cloud/connected files when more relevant. To try it, join the Windows 11 Insider program and enable the Refined Windows Search feature flag in Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program. If it passes muster, the update could roll out to all users in a few months.

via ZDNET|
#insider-preview#productivity#technology
Threads Cross-Posting Chaos Highlights User Confusion
technology6 days ago

Threads Cross-Posting Chaos Highlights User Confusion

Meta's Threads is growing, but cross-posting from Instagram and Facebook can cause unintended posts to appear on Threads, sometimes going viral. Meta has added friction to curb accidental cross-posting, yet the platform's highly personalized algorithm can amplify these misposts, illustrating a divide between users who understand the app and those who don’t.

via Business Insider|
#algorithm#cross-posting#social-media
Windows 11 Insider: 9 Tweaks Hint at a Smoother Fall Update
technology1 month ago

Windows 11 Insider: 9 Tweaks Hint at a Smoother Fall Update

Windows 11 Insider builds reveal nine upcoming features ahead of the 26H2 fall update, including a movable and shrinkable taskbar, extended Windows Update pause options, a calmer Widgets board, fewer Copilot AI icons across apps, Start Menu search prioritizing local files, new touchpad gestures, and enhanced accessibility (screen tint and voice isolation). Many of these tweaks are available via a Feature flags page and are experimental, meaning they may change or not reach stable releases; some improvements like Low Latency Profile and Xbox Mode have already shipped in stable builds.

via PCMag|
#accessibility#insider-program#operating-systems
Google's AI Search Triggers User Exodus, Opening a Narrow Bing Window
technology1 month ago

Google's AI Search Triggers User Exodus, Opening a Narrow Bing Window

An opinion piece argues Google's AI-first search is degrading result quality and trust, prompting users to switch to rivals like Bing. It cites Google's AI-search MAUs (~2.5B) vs Bing's ~1B and notes a surge in alternative engines (e.g., DuckDuckGo) as evidence of backlash. The author contends Microsoft could capitalize by delivering a genuinely human-first search experience with verifiable results, rather than flooding with AI summaries, to protect the web’s information ecosystem and win back users.

via Windows Central|
#ai#bing#google
Roku Rolls Out Major Personalized Home Screen Update After a Decade
technology1 month ago

Roku Rolls Out Major Personalized Home Screen Update After a Decade

Roku is launching its first big Home Screen refresh in over ten years, offering a more personalized, faster experience with features like Quick Access to apps, an expanded Top Picks for You, new Destinations hubs, cross-subscription browsing, expanded search, and handy shortcuts (Save List, Continued Watching). The update centers entertainment, with Your Daily Scoop and a Roku City tile, and rolls out today on US Roku TVs and devices, with international expansion to follow; Roku cites broad subscriber familiarity and CEO Anthony Wood’s call to a simpler, more powerful interface.

via Deadline|
#home-screen#personalization#roku
Disney Plus as Disney’s Central Brand Hub Draws Skepticism
business2 months ago

Disney Plus as Disney’s Central Brand Hub Draws Skepticism

New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro wants Disney Plus to be the immersive, central hub of the company, tying streaming to parks and other experiences to deepen fan engagement, but critics warn that turning Disney Plus into a busy, all-in-one hub could degrade the simple, on-demand viewing experience and question whether audiences actually want such integration, especially given past unfulfilled experiments.

via The Verge|
#brand-strategy#business#disney-plus
Codex Gets AI Pet Overlays to Visualize Coding in Real Time
technology2 months ago

Codex Gets AI Pet Overlays to Visualize Coding in Real Time

OpenAI added optional AI-generated pets as live overlays in Codex, displaying Codex activity with a floating companion you can summon via /pet or hatch via /hatch. With eight built-in pets (and user-generated ones), these AI pets run on Windows and macOS, helping users see Codex status without switching apps. A limited promo also offers 30 days of ChatGPT Pro for 10 favorite companions.

via Engadget|
#ai-pets#codex#developer-tools
ChatGPT's Image Engine 2.0 Adds Reasoning and Web Access, With Mixed Results
technology2 months ago

ChatGPT's Image Engine 2.0 Adds Reasoning and Web Access, With Mixed Results

Axios tests ChatGPT Images 2.0, which adds wider aspect ratios, a standard mode for all users and a paid 'thinking' mode with built-in reasoning. It produced a range of visuals—from personalized sympathy cards and old-style photo albums to trading cards and infographics—demonstrating strong capabilities but with occasional polish gaps and longer render times due to reasoning; a faux newspaper task briefly pulled older headlines before updating to current stories, signaling promising but imperfect results for business use.

via Axios|
#ai#chatgpt#image-generation
Netflix's Apple TV app switches to a custom video player, sparking user backlash
technology3 months ago

Netflix's Apple TV app switches to a custom video player, sparking user backlash

Netflix has migrated its Apple TV app to a custom player instead of the native tvOS player, making basic actions like 10-second rewinds more cumbersome and removing Apple TV features (Siri Remote controls, Up Next, and live activity on iPhone). The change has prompted frustration and cancellations in Reddit threads, with suspicions that it’s aimed at uniform cross‑platform playback and potential advertising opportunities. Netflix hasn’t publicly explained the rationale beyond consistency across platforms.

via 9to5Mac|
#apple-tv#netflix#technology