Windows Bloat You Should Actually Keep
Windows comes packed with bloatware, but some built-in tools are genuinely useful. From security to automation, these features might eliminate your need for third-party software entirely.
Author: Natalie Brooks
Natalie Brooks brings a distinctive perspective to technology journalism through her specialized focus on industrial computing systems and automation infrastructure, where she deciphers complex technological shifts into accessible insights. Her expertise spans the convergence of IoT networks with legacy industrial systems, examining how edge computing and predictive maintenance are reshaping manufacturing and supply chain logistics. With an analytical approach honed through years of tracking embedded systems evolution, she illuminates how emerging technologies translate into tangible operational transformations for enterprises navigating digital modernization.
Sweden Bets Big on Green Tech with $95M Public-Private Push
Sweden is launching a major green technology initiative backed by SEK 95 million in public funding. The partnership brings together RISE Research Institutes, AstraZeneca, and Scania to create a national innovation platform. The project aims to transform Sweden into a global hub for sustainable techn
Microsoft’s Security Push Shows Real Progress
Microsoft just dropped its November 2025 Secure Future Initiative progress report, showing meaningful security wins across Windows 11 and Surface devices. The company highlights passwordless sign-in, memory-safe firmware, and improved recovery tools as key achievements driving real-world protection
Ripple’s $2.3 Billion Bet on Traditional Finance
Ripple is making aggressive moves into traditional finance with billion-dollar acquisitions. The company bought treasury management platform GTreasury for over $1 billion and brokerage firm Hidden Road for nearly $1.3 billion. These deals position Ripple to offer crypto-enabled solutions to conventi
From 1976 PDP-11 to M2 Ultra: One Benchmark’s Wild Journey
A Microsoft engineer ran the same Dhrystone benchmark on hardware spanning from 1976’s PDP-11 to Apple’s M2 Ultra. The results show exactly how far single-threaded performance has come while revealing surprising historical insights. This 1980s benchmark still runs unmodified on everything from Ninte
Dividend Tax Hike Could Clobber UK Small Businesses
The UK chancellor is weighing dividend tax increases that could raise £1.5bn, but wealth managers warn this would hit small business owners hard. Many business owners take significant portions of their pay through dividends, making them vulnerable to tax changes. The move comes as the Treasury faces
AMD’s Zen 6 Is Bringing Serious AI Power to Desktop CPUs
AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 architecture will significantly expand AVX-512 support with new instruction sets including AVX512_FP16. This brings native FP16 support to client desktop platforms for the first time. The move could revolutionize AI experimentation on standard x86-64 systems.
Ironclad OS Builds Unix Kernel in Ada – And It’s Not That Crazy
The Ironclad OS project is creating a Unix-like, POSIX-compatible kernel in Ada and SPARK with plans for formal verification. It’s part of a longer tradition of Pascal-family language OS development than most people realize. The project started in 2022 and includes a complete OS called Gloire with M
Samsung’s $280 Chip Problem Is Forcing Ugly Compromises
Samsung’s locked into Qualcomm chips through 2030, and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 costs a staggering $240-280 per unit. That’s forcing painful cost-cutting measures like bigger selfie camera holes and thicker bezels on the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
America’s Cyber Defenses Are Cracking Under Political Pressure
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is losing state and local partners who no longer trust the politically compromised organization. Arizona’s secretary of state reveals he deliberately avoided CISA during a recent Iranian-linked cyberattack, signaling a breakdown in national cybers