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Desktop Chrome Tests "AI Playback" for Read Aloud
4+ week, 2+ day ago (403+ words) Now, Google is adding an “AI Playback” toggle to that Read Aloud experience....Chrome Canary now provides an early look at the new AI option....Hover over the button and Chrome shows “Turn on AI Playback.”...Click it, and the…...
Microsoft’s Next Windows 11 AI Push Could Put Autonomous Agents on Your PC
1+ week, 1+ day ago (413+ words) Published on September 6, 2026 Microsoft wants Windows 11 to become a platform for local AI, with more...models and AI agents running directly on PCs instead of relying entirely on cloud services....Microsoft does not expect local models to replace cloud AI…...
Google Is Bringing Search and AI to the Windows 11 Desktop, With Chrome Joining In
2+ week, 5+ day ago (525+ words) Published on August 26, 2026 Google is bringing more Search and AI experiences to the Windows 11 desktop...Windows users can now find multiple Google-branded desktop entry points for Search and AI, including...It has a Google search field and an AI Mode…...
Windows 11 Could Let You Choose How Much RAM AI Gets
3+ week, 15+ min ago (317+ words) , 2026 Windows 11 could soon give users more control over how much unified memory goes to graphics, AI...Strings found inside Windows reference “Reserved memory for accelerators” and “Memory for graphics and AI...That approach can help systems running large local AI…...
Task Manager Makes It Easier to Track AI Workloads on Windows 11
3+ week, 4+ day ago (364+ words) Microsoft is expanding Task Manager with new metrics that make it easier to see how Windows 11 apps use AI...The changes add process-level monitoring for NPUs, GPU neural engines, and memory dedicated to AI workloads...The information could prove especially…...
Visual Studio Code Makes AI Agent Sessions Easier to Manage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) September 3, 2026 Visual Studio Code 1.136 is now available, with Microsoft putting much of the focus on AI...The experimental features use the following settings: This allows AI agents to work across projects that...This should make larger AI-assisted tasks easier…...
Windows 365 Turns Five as Microsoft Bets Bigger on AI Agents
3+ week, 3+ day ago (374+ words) turns five as Microsoft expands its Cloud PC platform beyond traditional enterprise desktops and toward AI...The service gives AI agents access to managed Cloud PCs where they can interact with Windows applications...Microsoft is positioning these containers as another…...
Microsoft Edge Tests AI Mode on the New Tab Page, Even With Copilot Disabled
1+ week, 1+ day ago (350+ words) Published on September 6, 2026 Microsoft is testing a new AI Mode entry point that lives outside the...Clicking AI Mode displays an “Ask anything in AI Mode” prompt along with several suggested queries....This builds directly on our previous Edge AI…...
Meta Launches Muse, a Personal AI Agent That Can Take Real-World Actions
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (548+ words) Published on September 9, 2026 Meta Muse personal AI agent is launching in the United States with the...Meta is launching Muse, a personal AI agent that users can access through a dedicated app or directly...
Microsoft Brings Age-Aware App and AI Controls to Windows 11
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (432+ words) Microsoft is expanding its age-awareness system so developers can tailor apps, safeguards, and AI experiences...Microsoft specifically points to AI experiences as an area where age-awareness could play a role....Developers could use a person’s age range to change how…...