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betanews.com > article > linux-foundation-openmdw-osi-license

Linux Foundation submits OpenMDW license to OSI for review

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (510+ words) OpenMDW addresses the problem by defining separate terms for a model's architecture, its training data, and its weights, then combining all three under one license agreement. That structure sets it apart from permissive software licenses such as MIT, BSD, and…...

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betanews.com > article > windows-11-file-explorer-preview-anyway-button

Windows 11 adds 'Preview anyway' button to File Explorer

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (498+ words) Microsoft disabled File Explorer's preview pane by default for files carrying the Mark of the Web starting with Windows security updates released on and after October 14, 2025. The Mark of the Web is a tag Windows applies to files that arrive…...

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betanews.com > article > how-to-fix-exception_access_violation-errors-in-windows-11

How to fix EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors in Windows 11

19+ hour, 8+ min ago   (446+ words) Issues with various games have cropped up in Windows 11 since the release of a recent update for the operating system. Game developers and Microsoft have been looking into the problems, and the Windows maker recently said that it thought that…...

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betanews.com > article > google-expands-its-youtube-stations-experiments-to-include-more-content

Google expands its YouTube Stations experiments to include more content

19+ hour, 26+ min ago   (359+ words) Google is no stranger to running experiments across its various platforms and services, and YouTube. One of its recent trials is Stations which works in a similar way to streaming TV, offering round-the-clock curated videos content. The experiment appears to…...

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betanews.com > article > how-to-make-outlook-on-the-web-and-outlook-for-windows-look-like-classic-outlook

How to make Outlook on the web and Outlook for Windows look like Classic Outlook

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (545+ words) Change can be hard to accept, and this is definitely true when the design of an application or website changes. When Microsoft launched Outlook for Windows, there was dismay that it looked so different to Classic Outlook. Now Microsoft has…...

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betanews.com > article > zai-glm-5-3-cybersecurity-delay

Z.ai delays GLM 5.3 release over cybersecurity risks

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (588+ words) Z.ai announced GLM 5.3 on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, introducing an open-weight artificial intelligence model built for advanced coding and cybersecurity work. The company said the model runs on the same base architecture as its predecessor, GLM 5.2, with every capability gain coming from…...

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betanews.com > article > windows-11-open-apps-maximized-setting

Windows 11 tests hidden setting to open apps maximized

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (323+ words) Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 setting that opens every application in a maximized window automatically. Windows researcher phantomofearth spotted the toggle inside Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26340.9212, which Microsoft released to the Experimental channel of the Windows Insider Program on Aug....

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betanews.com > article > google-now-lets-you-specific-the-sources-you-prefer-to-receive-news-and-results-from

Google now lets you specific the sources you prefer to receive news and results from

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (415+ words) Google is launching a new button that publishers and news sources can add to their websites. The Preferred Sources button lets visitors to a site let Google know that this is a site they know and trust, and that it…...

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betanews.com > article > openai-private-safety-processing

OpenAI unveils privacy tool to counter Anthropic's ZDR gap

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (421+ words) GPT-5.6 Sol, OpenAI's flagship model, reached general availability on July 9, 2026, after a limited preview that began June 26, 2026, alongside the Terra and Luna tiers. It keeps its Zero Data Retention eligibility under the new preview, and OpenAI said the rollout targets…...

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betanews.com > article > visual-studio-2026-18-9-copilot-thinking-effort

Visual Studio 2026 adds a thinking effort dial for Copilot

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (304+ words) In a separate post on the Visual Studio blog, Microsoft described thinking effort as "a small knob with a big payoff," adding that it gives developers more control over how many credits a task consumes. The post also confirmed the…...