PCWorld reports that Microsoft is overhauling Windows 11 with significant performance improvements targeting File Explorer, Start menu, and system responsiveness through better CPU scheduling and memory management. The updates separate Widgets from the Discover feed and adopt a "calm" approach with fewer notifications, though concerns arise about AI-summarized content potentially harming creators. These changes aim to make Windows 11 "feel faster" and more competitive with macOS, rolling out through the Windows Insider program. This is the new, more productive Windows 11. On Friday, Microsoft said that it has begun making improvements to File Explorer, speeding up Windows under the hood, and minimizing distractions from the Windows widgets, all in the name of getting more done. Microsoft's moves underscore what it began talking about in March: emphasizing a cleaner, more efficient Windows while scaling back on Copilot and moving toward adding features that customers have demanded, such as a configurable taskbar .

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PCWorld reports that current $20 flat-rate AI subscriptions from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others are becoming financially unsustainable for providers. GitHub Copilot has already switched to expensive usage-based pricing, while Anthropic considers removing advanced features from Claude Pro plans. Users should expect significant price increases as the true cost of powerful AI agents far exceeds current subscription fees.

The Next Alzheimer's Breakthrough Will Take More Than Just Science At WIRED Health, pioneering Alzheimer's researcher John Hardy outlined the stakes--and next steps--of where treatment is headed next. Alzheimer's research is entering a new phase, as treatments that have taken decades to develop begin to reach patients . But getting those advances to people will depend on more than scientific progress alone, according to pioneering Alzheimer's researcher John Hardy . Speaking at WIRED Health in April, Hardy, chair of the Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease at University College London, said that alongside more effective drugs, better diagnosis and political will were still needed to improve treatment of Alzheimer's disease. "We've got to get better," he said.

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Oura just announced a couple of new features that keep an eye on hormonal health for women. The pre-existing Cycle Insights feature, which tracks menstrual cycles, will now take hormonal birth control methods into consideration. The smart ring maker says that this first-of-its-kind experience will help users see how these methods can impact overall biometric data. This has been designed to provide personalized guidance during complex hormonal changes, so it can integrate data from over 20 combinations of birth control methods. These include pills, patches, IUDs and implants.

Cybersecurity was already under strain before AI entered the stack. Now, as AI expands the attack surface and adds new complexity, the limits of legacy approaches are becoming harder to ignore. This session from MIT Technology Review's EmTech AI conference explores why security must be rethought with AI at its core, not layered on after the fact. A prolific inventor and internationally recognized authority in knowledge representation, inference calculus, and AI planning, Tarique has spent his career applying autonomously collaborative AI to solve complex, ultra-high-scale challenges across cybersecurity, data security, and compliance -- with deep expertise spanning Data Classification, DLP, and DSPM industries. His groundbreaking innovations and multiple USPTO patents have earned him global recognition, including frequent invitations to deliver keynote addresses at prestigious international security conferences and forums. At GCCybersecurity, Tarique architected the core AI algorithms powering the company's 4th and 5th generation fully autonomous data leak protection and exfiltration platform -- among the most advanced platform of its kind.

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Samsung predicts the ongoing RAM shortage will intensify in 2027 and beyond, creating a worsening supply-demand gap for DRAM and SSD memory. PCWorld reports Samsung's semiconductor division profits surged to $36.5 billion in Q1 2026, representing a 49-fold increase driven by the shortage. Consumers and businesses should expect continued price increases and limited memory availability for several years ahead. We've long known the ongoing memory shortage could last several years . Even though RAM prices dipped for a bit, it was a false alarm and now there are more signs that the shortage won't abate for a while. According to Reuters, Samsung--one of the largest manufacturers of RAM and storage--believes not only that the memory shortage will worsen in 2027, but it will continue into the following years. Kim Jaejune, Executive Vice President at Samsung Electronics, is reported to have told analysts that, based solely on the orders the company has received for 2027, the gap between supply and demand for memory is likely to widen even further in 2027 compared to this year. For Samsung, however, the memory shortage has been a huge success. Operating profit for the company's semiconductor division reached nearly 53.7 trillion won ($36.5 billion USD) in the first quarter of 2026, a 49-fold increase over the previous quarter.

Two new projects, including one from a Pulitzer-winning reporter, claim they've solved the mystery of Bitcoin's creator. So why does the hunt continue? In December 2024, at the suggestion of a mutual friend, I met with a professional investigator named Tyler Maroney. He told me he was on a quest to discover the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin, and he felt that he had cracked the case. My first thought was, join the club. Literally dozens of journalists and investigators have spent months or even years trying to uncover the mysterious creator of the most popular cryptocurrency, who ended his (or her or their) online presence in 2011 and amassed around $83 billion in Bitcoin.