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A leaked Microsoft Aion video reportedly shows the company exploring a dedicated AI-focused operating system, as Windows Central reports. The project, codenamed Aion, appears to place Copilot at the center of the desktop experience while relying on Microsoft Edge, web technologies, and cloud-first apps. The video was reportedly first shared on the BetaWiki Discord server. Sources cited in the report claim the video is real, but allegedly dates back to 2024.

For years, the Surface Go lineup served as Microsoft’s answer for buyers who wanted a lightweight Windows PC without spending a fortune. If you still fancy Surface Go lineup over other offering, there might be some bad news for you. A new report claims Microsoft has quietly discontinued both the Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go families, with no replacements currently in development.

CISA warns hackers are actively exploiting a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability that allows remote code execution on unpatched servers. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-45659, has a high-severity rating and now appears in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The warning puts new pressure on organizations running affected SharePoint versions to apply Microsoft’s May security updates.

Steam Hardware & Software Survey data for June 2026 shows Windows 11 continuing to grow among PC gamers, while Windows 10 keeps losing ground. Valve’s latest monthly survey points to a steady shift toward newer systems, although most hardware categories stayed relatively stable. The biggest movement came from operating systems, GPUs, and VRAM configurations. Windows 11 now accounts for 70.44% of Steam users, according to Valve’s June 2026 survey.

XBOX may follow Sony’s physical disc move as new reports suggest Microsoft’s next-generation console could move further away from physical games. Sony reportedly plans to stop producing discs for PlayStation games released in 2028. Now, questions are growing over whether XBOX will make a similar shift with its next console generation. According to Insider Gaming, Microsoft’s next-generation XBOX console, reportedly known as Project Helix, may not include a physical disc drive.

The internet can be a cruel place, especially if you don’t pay attention to the websites, you visit and blindly copy and paste commands from them. Unknowingly, you could be a victim of cyberattacks, a nightmare for anyone in any given day. Well, worry not. Opera finally has you covered, thanks to its new security feature called Paste Protect.

Windows Movie Maker is back in the spotlight after a classic Movie Maker 6.0 setup file resurfaced online, giving longtime Windows users another reason to revisit the XP-era video editor. For many PC users, Windows Movie Maker was one of the first tools that made home video editing feel simple. It shipped during a time when users edited family clips, school projects, gaming videos, and slideshow-style videos without needing complex software or subscriptions. Now, that nostalgia has returned.

Earlier today, we reported about Microsoft bringing a new Facilitator AI feature to Teams that can listen to meetings, searches the web and answers question before you even ask. It seems Microsoft isn’t done integrating more of AI to Teams, even it needs to open the doors to rivals. That’s because a new report now claims Anthropic is preparing to bring its Claude AI agent directly into Teams.

Fake guest complaints targeting hotels in Japan are being used in a phishing campaign that tricks hotel workers into opening malicious files disguised as photos or videos. Microsoft says the campaign has been active since April 2026, while Trend Micro has reported similar attacks against Japanese Booking.com partner accommodations. Attackers are sending emails that look like routine customer-service complaints.

WhatsApp username reservations have started rolling out ahead of a wider launch planned for later this year, but the feature is already raising privacy, fraud, and impersonation concerns. The upcoming system will let users find and message each other through usernames instead of phone numbers. Meta presents the change as a privacy improvement because users will not always need to share their phone number to connect with someone on WhatsApp.