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Microsoft has announced several new features coming soon to the Edge browser. The company wants to improve the Collection feature and allow users to store more content and collaborate with other people.
 
The current version of Microsoft Edge allows creating Collections with various content, such as entire web pages, pins from Pinterest, and sticky notes. Microsoft understands that users want to store more files in their Collections, so future updates will bring the ability to add images and videos using a simple right-click.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' tops the chart, followed by ‘Crimes of the Future'. 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' completes the top three.

It's the end of yet another week in the month of June and you know what that means: another Microsoft Weekly edition! This time, we have a lot of news about Microsoft Edge, some related to Windows builds, and a sprinkle of news items related to Microsoft's closure of Windows downloads in Russia. Let's dive into our weekly digest for June 18 - June 24!

Stay connected while disconnecting

The problem with going off-grid is the lack of connection.
 
The urge to get away from it all without losing access to Slack and Instagram was a #vanlife trend long before COVID-19. The pandemic only accelerated it, fueled by social distancing rules, office closures, and flexible remote work policies that enable more people to set up shop from any location they choose. Few do so, however, because change is hard, and going truly remote often means being out of range of cell towers — but not satellites. That’s where Starlink RV comes in.

Australian scientists have created the world's first-ever quantum computer circuit – one that contains all the essential components found on a classical computer chip but at the quantum scale.

The landmark discovery, published in Nature today, was nine years in the making.

"This is the most exciting discovery of my career," senior author and quantum physicist Michelle Simmons, founder of Silicon Quantum Computing and director of the Center of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology at UNSW told ScienceAlert.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' tops the chart, followed by ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'. 'Morbius' completes the top three.

One of the most-used tools on the internet is not what it used to be.

We are at the close of another week, which means that it's time to recap every recent event from the world of Microsoft, as usual. This time, we have an important milestone in the form of Internet Explorer's death, a lot of Windows 11 news, and some items related to Windows updates breaking existing capabilities. Without further ado, let's dive into our weekly digest for June 11 - June 17.

Long daily commutes, extensive office meetings, and late night TV binges are not without a health cost. Repeated studies have made it clear that too much sitting is a recipe for an early grave.

Yet like so much in science, the evidence is limited to what can be studied close to home. Far from research institutions of affluent countries, the consequences of sedentary living haven't been scrutinized in as much detail, leaving open the possibility that low and middle income populations might have a different experience.

Now, a study by an international team of researchers involving more than 100,000 individuals across 21 countries has revealed people in poorer parts of the world suffer even worse effects from long days perched in one position.

From virtual assistants like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa, to robotic vacuums and self-driving cars, to automated investment portfolio managers and marketing bots, artificial intelligence has become a big part of our everyday lives. Still, thinking about AI, many of us imagine human-like robots who, according to countless science fiction stories, will become independent and rebel one day.

Microsoft has released its latest Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11. This update is marked as KB501469 and includes some security improvements. It also brings more quality improvements to the servicing stack to ensure reliable updates. Unfortunately, this update carries a known issue related to .NET Framework 3.5 but a workaround has been outlined.

It's the second Tuesday of the month which means it's Patch Tuesday time again. As such, today Microsoft is rolling out the monthly security update for May 2022 (also called "B release") on Windows 10 for the latest versions, 21H1, and 21H2. The new updates are being distributed under KB5014699, bumping up the builds to 19042.1766, 19043.1766, and 19044.1766.

Microsoft has released the June Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 (KB5014742) and Windows 8.1 (KB5014746). Both updates bring improvements to their respective operating systems but also carry issues that you may have to use a workaround on. Without further ado, here’s what’s new.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' tops the chart, followed by ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'. 'Morbius' completes the top three.

It's the end of yet another week which means that it's time to dive into a recap of all the things that happened in the world of Microsoft over the past few days. There is a lot to cover including some wonky messages about Windows 11 support, the arrival of a tabbed File Explorer, and a bunch of app updates. Without further ado, let's kick off our weekly digest for June 4 - June 10.

Cloudflare has announced a new technology called Private Access Tokens that allow you to validate visitors to your site are real, in a private manner. Operating systems will add support for this new technology including the upcoming versions of macOS and iOS and will eliminate the need to complete annoying CAPTCHAs. This should make mobile browsing more pleasant.

Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 11 build 22621 to Windows Insiders enrolled in the Release Preview Channel, marking another step towards general availability of Windows 11 22H2 which is scheduled for release sometime later this year. However, it seems from reports on Reddit, that users on unsupported hardware are being offered the upgrade as well, even those on Windows 10.

Microsoft has moved Windows 11, version 22H2, to the Windows Insider Release channel, indicating that it is in its final round of testing before it's likely released this fall.
 
Windows 11 22H2, aka Sun Valley 2, is the operating system's next feature update and is expected only to have a few minor improvements and new features.
 
Last month, we reported that Windows 11 22H2 build 22621 was the Released to Manufacturing (RTM) build, which is the product's final build before its release to OEMs and other partners for installation in new devices.

A report suggested it’d top out at 1080p
 
In January, Protocol revealed that Google was working on a cheaper Chromecast video streaming dongle that would top out at 1080p resolution, which could possibly be sold as the “Chromecast HD with Google TV.”
 
Now, a new Google filing with the Federal Communications Commission (via Droid-Life) suggests that device is indeed on the way.

It's that time of year again. At WWDC 2022, Apple showed off iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, the next versions of the operating systems that run on its iPhones and iPads. This update builds on many of the new features Apple introduced in iOS 15, like SharePlay and Focus, and adds a greater degree of customization.

Here’s everything announced at the big event
 
Apple revealed a ton of exciting news at WWDC 2022, giving us a glimpse at the highly-anticipated macOS Ventura, iOS 16, the M2 chip, a new MacBook Air, and much more.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' tops the chart, followed by ‘Morbius'. 'Top Gun: Maverick' completes the top three.

The M2 will replace the M1, but it's not an upgrade over the M1 Pro or Max.

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Exactly two years after Apple first announced the M1, its direct successor has finally been revealed. Apple executives and product managers presented details about the new chip—predictably dubbed the M2—during its annual developer conference.

We are at the end of yet another week and while this one wasn't as packed as the previous one, we still have a lot of ground to cover when it comes to recapping everything important that happened in the Microsoft-verse in the past few days. There is a quite a bit of news related to Edge, some about exploits, and a new Windows 11 build for good measure. Let's dive into our weekly digest for May 28 - June 3.

Many desktop web browsers and some mobile browsers support the grouping of tabs. Implementations may differ depending on the browser and platform, but all have in common that they provide users with an option to group tabs in the browser.