Microsoft is officially retiring the Office brand after nearly 17 years. The company has locked its Office X account and is directing all support to its Microsoft 365 channel as it unifies everything under “Microsoft 365 Copilot.”
MSI launched a full suite of new laptops at CES 2026, targeting both professionals and gamers. The lineup includes refreshed Prestige models for productivity, the beastly Raider 16 Max for gaming, and a slim Stealth 16 AI+ for portable power.
Dara Khosrowshahi left a stable CEO job at Expedia in 2017 to take over Uber during its worst crisis. His risky bet on the company’s core potential is now a case study in turnaround leadership.
A sophisticated malware campaign is targeting hotels in Europe during the busy holiday season. Attackers are sending phishing emails about fake high-value reservations, then using fake system crashes to trick users into manually running malicious code.
Satechi has unveiled its first Thunderbolt 5 product, a feature-packed dock with an integrated SSD enclosure. Priced at $400, it supports massive multi-display setups and won’t ship until the first quarter of 2026. It’s a clear glimpse into the wired connectivity future.
The EU has sanctioned Jacques Baud, a retired Swiss colonel, for promoting what it calls “pro-Russian propaganda.” His assets are frozen and travel is banned, all without a trial. This move is raising serious questions about free speech and the rule of law in Europe.
Nvidia’s stock has tumbled 8% since October, wiping out $460 billion in market value. The AI chip king now faces unprecedented competition from AMD and its own biggest customers like Google and Amazon, who are building their own chips. Here’s what’s really going on.
A new ZDNet analysis highlights six Linux distributions poised for a breakout year in 2026. The list includes both new atomic systems and familiar faces, all aiming to capture users migrating from Windows 10.
AMD has unveiled the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, its new top gaming CPU. It bumps the boost clock to 5.6 GHz but keeps the same core and cache design as its predecessor. The performance gain over the last model looks to be pretty small.
AI agents like Claude Code are enabling a new wave of app development directly from smartphones, bypassing traditional coding. This will lead to an explosion of hyper-personal, niche apps, fundamentally changing what the App Store contains and who builds for it.
