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Microsoft is rolling out a new Agent Mode inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint this week. Previously described by Microsoft as “vibe working,” the Agent Mode is a more powerful version of the Copilot experience in Office that Microsoft has been trying to sell to businesses.“When we first shipped Copilot, foundation models were not powerful enough to use Copilot to command the applications,” admits Sumit Chauhan, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Office Product Group. “This meant Copilot was a passive partner in documents: it could answer questions but missed the mark when it was asked to take action…

If you were planning to pick up the cheapest Mac Mini over one of the best laptops, you might be out of luck. Spotted by 9to5Mac, the base $599 / £599 M4 model with 256GB of storage can no longer be ordered from Apple’s online store. You can go through all the motions of selecting it, but when it comes to delivery or in-store collection, it’s simply listed as unavailable. The news, while disappointing for those looking to snap one up, doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Recently, Mac Minis in the 32GB and 64GB memory configurations were already subject…

Want to buy the best new smartphone, but aren’t sure where to start? You’re not the only one. It can be a minefield out there! Once you’ve decided between iOS and Android, you’ve got dozens of brands to pick from (if you go down the Android route). Even going down the simpler iPhone route, there are still plenty of models to pick between. How much do you want to spend? And do you really need the latest model? With that in mind, we’ve made a simpler guide for picking out a new phone. Here are 6 common mistakes smartphone buyers…

Honor has announced the 600 and 600 Pro, which it calls “accessible flagships,” and they look… familiar. Especially in that orange.The Pro makes the iPhone comparison especially obvious thanks to its triple rear camera — it even has the same flash layout — while the 600 is just a hair subtler because it drops the Pro’s 3.5x telephoto lens. Honor actually pulled the same move with last year’s iPhone Air-inspired Honor 500, but that phone only launched in Asia.Both phones have IP69K water-resistance ratings (a tougher rating that covers testing with water jets closer to the phone), midsize 6.57-inch OLED…

Introduction Some people say sorry with flowers; Dell has said it with a trip back to the drawing board for its primo ultraportable laptop, name included. After confusing fans in 2025 by putting XPS out to pasture in favour of Dell Premium – then properly vexing them by sticking with capacitive function keys that were widely hated on the outgoing model – Dell has course corrected for the new generation. The XPS 14’s resurrection also includes Intel’s latest Core Ultra 300 Series processors, bringing healthy performance and efficiency gains to more closely compete with Apple’s best. However, with prices starting…

Better xCloud developer redphx noticed that the store URL Microsoft had been testing for the past couple of years no longer works. It’s not clear exactly when it disappeared, but the last time the website was updated was nearly a year ago.The store was originally supposed to compete with Google and Apple, but strict app store rules have prevented Microsoft from launching its dream Xbox mobile store.“Three weeks ago, we filed an amicus because mobile competition still matters and we believe the future of play should be more open,” says Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma. “While I am still learning,…

Google’s AI meeting notetaker is no longer limited to Google Meets — Gemini can also generate summaries and transcripts of in-person meetings now, as well as meetings on Zoom and Microsoft Teams, as first reported by 9to5Google.Support for in-person meetings was previously limited to alpha users and only available on Android. Google’s support page for the feature notes that, “If a user who is not in person wants to join the meeting, you can transition the meeting to a normal video call.” The feature also works for impromptu meetings — Google says you “don’t need to be in a meeting…

Several US federal agencies are taking up Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model to find vulnerabilities, but one is reportedly not getting in on the action: the nation’s central cybersecurity coordinator.On Tuesday, Axios reported that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) didn’t have access to Mythos Preview, which Anthropic has touted as a powerful tool for finding and patching security vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, other agencies like Commerce Department and National Security Agency (NSA) are reportedly using the model, and President Donald Trump’s administration has been negotiating broader access, Axios wrote last week. In a blog post, Anthropic said it’s “been in ongoing…

For customers that have bought FSD, what we’re offering is essentially a discounted trade-in for cars that have AI4 hardware. We’ll also be offering the ability to upgrade the car to replace the computer. And you also need to replace the cameras, unfortunately, to go to Hardware 4. To do this efficiently, we’re going to have to set up microfactories, or small factories, in major metropolitan areas in order to do it efficiently. If it’s done at the service center, it’s extremely slow to do so and inefficient. We basically need mini production lines to make the change.I do think…

Tesla said it earned $477 million in net income on $22.4 billion in revenue in the quarter that ended in April 2026. That’s a 16 percent increase in revenue and a 17 percent increase in profits over the first quarter of 2025, when the company earned $409 million in net income on $19.3 billion in revenue. Tesla missed revenue expectations from Wall Street, which assumed approximately $22.64 billion in revenue.As part of the earnings update deck, Tesla said that preparations for its first “large-scale” factory to build its Optimus robots will begin in Q2. “The first-generation line, designed for 1…

Apple has released an update for iPhone and iPad that closes off an exploit that enabled law enforcement agencies to recover the content of messages that had appeared within notifications. In releasing iOS 26.4.2 on April 22, Apple said the bug meant “notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device” and advised users to update their devices (Settings > General > Software Update) in a timely fashion. 404 Media had previously reported (via TechCrunch) on a bug that kept notifications stored locally on the device, even though users may have dismissed or deleted them. That report said…

X is putting its AI chatbot, Grok, in charge of your timeline. In an announcement on Wednesday, X product head Nikita Bier says Premium subscribers on iOS can get early access to a feature that allows users to pin specific topics to their home tab, which Grok will then use to curate the posts you see across each feed.“It’s powered by Grok’s understanding of every post with the algorithm’s personalization — meaning every timeline is made just for you,” Bier writes. “And it works even better when it’s a topic you already engage with.”Bier says early access to the Grok-powered…