Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it’s us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent ...

Developer conference season continues with Microsoft Build today, and we're expecting the company to share news about updates coming to Windows, Copilot and possibly even Office 365 products this ...

TOKYO—Japan spent more than $73 billion to support the yen over the past month, representing its first intervention since 2024 as officials grow concerned about a weaker currency driving up the cost ...

Jade Garden, a popular dim sum restaurant in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, saw its front door window smashed for the fourth time, owners said. Jimmy Kimmel announces change out of ...

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 feature that would let users “feel haptic feedback effects on compatible input devices while performing certain actions, such as aligning objects in PowerPoint, ...

Windows Server 2025 support arrives in Amazon WorkSpaces for modern virtual desktops. Security features like TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and Credential Guard enhance VDI protection. Cloud-hosted Windows ...

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...

Microsoft is pausing parts of its "AI everywhere" strategy to address long-standing Windows 11 performance and reliability problems. User backlash over bloated UI elements, broken updates, and ...

Microsoft has announced that the phase-out of NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is now transitioning to disabling the protocol by default, in an effort to increase security in Windows 11 and Windows Server. NTLM ...

To fix Excel’s Status Bar if it is not showing Sum, Count, or Average on a Windows 11/10 PC, use these fixes: Re-enable Status Bar options Convert numbers stored as text Copy data to a new workbook ...

As I covered in my year-end cyber review last month, there were numerous headline-grabbing cybersecurity stories in 2025 — many focused on AI. So as we look back 12 months, what were the most popular ...