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Switzerland is paying $11 million to stop using Outlook and Teams
The openDesk suite will replace Microsoft 365 on 3,000 PCs, with 54,000 more possibly next
Editor's take: Switzerland is joining a growing list of European countries that no longer want to do business with Microsoft and other US IT giants. The federal government has already begun ditching Microsoft's productivity tools in favor of open-source alternatives, and the country's military authorities are moving even faster with the transition.
Open Forum: What's your most-used keyboard shortcut?
Beyond copy, paste, undo, and Alt + Tab, which shortcut has become second nature?
Todoist keeps tasks and projects organized without getting in your way
Todoist is a free task manager with a clean interface that lets you quickly capture to-dos, set recurring deadlines and priorities, and organize everything into projects and lists. It works across desktop, mobile, and the web, and is also one of our Essential Apps for Windows and macOS.
Samsung Odyssey G80HS 32" Review: Going 6K
Samsung's Odyssey G80HS combines a razor-sharp 6K 165Hz display with a 3K 330Hz dual mode, promising the best of productivity and gaming, but its hefty sticker price comes with compromises.
Workers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta say AI is making their jobs harder, not easier
Current and former employees report 90-hour weeks during AI sprints
Developer ports Word for Windows 1.1a to modern x64 systems using original source code
Developer Justin Marshall used old Word's original source code, released by Microsoft in 2014
Sounding off: Microsoft's push to bake AI into every product and service it sells is understandably facing some backlash. Even Office is turning into a vessel for Redmond's chatbots, which may be why one developer decided to go back in time instead, releasing a wild modern port of an early Word release.
Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work, calls request for extra days off "very dumb"
Andrew Bosworth told employees to ask their parents if requesting more days off was a good "career strategy"
Are you actually using AI on your PC?
Beyond the hype, what does AI actually do for you?
Microsoft rolls out Copilot "vibe working" mode for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
What exactly does "engagement" in a word processor mean?
In brief: Microsoft is bringing Copilot's "agentic" mode to its Office productivity suite. With it, users will be able to provide instructions and let the system generate documents on their behalf. Despite ongoing concerns about hallucinations, the Redmond-based company says customers have responded positively to these capabilities.
A new OnlyOffice fork is Europe's answer to Microsoft Office
Euro-Office is already caught in a licensing dispute with its source project
Robots just installed 100 MW of solar panels in the desert
Robots are helping humans install solar panels at previously impossible rates
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Review: AMD Needs to Respond
Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus pushes beyond the 250K Plus with more cores and cache for $300. It costs more, but could be a strong value for high-end productivity workloads.
The OLED Burn-In Test: Two Years Later
After 6,500 hours of heavy productivity use, we revisit our intentionally abused 4K QD-OLED monitor to see how burn-in has progressed under one of the worst-case scenarios for OLED panels.
Google Chrome adds split view, PDF annotations, and Drive saves
Chrome has received a trio of new productivity upgrades on the desktop. The browser's new built-in split view lets you run two tabs side by side without juggling windows, while its PDF viewer can now handle highlights, notes, and even signatures. There's also a new 'Save to Google Drive' option that sends docs to the cloud into a dedicated folder.
Microsoft Teams may soon tell your boss when you enter or leave the office
New location detection feature is sparking worries about employee surveillance
The OLED Burn-In Test: 21-Month Update
We've spent 21 months stress-testing a 4K OLED with nonstop productivity work. Now, after 5,000 hours of static use on our MSI 321URX, it's time to revisit how burn-in is shaping the panel.
The economy is pushing US consumers and corporations to cling to outdated hardware
Americans want to upgrade their phones every 16 months. They're doing it every 29
The International Criminal Court is replacing Microsoft Office with "sovereign" EU suite OpenDesk
ICC personnel doesn't trust Microsoft or other US-made software products anymore
Microsoft to install Copilot by default on Microsoft 365 devices starting fall 2025
European customers will be unaffected by the change
Windows 11 now nags you to renew your Microsoft 365 subscription
Redmond continues to push its productivity suite
The OLED Burn-In Test: 18-Month Update
We've been stress-testing our 4K OLED for over a year with nonstop productivity use. Here's how 18 months of static content has affected the panel, and whether burn-in is finally becoming a problem.
LibreOffice 25.8 released with faster performance, improved MS Office format support
LibreOffice 25.8, the latest update to the popular open-source productivity suite, delivers major performance and compatibility upgrades. From startup to navigating large documents, files now open up to 30% faster. The suite also improves handling of DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX formats to reduce formatting issues, and introduces support for exporting to PDF 2.0.
The PDF gets a makeover: Adobe integrates generative AI into everyday documents
The new features mark the end of paper-like digital documents