Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain

The retirement of West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford is a wake-up call for those of us using artificial intelligence (AI) tools at work and in our personal lives. Guildford lost the confidence ...

Microsoft updates Notepad and Paint with more AI features

Microsoft is rolling out new artificial intelligence features with the latest updates to the Notepad and Paint apps for Windows 11 Insiders.
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Windows Notepad is now a better Markdown text editor

More Markdown features are coming to Notepad.

How to edit text files directly from Command Prompt and PowerShell

You can now use Microsoft Edit to create and edit text files directly in Command Prompt or PowerShell without switching apps, ...
TweakTown

Notepad now lets you create tables, but is it one feature too many for this simple app?

TL;DR: Microsoft Notepad for Windows 11 now supports table creation with an easy toolbar grid and enhanced AI-powered Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools for faster text generation. While these ...
Computerworld

How to create documents (and more) with Gemini Canvas

People with Google Workspace or Google AI Pro accounts can use Google’s Gemini AI assistant to generate documents in Docs and other Workspace apps. But anybody can use the Canvas tool in the Gemini ...
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How to Use Windows 11 Character Map Tool

Discover how to effortlessly use the Windows 11 Character Map Tool to insert special characters, emojis, and symbols into ...
The Verge

Copilot on Windows can now create Office documents and connect to Gmail

You can create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Copilot chat interface. You can create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Copilot chat interface. is a senior editor and author of ...
MLive

Michigan has two o-linemen returning from injury, and a decision to make

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan expects to have two returning offensive linemen back and ready to go this weekend. But will both players return to the starting lineup? Guards Giovanni El-Hadi and Brady ...
Engadget

Notepad's AI writing features will soon run locally on Copilot+ PCs

CoPilot+ PC owners have a new perk in the pipeline. Your AI PC will soon perform Notepad's AI writing features on-device — no subscription required. The app's summarize, write and rewrite options were ...
Odessa American

IT’S GEEK TO ME: Specially configured shortcut solves Notepad window size issue

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to ...
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Use Markdown and Rich Text Formatting in Windows 11 Notepad

Windows 11 Notepad just got a major upgrade, and it’s no longer just a plain text editor. Although a light replacement for WordPad, it now supports markdown and cool formatting options. Here, we will ...