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Microsoft plans to fix Windows 11's slow context menus with major overhaul designed to improve performance and reliability: New compact menu design will be faster and user customizable

A new feature coming soon to Windows 11 will overhaul the context menu system on Windows 11 with a new compact design that users can customize themsevles.

Windows Central · Jul 30

PM FB post issue: Meta writes to govt, outlines rigorous safeguards for posts by prominent accounts

Meta has informed the IT Ministry that posts by the Prime Minister and prominent accounts will have additional oversight on the platform and that multiple checks will take place at levels of senior company officials, sources said, citing the social media firm's communication to the ministry.

The Economic Times · Jul 29

Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury

In opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparency

The Guardian - US · Jul 28

EU fines Google £759m for breaching competition laws on search and app store

The European Commission handed out two separate fines worth 460 million euros (£392 million) and 430 million euros (£367 million).

Evening Standard · Jul 23

EU fines Google €890 million for competition breaches, risking Trump ire

The European Commission on Thursday fined Google a total of €890 million for breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act by restricting customer access to its competitors' services. The move risks escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly accused the EU of targeting US tech firms and has…

France 24 · Jul 23

US teen withdraws social media addiction suit against Meta

LOS ANGELES - A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched case over social media's harms to children's mental health without a trial.

Bangkok Post · Jul 23

US lawmakers urge Donald Trump to act against EU tech rules, suggest trade probes

In a letter, the lawmakers focused on the European Union's Digital Markets Act aimed at reining in the power of Amazon, Apple, Booking Holdings, TikTok owner ByteDance, Google, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. The lawmakers cited European businesses' unfettered access to the U.S. market as a comparison. The Commission said a…

The Economic Times · Jul 22

Microsoft is finally modernizing Windows 11's decades-old File Explorer properties window with a new UI

The first signs of a completely modernized File Properties window using WinUI are hidden in the latest Windows 11 preview builds.

Windows Central · Jul 21

Microsoft Whiteboard is not shutting down, but you still may lose access next month

Microsoft Whiteboard is retiring support for personal Microsoft accounts. Users have until August 22, 2026, to create or edit boards, and until September 5, 2026, to export their data before it is permanently deleted.

Windows Central · Jul 21

Meta faces Tennessee trial over allegations Instagram was designed to be addictive

Tennessee accuses the company of violating the state's ​consumer protection law by knowingly designing a product that drives teens to compulsive use and misleading the public about its safety.

The Economic Times · Jul 20