Over 500 million PC users haven’t upgraded to Windows 11
It’s been over a month and a half since Microsoft ended support for Windows 10. But it seems that many users are hesitant to upgrade to Windows 11. Dell posted its earnings call for Q3, FY 2026, and it revealed some interesting information about Windows 11 adoption rates.
OEM says it’s over 500 million PCs haven’t upgraded to Windows 11Another 500 million users cannot upgrade to the latest operating system because their older computers do not meet the system requirements to run the OS, Dell believes that the overall transition from Windows 10 to 11 is much slower than the previous generation, and as a result, this could lead to slower PC sales in the year ahead,
ChatGPIT says it did not suffer a data breach, only a third-party analytics provider did
OpenAI has confirmed that one of its third-party data analytics providers suffered a data breachThe victim was Mixpanel, which was hacked due to a smishing campaign, OpenAI says it does not impact ChatGPT, and that no chats, API requests, API usage data, passwords, credentials, API keys, payment details or government IDs were leaked,
However, it confirmed that users who visited https://platform.openai.com/ may have had their data leaked, including their name, email address, approximate location, OS, browser, referring websites, and organization or user IDs associated with the API account. OpenAI has terminated its contract with Mixpanel following the security incident.
Valve’s Steam Machine won’t be cheap
Ever since Valve unveiled the new Steam Machine, fans have been asking one question. What is the price? Although there is no official information about it, but some engineers of the company have confirmed it. It will cost like a PCMore precisely, it will cost about the same to set up a mid-level PC with the same parts,
Valve cannot undercut the competition like gaming laptops or PCs, which may lead non-gamers to turn to the Steam Machine, as it can be used like a regular computer. It would be ideal for the company for gamers to purchase devices and games on the Steam store, which would bring in more revenue for Valve.
And with RAM prices rising rapidly, it may be a challenge for Valve to offer the Steam Machine at a lower than the average price that gamers have come to expect.
Notepad Adding Support for Tables
Microsoft is adding some new features to Notepad on Windows 11. text editor is Getting Support for TablesNotepad is constantly adding new options to its toolbar like basic text formatting, Markdown formatting, and now it’s testing an Add Table button, This option will also be available in the app’s context menu, and users will also be able to add tables using the Markdown format,
Apart from Tables, Microsoft says that Notepad is also getting Streaming AI feature. When users access the generative AI features, i.e., write, rewrite, and summarize, the text editor will start displaying the results as they are generated. The Redmond company believes that this new experience will provide users more time to interact with and edit the generated content.
The features are currently being tested in the Windows Insider Program, and may soon be available to users in the stable channel. Windows users have criticized Microsoft for adding unwanted features to Notepad and bloating it.
Spotify prices to rise in early 2026
Spotify users in the US will need this Be prepared for price increases Early next year. The music streaming service currently costs $11.99 per month, which is already about a dollar more than most rival services, and is about to increase. Record labels are said to be unhappy that company subscription prices have not increased to reflect inflation. Labels are also unhappy with the fact that Spotify is offering its service at a lower price than Netflix charges.
Spotify recently increased the price of its service in several countries in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Google Assistant will shut down in March 2026
Google has quietly revealed that it will be shutting down Google Assistant in March 2026. The voice assistant, which debuted in 2016, was integrated into many Google apps from Android devices, cars and maps, music, etc. But, since AI took the front seat, Google Assistant was put on the back burner. Google has started integrating Gemini into many of its apps, and is replacing the Assistant with AI apps.
While the Mountain View company announced that Google Assistant will be retired at the end of 2025, many users have complained about Gemini’s reliability. This could possibly be the reason why the support end date of the app has been extended.
KDE will move to Wayland only in 2027
KDE Plasma is ready to go with Wayland As the sole display server in 2027. The developers of the popular desktop environment have announced their plans to introduce support for a Wayland-only version, which is set to arrive with KDE Plasma 6.8. Despite removing support for X11/Xorg sessions, Plasma will still allow users to run X11 apps, thanks to Xwayland.
The decision to go only Wayland is becoming common among the Linux development community. Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10, Kubuntu 25.10 removed X11 support from their distros, leaving Wayland as the only option for users. KDE says that many of its users are already using Wayland, and that the display server protocol provides a better experience in gaming.
YouTube will let users customize their home feed
YouTube is testing a feature called “”your custom feed“, which will allow users to personalize the videos they see on their home feed. The video streaming platform has long suffered from poor algorithms that push popular videos instead of videos that are relevant to the user. Therefore, the upcoming change is likely to be welcomed by users.
This is an AI-powered feature, and YouTube says that users will have to type a prompt to customize their feed, and the website will customize the experience according to their preferences.
