A federal judge ruled the Trump administration must continue providing federal funds for the $16 billion Gateway tunnel under the Hudson River, saying that stopping the payments “flagrantly” violated the law https://t.co/Gsg4gLnxDj
A union battling California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order increasing the in-person work requirement for roughly 90,000 state workers failed to get a court to intervene ahead of the Wednesday deadline. https://t.co/CrqrqzYgmj
Microsoft now wants you to believe 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline
A few months ago, Microsoft said 32GB was the “no worries” upgrade for Windows 11 gaming. Before that, it spent two years pushing Copilot+ PCs with 16GB RAM as the minimum for the future of Windows.
Now Microsoft’s own Surface buying guide says 8GB RAM is “great” for everyday use like browsing, streaming, schoolwork, and productivity apps.
That would be easier to accept if Windows 11 were light. It isn’t... at least not yet.
Windows 11 is heavier than Windows 10. Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Discord, Outlook, Widgets, WebView2 apps, and background AI features all eat memory. And Microsoft is still talking about Copilot, agentic Windows, local AI, and AI PCs.
8GB makes sense on a cheap $599 device if the OS is optimized for it.
It does not make sense on premium Windows 11 hardware in 2026.
Is artificial intelligence getting better at law school exams? Maybe not, new study shows. https://t.co/NZfgqy8Tx4 #legaltech#legaleducation@juliannehill
The Trump administration finalized new federal student loan rules, effective July 1, requiring college programs to show graduates earn more to keep funding. https://t.co/qeQtOvVqlg
Though the breach occurred at a third-party service provider, hackers used that access to steal LastPass customers' contact info and physical addresses. https://t.co/xaioTtUl8I
A federal judge in Seattle consolidated a pair of proposed class actions brought by Amazon customers looking to recover millions of dollars in refunds for the now-invalidated International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs. https://t.co/uAdK6hsSN4