Microsoft Retires ‘Copilot Mode’ as Edge Gets Built-In AI Tools

Microsoft is retiring “Copilot Mode” in Edge as it builds AI browsing tools directly into Edge on desktop and mobile.
Forbes

Microsoft Says Edge Password Security Vulnerability Is ‘By Design’—Is It Time To Switch To Chrome?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

Microsoft Confirms Surprising Edge Password Security U-Turn

Microsoft has confirmed a “defense-in-depth change will come to every supported version of Edge” after initially refusing to ...
Microsoft

From edge appliance to enterprise compromise: Multi-stage Linux intrusion via F5 and Confluence

A multi-stage attack on Linux devices began with an exposed F5 BIG-IP edge appliance and pivoted to an internal Confluence ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft Edge is getting rid of sidebar apps as Windows 11 decluttering continues

Microsoft Edge is about to lose one of its more quirky features as Microsoft continues to clean up its software experience. The company has confirmed that the sidebar app list in Edge is being ...

Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs

Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot, you can ask the chatbot ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft backpedals: Edge to stop loading passwords into memory

Microsoft is updating the Edge web browser to ensure it no longer loads saved passwords into process memory in clear text at startup after previously stating it was "by design." This behavior was ...
Mashable

Microsoft Edge is storing passwords as plain text? Here's what Microsoft says.

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...
Windows Central

Microsoft Edge will load all your passwords into memory in plaintext, but Microsoft says it's not a security concern

A security researcher has discovered that Microsoft Edge will load all your stored passwords into memory in plaintext at startup, making it easy for malware to scrape those passwords. When you ...
24/7 Wall St.

Microsoft Stock Might Be the New “Big Steal” of the Mag 7

The market is getting overheated, and, with that, some new correction predictions are bound to come flowing in. But under the ...

Yes, you can get Microsoft 365 free - here's how

The former Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) now requires a subscription - but there are easy ways to get it free.

Microsoft brings tab intelligence to Edge browser, and I dearly wish Apple would add it to Safari

Microsoft just made Edge smarter by letting Copilot reason across all your open tabs. It's genuinely useful, and it makes me wish Apple would bring something similar to Safari.The Latest Tech News, De ...