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A major Windows 11 UI redesign is coming, Microsoft is dumping legacy code for WinUI

Microsoft confirms Windows 11’s File Explorer Properties dialog is a real WinUI rebuild, and more legacy dialogs are moving to WinUI next.

Microsoft says that their plan is to convert more Windows UI elements to WinUI3, while confirming that the new File Explorer Properties dialog was rebuilt from scratch in WinUI, and not just a fresh coat of paint.

Windows 11 has felt inconsistent for a while now. Modern panels are right next to decades-old dialogs, RAM usage keeps creeping up in apps that are supposed to be native, and popular Windows apps keep turning into web wrappers because developers don’t trust Microsoft to stick with a UI framework.

Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online

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[TASK] Download, convert to WebP, and archive a large list of images (Scripts & link file already prepared)

Hello everyone, I am looking for someone with a high-speed internet connection and a powerful PC to help me with a data hoarding/archiving task. Unfortunately, my local internet traffic is strictly limited and my hardware is quite old, so running this process myself is not feasible. What needs to be done: Download: Download a large volume of image files from a public imageboard using a prepared list of URLs. Convert: Compress/convert the downloaded images into WebP format to optimize space (aiming for the images to weigh about 20% of their original volume). Organize: Rename/split the folders accordingly and pack folders #7 through #38 into separate .rar archives. Upload: Upload the final .rar archives to a cloud storage of your choice (Google Drive, Mega, Terabox, etc.) so I can download the compressed results. What I will provide: A clean, pre-parsed .txt file containing all the exact image URLs (no scraping needed on your part). Ready-to-use Python and Batch scripts for automated downloading, renaming, and WinRAR archiving.

ChatGPT and Roblox will be subject to tighter rules in the EU. They will be added to the EU’s ‘very large online platform’ VLOP list, subjecting them to stricter rules under the Digital Services Act.

Why too much time online makes us unhappy

Fediverse, i need your help

Yes I am really begging from you guys.

On 3rd of August it is my mom’s birthday and she is going to be 38 years old. Almost for one month i was saving money to buy her a GUITAR!!! i already choosed a guitar it was the most cost effective guitar by kadence for $70, i have saved almost 55 dollars And i am unable to arrange more money and i have to buy it too. Please can you guys help me? Please, it will be a surprise for both my father and mother because we are poor and they will be very happy, yeah my mother likes guitar (though she don’t know how to play but i think she might learn it)

I dont want only one person to give me money you all can give money in small quantities so i can buy a guitar, i will likely upload the pic of guitar after arrival too!

Plus i also want to say that i am from india, 17 years old, i don’t have PayPal or something like that, i have fampay (an UPI platform for minors in india) or a crypto wallet whose kyc i did with my fathers documents.

Here the address to the wallet: 0xa122534083b300a12c063c9c3db323ce86ae3d28

It is USDT, and network is ETH.

I know my lemmy account is new but I am really not a scammer or whatever

It’s official: Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1297006/its-official-data-centers-are-slowing-americas-shift-away-from-coal

Colorado River crisis threatens water supply, hydropower for millions

Google will expand age checks on Android worldwide till the end of the year

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1296835/google-will-expand-age-checks-on-android-worldwide-till-the-end-of-the-year

South Korean Authorities Scrambling to Save Stock Market From AI Bubble

‘Tech people need to stop’: Startup faces backlash after suggesting its AI can save bad relationships

Google goes cash flow negative for the first time as AI data center buildout increases capex to a staggering $44.9 billion in a single quarter — CFO warns that capex will increase in 2027 as company…

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iOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments

Huawei is building its own DRAM fab, and it could reshape RAM prices for everyone

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag

FTC sues Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1296064/ftc-sues-hims-hers-for-sending-user-health-info-to-meta-snap