Thursday Tech Headlines – 05FEB2026

Thursday Tech Headlines – 05FEB2026

Every Thursday, we share some recent tech headlines that we find interesting (or disturbing) and hope you will find them of interest too. You get to pick and choose which ones interest you the most. So, click on the titles that pique your curiosity! We hope you will like our new Thursday Tech Headlines feature. If you do, please let us know!

PS: The headlines we pick do not necessarily reflect our opinions and shouldn’t be taken as recommendations. We post these items to spark curiosity and encourage learning. Most of all, we hope you find them interesting or thought-provoking.  

Tech Headlines for Thursday, February 5, 2026

“Microslop” Screwed Up Windows 11 So Badly It Needed a Second Emergency Patch

You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift

AtlasOS is the debloated Windows experience everyone should install

‘We’ve heard from many who want nothing to do with AI’ says Mozilla, as it introduces an AI blocking menu to upcoming Firefox builds

The PC shutdown bug is bigger than expected — Windows 10 machines are now affected

Windows 11 version 26H1 is coming soon, but you won’t get it

‘Windows 11’s February update is imminent — here’s what to expect, including the 4 features I’m most excited about

The New AI Voice Scam Targeting High-Balance Bank Accounts This Week

New Microsoft Update Improves Windows Sign-In Experience

That’s it for our Thursday Tech Headlines for this week. Thank you so much for reading!

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