{"id":31488,"date":"2026-02-05T09:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=31488"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:06:53","slug":"thursday-tech-headlines-05feb2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/thursday-tech-headlines-05feb2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 05FEB2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nThursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 05FEB2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">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!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">PS: The headlines we pick do not necessarily reflect our opinions and shouldn&#8217;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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tech Headlines for Thursday, February 5, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"header__title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/clownfishtv.com\/microslop-screwed-up-windows-11-so-badly-it-needed-a-second-emergency-patch\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=microslop-screwed-up-windows-11-so-badly-it-needed-a-second-emergency-patch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u201cMicroslop\u201d Screwed Up Windows 11 So Badly It Needed a Second Emergency Patch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartnews.com\/en-us\/article\/4908029290085361044?placement=article-preview-social&amp;utm_source=share_android_mail&amp;utm_campaign=sn_lid%3A4908029290085361044%7Csn_channel%3Acr_en_us_top&amp;logo=logo_6&amp;share_id=IPjuLf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11\u2019s AI overload \u2014 scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"widget__headline h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/atlasos-debloated-windows-experience-everyone-should-install\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">AtlasOS is the debloated Windows experience everyone should install<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartnews.com\/en-us\/article\/4909515040794614953?placement=article-preview-social&amp;utm_source=share_android_mail&amp;utm_campaign=sn_lid%3A4909515040794614953%7Csn_channel%3Acr_en_us_top&amp;logo=logo_6&amp;share_id=ks5wCu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&#8216;We\u2019ve heard from many who want nothing to do with AI&#8217; says Mozilla, as it introduces an AI blocking menu to upcoming Firefox builds<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/microsoft\/windows-10\/the-pc-shutdown-bug-is-bigger-than-expected-windows-10-machines-are-now-affected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The PC shutdown bug is bigger than expected \u2014 Windows 10 machines are now affected<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/new-windows-11-version-coming-soon-but-you-wont-get-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Windows 11 version 26H1 is coming soon, but you won&#8217;t get it<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartnews.com\/en-us\/article\/4909487642158040418?placement=article-preview-social&amp;utm_source=share_android_mail&amp;utm_campaign=sn_lid%3A4909487642158040418%7Csn_channel%3Acr_en_us_top&amp;logo=logo_6&amp;share_id=whbNIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2018Windows 11&#8217;s February update is imminent \u2014 here&#8217;s what to expect, including the 4 features I&#8217;m most excited about<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"reader-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinksfinance.com\/2026\/02\/dont-say-yes-the-new-ai-voice-scam-targeting-high-balance-bank-accounts-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The New AI Voice Scam Targeting High-Balance Bank Accounts This Week<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/news-windows-11-stability-patch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">New Microsoft Update Improves Windows Sign-In Experience<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">That&#8217;s it for our Thursday Tech Headlines for this week. 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