Microsoft announced a new Photos app for Windows 11 with a unified Gallery, a faster Editor and a redesigned Viewer, rolling out to Insiders starting today. The update combines local, OneDrive and iCloud photos; the Editor launches 25 percent faster and the Viewer starts 15 percent faster on average, up to 30 percent for HEIC images.
The Gallery combines photos from multiple sources in one view.
The native Editor loads 25 percent faster with new tools.
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Microsoft's October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 1,411 flaws, according to BleepingComputer, including 70 rated Critical and three zero-days. One, a Windows Shell security feature bypass tracked as CVE-2026-96951, is under active attack, and CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch it by October 16.
Microsoft reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $92.3 billion, up 19 percent, with Azure growth of 48 percent. Microsoft Cloud revenue was $63.9 billion, up 30 percent, and Devices and Consumer revenue fell 3 percent to $15.5 billion.
Microsoft published CVE-2026-62765 on Oct. 27, describing a type-confusion flaw in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that could allow remote code execution, rated Important with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5. Microsoft's advisory lists it as not exploited and not publicly disclosed. The advisory's fixed-build number conflicts with Edge's own release notes, so the exact patched version is unconfirmed.
Microsoft on Monday announced a new Voluntary Exit Offer for eligible employees in participating teams in the US, Canada, India and the UK at level 70 and below. Chief People Officer Amy Coleman's memo says it "builds on what we learned" from April's Voluntary Retirement Program. About 60,000 people, roughly a quarter of its 223,000 staff, are eligible, the company told GeekWire. A person familiar told CNBC that employees decide in December and leave Dec. 31. Some groups, including sales, aren't participating, and Microsoft says the offer doesn't replace layoffs.
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