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Is Microsoft Ditching the Tail on Its Windows 11 Cursor?

Microsoft has quietly revealed a redesigned Windows 11 mouse cursor in an Insider preview build. The new pointer appears in a screenshot in Experimental Preview Build 26340.9354, released earlier this month.

The image below shows a "Resume" hovercard for continuing phone activity on PC, but an Easter egg hidden in plain sight also shows off a new cursor shape. This one looks wider than the current cursor, with softer, rounded corners. The classic "tail" is gone.

This cleaner, more symmetrical shape, from the looks of it, goes well with Windows 11's UI.

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Microsoft's own Fluent UI System Icons repository includes a cursor icon that is wider, rounder, and more geometric than the traditional arrow, and the 32px "light" version closely resembles the pointer seen in the Insider build, as caught by PCWorld.

Microsoft has not made any official statement about a cursor redesign. The release notes for Build...

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MindsEye Developer Build A Rocket Boy Is Reportedly Shutting Down

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Cohere and Aleph Alpha sign, with headquarters in Berlin and Toronto

“No government or enterprise should have to choose between capable AI and control over their technology,” said Aidan Gomez, Cohere’s chief executive. Canada’s Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha have signed a definitive business combination agreement, the companies said in their announcement on 16 September. The deal follows

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Novo will test Anthropic’s Claude Science to speed up drug discovery

“Joining forces with Anthropic will supercharge our R&D organisation and help us on our mission to bring new, transformative health solutions to people living with chronic diseases,” said Mike Doustdar, president and chief executive of Novo. The Danish drugmaker, formerly branded Novo Nordisk, and Anthropic announced a collaboration

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