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Microsoft Knows Windows 11 Apps Use Too Much RAM And Vows A Fix

Windows 11 has been plagued by many complaints of bloat and poor performance, but Microsoft seems to have been taking the recent clean-up and optimization effort seriously. Next on the agenda, the company will be converting more Windows components from the web-based React javascript framework to the native WinUI framework, and Microsoft has promised that utilizing WinUI will optimize memory usage, ahead of a promised Start menu rewrite. This promise was made at Build 2026 and, per WindowsLatest, won't stop at memory optimization. WinUI is also set to receive more features, including DataGrid and Charting controls to court enterprise developers.

Besides the Start Menu, it's not yet clear how many Windows components will be moved over to WinUI from React. The Start Menu and Agenda view within notifications are the only confirmed changes for now, and Microsoft is hoping that "a lot of third-party developers" will start adopting...

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Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight

In Brief 2:29 PM PDT · July 28, 2026 Spur Intelligence, a cybersecurity startup based in Lake Mary, Florida, has raised a $200 million round led by Insight Partners. Spur, founded in 2017 — five years before ChatGPT’s public launch — was prescient. The startup’s tech helps enterprises distinguish legitimate

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eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement

Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. eBay and three former executives will pay $55.7 million as part of a settlement with a Massachusetts couple targeted with a

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The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

Mia Sato is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. In June, UK staff at the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia became the first to announce their intentions to form a union. Now, US-based employees at the Wikimedia

Apple is the most valuable company in the world, again

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. King of the (Stock) World: After ceding its Wall Street crown to Nvidia, Apple has reclaimed the title of the world's most valuable public company, and the shift says as much about

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Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight

eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement

The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

Apple is the most valuable company in the world, again