While Microsoft has sold Surface Pro and Surface Go tablets with cellular connectivity before, that capability hasn’t come to the Surface Laptop yet. But on August 26, Microsoft will launch the Surface Laptop 5G as part of its Surface for Business line.
The 5G laptop is a variant of the existing 13.8-inch Surface Laptop for Business, which utilizes Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors. The fine print in Microsoft’s blog post points out that it will be supported “only on specific SKUs,” but as of this writing, we don’t know what the other tech specs will be. Current configurations use Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 processors, with up to 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. The 5G connectivitiy will work both over a NanoSIM slot or via eSIM.
“Adding 5G to Surface Laptop has been one of the most requested features from our business customers,” Nancie Gaskill, Microsoft’s general manager for Surface, wrote in a blog. But she added that Microsoft didn’t just want to add an antenna, but also make the connection reliable.
Microsoft has added a “dynamic antenna system” made of six antennas that can adjust power usage and signal paths depending on how the device is being used or even held. Gaskill says that while many laptops have antennas near the base of the system, the Surface Laptop 5G has it higher up to reduce the chance of being blocked by tables or legs. Microsoft developed a new antenna material, a custom laminate for the design.
The Surface Laptop is also designed to serve as a 5G hotspot and share its connection with other devices. This is a reversal of the typical role, in which people often use their phones to share cellular connectivity with laptops while in transit, in the field, or in crowded convention centers.
Microsoft is also shipping the 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro, based on Qualcomm Snapdragon CPUs, to business customers starting today.
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To get the best tech jobs, it can be helpful to understand how to apply data structures and algorithms to coding challenges.
We just published a comprehensive course on the freeCodeCamp.org channel about data structures and algorithms. This course will help you prepare for coding interviews and strengthen your foundational programming skills. Sheldon Chi developed this course.
Sheldon will break down the most essential data structures and algorithmic patterns. This course will help you build your intuition for efficiency and help you recognize which patterns to apply and how to avoid brute force solutions. And each concept is taught step by step, with practical code walkthroughs and tips for common pitfalls.
Venice Film Festival has unveiled a monster lineup for its 2025 edition, including world premieres of new features from Jim Jarmusch, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Noah Baumbach. The festival is set to open with Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, before a slate that includes Jarmusch’s comedy-drama Father Mother Sister Brother, starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, and Tom Waits; Lanthimos’ sci-fi Bugonia, with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons; Baumbach’s Jay Kelly (George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Laura Dern); Luca Guadagnino’s #MeToo-themed thriller After the Hunt (Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri); and Benny Safdie’s Nala Sinephro–scored UFC movie The Smashing Machine (Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt). The festival takes place from August 27 to September 6 as part of Venice Biennale.
Other feature film premieres include Gus van Sant’s first in seven years, the Bill Skarsgard–starring Dead Man’s Wire; Kathryn Bigelow’s first in eight, the geopolitical thriller A House of Dynamite, with Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson; Olivier Assayas’ The Wizard of the Kremlin, about the rise of a fictional Putin spin doctor; Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave follow-up No Other Choice; François Ozon’s Camus adaptation L’Étranger; and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
Several notable documentaries will premiere, too, including Sofia Coppola’s Marc Jacobs doc Marc by Sofia, Werner Herzog’s Ghost Elephants, and Lucrecia Martel’s Nuestra Tierra, about colonialism in Latin America and the murder of Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar.
A Charlie Kaufman short, How to Shoot a Ghost, starring Jessie Buckley, will also premiere out-of-competition, as will Broken English, Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth’s documentary on the late Marianne Faithfull.
Microsoft is officially working on a new “PC-to-PC” migration tool for Windows 11, reports Windows Latest. A few months ago, the Insider Dev version of Windows 11 gained a new (but undocumented) feature in Windows Backup that made it easier to move files between two or more PCs, including from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
In a new support document, Microsoft confirms the existence of the tool and clarifies that PCs must meet the following requirements:
Operating system: The source PC can run either Windows 10 or Windows 11, while the target PC must run Windows 11 version 2024 or higher. Arm-based devices are not currently supported.
Microsoft account: Sign in to the target PC with a Microsoft account during setup. Make sure the Microsoft account doesn’t already contain an existing backup.
This is the first time since Windows Vista that Microsoft has offered a local data transfer option. Windows Easy Transfer was eventually discontinued in favor of transferring via OneDrive, which many still regret today.
Here’s the short of it: you just need to connect two PCs over a local network and use the tool to copy files from the source PC to the target PC. It transfers all your documents, photos, desktop settings, and other customizations you’ve made.
The only things that aren’t transferred include apps and passwords, which are still backed up and synchronized via OneDrive. Apps and passwords can be restored afterwards using your Microsoft account.
Microsoft explains how the PC data transfer works step-by-step:
Make sure both old and new PCs are on the same network.
Open the Windows Backup app on the old PC, then select “Transfer information to a new PC.” The name of your PC should appear.
On the new PC, sign in with your Microsoft account. Then, you’ll be asked to enter the name of the PC you want to transfer from. Once you do that, both PCs will move on to the next step.
On the new PC, enter the six-digit code that’s displayed on the old PC. Once you do this, the data transfer will start.
After successful pairing, you’ll see a list of folders that you can select and transfer. It’ll also show how much storage space will be available on the target PC after the transfer is finished.
Once you’ve made your selections, click on “Start transfer” and Windows will begin copying over the selected data.
Afterwards, you’ll see a summary of the PC migration. You can close this and continue on with the target PC.
Important: The new PC-to-PC transfer tool is still being tested as part of the Windows Insider Program and isn’t yet finalized. However, it does provide a preview of how Microsoft will implement local data transfer on Windows 11 PCs in the future.
After years of testing air fryers, we’ve found that while these appliances are versatile and efficient, they’re not ideal for every ingredient. Many foods — like salmon filets, hot dogs and burgers — cook beautifully thanks to the rapid convection heat, often rivaling results from a grill or oven. But other foods fall short, either drying out, overcooking or turning into a mess.
Certain foods, like leafy greens such as spinach or kale, simply don’t belong in the air fryer unless you’re intentionally making chips. Shellfish is another ingredient that struggles under the intense heat, often becoming tough or rubbery. Even boneless chicken breast can dry out unless it’s breaded or coated. Knowing which foods to skip can save you from wasted ingredients and a lot of cleanup.
After one too many culinary flops, I’ve officially blacklisted these nine foods from the air fryer.
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A perfectly cooked pork chop is a thing of beauty, but leaner cuts of the other white meat can dry out in a hurry. Bacon, bone-in pork chops and fattier cuts of swine can handle the air fryer, but lean, boneless pork chops and tenderloin tend to dry out when subjected to the blast of high heat. If you’re going to use the air fryer to cook pork chops, do so at a lower temperature and use some fat to keep things from getting too dry.
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Leafy greens are a big “no” when it comes to air-fryer cooking. The hot convection air will crisp most leafy greens such as spinach, kale and chard far beyond anything you’d want to eat. Solid veggies including Brussels sprouts, squash and zucchini fare well in the air fryer, but leafy greens are best when sauteed, stewed or steamed.
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The exception to the beef rule is burgers. Ground beef won’t get stringy, and the air fryer’s intense heat allows you to get a crusty sear without overcooking the middle. Here’s how to make a bacon cheeseburger in the air fryer.
Unbreaded chicken breasts are not the best candidates.
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Shellfish such as clams and mussels need liquid to cook without drying out. They are also easily overcooked, which can lead to a chewy, rubbery morsel that you don’t want anywhere near your plate. Avoid the air fryer when cooking most shellfish.
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You can certainly do some baking in the air fryer, but use caution since the air fryer’s super convection behaves differently than a normal oven’s convection heat.
Baking a cake or batch of cookies in the air fryer using the time and temperature called for in a recipe will often result in an overcooked, dry or burnt result. When baking in an air fryer, use recipes that are specific to an air fryer and don’t assume an oven recipe will translate.
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A major shift in intellectual property is coming as the USPTO embraces AI to solve one of the oldest challenges in design patent law.
For decades, securing a design patent has involved a notoriously difficult step: the prior-art search. Unlike utility patents defined by text, design patents protect an object’s unique visual appearance. This has forced inventors and examiners to rely on a clunky, often imprecise system of classification codes and keywords to find visually similar designs. The process is time-consuming, expensive, and akin to searching for a needle in a haystack with a text-based magnet, often leading to missed prior art and weaker patents.
Everything changes in October 2025. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to launch a revolutionary tool that leverages artificial intelligence for image-based searching. Instead of fumbling with codes and descriptions, users will be able to upload an image of a design, and the AI will scan the entire database for visually similar precedents. This marks a monumental shift from an abstract, text-reliant process to a direct, intuitive, and powerful visual comparison engine.
The implications are profound. For creators, this new AI tool promises to democratize the patent process, making prior-art searches faster, more accurate, and more accessible, leading to stronger applications. For USPTO examiners, it offers a massive leap in efficiency that could slash backlogs and improve the quality of granted patents. This bold step not only modernizes a critical government function but also sets a new global standard for how intellectual property offices can harness technology to better serve innovators.
There’s a lot going on in the world of Pokémon — and you can play at least one of them right now. During its latest Pokémon Presents presentation, the Pokémon Company surprise launched Pokémon Friends, a puzzle game with daily challenges, an increasingly common style of game. In a cute Pokémon twist, solving puzzles earns you adorable (virtual) plushies you can use to decorate a room. It’s out today on iOS, Android, and the Nintendo Switch.
Elsewhere, we also got looks at a pair of animated adaptations of the franchise. That includes the soothing Netflix series Pokémon Concierge, which is getting a second season on September 4th…
It’s shaping up to be a big year for the franchise, as it will also be making its debut on the Switch 2 with Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which will be a cross-gen title available on both versions of the Switch when it launches on October 16th. As part of today’s presentation, we got a pair of new trailers, focused on the new location Lumiose City and all the various things players can get up to there.
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