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By danlu · Posted
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By Copernic · Posted
Microsoft Edge 139.0.3405.86 by Razvan Serea Microsoft Edge is a super fast and secure web browser from Microsoft. It works on almost any device, including PCs, iPhones and Androids. It keeps you safe online, protects your privacy, and lets you browse the web quickly. You can even use it on all your devices and keep your browsing history and favorites synced up. Built on the same technology as Chrome, Microsoft Edge has additional built-in features like Startup boost and Sleeping tabs, which boost your browsing experience with world class performance and speed that are optimized to work best with Windows. Microsoft Edge security and privacy features such as Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, Password Monitor, InPrivate search, and Kids Mode help keep you and your loved ones protected and secure online. Microsoft Edge has features to keep both you and your family protected. Enable content filters and access activity reports with your Microsoft Family Safety account and experience a kid-friendly web with Kids Mode. The new Microsoft Edge is now compatible with your favorite extensions, so it’s easy to personalize your browsing experience. Microsoft Edge 139.0.3405.86 changelog: Fixes Fixed an issue where MIP-protected PDF files from different sovereign cloud environments (including GCCH) failed to open and instead displayed the error message: “Need permissions. Contact the owner of the file to give you permissions.” Fixed an issue, which affected IE mode, including errors when displaying PDF files, running Java applets, and showing the Information Bar in IE mode. Improved reliability Fixed a browser crash that occurred on first launch when the BrowserSignin policy was enabled and configured to "Force (2) = Force users to sign-in to use the browser (all profiles)." Feature updates Open external links in another profile when recommended by external applications. When Microsoft Edge is set as the default browser to open external links from applications, Microsoft Edge must determine which profile to open the links. Users can control which profile to use through the “Default profile for external links” setting. Applications such as Microsoft Teams or Outlook can also recommend a profile for the links. Currently, the user setting is prioritized over application recommendations. With this feature, the application recommended profile is given priority, instead of the profile selected in the setting. Admins can control the availability of the feature using the EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithAppSpecifiedProfile policy. Note: This is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Changes to Wallet in Microsoft Edge. Wallet is being phased out to support a streamlined experience within Microsoft Edge. This affects the Wallet feature in Settings and the Mini Wallet found by clicking the profile icon in the top banner. Users are directed to the new Passwords, Payment, and Personal Information management experience in Settings. Also, a new Password management experience is available in Settings. For more information, see Changes to Wallet in Microsoft Edge. Note: This is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Introducing a new policy that can enable/disable Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge for Business from showing in the toolbar. Edge for Business now has a dedicated policy, Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled, to enable and disable Copilot in Edge from showing in the Edge toolbar. When both this policy and HubsSidebarEnabled are configured, this policy takes precedence in determining whether Copilot appears in the toolbar. If this policy isn't configured and HubsSidebarEnabled is disabled, Copilot will remain hidden. In a future release, this policy is the sole control for managing Copilot's visibility in the toolbar. Real-time notifications for compromised passwords. Microsoft Edge is integrating an in-context password breach notification system. This feature proactively informs users if their saved login credentials have been compromised in known data breaches, enabling them to take immediate action to secure their accounts. Admins can control availability to this feature using the PasswordMonitorAllowed policy. Note: This is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout. Edge Settings Improvements. Edge Settings is migrating to WebUI2 to boost page responsiveness and introducing a series of minor visual and content upgrades to improve overall usability and utility. This includes optimizing for concise wording of individual settings, simplifying the number of pages and reorganizing content, and creating a cohesive user interface. New Autofill Personal Information Settings Configuration. A web form field collection consent toggle will be available in Autofill settings (edge://settings/autofill/personalInfo). This allows users to consent to Microsoft Edge collecting web form field labels (e.g., "First Name," "Email") to improve Autofill suggestion accuracy. Only field labels are collected and not user-entered data. The web field labels are stored securely per Microsoft's privacy standards. This new setting is manageable via existing policies in Autofill (e.g., AutofillAddressEnabled), EdgeAutofillMlEnabled. AutofillAddressEnabledis the parent setting forEdgeAutofillMlEnabled. The EdgeAutofillMlEnabled policy is the parent of this new setting, thus turning off the EdgeAutofillMlEnabled policy turns off this setting. Web AI APIs for prompt and writing assistance. Microsoft Edge now implements the Writing Assistance APIs and the Prompt API (for Edge extensions) with a local language model, Phi-4-mini, that is built into the browser. These easy-to-use JavaScript APIs are made available via Edge flags (set to Enabled, by default only for the Summarizer and Prompt API for extensions) so that sites and extensions can apply AI capabilities on the web. The small language model is downloaded as the first time any of these APIs is used and later shared across all domains, serving local AI use-cases with reduced cost, network independence, and increased privacy (since data input to the model doesn't leave the user’s device). Admins can control the availability of these APIs via the GenAILocalFoundationalModelSettings policy. These APIs are currently not implemented in China. Read the announcement here, and feel free to provide feedback. Enhancements to Performance and Secure network. Browser essentials is now separated into two distinct experiences (Performance and Secure Network) - both available from the Settings and more menu (“…” on the menu bar). Reset Microsoft Edge enterprise sync. For users having problems syncing browsing data across other signed-in devices, they can reset sync data from the Microsoft servers via Edge Settings edge://settings/profiles/sync/reset. This option should only be used if the sync data is available on one of the user's devices or if they want to delete all sync data from the servers. Note: In Microsoft Edge 139, reset sync is enabled for users encountering a "No permissions" MIP error and in Microsoft Edge 140, reset sync is enabled for users encountering a "Service disabled" MIP error. Update to Microsoft AutoUpdate policy. The MAUEnabled policy allowed admins to continue using Microsoft AutoUpdate on macOS. Since Microsoft Edge now uses EdgeUpdate, the MAUEnabled policy is planned to be obsoleted in Microsoft Edge version 140. Policy updates / New policies EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithAppSpecifiedProfile - Prioritize App specified profile to open external links EnableUnsafeSwiftShader - Allow software WebGL fallback using SwiftShader MandatoryExtensionsForInPrivateNavigation - Specify extensions users must allow in order to navigate using InPrivate mode Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled - Control whether Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat shows in the Microsoft Edge for Business toolbar OnSecurityEventEnterpriseConnector - Configuration policy for Microsoft Edge for Business Reporting Connectors Obsoleted policies KeyboardFocusableScrollersEnabled - Enable keyboard focusable scrollers (obsolete) SelectParserRelaxationEnabled - Controls whether the new HTML parser behavior for the SELECT element is enabled (obsolete) Download: Microsoft Edge (64-bit) | 180.0 MB (Freeware) Download: Microsoft Edge (32-bit) | 163.0 MB View: Microsoft Edge Website | Release History Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware -
By zikalify · Posted
On the ground: A data professional's warning exposes the hidden dangers of LLMs by Paul Hill OpenAI has just released GPT-5, its biggest and best model to date. Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and all of the other AI builders out there keep saying AI is going to make us more productive, but it’s not that simple or cleancut; kids at school use it to cheat on assignments, and people at work use it in ways they shouldn’t. In a recent blog post that came up on Hacker News, data professional Jordan Goodman penned a post explaining that he sees colleagues “blatantly skipping over the fundamentals” due to LLMs in his role as a data analyst. Worryingly, Goodman notes that some of his colleagues are trusting SQL queries outputted by the AI without being able to explain or debug the query. This over-reliance on AI could lead to incorrect output or code that’s harder to manage or debug because the person who wrote it didn’t develop it and get a good understanding of it. Goodman said he worries that organizations are being oversold on the idea of AI that it will "magically make up for a lack of proficiency.” While LLMs can certainly get you to an answer faster, it’s still important for professionals to be able to understand what’s going on, especially if trying to pass outputs off as their own work. Aside from the very real risk of vibe-coded messes being generated, there is a worry that automation could lead to a loss of human skill and oversight, which could lead to serious, undiscoverable errors in professional work. Goodman jokes that a new industry could emerge which might clean up vibe-coded code, but it’s not too far-fetched, after all, businesses like banks hire people who know old programming languages like Fortran to keep applications maintained. Goodman’s central point is that professionals need to understand what the AI is outputting to be able to explain or debug the work. He argues that professionals have a responsibility to ensure the quality and accuracy of their work, regardless of the tools they use, including AI. For anyone out there thinking of getting into a programming career and wondering whether there will still be jobs for coders given the rise of AI, the experiences Goodman has had point strongly to the fact that it's still a valuable field to pursue. While AI is definitely a helpful assistant, it doesn’t seem good enough to hand over the reins to entirely. Image via Depositphotos.com
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