There’s News for 2026

Happy 2026, AI Art (C) Jerry Stern of Science Translations, art made-to-order

Some large businesses are changing how they work, or perhaps don’t, as of the start of 2026. Microsoft has mangled the Office trademarks yet again; Office, formerly known as “Microsoft 365”, has not become the “Microsoft 365 Copilot app” because, well, priorities of the corporation surpass the priorities of the few, or the one.

Also, high memory prices, and AI is NOT in free Gmail. A new year means it’s time to try for a paperless office, or at least not adding to the stacks. Here is the PDF software that you’ll need for that, all in the free January 2026 PC Updater News. Or get back issues and a subscription here.