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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 test will allow you to reposition the taskbar and change the size of the Start menu. The update, which is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Experimental channel, lets you place the taskbar on the bottom, top, left, or right side of the screen.Microsoft first teased its movable taskbar in March as part of efforts to rebuild trust among users. You can adjust the alignment of the icons inside the taskbar, as well as open the Start menu drawer from wherever you placed it. Windows 11 Insiders can access a shorter taskbar, too, which…

MONACO, May 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crypto news today is turning toward AlphaPepe after the project announced that the AlphaSwap AI DEX demo has passed 4,000 active users. The presale has raised over $1.22 million, Stage 16 is live at $0.01700 per token, the holder count has passed 8,600, and the project has completed a full 10/10 BlockSAFU security audit ahead of its planned Q2 2026 exchange debut. The 4,000-user milestone gives AlphaPepe a clear product update as Ethereum price prediction headlines return to the $10,000 debate. Long-cycle ETH models continue to focus on ETF inflows, staking demand, Layer…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2026 5:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men who were found guilty of wrongdoing have been stripped of their appointments to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour. Peter Dalglish, a humanitarian worker who founded Street Kids International, was named a member of the Order of Canada in 2016.He was convicted of sexually abusing two boys in Nepal in 2019.Jacques Lamarre, the former president and CEO of SNC Lavalin, was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 2005. Get breaking…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The NHL docked the Vegas Golden Knights a second-round pick in next month’s draft and fined coach John Tortorella $100,000 on Friday for violating media access rules after their series-clinching Game 6 victory at Anaheim on Thursday night. Tortorella refused to speak to reporters after Vegas routed the Ducks 5-1 to move on to face Colorado in the Western Conference final.The Golden Knights also did not open their locker room in accordance with league and Players’ Association-negotiated regulations.The NHL in a statement announcing the punishment said the penalties for these “flagrant violations”…

YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 — meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves.The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to be “very small.”YouTube began testing the feature with content creators, and then expanded it to…

MONACO, May 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crypto news today is turning toward AlphaPepe after the project announced that its presale has raised over $1.22 million while Stage 16 remains live at $0.01700 per token. The holder count has passed 8,600, the AlphaSwap AI DEX demo has surpassed 3,000 active users, and the project has completed a full 10/10 BlockSAFU security audit ahead of its planned Q2 2026 exchange debut. The $1.22 million raise gives AlphaPepe a clear company milestone as Bitcoin price prediction headlines return to the $200,000 target. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has kept the $200,000 to $250,000 range…

TULSA, Okla., May 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At a moment when families, educators, and early childhood systems nationwide are facing growing strain, more than 300 leaders from across the country gathered this week in Tulsa for Catalyst 26: the Educare Network National Summit, a reimagined convening focused on advancing excellence, opportunity, and long-term outcomes for young children and families. Hosted by the Educare Network, the three-day Summit convened nationally recognized educators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, philanthropic leaders, advocates, and families to examine what it will take to strengthen the systems children and families depend on — from workforce development and…

A video of a jockey hitting a horse at a Winnipeg racetrack is prompting calls for increased surveillance in private stables to ensure equestrian safety from an animal rights group. In the video, which was shot in the track barns at Assiniboia Downs last year, a jockey is shown hitting a mare, Animal Justice said in a news release.The video from 2023 was recently shared with Animal Justice, an animal law advocacy organization operating across Canada.“When I first saw the video, I had to turn it off. It was just so hard to watch,” said Kaitlyn Mitchell, the director of…

Xbox just allcapsmaxxed: meet XBOX. This isn’t a joke, Microsoft appears to be actually rebranding Xbox to XBOX. Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, ran a poll on X earlier this week, asking fans whether Microsoft should use Xbox or XBOX? The results were in favor of XBOX, and the company has now renamed its X account.Curiously, the Threads and Bluesky accounts for Xbox haven’t been renamed yet, but if Microsoft is going ahead with a rebranding then I’d expect those will change soon.The use of all caps for Xbox is a return to original form. Microsoft’s first Xbox logo for its…

Rich Aucoin says he bought a used vehicle for $800 a decade ago — and has been driving it ever since. “It’s actually going to get inspected in two weeks. So we’re going to do a major overhaul for the next MVI (motor vehicle inspection). Keep it going for another 10 years,” he said.The Halifax resident says finding ways to expand the car’s lifespan has helped him save money throughout the years, but it’s not without its challenges.“Definitely (the) brake pads, I can feel that it’s like kind of easing into the stops,” Aucoin said.Statistics Canada data findings from April…