If you look at a modern keyboard, you’ll find that the Copilot button is the cleanest one on the entire panel because no one ever willingly presses it. And yet, Microsoft still believes in the feature’s value. To show their odd commitment, the company is reportedly adding Copilot to File Explorer.

According to @phantomofearth from X (via Windows Central), a new Windows 11 preview build will add a button beside File Explorer’s navigation menu. Currently, the button is invisible and doesn’t do anything. However, the report says that the feature is tied to something called “Chat with Copilot.” It’s becoming clear that the system aims to add the AI software right inside the file organization app.

Besides revealing the potential addition of the egregious feature inside File Explorer, @phantomofearth also added mock-ups of a desktop with Copilot right on the taskbar, hinting at a potential nightmare of the feature lording itself over where it’s not wanted.

Thankfully, the preview build doesn’t always represent a final version of the system. There’s still a chance that Microsoft will not add the AI to the File Explorer.

As of late, Microsoft has received a lot of flak for persistently pushing Copilot onto users, regardless of how they feel about the feature. The company is also facing criticisms in the background for being a major proponent of AI data centers in the United States, which, in turn, have caused the prices of tech to skyrocket this year.

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The OnePlus 15R has officially made its way to the Philippines.

Priced competitively starting at PhP 36,990, the OnePlus 15R features flagship performance, a massive battery, and intelligent software.

It is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 mobile platform and runs on OxygenOS 16. Users are promised 36% faster CPU, 11% faster GPU, and 46% improved AI performance.

The device also houses a 7,400mAh battery, the largest yet on a OnePlus flagship. This supports 80W SUPERVOOC charging.

Complementing the hardware is a 360-degree Cryo Velocity Cooling System. This features an aerogel-based screen cooler, a 5,704mm² 3D vapor chamber, and a graphite-backed cooling layer.

Running on OxygenOS 16 out of the box, the OnePlus 15R also boasts of AI-powered experiences.

It has Google Gemini pre-installed, along with AI Writer, AI Recorder, and Plus Mind which lets you save on-screen content.

In front, the OnePlus 15R has a 6.83-inch 165Hz LTPS 1.5K AMOLED display with up to 1,800 nits brightness.

Onto its camera package, the phone sports a 50MP IMX906 main camera, the same sensor found on the OnePlus 15.

This is joined by 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 32MP autofocus selfie camera.

Enhanced by the OnePlus DetailMax Engine, the cameras let users capture sharp, vibrant photos across day, night, and motion scenarios.

The main camera is also capable of up to 4K 120fps recording for content creation.

Fit for the current era, the phone also comes with IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K water and dust resistance ratings.

Price, availability

The OnePlus 15R is available in two storage configurations:

• 12GB+256GB: PhP 36,990 (Charcoal Black, Mint Breeze)
• 12GB+512GB: PhP 39,990 (Charcoal Black)

Customers can avail of the latest device at these stores:

• Shopee Digital Walker
• Digital Walker SM North EDSA
• Digital Walker SM Mall of Asia
• open_source by Beyond the Box (Greenhills)

The preorder period is from January 14 to 25 while the open sales period starts from January 26.

The OnePlus 15R will be available by then at select Digital Walker and open_source stores nationwide, plus the former’s Shopee and Lazada channels.

OnePlus might be starting off the year with a minus-one from their ranks. Taiwan has issued an arrest warrant for the brand’s CEO Pete Lau for allegedly employing Taiwanese workers illegally.

It’s a shocker of a headline in the first few weeks of 2026. According to Taiwan News, Lau created a new company in Hong Kong with two conspirators surnamed Lin and Cheng. The company was allegedly a shell company to expand OnePlus operations elsewhere. It eventually established a branch in Taiwan.

Between 2015 and 2021, the company supposedly shipped around US$ 72.93 million to the Taiwanese branch for the staff recruitment of over 70 engineers from the country. According to Lin and Cheng, who have both been charged by Taiwanese courts already, the Taiwan branch’s purpose was only to conduct research and development for OnePlus. Others have also alleged that the branch developed software for both OnePlus and OPPO.

As such, Taiwan has issued a warrant for Pete Lau. Because of the long-standing tensions between Taiwan and China, Lau is facing a heavy issue. Both his alleged conspirators have been charged with violations of the Cross-Strait Act, which pertains to the relationship between the two countries.

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