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Morning briefing

Morning briefing:

The stories to know this morning.

  1. Windows 11 Point-in-Time Restore: How to Roll Back a PC and What It Saves

    Windows 11's point-in-time restore saves a full-system restore point about once a day and keeps it for 72 hours. Defaults, restore steps, how it differs from System Restore, and the limits Microsoft lists.

  2. Gemini API Spend Cap: How to Set a Monthly Limit in Google AI Studio and Google Cloud

    Google now offers two ways to put a dollar ceiling on Gemini API spending: a project spend cap in AI Studio and a spend cap budget in Google Cloud Billing. The steps, what happens at the limit, and what Google leaves unsaid.

  3. Claude Code's settings.local.json Can Save Secrets: How to Check Your Project

    Approving a Claude Code command with "don't ask again" saves it to settings.local.json, secrets included. A guide to checking Git, npm and history, and what to do if a key has leaked.

  4. Gmail AI Inbox and Gmail Live: Who Gets Them and How to Turn Them On

    Google is rolling out Gmail AI Inbox and the voice-driven Gmail Live to paid users in the US. A guide to eligibility, setup steps, exclusions and admin controls, and where Google's pages disagree.

  5. WhatsApp Group Chat Features in 2026: Pins, Status, Message History and More

    WhatsApp has added group tools all year, from member tags to forever pins and group status. A guide to what each one does, the limits WhatsApp lists, and what its posts leave unsaid.

What to watch today

  • Web Summit 2026 Lisbon, Portugal Web Summit's Lisbon edition runs 9-12 November 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.