Windows 11 Gets a Release Date (Plus: Chrome 93 Arrives Today)

Did You Know?: The first recorded death of a human being at the hands of a robot, albeit not one with artificial intelligence of any sort, occurred in 1979 when a robotic arm at a Ford factory struck and killed a worker. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() August 31, 2021 Did You Know? The first recorded death of a human being at the hands of a robot, albeit not one with artificial intelligence of any sort, occurred in 1979 when a robotic arm at a Ford factory struck and killed a worker. 📆Windows 11 Release Date!📆 Short and sweet today: It finally happened! [Microsoft has revealed the release date for Windows 11]( (but the company says that [Android apps on Windows 11 won’t be ready for day one](). -Dave LeClair, News Editor [It’s Official: Windows 11 Has a Release Date]( [It’s Official: Windows 11 Has a Release Date]( Microsoft finally announced the release date for Windows 11. 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