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5 big Windows headaches and how to fix them
  

5 big Windows headaches and how to fix them

Windows has come a long way since its initial release in 1985. From its birth, it gained a reputation as

Getting ready for Apple’s next big thing: MacBook Neo 2
  

Getting ready for Apple’s next big thing: MacBook Neo 2

Apple is on track to sell eight million MacBook Neo systems by the end of the year, and it expects the next

Google Pics: How to level up your visuals in Docs and Slides
  

Google Pics: How to level up your visuals in Docs and Slides

Simplicity and convenience are a tough combo to beat. That’s why basic features integrated into the productivity apps we’re already

Meta does a U-turn on controversial new AI terms for businesses
  

Meta does a U-turn on controversial new AI terms for businesses

Meta has hit pause on new terms of service for its business customers that would have granted it the right

Meta does a U-turn on controversial new AI terms for businesses
  

Meta does a U-turn on controversial new AI terms for businesses

Meta has hit pause on new terms of service for its business customers that would have granted it the right

A mole in the White House? Residential proxies are everywhere
  

A mole in the White House? Residential proxies are everywhere

Residential proxies are often used by bad actors to hide the true source of internet traffic — and now one

How to get early access to Android’s smart new scam shield
  

How to get early access to Android’s smart new scam shield

When it comes to Android security, we’ve got three main types of threats to contend with as informed phone-owners determined

Smartsheet’s new AI tool tracks corporate strategies, suggests fixes
  

Smartsheet’s new AI tool tracks corporate strategies, suggests fixes

Work management software vendor Smartsheet has launched a new tool to help executives oversee company-wide strategies, with AI agents that

Microsoft extends undisclosed usage restrictions on Copilot Chat for enterprise users
  

Microsoft extends undisclosed usage restrictions on Copilot Chat for enterprise users

Microsoft is extending undisclosed usage caps to additional Copilot Chat features for enterprise users who already pay for Microsoft 365

Google is in trouble, deep
  

Google is in trouble, deep

Remember when Google’s motto was “Don’t be evil”? Boy, wasn’t that a long time ago! It was more than ten

Box launches Architect, an AI-powered workflow builder
  

Box launches Architect, an AI-powered workflow builder

Box has introduced a new natural-language AI tool that helps users build automated workflows around document-related processes. Box Architect, announced

Enterprises must take blame for their AI agents’ mistakes, say regulators
  

Enterprises must take blame for their AI agents’ mistakes, say regulators

The UK’s digital watchdogs have warned enterprises that they can’t evade their legal responsibilities by blaming errors on AI agents

OpenAI buys tiny software developer to improve Codex
  

OpenAI buys tiny software developer to improve Codex

OpenAI is buying Pierre Computer Company in order to incorporate the San Francisco-based software developer’s Code.Storage infrastructure layer for Git

Get a load of Excel’s new multi-value cells
  

Get a load of Excel’s new multi-value cells

Until now, Microsoft Excel has followed a strict structural rule: each cell on a worksheet can hold only a single

Don’t mention the data center: OpenAI calls them ‘compute campuses’ instead
  

Don’t mention the data center: OpenAI calls them ‘compute campuses’ instead

OpenAI has responded to the data center culture war pitting communities against tech companies with a proposal to reduce its

Zoomtopia 2026: Zoom Got It Done! Maybe…
  

Zoomtopia 2026: Zoom Got It Done! Maybe…

“Zoom Got It Done” is the tagline for the company’s new Zoom Ahead campaign, with the focus being how Zoom’s

HP’s next CEO loves confrontation
  

HP’s next CEO loves confrontation

The new year will see a new CEO for HP, which after a nine-month search has named Emma Walmsley to

Does AI actually save employees time? Data is contradictory
  

Does AI actually save employees time? Data is contradictory

It’s early days for AI-assisted work, and sentiments are mixed about its benefits: Does AI actually bring value and save

Tech layoffs: A 2026 timeline
  

Tech layoffs: A 2026 timeline

Among a range of factors leading to a wave of tech sector layoffs in 2026 is the rapid rise of

Apple VP Tom Boger on MacBook Pro weight, design, and the return of the glowing logo
  

Apple VP Tom Boger on MacBook Pro weight, design, and the return of the glowing logo

Almost everyone in tech already knows about Apple’s new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, a light, bright, thin pro Mac

Microsoft files patent for AI that can alter what people say during live broadcasts
  

Microsoft files patent for AI that can alter what people say during live broadcasts

Microsoft has filed a patent application for a new AI technology that can alter what people say during live broadcasts.

Journify Raises $12M Series A Amid 5x Growth
  

Journify Raises $12M Series A Amid 5x Growth

Investors back Journify’s push into the US and Europe Journify, the ad signal infrastructure company, today announced a $12 million

Apple brings touch to the Mac with $2,899 OLED MacBook Pro
  

Apple brings touch to the Mac with $2,899 OLED MacBook Pro

Following the release of the new 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro earlier this week, Apple has bought the “touch experience” to

Google’s first AI data center in space is up and running
  

Google’s first AI data center in space is up and running

Google’s first experimental data center satellite as part of the Suncatcher project is now operational. The satellite was launched in

Apple’s Q4 results show the enterprise tide turning to local AI
  

Apple’s Q4 results show the enterprise tide turning to local AI

While delivering record Q4 revenue, Apple’s financial results revealed a $33 billion cost associated with memory price inflation, representing the true cost of

Apple Intelligence with Alibaba comes to China in December
  

Apple Intelligence with Alibaba comes to China in December

After many months of discussion, Apple has figured out a way to bring Apple Intelligence to China, working with Alibaba’s Qwen

Windows 11 upgrades stall amid ‘chipflation’ and ‘RAMageddon’
  

Windows 11 upgrades stall amid ‘chipflation’ and ‘RAMageddon’

Microsoft ended mainstream Windows 10 support a year ago, but PC upgrades to Windows 11 have ground to a halt,

The case for a full-circle Googlebook future
  

The case for a full-circle Googlebook future

Put on your finest propeller-packin’ thinking caps, my fellow Android-appreciating animals — ’cause I’ve got a brain-bending bit of big-picture

Fake Anthropic AI previews lure in overeager employees
  

Fake Anthropic AI previews lure in overeager employees

Everyone wants to know what Anthropic is up to, and hackers are gleefully exploiting the fact. New research from cybersecurity

Don’t trust AI to keep your secrets
  

Don’t trust AI to keep your secrets

We talk to chatbots as if those conversations are private. But are they? Most people are confused. A survey commissioned

It costs a lot more to use AI models in some languages
  

It costs a lot more to use AI models in some languages

A new study from the Coalition for Language Equity in AI Research shows that AI models require significantly more tokens

Smplify wants a human checkpoint between AI agents and your device fleet
  

Smplify wants a human checkpoint between AI agents and your device fleet

One of the great things about Apple device management solutions is that the market for them is growing. Another is that because no

Apple updates iMac, MacBook Pro, and Creator Studio
  

Apple updates iMac, MacBook Pro, and Creator Studio

Apple’s second day of launches this week saw it follow its tempting iPad mini upgrade by pumping up the processor in two

Anthropic and OpenAI diverge on who should pull the plug on risky AI
  

Anthropic and OpenAI diverge on who should pull the plug on risky AI

OpenAI and Anthropic agree that frontier AI systems need stronger oversight, but they are proposing sharply different approaches to stopping

Otter adds ‘Work’ mode to automate more meeting-related tasks
  

Otter adds ‘Work’ mode to automate more meeting-related tasks

Otter has added a new Work mode to its AI Chat assistant, expanding the range of tasks it can carry

Opera launches local browser AI, testing enterprise privacy and AI PC strategies
  

Opera launches local browser AI, testing enterprise privacy and AI PC strategies

Opera has begun rolling out AI models that run locally in its browser, potentially allowing enterprises to perform certain AI

Trump says Microsoft abuses visa laws. Microsoft disagrees. Who’s telling the truth?
  

Trump says Microsoft abuses visa laws. Microsoft disagrees. Who’s telling the truth?

Decades ago, the United States established programs that allow businesses to hire highly skilled foreign workers — the H-1B visa

Microsoft offers exits to thousands of employees, including staff on AI and Copilot teams
  

Microsoft offers exits to thousands of employees, including staff on AI and Copilot teams

Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly 27% of its workforce, including staff on teams building

OpenAI bets on AI economics with lower-cost GPT-6.1 Terra
  

OpenAI bets on AI economics with lower-cost GPT-6.1 Terra

OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Terra, a new reasoning model that it says delivers near-frontier performance on visual reasoning, professional task

Apple confirms iPhone Duo problem. What will it do next?
  

Apple confirms iPhone Duo problem. What will it do next?

Apple has responded to recent reports complaining that iPhone Duo displays have become damaged in normal use. The company is “aware” of

The right model at the right moment: Vendors push their agentic AI PC vision
  

The right model at the right moment: Vendors push their agentic AI PC vision

AI is getting expensive, and companies are looking to cut token costs. The solution: move more AI work to PCs.

No signal, no problem: Smaller models bring more AI capabilities on-device
  

No signal, no problem: Smaller models bring more AI capabilities on-device

When OpenAI’s GPT-3 was released in 2020, at 175 billion parameters, it was the largest language model the world had

Matrix gains ground in Europe’s public sector — but replacing Teams is another matter
  

Matrix gains ground in Europe’s public sector — but replacing Teams is another matter

Matrix-based messaging tools are gaining traction among European governments that seek greater control over sensitive communications data and to lessen

Apple’s triple-whammy week begins with iPad mini
  

Apple’s triple-whammy week begins with iPad mini

Apple watchers predicted something like this: The company is ending October with a triple-whammy of new products, starting with its

Microsoft Teams to get AI protection against phishing and fraud
  

Microsoft Teams to get AI protection against phishing and fraud

Microsoft is adding a new AI-powered security feature to Teams aimed at detecting phishing, scams, and identity theft by analyzing

Technology has changed. So should the conversation.
  

Technology has changed. So should the conversation.

I’ve spent more than 20 years talking about technology and how it can improve people’s lives. For most of that

7 out-of-sight Googlebook highlights
  

7 out-of-sight Googlebook highlights

Google’s new Googlebooks are packed with potential — and while the systems in their current state may be awkwardly rough

AI devours a fifth of companies’ IT budgets
  

AI devours a fifth of companies’ IT budgets

According to a new study by the research firm Forrester, AI will account for 20% of corporate technology spending in

Anthropic targets Muse and Dots with new AI agent, Claude Duet
  

Anthropic targets Muse and Dots with new AI agent, Claude Duet

On Wednesday, Claude Duet was launched — a new AI agent from Anthropic designed to compete with Meta’s Muse and

iPhone Duo: The apps weren’t ready, but the market was
  

iPhone Duo: The apps weren’t ready, but the market was

It seems clear by now that one of the most widely shared criticisms of the iPhone Duo picked up by

Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more
  

Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more

Google has an answer to some of the electricity supply problems that data center construction is causing: It has signed

Hyperscalers allow more scrutiny of controversial data center plans
  

Hyperscalers allow more scrutiny of controversial data center plans

Hyperscalers are getting decidedly twitchy about citizens’ reactions to their secretive data center construction plans, and are looking for ways

OpenClaw creator spent $10 million on AI tokens last month
  

OpenClaw creator spent $10 million on AI tokens last month

OpenClaw, the AI digital assistant, is looking to establish itself as an essential tool for users — but if it

Meta hit with $25 billion fine for illegally sharing user data
  

Meta hit with $25 billion fine for illegally sharing user data

A judge in New Mexico has fined Meta $25 billion for its flouting of data privacy laws between 2010 and