Continue Reading Microsoft is making ‘Ask Copilot’ more prominent in Windows File Explorer

Microsoft is making ‘Ask Copilot’ more prominent in Windows File Explorer

The company is also testing a new AI-powered writing assistant for web text fields…

Continue Reading Google Search’s AI Mode starts showing advertisements

Google Search’s AI Mode starts showing advertisements

Users are reportedly seeing advertisements in the much-promoted “AI Mode” of Google Search…

Continue Reading What is masked email? This new spin on an old practice supercharges security

What is masked email? This new spin on an old practice supercharges security

Using unique login info is one way to make account takeovers harder for would-be criminals. Email masking adds another layer to that concept…

Continue Reading Google enters ‘new era’ of AI with its advanced Gemini 3 model

Google enters ‘new era’ of AI with its advanced Gemini 3 model

Google says Gemini 3 is its most intelligent model yet…

Continue Reading I loved my Amazon Echo but I barely use it anymore. What happened?

I loved my Amazon Echo but I barely use it anymore. What happened?

Alexa was my first smart home love. Now my Echo devices are gathering dust…

Continue Reading X May Soon Tell Others If You Use a VPN

X May Soon Tell Others If You Use a VPN

The brand is introducing more tools to help fight against trolls, but it may also impact those using a VPN for privacy reasons…

Continue Reading Is That Holiday Deal Too Good to Be True? Here’s How to Tell If It’s a Scam

Is That Holiday Deal Too Good to Be True? Here’s How to Tell If It’s a Scam

The FBI has a message for holiday shoppers this year: Fake sellers are everywhere online, even on sites you trust. We show you what to look out for when browsing major marketplaces…

Continue Reading T-Mobile: AST SpaceMobile Satellites Pose Potential Risk to Cellular Networks

T-Mobile: AST SpaceMobile Satellites Pose Potential Risk to Cellular Networks

T-Mobile tells the Federal Communications Commission that AST SpaceMobile needs to provide more details about how its satellite system will prevent radio interference…

Continue Reading Cloudflare Outage Takes Down ChatGPT, Uber, X, More. Here’s What Happened

Cloudflare Outage Takes Down ChatGPT, Uber, X, More. Here’s What Happened

Web users woke up to spotty service and connection errors across major platforms. Cloudflare blames a routine configuration change that tripped a ‘latent bug’ in its bot-mitigation service…

Continue Reading Microsoft fixes Windows 10 update flaw

Microsoft fixes Windows 10 update flaw

Bug was the first to emerge since IT had to start paying for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates…

Continue Reading Microsoft’s own Windows ad shows Copilot giving wrong instructions

Microsoft’s own Windows ad shows Copilot giving wrong instructions

A recent video ad on Twitter showed Copilot helpfully telling a user to select a setting in the wrong menu…

Continue Reading 10 Weird Hidden Features Inside Your Windows 11 Settings

10 Weird Hidden Features Inside Your Windows 11 Settings

From a secret AirDrop competitor to an old-school multitasking trick, here are the oddities I found hiding in Microsoft’s menus…