Anker Innovations, the Chinese power bank and accessory manufacturer, has issued a product recall for PowerCore 10000 power banks (model A1263). This model—sold in the US between June 2016 and December 2022—has a lithium-ion battery…
On February 10th, 2020, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Solar Orbiter space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Over five years later, Solar Orbiter has now delivered photos of the Sun’s south pole for…
Ancient technologies like Windows XP, Commodore 64, and legacy COBOL programs are still being used for all kinds of critical functions, and here’s another example to add to the list. The US Federal Aviation Administration…
According to a new blog post, Microsoft will be enforcing uniform USB-C standards for Windows 11 laptops going forward, which apply with Windows 11 24H2 and beyond. PC manufacturers will need to implement Microsoft’s specifications…
Update on June 2, 2025: Microsoft recently released update KB5062170, an out-of-band hotfix for the previously released May update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 that’s been wreaking havoc for some users. This emergency update…
It’s been over two weeks since Microsoft released update KB5058405 for Windows 11 23H2, which was supposed to fix several security problems in the operating system. That urgency is why the update was installed and…
Once I’ve unpacked a new Windows PC, the anticipation wears off and reality sinks in. It’s time to get everything set up and that’s one heck of a time consuming process, it’s work. So, of…
Yesterday, Microsoft released an important out-of-band update for Windows 10, identified as update KB5061768. An out-of-band update is one that’s released outside the usual update schedule, which is typically done to address urgent security issues…
Microsoft dealt a heavy blow to Windows 10 with the most recent Patch Tuesday. May’s KB5058379 update is causing some annoying problems, like making Windows request the BitLocker recovery key on startup on some Windows…
Microsoft is laying off up to 3 percent of its global workforce, reports Bloomberg. With Microsoft having around 228,000 employees at the end of June 2024 (the latest reported number), that’d mean around 6,000 to…