Do you want allegedly useful “artificial intelligence” features in your face in every single service and tool you use, constantly, unceasingly, and demanding you pay more for it? No? Too freakin’ bad, it’s coming anyway.…
It’s that time of year again when the sun beckons us to go out and bask in its warmth once more. And I don’t know about you, but I love listening to music pretty much…
At Computex 2025, Gigabyte really came out swinging with a fresh lineup of laptops that check all the right boxes. We’re talking smarter AI features, modern designs, improved thermals, and plenty of firepower underneath the…
May 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCredential Theft / Browser Security An unknown threat actor has been attributed to creating several malicious Chrome Browser extensions since February 2024 that masquerade as seemingly benign utilities but incorporate covert functionality…
Photo of the Chicago Sun-Times “Summer reading list for 2025” supplement. Credit: Rachel King / Bluesky Novelist Rachael King initially called attention to the error on Bluesky Tuesday morning. “The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT…
For as long as I’ve been on the internet, I’ve been warned not to download anything without verifying it first, especially if it’s a program or executable. It’s as true today as it was back…
Over the years, Netflix has made their streaming apps available across a wide range of devices, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, and many more. Lots of users also use Amazon’s Fire TV devices to…
Otter is an AI-powered transcription service and app, and I use it every time I interview someone. Even in a group setting, it’s the perfect tool for a journalist: it records and transcribes what people…
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…
Samsung really makes the most insane gaming monitors and we can’t get enough of them, especially when we spot them with steep discounts. The company’s massive 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 is down $800 right now,…