If Google helps Apple beat Google, does everyone lose?
Call me cynical, but from time to time, I hear about a “leak” that’s so positive I wonder if it’s actually a press release in disguise. In August, for instance, the transcript of an internal…
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This simple Microsoft Outlook trick helps me sort my emails in a flash
Trying to distinguish between the emails directly sent to me and which ones I was just being Cc’d into in my Outlook Inbox used to take me a heap of time. I’d need to wade…
This YouTube feature helps me protect people’s privacy in my videos
If you like shooting videos of your life or for a YouTube channel, you’ve probably had the odd request by someone you’ve filmed to delete any footage of them. People’s desire for privacy is certainly…
I hate passwords. This cheap webcam helps me get rid of them
By now, you’re probably used to logging on to your bank or email via your phone, letting it recognize your face or finger. What you probably don’t know is that feature is marching into your…
Reddit helps a Steam Deck user with an extra thumb
You’d think that being born with an extra thumb on one hand might be a boon to playing video games. But when pretty much every controller is designed for people with10 fingers, it can present…
Apple’s cheeky ‘Parent Presentation’ helps kids make the hard sell on buying a Mac
For high school seniors in the U.S., graduation season is coming to a close. [Personal note: congrats to my niece! Way to go!] That means the start of college isn’t far off and it’s time…
AI can easily impersonate you. This trick helps thwart scammers
AI’s rapidly expanding capabilities include convincing impersonations—that is, audio and video that sounds and looks like you. Sometimes these deepfakes can be harmless, part of a joke or meme that involves a celebrity, politician, or…
This tiny ChatGPT feature helps me tackle my days more productively
Setting the stage for a successful day As a freelance writer, I’m blessed with work-life autonomy. No one expects me to clock in at a certain time every morning, nor am I expected to be…
OpenAI helps spammers plaster 80,000 sites with messages that bypassed filters
“AkiraBot’s use of LLM-generated spam message content demonstrates the emerging challenges that AI poses to defending websites against spam attacks,” SentinelLabs researchers Alex Delamotte and Jim Walter wrote. “The easiest indicators to block are the…
This simple USB cable accessory helps me reclaim hours of my time
Being a tech editor and reviewer, I’ve dealt with decades worth of devices. That’s all well and good but the result is that I’ve accumulated an awful lot of cables that have ended up in…