Custom GPTs in ChatGPT are going away. Here’s how to save yours
One of the best — and most beloved — ways to make ChatGPT your own is quietly being put out to pasture. Custom GPTs, which let you create a customized version of ChatGPT with its…
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Someone might be in your PayPal account. Here’s a quick way to check
According to the FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report, the number of reported cybercrimes exceeded 1 million last year, with trends showing a year-on-year increase. A common vector of online crime is the unauthorized access to…
With laptop prices up, here’s what’s actually worth paying for
This isn’t the best time to be thinking about buying a computer. High memory prices have driven up the cost of almost everything. But if you need a new computer, then go for it —…
Is your USB port slowing down your Wi-Fi adapter? Here’s the answer
A Wi-Fi USB dongle is the easiest way to add new Wi-Fi hardware to a computer. Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 adapters promise data rates of well over one gigabyte per second. This is why…
Windows 11 will soon tell apps how old you are. Here’s how it works
Microsoft is building automated age verification directly into Windows 11 in the form of system-level APIs that will share your verified age with registered apps. To be clear, the system won’t pass your exact age…
OpenAI’s Astra model has AI researchers spooked. Here’s why
Another day, another major frontier AI release, except this particular OpenAI model is causing more jitters than usual in the AI community. GPT-6 Astra, which OpenAI describes as its most advanced model to date, was…
Claude Fable 5.1 sometimes guesses rather than searches. Here’s the fix
If you’re an experienced Claude user, here’s a phrase you know all too well: “Let me check rather than guess.” It’s one of those little Claude-isms that pops up every so often in Claude Code…
I’ve worked remotely for 20 years. Here’s what’s always in my laptop bag
One morning I’m working out of my home office, the next I’m working in a bustling coffee shop, and the next I’m working out of a fast food joint near my kid’s school. Being a…
Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies
In July, OpenAI admitted that one of its agents tasked with completing a cybersecurity experiment broke out of containment and hacked AI dataset platform Hugging Face. That incident, which got a full accounting from OpenAI…
Windows 95 turns 31 years old. Here’s what made it a phenomenon
Just over 31 years ago, on August 24th, 1995, Microsoft began selling Windows 95 in the US. At midnight, many computer shops across the US opened their doors to sell the first Windows 95 floppy…