Windows 11 26H2 isn’t exciting, but it does fix one real problem
Windows 11 26H2 dropped last week, but it doesn’t actually bring too much that’s new and interesting—and it may even cause issues for some. The update is a bit of a mixed bag as far…
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The real reason your Windows 11 taskbar couldn’t move for 5 years
When Microsoft made the switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11 as their operating system of focus, it wasn’t just the look that changed. A number of useful features were also removed, like the freely…
“Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
“Broadcom has burned all the bridges. While it may be easier to migrate to whatever this new [vSphere] Standard release is from vSphere 8, they have already shown both customers and [channel] partners they can’t…
Lenovo’s fanless laptop makes AirJet feel real at last
In 2022, I broke the story on Frore Systems and its AirJet Mini and AirJet Pro, two solid-state cooling solutions that could replace traditional fans in laptops. Since then, readers have been grumbling: “Where are…
Alienware’s new 4K OLED is for gaming, but the text is the real story
Dell took the wraps off yet another glorious-looking QD-OLED gaming monitor at IFA Berlin today — a 32-inch 4K beast that seems to tick every box a gamer could ask for. Yes, please! But I’m…
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 makes NBA 2K27 look incredibly real, which is kind of the problem
I couldn’t stop staring at the shadows on Tyrese Haliburton’s hand. That sounds weird, but hear me out. Nvidia showed me and other journalists an early preview of 2K’s NBA 2K27 ahead of the game’s…
Windows 10 and 11 users are seeing a Defender warning that isn’t real
Over the past few days, some Windows 11 users have been getting incorrect warning messages about Microsoft Defender—the operating system’s built-in security solution—being disabled. According to Microsoft in this Windows Health post, the warnings are…
PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address
Apple’s Private Relay, an opt-in feature designed to hide a user’s IP address when they browse the internet with Safari, can be circumvented to reveal the supposedly hidden IP address due to a series of…
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Anthropic said its Claude-based security models gained unauthorized access to the sensitive production environments of three outside organizations during internal testing designed to measure the models’ offensive cyber capabilities. The events, which Anthropic revealed Thursday,…
Anthropic admits Claude hacked real companies during AI safety tests, too
Just last week, OpenAI shared scary details about how a group of its models went rogue and plundered the servers of another organization. Now Anthropic is coming clean with frightening Claude tales that are all…