I wouldn’t trust Meta’s Muse AI agent with my personal data yet
Two people can keep a secret if one is dead, or so goes the saying. But what happens when you share the details of your life with an AI agent? Unfortunately, data can’t die the…
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Microsoft Copilot wants to automate your work. Do you trust it?
For years, collaborating inside Office documents has been the foundation of Microsoft’s productivity scheme. But what’s the plan for the future? In a telling sign of the AI era, users may collaborate and share custom…
Windows 11 wants your trust. Microsoft keeps testing it
Microsoft launched Windows 11 as the most secure Windows ever built—and the marketing was almost convincing at the time. Almost five years later, I can’t say the same. And that’s a problem. A recent bug…
“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…
Windows BitLocker is fine. I still don’t trust it with everything
A lot of people don’t know Windows has built-in encryption. Called BitLocker, it’s supposed to protect your files from unauthorized access when your PC is off or otherwise locked down. But not long ago, a…
Your PC’s trust in Windows has an expiration date
Microsoft has clarified what will happen to Windows 11 PCs if Secure Boot certificates are not updated before they expire in June 2026. Secure Boot is a security standard developed by the PC industry. It…
Don’t trust GPT for stock advice, this $55 lifetime tool actually knows what it’s doing
TL;DR: Get a Sterling Stock Picker lifetime subscription for $54.97 (MSRP $486) through May 31 Every time the market dips, the same panic and excitement kick in. You scroll Reddit, Google the best stocks to buy right now,…
Want me to trust Windows 11 again? Bring back local accounts
After years of pissing me and other Windows 11 users off, Microsoft says it’s ready to turn a new leaf, fixing mistakes, making improvements, and adding some long-requested features. I’d like to believe that Windows…
I don’t trust my Apple Watch’s Sleep Score, and neither should you
At its iPhone 17 launch event, Apple announced a new watchOS 26 feature called Sleep Score. As its name suggests, the tool evaluates the quality of your sleep based on multiple factors, distilling the outcome…
X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat. You probably shouldn’t trust it yet.
X, formerly Twitter, has started rolling out its new encrypted messaging feature called “Chat” or “XChat.” The company claims the new communication feature is end-to-end encrypted, meaning messages exchanged on it can only be read…