From PC Mag: Some of Google’s mid-range Pixel phones are suffering from battery fires with the Pixel 6a having enough issues it enforced a mandatory battery limitation through a software update. However, that update may not go far enough.
As spotted by Android Authority, a user on Reddit has...
From PC World: Beginning today, Microsoft is debuting Copilot Mode for Edge, an experimental version of Edge that places Copilot front and center on new tabs and allows it to see the content on all of your open tabs.
Tip-toeing into this space, Microsoft is describing Copilot Mode for Edge as...
From CNET: PayPal doubled down on crypto on Monday with the launch of Pay With Crypto, a new feature that lets customers use bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptocurrencies at checkout with millions of merchants worldwide. While PayPal has a history of investing in crypto, this move aims to provide...
From CNET: Starlink is nearly twice as fast as it was two years ago, according to a recent report from the speed test site Ookla. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)
Median download speeds from the satellite internet provider have steadily ticked up over the...
From PC World: First there was Clippy. Now Microsoft Copilot has a face, with reactions to what you tell it.
Microsoft is showing off how Copilot could “look”: as an anthropomorphic teardrop of sorts, with expressions that react to your interactions in real time. The discovery was reported Friday...
From PC Mag: If you use Allianz Life, your data was likely lost to hackers. The life insurance provider has suffered a data breach involving the “majority” of its 1.4 million customers.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America initially disclosed the breach on Friday; it has since released...
In the past few months, I have been trying to get back into bouldering. After the pandemic, I found I more or less lost the urge to do the sport I once loved so much. The years being away have truly made me feel quite weak and rusty. I do not know if it is just me being so far removed from the community for so long or if the bar has gotten higher, but I am noticing the routes that are set are much harder than they used to be. I contribute this to...
One of the rewards of living in an area full of mountains, forests, and trees is the ability to enjoy the natural scenery nearby. A hike in the Rockies is a short drive away, with access to some of the most pristine and beautiful nature reserves in the world. However, along with the benefit of this convenience is the issue of smoke from wildfires. The past couple of summers have been quite bad with many weeks of darkened skies and blood-red suns...
From PC Mag: Google is testing a new "Web Guide" feature that uses AI to organize the search results page.
While complex Search algorithms organize traditional results page, Web Guide results will be sorted by a custom version of Gemini AI. The latter will make it easier to find information and...
From PC World: Hey, Valve. I know y’all are busy banning porn games and not making a new Steam Deck design. But is everything okay over there? I ask because, for the third time in 2025, someone’s been caught sneaking malware into a new game on the Steam storefront. This is becoming a trend...
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