From CNET: Following up on a data breach that it first reported in June, insurance provider Aflac revealed in December that the incursion compromised the personal data of 22.65 million people. In its update, the company said that files containing personal data related to customers, beneficiaries and...
From Tom's Hardware: Back in September, Nvidia announced a historic equity investment into Intel worth $5 billion, joining the U.S. government in lending a lifeline to the floundering American chipmaker. Today, Intel has officially sold 214.7 million shares to Nvidia at $23.28 per share, reports...
From The Verge: Xiaomi used the Christmas period to launch its top flagship phone for the year, the 17 Ultra. It drops the extra rear display that’s the key selling point of the 17 Pro, but instead adds in the option of a manual zoom ring, built directly into the phone’s camera island.
That...
From PC World: Samsung is set to roll out native support for Google Photos on its AI-powered TVs next year.
Ahead of CES 2026, the company said it's working with Google to "give users a seamless way to enjoy the moments that matter most, from trips and hobbies to everyday memories with loved ones...
About a year ago, a new state-of-the-art indoor go-karting facility opened here in Calgary, and we decided to try it out with a group of friends. One of my friends brought two semi-professional-looking guys, and they showed up with their own helmets, gloves, and GoPro cameras. They talked about their racing experience, and while I am decently confident in my skills, it is often wise not to brag until you have the results. After two heats, the...
Recently in the AskReddit subreddit, someone asked for signs that someone is of low intelligence. You might first think of obvious clues like grades or academic achievements, but these things do not always translate to intelligent people. Instead, the top comments painted a picture of a person's inability or disinterest in learning and growing. These people are unwilling to listen before speaking and only win arguments by speaking louder. When...
From PC Mag: A new law in Texas to enforce age verification tools within the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and other storefronts has been blocked by a judge less than two weeks before going into effect.
As reported by Reuters, a federal judge in Texas blocked the App Store Accountability Act...
From PC World: Microsoft has announced that Microsoft 365 subscribers with certain Copilot Plus computers will now have access to a new feature: automatic captions, or alt texts, in Word and PowerPoint.
When you add an image to a Word or PowerPoint document, the Copilot Plus computer should...
From CNET: Spotify says it's cutting off access to some user accounts and adding safeguards after a shadow library website claimed to have scraped an immense amount of Spotify's metadata and audio files from the streaming service's music library.
On Dec. 20, the website Anna's Archive said in a...
From PC Mag: Instacart has ended its AI-powered pricing tests following backlash after a study reported customers were shown different prices for the same items from the same store.
"Effective immediately, Instacart is ending all item price tests on our platform. Retailers will no longer be able to...
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