WhatsApp is officially getting ads

From The Verge: WhatsApp is rolling out ads. In an update on Monday, Meta announced that it will now show ads from businesses through its Stories-like status feature.

The status feature lives within WhatsApp’s “Updates” tab and allows users to share disappearing text, photo, voice notes, or video...

Got M2 Mac Mini Issues? Apple Might Fix It for Free

From PC Mag: Apple has launched a free repair program for some faulty M2 Mac minis. The computer launched in 2023 alongside an M2 Pro version, and the recall stems from a power issue noticed in some recently sold units.

The affected devices were manufactured between June 16 and Nov. 2, 2024, Apple...

Windows 11 gets retro with Vista boot noise bug

From PC World: If you’ve heard sounds from 20 years ago coming out of your PC when it starts up, it’s not haunted. Well, probably not. (I’m not in front of your computer and I’m not Egon Spengler, so I can’t say for sure.) But if you’ve been hearing the Vista boot noise instead of the more modern...

Crucial P510 1TB Review (Page 1 of 10)

I remember when I got my first engineering job as a paid intern, I was expected to be physically present in the office from 8am to 5pm every day. The COVID era has turned remote work mainstream, and even with many return-to-office mandates nowadays, the hybrid work model and flexible scheduling has remained: We are no longer stuck being measured by how many hours we physically spend in the office. There is also language from the era as well...

Nothing Will Make It Easier to Buy Its Next Phone

From PC Mag: British tech brand Nothing is one of the most exciting alternatives to major smartphone manufacturers with excitingly designed Android phones at affordable prices. Now, the brand has confirmed it’s making it easier to buy its next phone in the United States.

In a conversation with...

Google simplifies its Gemini AI offerings with streamlined branding

From PC World: Google is reshuffling its AI service brands, no longer to use the terms “Gemini Pro” or “Gemini Ultra” going forward, reports 9to5Google. Previously, the company had also stopped using the “Gemini Advanced” brand in connection with Google I/O 2025.

Instead of giving the impression...

Starlink Speeds Double, But Don't Quite Meet FCC's Broadband Minimums

From PC Mag: Download speeds for Starlink customers in the US appear to have significantly improved over the past year, reaching 100Mbps on a consistent basis.

The findings come from Ookla’s Speedtest.net, which internet users—including Starlink customers—have been using for years to measure their...

Meta’s Threads finally gets direct messages. It only took two years

From PC World: In a recent Threads post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that the company’s microblogging platform has started testing out a new feature: direct messages. Confirmed in another Threads post by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, DMs have been the most requested feature on Threads since the...

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