To protect teens, YouTube’s limiting some video recommendations

From The Verge: Starting November 2nd, YouTube will impose restrictions on how often teens receive repeated video recommendations related to sensitive topics like body image, the company announced on Thursday.

YouTube says the new safeguards are the result of its partnership with the Youth and...

Splunk cuts 7% of workforce ahead of Cisco acquisition

From Network World: Network management and visualization vendor Splunk, which is set to be acquired by Cisco in a $28 billion deal, will cut about 560 jobs in a global restructuring, the company announced Wednesday in an SEC filing.

Splunk president and CEO Gary Steele said in the filing that...

Windows’ legacy video app is on the chopping block

From PC World: Halloween apparently isn’t over. Microsoft is taking the knife to two legacy apps within Windows 11: Windows Maps and Movies & TV. But it’s syncing up with the Xbox app to give you even more flexibility on where to download games.

The changes arrive as part of Windows Insider Build...

Intel Will Unveil Meteor Lake, Emerald Rapids CPUs On December 14

From Tom's Hardware: Intel has announced the company’s “AI Everywhere” event, where it’ll unveil the company’s long-awaited Intel Core Ultra (Meteor Lake) and 5th Generation Xeon (Emeralds Rapids) processors. The chipmaker has scheduled the live keynote for December 14 at 10 a.m. EST (7 a.m. PST)...

Microsoft 365 Copilot AI Tool Will Cost $30 Per Month, Launching Nov. 1

From CNET: Microsoft has revealed its pricing for Microsoft 365 Copilot, launching Nov. 1, which integrates the large language model tech from OpenAI's ChatGPT into Office applications, and it comes at a steep cost.

While it's still in early access, Microsoft said that 365 Copilot will cost $30 per...

ADATA Launches Industry First USB4 SE920 External SSD

From ADATA Press Release: Consumer demand for transferring large high-quality files has increased significantly due to trends in AI computing. In compliance with EU regulations, USB4 is set to become the transmission standard for a new generation of devices. Quick and convenient file transfer...

Apple Debuts MacBook Pros with 3nm M3 Pro and M3 Max, New 24-inch iMac

From Tom's Hardware: Apple just held its "Scary Fast" October event, which was meant to invoke Halloween and introduce new products. The timing of the event, however, is uncharacteristic for Apple, with an 8pm start time instead of the usual 1pm for its keynotes. So, without further ado, let's see...

Petition demands Windows 10 live on past 2025

From PC World: Pressure is growing on Microsoft to extend support for Windows 10, which is still the most widely used version of the operating system. The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) is demanding that the Redmond software company continue to provide security updates for Windows 10 beyond...

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