From The Verge: Microsoft is blocking the Israeli military’s access to cloud and AI services that have been used in the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith announced the decision in an internal memo to employees on Thursday, after The Guardian...

From PC World: AI company Perplexity, best known for its free AI-powered answer engine, is now launching another AI-powered tool called Perplexity Email Assistant. This AI assistant integrates directly into your email inbox and can help you maintain better control over your email.

Email Assistant...

From TechCrunch: YouTube will allow creators whose accounts were terminated for repeated violations of COVID-19 and election integrity policies to rejoin the platform, according to a letter that YouTube parent company Alphabet sent to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday.

“Reflecting the Company’s...

From The Verge: Microsoft is bringing Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 AI models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot today. It’s a big move that expands model choice beyond just OpenAI’s range of models in Microsoft 365 Copilot, and it will allow Microsoft’s customers to access Anthropic...

From InfoWorld: A newly-discovered malicious package with layers of obfuscation is disguised as a utility library, with malware essentially hiding in plain sight in embedded QR codes.

QR codes are ubiquitous these days, as they are an easy way to deliver marketing content or direct users to...

From PC World: Google has released one final update for Chrome 140 before it gets replaced by Chrome 141. Google plans to release Chrome 141 at the beginning of October.

The developers have fixed several vulnerabilities in Chrome versions 140.0.7339.207/208 for Windows and macOS and 140.0.7339.207...

From The Verge: YouTube will finally let you dismiss the pop-ups that fill your screen with recommendations at the end of a video. Now, when you come across an end screen, you can select a new “hide” button in the top-right corner of the video so you can finish what you’re watching without...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR is excited to introduce the latest member of the FRAME Modular Case System family: the new FRAME 4500X. This mid-tower case leverages the modular design of the FRAME system used for the FRAME 4000D to create a new chassis design with a striking panoramic glass...

From PC Mag: With more companies requesting employees return to the office, the daily commute can get expensive for those reliant on ride-hailing services. To help with that, Uber is rolling out a feature that lets you book rides in advance and save some money in the process.

With Uber's prepaid...

From PC World: Motherboards come in various standard sizes, but for most of us, the choice boils down to ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX, from largest to smallest. But that’s mostly variations on how many PCIE cards it can hold. There’s now a new standard that swaps a few things around, assuming you...