From PC Mag: Microsoft's extended security updates (ESU) for Windows 10 will be absolutely free for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). The move comes after consumer advocacy groups criticized Microsoft for trying to benefit from the extended support program financially, Windows Central...

From Tom's Hardware: A new report claims that Intel is set to increase the price of its older Raptor Lake chips by as much as 10% in the face of the continued popularity of the lineup and customers shunning AI-equipped Lunar Lake models, according to Digitimes. While the report doesn't specify which...

From PC World: Up until now, Google’s Android operating system has been limited to smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and smartwatches/wearables (as Wear OS). There’s also Android Auto, which is used in car infotainment systems. Android hasn’t yet been used to power laptops or desktop PCs… but that’s...

From ExtremeTech: Qualcomm debuted its next-generation Snapdragon X2 System on Chip (SoC) design on Wednesday, with up to 18 CPU cores, higher clock speeds, more cache, a next-generation GPU with support for higher resolutions and refresh rates, and support for some of the latest memory and...

From TechCrunch: Meta announced on Thursday that its Teen Accounts are now being expanded to teens on Facebook and Messenger globally, after initially only being available to users in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Canada. The accounts, which feature built-in protections and parental controls for...

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...