Google Chrome is installing a 4 GB AI model onto your device. Here’s how you can turn it off
Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here's what it is, where it lives on your computer, and what you can do about it.
ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets is now out of beta, and it’s kind of a big deal
ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets is out of beta and now available globally. Build, edit, and ask questions about your spreadsheets using plain language.
Microsoft Copilot Cowork goes mobile and it’s ready to take tasks off your plate
Microsoft Copilot Cowork is now on iOS and Android, and it's adding reusable skills and third-party plugin support to help you delegate more work from anywhere.
Your ChatGPT history is a personality test you didn’t know you were taking
ETH Zurich researchers collected 62,090 real ChatGPT conversations from 668 users and trained an AI to predict personality traits from them. The results are a privacy wake-up call.
ChatGPT’s new default model is half as likely to mislead you on medical and financial questions
OpenAI has replaced GPT-5.3 Instant with GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's default model, promising 52.5% fewer hallucinated claims on medical, legal, and financial questions.
iOS 27 could let users pick an AI model of their choice for text and image tasks
Apple's iOS 27 will reportedly let users swap AI models, including Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude, across Writing Tools, Siri, and Image Playground.
32GB RAM for Windows 11? Hey Microsoft, that sounds like a you problem!
Microsoft’s 32GB RAM push sparks backlash as users blame Windows 11’s poor optimization, rising memory demands, and growing software bloat instead of real performance improvements.
Meta’s AI scans photos for bone structure to catch underage users on Instagram and Facebook
Meta is using AI visual analysis to scan photos and videos for physical indicators like height and bone structure to detect and remove users under 13 from Instagram and Facebook.
Schools are using VR headsets to relieve student stress and fix attention issues
Schools in London are using VR headsets to help students manage exam stress and ADHD, and 9 out of 10 students report an immediate drop in stress levels.
Next-gen DDR6 memory with insane speeds has entered development, but there’s a long wait
Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have begun early DDR6 development with substrate manufacturers, targeting speeds that more than double DDR5, though mass production is still years away.
Asus Zenbook A16 Review: A suave MacBook killer from the Windows tent?
Armed with a lovely 3K OLED screen, the Asus Zenbook A16 delivers a solid battery life in a svelte frame and emerges as an AI-ready performance powerhouse for Windows fans.
Online ads are snitching more about your private life than you bargained for, finds research
New research shows that the ads you see online carry enough information for AI to reconstruct a detailed personal profile, without you clicking anything or sharing any data.
How to use WhatsApp Web
WhatsApp is a popular messaging and calling app, but it can also be used within your web browser. So here's how you can run it on a webpage.
Microsoft says it’s prepping a fix for Outlook bug that blanked out documents
Microsoft is rolling out a service-side fix for a classic Outlook bug that made shared Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files open blank, with browser-based workarounds available until it reaches everyone.
This PC is big enough to live in and has it’s own AC for cooling the giant internals
A Chinese creator built a room-sized RGB PC with a desk, fake giant components, and a 12kW air conditioner, turning desktop cooling into a walk-in stunt about heat and airflow.
AI chatbots continue feeding into our worst delusions, finds worrying report on ChatGPT and Grok
A new report details disturbing cases involving ChatGPT and Grok, adding to the growing concerns that AI chatbots can validate delusions instead of pulling users back.
Microsoft Edge is getting rid of sidebar apps as Windows 11 decluttering continues
Microsoft is retiring Edge’s sidebar app list as part of a browser simplification push, removing pinned web apps while keeping Copilot in place.
Dot is the Mac calendar app I wish I had found sooner in 2026
I have always loved menu bar calendar apps. They let me check upcoming events, add them quickly, and access my calendar from anywhere. Dot is the best one I have found.
Razer upgrades Blade 16 with 64GB RAM and RTX 5090 options
Razer introduces new Blade 16 configurations with up to 64GB LPDDR5X RAM and RTX 5090 GPU, pushing the gaming laptop into workstation territory.
ASUS launches ProArt PZ14 with 144Hz OLED and Snapdragon X2 Elite
ASUS ProArt PZ14 launches with Snapdragon X2 Elite, 144Hz OLED display, and 2-in-1 design, with global availability expected soon.
OpenAI’s Codex now has a tiny AI pet that keeps you updated while you code
OpenAI has introduced Codex Pets, optional animated companions for its Codex desktop app that sit on your screen and track what the coding agent is doing in real time.
How to check if your Windows PC is ready for the secure boot certificate expiry in June 2026
Not every Windows PC will automatically get the new Secure Boot certificates before the June 2026 deadline. Here's how to check yours and fix it before it becomes a problem.
Window’s Secure Boot certificates are expiring in June — here’s what you need to do
The Secure Boot certificates powering one of Windows' most critical security features expire in June 2026 — and not every PC is going to get the fix automatically.
As RAM crisis grips the gaming industry, Nvidia could revive an old RTX 3000 series GPU
Nvidia may relaunch the RTX 3060 as VRAM shortages impact gaming GPUs, offering a practical solution with higher memory despite its older architecture.
AI got bougie? Research finds access skewed towards the rich, risking a new social divide
A new study finds AI awareness and usage are higher among wealthier groups, raising concerns about a growing digital divide and unequal access to opportunities.
Space data centers sound like a pipe dream. What if we put them on lamp posts?
A UK firm has signed a deal with Nigeria's Katsina State to deploy 50,000 solar-powered smart lamp posts that collectively function as a distributed AI data center, without using electricity from the grid.
Think vibe-coding will turn you into a rich entrepreneur? You might want to read the risk brief
A new report from the Association for Computing Machinery says vibe coding carries serious risks around security, testing, and long-term code quality.
We built AI to save us from email, and it somehow made email even more soul-sucking
The grim future of AI is more than just job-stealing robots. It even has bots endlessly emailing other bots while humans pretend this is progress.
Apple just made the Mac mini more expensive without raising its price
The Mac mini just became harder to buy on a budget after Apple dropped its $599 model during a worsening memory and storage crunch.
You can now check a product’s price history spanning a whole year on Amazon
Amazon expanded its Rufus AI assistant to show 365 days of price history on any product, up from a previous 90-day maximum, giving shoppers a full year of pricing data.
I held off on the MacBook Neo. I hope the next one fixes these 5 papercuts before I plonk cash
The MacBook Neo is a genuinely impressive machine at $599, but five frustrating omissions are keeping my wallet shut until Apple gets the next one right.
The Mac mini will be short in supply for several months, confirms Apple
Apple says the Mac mini and Mac Studio may remain supply-constrained for months after stronger-than-expected demand caught the company off guard.
Apple says users are snapping up Macs faster than ever and created a supply shortage
Apple can't keep up with record Mac demand after the MacBook Neo and AI-capable Mac Mini and Studio flew off shelves faster than even the company predicted.
Google Meet’s AI note-taker just got a whole lot better and less overwhelming
You can now customize your Google Meet notes to only show what matters, and a new Decisions section makes it easy to track exactly what was resolved in your meeting.
Samsung has an ominous warning for your tech purchase plans leading into 2027
Samsung’s record chip profit comes with a warning for buyers. As AI demand tightens memory supply, phones, laptops, TVs, consoles, and other electronics could become more expensive heading into 2027.
Oxford study says a chummy AI friend will lie and feed into your false beliefs
Making AI feel more human could be creating a bigger problem than expected. A new study from the Oxford Internet Institute revealed that chatbots designed to be warm and friendly are more likely to mislead users and reinforce incorrect beliefs. The research found that AI becomes less reliable as it starts getting more agreeable. What […]
ChatGPT is going to stop talking about goblins and gremlins as it sheds”nerdy” persona
OpenAI traces ChatGPT's goblin obsession to a "Nerdy" personality training error that spread across its models.
Samsung’s next Galaxy Book laptops could run Android-based OS instead of Windows
Samsung's Android Galaxy Books would run on Android 17-based One UI 9, likely built on Google's upcoming Aluminium OS.