Legislation that could lead to a national ban of TikTok cleared the Senate Tuesday night in a bipartisan vote of 79-18, representing one of the most serious threats to the immensely popular social media app’s U.S. operations. Some lawmakers insist they don’t want to actually ban the platform used by roughly 170 million Americans, arguing the choice […]
Microsoft is bringing new Start menu ads to all users. KB5036980, the latest non-security update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, brings app “recommendations” directly to the Start menu. Now, recommended content on your Start menu includes files, recently installed apps, tips, and ads. Fortunately, you can turn that off. Microsoft describes the change as […]
Do you want to protect folders and files with a password? Here’s how on Windows 11. On Windows 11, you won’t find a feature to add a password to a folder to protect your files because your account already uses a password and encryption, and you should be the only one accessing your profile. However, if […]
Microsoft has introduced the next iteration of its lightweight artificial intelligence (AI) model, called Phi-3. The updated family includes the 3.8-billion-parameter Phi-3 Mini, the 7-billion-parameter Phi-3 Small, and the 14-billion-parameter Phi-3 Medium. This release comes after the Phi-2 model, introduced in December 2023, was surpassed in performance by models such as Meta’s Llama-3 family. In the face of […]
What you need to know Flash storage is much more reliable than other types of storage, and it doesn’t contain moving parts like hard drives do. However, it isn’t completely failproof either, and that’s why Google wants to show the remaining life of your phone’s storage chip in Android 15. As Android Authority uncovered, Google plans to […]
Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops are considered premium laptops, but they function as business and consumer laptops, creator laptops, and even high-end workstations. That makes it difficult to find a Windows equivalent for the MacBook Pro. Enter the Dell XPS. As a similar multi-use premium laptop, the Dell XPS has often been the only major competition for the MacBook Pro’s stranglehold on a […]
Google appears to be working on adding quick access to its AI chatbot Gemini to the drop-down menu that appears in your address bar. If you want to talk to the bot quickly you’ll be able to type in ‘@gemini’ and get instant access to the bot. According to Windows Report, Chrome is due to have a ‘chat with […]
Meta AI is now available on WhatsApp in several countries The owner company of Facebook added the feature to access Meta AI through the search bar on the Android beta version of WhatsApp last month. The business has now further refined its function and is offering a unique experience in several countries throughout the world. […]
It’s now looking more and more likely that X (formerly Twitter) will soon make new users who want to post messages on the social network pay a fee for that privilege worldwide. You may remember that back in October 2023, X began testing such a fee in the Philippines, where it charged 42.51 PHP (0.75 USD) […]
Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system has about 18 months of official support left. Customers may further extend support by up to three years, but this comes at a cost. Now, Microsoft is pushing another message on to Windows 10 devices. A new journey with Windows is a fullscreen prompt that appeared on the screen of […]
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