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The Hubble Space Telescope has been deployed since April 25, 1990. Yesterday marked 25 years since it began its mission to help us better understand the cosmos. To commemorate this noteworthy anniversary, NASA has released a gallery of fascinating images captured by the powerful telescope from its home at 320 miles...
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Almost a year after its introduction, Microsoft is relaunching Recall and adding an improved Windows Search feature for Copilot+ PCs.
To quicly recap, the Recall feature takes snapshots of your active screen, and when you initiate a search, it analyses these snapshots and helps you to find -- or recall -- anything...
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Adobe announced a new partnership with OpenAI and Google designed to enhance its Firefly image generation AI tool. Adobe revealed that it has added new features to Firefly, including support for Firefly Image Model 4 and Image Model 4 Ultra, and that it would now allow users to explore other models as well, including...
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A recent report has revealed that an employee surveillance app has been leaking sensitive information about employees and companies in a public storage resource, which raises the question as to the extent to which employers should be allowed to access employees' private data.
WorkComposer is a surveillance app that...
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We have often been reminded that we cannot simply rely on AI to provide accurate information, and there have been some incidents that make this painfully obvious. Here is another confirmation: Google Gemini AI verifies non-existent idioms as factual, and it's quite amusing, actually. If you need to catch a few...
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Apple and Meta have been hit with a combined fine of $800 million by the European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, over violations of the Digital Market Act (DMA). The DMA, which went into effect in 2023, is designed to promote fairness in competition among companies in the digital sector.
After one year of...
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Google is rolling out a new Ultra HDR feature in the Google Photos app, that gives users the ability to convert standard images to Ultra HDR with just a few clicks. While Google did not officially announce this feature, server-side rollouts to some users confirm that it exists.
The Ultra HDR format enhances brightness, contrast, and color.
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If you sometimes wonder if regularly charging your battery to100% is a good idea, read on. Although this information should be well-known to tech enthusiasts at this point, according to experts in the electrochemical and industrial engineering field, yes, fully charging your phone will damage and gradually age your...
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Apple has released iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, which fixes two security flaws that impact the Return Pointer Authentication Code (RPAC) and CoreAudio. This update fixes some zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being actively exploited in the wild.
Registered on the CVE program as CVE-2025-31200, one...
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Google is making college students a generous offer, and if you're eligible, you can claim yours. The company announced that college students can now access premium Gemini Advanced features for free, not just for a month but for a whole year, waiving the usual $20 monthly subscription fee. For students to be eligible...
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We expected many twists and turns in the ongoing legal tussle between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but today's news is pretty wild. Google, Apple, and Snap have all ripped Meta for its "egregious" handling of redacted slides in the ongoing trial. The companies have accused Meta of not blurring out or...
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The Google Gemini App's official X handle has recently revealed that the company is rolling out Gemini Live to all Android users, which helps users interact with Gemini via their cameras and screen-sharing. We had reported that this feature was initially available to Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 users only...
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A recent report of a highly sophisticated phishing attack exploiting Google services targeting a lead developer at Ethereum Foundation, Nick Johnson, proves that internet users need to take more precautions to protect themselves from social engineering tactics like phishing.
The attack's sophistication lies in...
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Hertz Corporation has warned about an alarming data breach that might have exposed sensitive customer data to hackers. The rental car company has provided details of the breach, the measures it has taken, and what potentially affected individuals can do to safeguard their personal information, if needed.
In a...
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The trial has commenced in the ongoing antitrust suit between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with Mark Zuckerberg Meta's CEO giving testimony that could decide the fate of two of its social media platforms, namely WhatsApp and Instagram.
We had previously reported that the basis of the suit...
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Only a few years ago, we had Android phones with a modest amount of internal storage, and loading apps was painful at best. Google seems to understand that low storage capacity ruins the Android user experience. Hence, the company has mandated that Android devices possess at least 32GB of internal storage to run or...
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Meta is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission(FTC) that could force it to sell WhatsApp and Instagram over accusations of monopoly. The case commenced during President Trump's first term in 2020 when antitrust regulators sued Meta, accusing it of stifling competition through its purchase of...
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As may of you have probably experienced, typing and editing in Google Messages can be a pain, because of its four-line message limit, but relief is coming. Google is introducing new features to Messages, such as an expanded text field limit, a scam detector, and more.
The coming update will allow you to type and...
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We want to take a moment to remind you to back up your iPhones or Android devices. Data preservation, easier device upgrades, protection against malicious actors, and preservation of cherished memories are some of the many benefits of backing up you phone, to make sure you can recover your mobile data in a time of need. Creating a backup requires
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Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in consumer goods have been a longtime concern, because they do not break down easily. As such, they have been dubbed "Forever Chemicals". In January we reported ton a class action suit against Apple accusing the company of selling watches that contain PFAS, which could pose health...
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If the prospect of winning a brand-new Microsoft laptop sounds appealing, you might benefit from paying attention to the information we're giving you now. So the gist is that Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate this achievement, it's giving out some Surface laptops for free. Pretty cool...
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Google introduced many new AI features to Google's Workspace at its recent annual conference, Google Cloud Next. These features include an automation tool, a Google Docs to audio converter, a writing tool, a data analysis tool, and more.
If you ever struggle with repetitive, time-consuming tasks, Google says it has...
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