Image: Pexels Hatice Baran OpenAI has turned off ads appearing on ChatGPT while it works out how best to improve the model’s precision, its top researchers said. In early December, a user complained about the nonsensical way in which ChatGPT was showing ads for Target below a conversation the user was having about Windows’ BitLocker. …
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As a mom to six kids in rural Nebraska, it’s been hard for me to accept that the world is changing. Except for a few years in Omaha, I’ve lived in small rural communities almost all my life. It’s actually not uncommon in my community to leave your car—or home—unlocked and to know all your …
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Image: tete_escape / Shutterstock.com Google is rolling out a comprehensive security update for Android this month that’s designed to actively protect users from phone scams, phishing attacks, and other fraud attempts. Scam Detection for Pixel phones The first security feature worth knowing about it called Scam Detection and is currently only available on Pixel 6 …
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Image: Microsoft Across the recent fall months, Microsoft added a number of AI features to Windows File Explorer, which not all users appreciated. We’re talking features like AI-powered file search, various AI Actions in the Context Menu, and even AI integrations with third-party apps. Fortunately, it seems Microsoft has listened to the criticism—at least in …
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Dmitry Nikolaev – stock.adobe.co How does a self-service internal developer platform enable organisations to improve their DevOps workflows? By Andrew Cornwall Published: 08 Dec 2025 DevOps adoption has been going on for a decade and shows no signs of slowing. In Forrester’s 2024 developer experience survey, 87% of developers indicated that their organisation had already …
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Amazon’s budget Blink smart home brand is adding AI-generated video descriptions as a new benefit for subscribers. Blink Video Descriptions are text descriptions of the motion doorbells and cameras capture, and they’ll be available in beta starting today, November 17. Not unlike Ring Video Descriptions, a feature offered on Amazon’s other smart home brand, Blink’s …
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Cyber Monday has come and gone, but you can still get a great deal on a smartwatch with the marked down to $300 from $350. At almost 15 percent off, this is the lowest we’ve ever seen it. The Pixel Watch 4 was just released in October and is our smartwatch of choice for users …
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Sure, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but you can still find a last-minute deal on the best tech gifts. Take the Apple Watch Series 11, which has dropped to an all-time low of $299, from $399. The 25 percent discount is an even better deal than we saw on either of …
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After Netflix announced that it was acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery last week, observers immediatley wondered when or if the deal could obtain regulatory approval. Now, President Trump has made comments indicating that said approval is likely to take awhile if it happens at all, Bloomberg reported. n “Well, that’s got to go through a process, …
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TL;DR: Windows 11 Pro now only costs $9.97 (reg. $199). Microsoft ended support for Windows 10, so any computer that hasn’t upgraded is at risk. Normally, moving up to Windows 11 Pro would cost $199, but right now, it’s only $10. With Windows 11 Pro, the layout is cleaner, multitasking is more intuitive, and tools like Snap Layouts and …
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