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Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Adobe has launched special versions of Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat that integrate directly with ChatGPT for streamlined creative workflows. PCWorld reports these integrations allow users to edit images, create designs, and manage PDFs within the chatbot interface across desktop, web, and iOS platforms. The tools enable tasks …

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Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Google released urgent Chrome updates (versions 143.0.7499.109/101) to fix three vulnerabilities, including one actively exploited 0-day exploit classified as high risk. PCWorld reports that users should manually update Chrome via ‘Help’> ‘About Google Chrome’ if automatic updates haven’t occurred, with fixes also available for Android and iOS …

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Image: Matt Smith/Foundry You’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity, stalking the web for months, patiently passing up the big deal days, both Prime and Black. Your quarry: A big, juicy OLED gaming monitor at a truly remarkable price. Your restraint is remarkable, and today it’s going to pay off. Because you can get a …

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Solar geoengineering aims to manipulate the climate by bouncing sunlight back into space. In theory, it could ease global warming. But as interest in the idea grows, so do concerns about potential consequences. A startup called Stardust Solutions recently raised a $60 million funding round, the largest known to date for a geoengineering startup. My …

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Solar geoengineering aims to manipulate the climate by bouncing sunlight back into space. In theory, it could ease global warming. But as interest in the idea grows, so do concerns about potential consequences. A startup called Stardust Solutions recently raised a $60 million funding round, the largest known to date for a geoengineering startup. My …

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Image Credits:On Me 7:08 AM PST · December 11, 2025 On Me, a digital gift card startup founded by former Google employees, is aiming to redefine the gift card industry with its mobile-first gifting platform that lets users purchase digital gift cards categorized by interests rather than being restricted to specific retailers. The company on …

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In Brief Posted: 6:38 AM PST · December 11, 2025 Image Credits:TIME Magazine Each December, TIME Magazine names a person of the year — someone who has most influenced the news and world, for good or ill. Last year, TIME chose President Donald Trump for the second time. The year before that, it was Taylor …

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Image Credits:Getty Images 5:35 AM PST · December 11, 2025 Messaging app Freedom Chat has fixed a pair of security flaws: one that allowed a security researcher to guess registered users’ phone numbers, and another that exposed user-set PINs to others on the app. Freedom Chat, released in June, bills itself as a secure messaging …

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YouTube TV is about to get skinny—that is, it’s set to add skinny bundles of live streaming TV channels next year, including a sports package with every ESPN network.  More than 10 of these “genre-specific” bundles are coming to YouTube TV next year, but for now, YouTube is only revealing a few details about the sports bundle, and nothing …

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Image: Madmaxer/iStock Online backup is your protection against any disaster that might befall your computer or local storage devices. Mechanical failure, acts of malice, or natural disasters are serious threats to the data you have stored on your PC. While I always recommend keeping a local backup for quick restores (see our roundup of the best …

Best online backup: iDrive, Backblaze, Livedrive, and more Read More »