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Microsoft is Removing All Ads from Skype

The latest Skype update that's now available for Insiders is removing all ads from the…

Canva Leonardo acquisition

Canva Acquires AI Image Generator Leonardo

Canva is acquiring the AI image generation startup Leonardo.ai for an undisclosed amount, and the…

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Apple Releases iOS 17.6, macOS 14.6, and tvOS 17.6

iOS 17.6 is now available with bug fixes and security updates, and macOS Sonoma 14.6…

Modernizing .NETpad: Refactoring the Code
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Modernizing .NETpad: Refactoring the Code (Premium)

This week, I started refactoring the WPF version of .NETpad to make the code cleaner,…

Apple Intelligence

First iOS 18.1 Beta Adds a Waitlist for Apple Intelligence Features

The first iOS 18.1 developer beta is now available for users with an iPhone 15…

Google Store previews Pixel 9 series

Google Leaks the Pixel 9 Series

Google has always had a problem with Pixel leaks, but the months leading up to…

From Sonos to HomePod
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Look What You Made Me Do (Premium)

Sonos has always been controversial, but this summer's self-inflicted problems, which I now call Sonosgate,…

Xbox 360 store

Xbox 360 Store is Shutting Down Today

Microsoft is retiring the Xbox 360 Store today, July 29, after announcing plans to do…

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence Will Reportedly Launch With iOS 18.1 in October

Apple Intelligence, the new set of generative AI features that Apple is developing for recent…

IdeaPad 5 2-in-1

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-In-1 First Impressions

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 is available in both Intel and AMD variants, but I…

Microsoft Security

Microsoft is Working with the Security Industry to Prevent Another CrowdStrike Outage

Microsoft published a technical deep dive into what went wrong with the CrowdStrike outage and…

HP EliteBook Ultra

HP EliteBook Ultra Review

Don't be fooled by the name: The HP EliteBook Ultra is the Snapdragon X-powered successor…

X Grok AI

X Now Uses Public Posts to Train its Grok AI, But You Can Opt Out

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI startup is now using X public posts to train its Grok…

Wirecutter pulls its Sonos recommendations

Wirecutter Pulls Its Recommendation of Sonos

The new Sonos app is so terrible that the influential Wirecutter reviews site has pulled…

Widgets (23H2, M5)

Microsoft Gets Ready to Support Other Widget Feeds on Windows 11

Microsoft is testing some changes on Windows 11 to enable support for third-party widget feeds…

Daisy's favorite place
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Ask Paul: July 26 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and if you were impacted by the CrowdStrike outage this past week, I…

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