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Twitter/X Backtracks From Hiding Headlines on Link Previews

X/Twitter is bringing back headlines on link previews, though there's a twist. Text is smaller…

Tip: Use Passkeys With Your Microsoft Account

Windows 11 version 23H2 natively supports passkeys, a modern and secure passwordless technology that lets…

Meta Quest 2

Meta Quest 2 Gets a Permanent Price Cut

The Meta Quest 2 has just received a permanent $50 price cut, with the 128GB…

Digital Decluttering: Resolutions
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Digital Decluttering: Resolutions (Premium)

It's time for an update on the digital decluttering work I took on last year,…

Steam

Steam Drops Support for Windows 7 and 8, macOS 10.13 and 10.14 Are Next

Steam has dropped support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 yesterday, and macOS…

Microsoft Copilot for iPhone

Microsoft Copilot Comes to iPhone and iPad

Days after [its release on Android, Microsoft has quietly released its standalone Copilot app on…

MSIX

Microsoft Disables Key Windows App Install Tech Used to Distribute Malware

Microsoft announced today that it disabled a key component of its Windows app installer technologies…

GitHub Copilot Chat GA

GitHub Copilot Chat is Now Available

Microsoft's GitHub announced today that GitHub Copilot Chat is now available to all GitHub Copilot…

And, it's time for the next holiday...
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Ask Paul: December 29 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to the ultimate installment of Ask Paul of 2023! Let's kick…

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Google Settles $5 Billion Lawsuit Over Chrome Incognito Mode Tracking

Google has agreed to settle a 2020 class action lawsuit that accused the company of…

Surface Pro 9

Report: Surface Pro 10 and Laptop 6 Are Coming in Spring 2024 With Intel and Qualcomm Chips

The upcoming Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, which may be announced in Spring…

Typora and Grammarly for Windows
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Following My Own Advice: Writing Tools (Premium)

I have used Microsoft Word for decades for all the obvious reasons, but the escalating…

Apple Watch Ultra Series 8

Apple Resumes Sales of its Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the US

After a US appeals court halted the Apple Watch ban in the US yesterday, Apple…

Keys on a wall
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The Secret Lives of Passkeys (Premium)

While 2023 was the year of AI hype, it was also the year in which…

Apple Watch

(Updated) US Apple Watch Ban Now Paused After Apple Filed Emergency Appeal

After the Biden administration declined to overturn the ban on Apple Watch Ultra Series 9…

Excerpt from The Times legal filing

The New York Times Sues Microsoft, OpenAI for Copyright Infringement

The New York Times has sued Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement and is seeking…

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