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Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Can Now Convert Handwritten Notes to Text

A new update for the Amazon Kindle Scribe adds the ability to convert a handwritten…

Neeva Shut Downs its Search Engine

Neeva was founded two years ago by ex-Googlers as a paid, ad-free, and private alternative…

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China is 37th Country to OK Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft keeps racking up victories in its attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard, with China becoming…

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In Defense of Chris Capossela (Premium)

After marketing itself as the kinder, gentler Big Tech corporation under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has…

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Microsoft Gets Ready to Push Windows 10 Version 22H2 to All Users

Microsoft is getting ready to push Windows 10 version 22H2 to all users as version…

Twitter Accuses Microsoft of Breaking its Data Policies

Twitter sent a letter to Microsoft this week accusing the company of using its data…

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Report: Samsung Has Dropped its Plan to Replace Google with Bing on Galaxy Phones

Samsung has reportedly dropped its plan to make Bing replace Google as the default search…

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Ask Paul: May 19 (Premium)

Happy Friday! Here's another great set of reader questions to kick off the weekend a…

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Apple Releases iOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, and tvOS 16.5

Apple released today iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, and macOS Ventura 13.4. The main new features…

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Still Feeling a Little Edgy (Premium)

I try to avoid Microsoft Edge as much as possible because the browser doesn't respect…

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OpenAI Releases ChatGPT App for iOS

OpenAI released a ChatGPT app for iOS today, but only in the US. More markets…

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Netflix’s Ad-Supported Tier Has Almost 5 Million Users

Netflix's cheaper ad-supported plan now has almost 5 million monthly active users, and the user…

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YouTube Will Soon Show Unskippable 30-Second Ads on TVs

YouTube will soon start showing unskippable 30-second ads to users of its TV apps that…

Microsoft Brings its First PC Games to Nvidia GeForce Now

Gears 5 is the first Xbox Game Studio title to become available on Nvidia's GeForce…

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Microsoft Drops Sign-In Requirement for its Bing Chatbot

Starting today, Microsoft is allowing everyone to use its Bing chatbot without being signed in…

Elon Musk is Okay to Lose Money Because of His Tweets

In a long interview with CNBC yesterday, Elon Musk discussed various topics including his acquisition…

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