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Here’s why it’s important to keep your phone apps updated
Modern smartphone operating systems are designed to automatically update your apps without you noticing. Here's why you should give it a hand once in a while.
Apple’s new M6 Mac Mini is over $100 off
Really the only negative associated with the new M6-powered Mac Mini is its high price. While the last-gen model debuted at just $599, the faster, but mostly unchanged 2026 edition starts at $899 —...
How to turn on Developer Mode on your Chromebook
Enabling Developer Mode on a Chromebook unlocks new capabilities and app options. Here's where to find it.
CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance
CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. Thompson wrote in a memo to employees that he...
OpenAI is testing more ads in ChatGPT
Display ads, what a concept.
Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time
Today, I’m talking with Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California. Schiff sits on a number of committees with oversight into tech and AI: intellectual property, antitrust, privacy and technology...
An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS
Getting some extra storage space on your Mac could be as easy as deleting Apple's AI features with a new open-source command line tool called RemoveMacAI. There used to be a single Settings toggle...
Siri can index more of your personal data — here’s how to limit it
If you're concerned about Apple's new digital assistant, here's how you can restrict its access to your data.
Are phone coolers actually worth it?
Phone coolers will make the back of your phone cooler, but whether this has any practical effect depends on how hot the device is running.
OpenAI is sticking more ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI's latest ad format will put images of sponsored products and services on your screen. The ads, which OpenAI will begin testing in the US later this month, will "initially" appear when you...