Last year, Google announced changes to its Chrome browser that signaled the end for popular extension uBlock Origin. The ad-blocker’s design put it at odds with Google’s new Manifest v3 requirements, with death as the likely outcome. The Grim Reaper is here now, with Manifest V3’s full implementation all but complete. If uBlock Origin and…
It’s one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The so-called “black box.” There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. And they’re typically orange, not black. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Federal investigators on Friday recovered the black boxes from the passenger jet that…
In the week since a Chinese AI model called DeepSeek became a household name, a dizzying number of narratives have gained steam, with varying degrees of accuracy: that the model is collecting your personal data (maybe); that it will upend AI as we know it (too soon to tell—but do read my colleague Will’s story…
OpenAI is feeling the heat from DeepSeek. On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it’s rolling OpenAI’s reasoning model o1 out to its Copilot users, and now OpenAI is releasing a new reasoning model, o3-mini, to people who use the free version of ChatGPT. This will mark the first time that the vast majority of people will…
For video streamers, another price hike just means it’s Tuesday. For music streaming, however, price increases are bigger deals, and they tend to reverberate for everyone. Take Amazon, which just hiked the price of its individual Music Unlimited plan to $11.99 a month, or $10.99/month for Prime members. The new price is effective immediately for…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Integrated solar panels keep camera batteries topped off Very good video quality, with color night vision Local storage eliminates the need for an optional subscription App is easy to navigate and rock-solid stable Cons Storage hub must be hardwired via ethernet 32GB of local storage in hub cannot be…
When the Chinese firm DeepSeek dropped a large language model called R1 last week, it sent shock waves through the US tech industry. Not only did R1 match the best of the homegrown competition, it was built for a fraction of the cost—and given away for free. The US stock market lost $1 trillion, President…
Macworld We love the Apple’s Studio Display, but it’s way too expensive. But, if you want a great alternative that won’t cost you nearly as much. The Alogic Clarity 4K monitor is 20% off, so you can get it for $800 right now. This is a 27-inch IPS monitor with a solid 4K resolution that…
A new generation of Nvidia graphics cards launched yesterday (not that you can actually buy any of them), so it’s no surprise that there’s a substantial driver update to go along with them. What is surprising is that said drivers aren’t just for the RTX 50-series, though there’s certainly a lot in there for them….
Google recently updated Gemini for Workspace, improving what the AI assistant can analyze, understand, and do in Google Sheets. This comes about a year after Google first introduced Gemini for Workspace and brought AI tools to Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and more to users who pay for a Google One AI Premium plan ($19.99 per month)….