The AI model switcher has been shunted down to the prompt bar. It’s more convenient, sure, but importantly it means you can now switch AI models without needing to start a new conversation. I don’t ...

Users must shift to browser-based Messenger, back up chats before shutdown Meta has confirmed it will shut down Messenger’s standalone desktop apps for macOS and Windows on December 15, 2025. From ...

Many apps (social, browsers, games) request contact access even when it's unnecessary. Allowing access lets apps upload and share your entire address book beyond your control. Contacts get sold, cross ...

Long before budgeting apps and online banking alerts, people still managed their money-and in many ways, they did it better. Boomers learned how to stay out of debt using habits that didn't require ...

There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Google restricting background work. With every new Android release, Google seemingly further restricts what apps running in the ...

The reward is time to watch an episode of your favorite show. The popularity of Pomodoro has also inspired offshoots that iterate on its philosophies, and one of them might hold particular appeal if ...

Cory Doctorow discusses his new book "Ens***tification" and what's gone wrong with the Internet. What with the rise in AI-generated ads, pop-ups and reams of information, author Cory Doctorow says, ...

Listen and subscribe to Opening Bid Unfiltered on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Starbucks is in full-on retooling mode under CEO Brian ...

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