2023-11-13 08:55
Tech layoffs in 2023: A timeline
Though technology companies announced massive layoffs last year, 2023 has been  much worse. Layoffs have far outpaced last year's cuts, as tech giants including Amazon, Cisco, Facebook parent company Meta, Microsoft, Google, IBM, SAP, and
2023-11-10 12:00
How to manually update Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Defender is the built-in anti-malware package that’s included with modern Windows operating systems. It’s alternatively known as Windows Security (it shows up under Settings > Privacy & security as Windows Security) or Windows
2023-11-09 21:35
17 ways to speed up Windows 10
Want your Windows 10 PC to run faster? We're here to help. By tweaking some of the operating settings, your machine will be zippier and less prone to performance and system issues.
2023-11-09 17:59
Apple gets ready for app sideloading in Europe
As its battles with regulators intensify, Apple is getting ready to allow sideloading of software from third-party app stores in Europe, based on information in statements buried within the company's most recent financial filing.
2023-11-09 17:03
UK’s Ofcom outlines draft codes of practice for enforcing online safety
The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has set out  draft codes of practice and guidance for social media, gaming, pornography, search and sharing sites in the wake of the Online Safety Act coming into force last month.
2023-11-09 12:02
How to keep remote workers connected to company culture
Even as some companies demand that workers return to the office, remote work is here to stay — in one form or another. But keeping far-flung, work-from-anywhere staffers connected to company goals and culture remains an ongoing challenge
2023-11-08 21:14
Samsung jumps on the generative AI bandwagon with Gauss
Samsung is the latest major technology company to debut an own-brand generative AI framework, dubbed Gauss, with the announcement Wednesday that it would feature heavily in the firm’s future product portfolio.
2023-11-08 17:28
The regulators are coming for Apple Pay
Apple’s mobile payments service, Apple Pay, looks to be on the regulatory hit list; the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is putting big tech firms with digital payment platforms under closer scrutiny.
2023-11-08 12:00
Windows Hello for Business: Passwordless authentication for Windows shops
Microsoft is trying to get rid of that sticky note that you see taped to everyone’s office monitor. You know, the one with the password on it. The one with all of the old passwords crossed off one by one, each one subtly different from th
2023-11-08 12:00
Android's hidden clipboard-sharing superpower
Forgive my unabashed nerdery, but for years now, I've had a cross-platform productivity dream.