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The generation of images, videos, and voices through artificial intelligence is evolving at a pace that demands we establish clear criteria and good habits to defend ourselves from the dangers of abusing these technologies. Deepfakes are already part of our everyday online life, so it is a very good idea…
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Antivirus Jul 31, 2025
The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to lure…
With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing every…
August 30 tech news roundup: Vivaldi browser will not add AI features, Claude AI will use your chats to train its models, Microsoft Word will save your Docs to the cloud automatically
News August 30, 2025
Vivaldi says it won’t add AI features Vivaldi’s CEO, Jon von Tetzchner, has announced that the browser will not add AI features. The browser maker has confirmed that Vivaldi will not add an LLM for a chatbot, summarization tool, or suggestion engine for filling up forms, until there are... Read more
August 23 Tech news roundup: Apple TV+ price hiked again, Hollow Knight: Silksong releases on September 4, PS5 prices increased in the U.S.
News August 23, 2025
Firefox 142 brings improved Tab Groups, Tracking Protection Mozilla released the Firefox 142 update this week improving the way Tab Groups, and Tracking Protection work. Firefox 142 keeps the active tab visible in a Tab Group, even when you collapse the group. It will hide the other tabs in... Read more
August 16 Tech news roundup: Linux Mint 22.2 beta released, Microsoft thinks AI will make the mouse and keyboard obsolete, Edge on Windows 10 to get updates till 2028
News August 16, 2025
Linux Mint 22.2 beta now available The beta version of Linux Mint 22.2 is available for testing. Mint 22.2, which is called Zara, is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Noble Numbat. The latest version of Mint ships with Linux 6.14 Kernel as the default. It has a new Hardware... Read more
August 9 Tech news roundup: uBlock Origin Lite comes to Safari, Microsoft Lens app is being retired, Heretic + Hexen enhanced versions released
News August 9, 2025
uBlock Origin Lite for Safari now available for iPhone, iPad and Mac It’s finally true! uBlock Origin Lite is now available for Apple Safari. The extension is very popular among Firefox, and Chromium based browsers for its robust ad-blocking capabilities. Now, users can get the same protection level on... Read more
August 2 Tech news roundup: AdGuard blocks Windows Recall, Xbox rolls out age verification in UK, YouTube to use AI to analyze user accounts
News August 2, 2025
Microsoft begins rolling out age verification for Xbox in the U.K. Xbox is rolling out age verification for users in the U.K. to comply with The Online Safety Act. Microsoft has partnered with Yoti to be its trusted age verification service. Users will need to provide a government-issued ID,... Read more
The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to... Read more
July 26 Tech news roundup: Proton Lumo is an AI that respects your privacy, Firefox gets AI-powered tab management, Brave Browser blocks Windows Recall
News July 26, 2025
Firefox 141 brings an AI-powered tab management feature Mozilla released the Firefox 141 update this week. The new version comes with an AI-powered feature that can sort open tabs into groups. Users can right-click on a tab group, and select “Suggest more tabs for group”. The AI will identify similar... Read more
July 19 Tech news roundup: OpenAI introduces an agentic AI, Copilot Vision is coming to Windows, ChromeOS and Android are merging
News July 19, 2025
DuckDuckGo introduces a filter to hide AI images from search DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature for its search engine, an option to hide AI-generated images from search. It is powered by filter lists created for content blockers like uBlock Origin and uBlacklist. The option, when enabled, will hide... Read more
AI tools and model capabilities are improving with each new version. As a result, the level of sophistication and realism in scams is increasing. According to the FBI’s annual report, financial losses due to cybercrime exceeded $12.5 billion in 2023—just one indicator of the enormous impact of these attacks.... Read more
July 12 tech news roundup: Gmail adds a new way to manage subscriptions, Microsoft Edge now loads pages up to 40% faster, Beware of malicious browser extensions on Chrome, Edge and Firefox
News July 12, 2025
Windows 11 finally overtakes Windows 10 usage-wise Windows 11 was released in October 2021. Four years later, it has finally overtaken Windows 10 as the most used operating system on desktop computers. A report reveals that Windows 11 is installed on 52% of computers, as opposed to 44.59% on... Read more
July 5 Tech news roundup: Notepad now lets you format text, Chrome fixes fourth zero-day bug of the year, Windows 11 25H2 is coming soon
News July 5, 2025
Microsoft Edge on iOS now supports extensions iPhone and iPad users, rejoice! Microsoft Edge now supports extensions on iOS and iPadOS. However, the feature is hidden behind a flag that you need to change manually, instructions to do this are available here. Now, it doesn’t support all extensions by... Read more
June 28 tech news roundup: Microsoft claims Windows 11 is twice as fast as Windows 10, Firefox 140 introduces Tab Unload, WhatsApp’s AI can summarize your chats
News June 28, 2025
Microsoft wants you to believe that Windows 11 is 2.3x faster than Windows 10 Anyone who has used both operating systems can tell this is impossible. Microsoft has published a so-called performance claims with details about various computers that were used in benchmark tests. The problem is it used... Read more
With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing... Read more
June 21 Tech news roundup: Microsoft’s next Xbox console could be a PC, WhatsApp annoys users with ads, Steam gets an improved overlay and accessibility features
News June 21, 2025
The next Xbox gen console could also be a gaming PC Microsoft’s Xbox and AMD have announced a partnership to co-engineer the next gen Xbox consoles. The two companies have been working together on console chips for a while now, so this may not seem surprising. But the announcement... Read more
June 14 Tech news roundup: Android 16 is here, Apple unveils iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, ROG Xbox Ally handhelds announced
Uncategorized June 14, 2025
Android 16 has been released Google has officially released Android 16. The latest iteration of the operating system is available for Pixel devices. Android 16 ships with various improvements for hearing aids, the Recents panel, new settings for Battery Health. The update brings Live Updates from food delivery, ride,... Read more
June 7 tech news roundup: Windows 11 will stop prompting EU users to use Edge, YouTube Premium Lite will show more ads, KDE is inviting Windows 10 users to switch to Linux
News June 7, 2025
Microsoft Edge will not bother EU users anymore Microsoft has announced some major changes for Windows 11 for users in the European Economic Area. The operating system will no longer pester you to set Microsoft Edge as the default browser, if you don’t launch it. If you uninstall Edge,... Read more
May 31 Tech news roundup: Mozilla ends support Pocket and Fakespot, Arc Browser has been discontinued, Apple wants to rename its operating systems
News May 31, 2025
Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot Mozilla has announced that it is shutting down two of its cloud services: Pocket and Fakespot. Read it Later, Inc, which created Pocket, was acquired by Mozilla in 2017. Pocket was integrated in Firefox, but was never really popular. Unsurprisingly, Mozilla has... Read more
May 24 tech news roundup: Fortnite is back on iOS, Windows 11 gets a retro text editor, Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
News May 24, 2025
Fortnite makes an Epic return to the iOS App Store Epic Games has returned to the iOS App Store triumphantly after a 5-year hiatus. Apple had blocked Fortnite in 2020 when Epic Games added an external payment to the popular battle royale game. Epic sued Apple, but a Federal... Read more