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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

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…

Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 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…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

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…

November 1 Tech news roundup: Fedora Linux 43 released, Xbox consoles sales drop again, Samsung Internet Browser for PC launched
Fedora Linux 43 is now available Fedora Linux 43 has been released. The update brings Linux Kernel 6.17, enhanced drivers for Intel Xe graphics, and improvements for NVIDIA Optimus and Hybrid Mode. Fedora 43 drops support for the X11 session, it is now Wayland-only. It follows GNOME 49, which... Read more
October 25 Tech news roundup: OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas browser released, YouTube adds a time-limit for scrolling Shorts feed, Firefox is testing new tab widgets
OpenAI unleashes ChatGPT Atlas web browser OpenAI has released its AI-powered web browser, it’s called ChatGPT Atlas. The browser is based on Chromium, and supports extensions that are available on the Chrome Web Store. Atlas has a sidebar that allows users to quickly access ChatGPT, and ask the AI... Read more
October 18 Tech news roundup: Windows 10 reaches end of life support, Zorin OS 18 released, YouTube gets a new video player
Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 Windows 10 was launched on July 29, 2015. Ten years later, Microsoft ended support for the operating system, on October 14, 2025. There are ways to extend security updates for Windows 10, either by paying $30 for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program,... Read more
October 11 Tech news roundup: Discord breach leaked thousands of ID photos, Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka released, Could ChatGPT evolve into an operating system?
Discord data breach results in 70,000 government-ID images stolen Discord announced that one of its customer service providers suffered a data breach. While it wouldn’t confirm the name of the third party, rumors allege that it was a Zendesk instance. The instant messaging service said it reacted quickly and... Read more
Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today
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... Read more
October 4 Tech news roundup: Perplexity’s Comet browser is now free for all, Xbox Game Pass prices hiked, Amazon debuts Vega OS for TV
Xbox Game Pass prices hiked, subscribers furious Microsoft has increased the prices of Xbox Game Pass plans for a second time in a year, and subscribers are far from happy about it. Game Pass Core has been renamed to Game Pass Essential, and costs $9.99 per month. Game Pass Standard... Read more
September 27 Tech news roundup: Xbox prices hiked again, Forza Horizon 6 to release in 2026, Windows 10 users in the EU will get extended security updates for free
Microsoft increases Xbox prices again in the U.S. Microsoft has increased the prices of the Xbox consoles in the U.S., again. The basic Xbox Series S 512GB version now costs $399, which is $100 more expensive than its launch price 5 years ago. The Xbox Series X costs $649, up... Read more
September 20 Tech news roundup: Vivaldi gets a customizable tab bar, Apple releases iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26, Windows will install Copilot automatically for Microsoft 365 users
Vivaldi 7.6 update brings a fully customizable tab bar The Vivaldi 7.6 update is now available, and it brings options to customize the tab bar completely. You can remove or add any button you want from it, or rearrange the options as you like. Vivaldi also has a tab... Read more
September 13 Tech news roundup: Apple launches iPhone 17, KDE Linux alpha released, Google hit by EU fine
Apple iPhone 17 series launched Apple has announced the iPhone 17 series, featuring a new model called the iPhone 17 Air. For the first time, the base iPhone model has ProMotion Display, i.e. a 120Hz Refresh Rate. In fact, Apple has also upgraded the base storage across the board,... Read more
September 6 Tech news roundup: Linux Mint 22.2 released, Hollow Knight: Silksong is out, Firefox brings Copilot to its sidebar
Hollow Knight: Silksong was so popular, it crashed gaming stores Hollow Knight: Silksong has been released for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series One, Series S and X, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The sequel to 2017’s Indie action platformer/metroidvania had been eagerly anticipated since it was announced... Read more
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 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... 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
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
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