Google TV’s Uncertain Future
Google TV’s Uncertain Future Summary Google has quietly reversed course on selling ads directly on Google TV, returning ad inventory to publishers and moving to a revenue-share model, according to…
Microsoft’s $30 Windows 10 Security Updates Cover 10 Devices
Microsoft’s $30 Windows 10 Security Updates Cover 10 Devices Summary Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) offering for Windows 10 — the $30 option introduced earlier — now officially covers up…
Trump Signs Executive Order Opening 401(k) Retirement Market To Crypto Investments
Trump Signs Executive Order Opening 401(k) Retirement Market To Crypto Investments Summary The White House has issued an executive order directing regulators to explore ways to allow participant-directed defined-contribution retirement…
Linux Desktop Share Tops 6% In 15 Million-System Analysis
Summary Lansweeper analysed over 15 million consumer desktop operating system instances and found Linux desktops now represent just over 6% of the PC market. This result aligns with other recent…
HBO Max Password Sharing Crackdown Will Get ‘Aggressive’ Next Month
HBO Max Password Sharing Crackdown Will Get ‘Aggressive’ Next Month Summary Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is preparing a stepped-up enforcement and messaging effort to curb HBO Max password sharing. Company…
Encryption Made For Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
Encryption Made For Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked Content summary Researchers who in 2023 exposed a deliberate weakness in a radio encryption standard have now found that…
Amazon’s Cloud Business Giving Federal Agencies Up To $1 Billion In Discounts
Amazon’s Cloud Business Giving Federal Agencies Up To $1 Billion In Discounts Summary Amazon Web Services (AWS) has agreed to provide up to $1 billion in discounts to U.S. federal…
The Backlash Against Duolingo Going ‘AI-First’ Didn’t Even Matter
The Backlash Against Duolingo Going ‘AI-First’ Didn’t Even Matter Summary Duolingo faced heavy social media backlash after announcing an “AI-first” strategy and plans to replace contract workers with AI, but…
China Solves ‘Tunnel Boom’ Problem With Maglev Trains
China Solves ‘Tunnel Boom’ Problem With Maglev Trains Summary The article reports that Chinese researchers have developed a practical fix for the “tunnel boom” caused by very high-speed maglev trains…
ThinkPad Designer David Hill Spills Secrets, Designs That Never Made It
ThinkPad Designer David Hill Spills Secrets, Designs That Never Made It Summary David W. Hill, lead ThinkPad designer from 1995 to 2017, speaks to The Register about several iconic features…