BSODs hit thousands of Windows PCs due to “a defect” in an update from CrowdStrike, taking banks, airlines, and more businesses offline; Microsoft is aware
or CrowdStrike Microsoft : HELPFUL LINKS — Get notified of outages that impact you — Building reliable applications on Azure The Record : IT teams scramble to recover from CrowdStrike incident as ...
Between ChatGPT's surprisingly human voice and Meta's AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of a new consumer internet era featuring synthetic companions
It's been one of those weeks. One after the other, product launches … Maxwell Timothy / MakeUseOf : What Is MetaAI? And Can It Compete With Other Chatbots? Abdullah / Gizchina : WhatsApp Beta Introd...
Google plans to offer Chromebook software updates for up to 10 years, starting in 2024, so no current device expires within the next two years, to help schools
if the hardware lasts a decade Rik Henderson / T3 : Ambitious Google update plan means Chromebooks aren't just for Christmas, they're for life... almost Martin Brinkmann / Ghacks : Google increases Ch...
TikTok unveils Content Levels, a content classifying system like age ratings in films, and plans to let users filter out videos with certain words or hashtags
what you need to know Abdullah / Gizchina : TikTok will ban certain content for young users under 18 Nadeem Sarwar / ScreenRant : TikTok's New Safety Tools Include Content Filters And Age Restrictions...
Google quietly launches its Switch to Android app for iOS as an unlisted app
The developer, Google LLC … Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Google quietly launches its awaited ‘Switch to Android’ app on iOS Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : New Google app makes it (marginally) easier...
Mozilla updates Firefox desktop and mobile apps with a revamped design, details the data-driven process used to guide the creation of the new streamlined look
Even though we're in the web browser business … Arthur Edelstein / Mozilla Security Blog : Firefox 89 upgrades Private Browsing Windows with Total Cookie Protection Mozilla : See what's new in Firefox...
Apple announces Q1 2019 profit of $19.97B and revenue of $84.3B, following its revision down from $89B-$93B, and projects $55B to $59B over the next quarter
here's what every major analyst says about Apple's earnings Lucas Matney / TechCrunch : Apple's global active install base of iPhones surpassed 900 million this quarter Abdullah / Gizchina : Apple rev...