Azure is in recovery following an outage that affected Microsoft 365, Xbox and Minecraft

Microsoft’s Azure cloud service is recovering from an outage that affected key apps and services like Microsoft 365 , Xbox and Minecraft. All three showed spikes in outage reports on DownDetector ar [...]

Should AI Superintelligence Research Continue? Why These Public Figures Want a Pause

The new statement has signed by the godfathers of AI, Steve Wozniak and more. [...]

The best VPN deals: 88 percent discounts on ProtonVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark and more

A virtual private network (VPN) is useful in several ways — a good one can stream foreign TV shows and events, save you from giving up information to hackers and keep you anonymous to protect agains [...]

Threads reaches 150 million daily users and is ramping up ads

Threads has grown to 150 million daily active users. Mark Zuckerberg shared the latest milestone for the company's text-based app during Meta's third-quarter earnings call. The company previ [...]

Gemini for Home is finally rolling out for early access - here's how to try it first

There are countless things you can accomplish with Google's long-awaited new AI assistant - once you get off the waitlist. Here's how. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, Oct. 30

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Oct. 30. [...]

These are the Black Friday deals on tech I'm hoping to see for 2025

Black Friday (which is now basically all of November) is one of the best times of the year to pick up things for yourself and for other people. But to say money is tight is an understatement this year [...]

Stranger Things season 5 trailer leaks online hours before official Netflix release – and fans think it includes a big spoiler

Watch out, nerds! Netflix has accidentally released the new trailer for Stranger Things' fifth and final season. [...]

Proton launches 'Data Breach Observatory' to track personal info leaks

Proton, the company behind Proton VPN and other encrypted apps like Proton Mail and Proton Drive, just launched a new web page called the Data Breach Observatory that aims to make accurate cybercrime [...]