2025-05-01
Microsoft's Phi-4-reasoning models outperform larger models and run on your laptop or phone
Microsoft is expanding its Phi series of compact language models with three new variants designed for advanced reasoning tasks.<br /> The article Microsoft's Phi-4-reasoning models outperfo [...]
2025-05-01
Tariffs could further disrupt the stability of the PC hardware market - and this new study suggests it's best to buy right now
US tariff scares are still present despite the 90-day pause, and IDC's new study on PC hardware sales suggests that people are buying up hardware in case prices go up.. [...]
2025-05-01
Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses now record your voice by default to train Meta's AI models
Meta has updated its U.S. privacy policy for the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to enable automatic voice recording by default. These recordings can now be used to train Meta AI and other Meta products.&l [...]
2025-05-01
How to disable ACR on your TV (and why it makes such a big difference for privacy)
Smarter TV operating systems bring added convenience - but also new privacy concerns, especially from automatic content recognition (ACR), which quietly tracks everything you watch. [...]
2025-05-01
Court orders Apple to stop collecting fees for purchases made outside the App Store
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that Apple violated her own ruling back in 2021 on the lawsuit Epic Games filed against Apple a year before. Now, it's ordering (PDF) Apple to stop collecti [...]
2025-05-01
Microsoft finally fixes Windows 11’s folders so they open much faster with new update – but it's still not quick enough for my liking
Fed up of Windows 11 folders being frustratingly sluggish to open? Microsoft has made them faster now, but more still needs to be done here. [...]