A new report reveals that the majority of top websites fail to enforce strong password requirements. Government, health, and food sites show some of the weakest security standards despite handling sensitive information. Only 1% of tested sites meet best-practice password expectations.
The open source versus closed source AI debate is intensifying as experts weigh national security against innovation. While China produces more open models, US frontier labs prefer closed approaches, creating a strategic divide in AI development.
Despite respecting Arch Linux’s philosophy of user control, the author argues the distribution demands too much maintenance and carries too much instability for reliable daily computing. The installation process feels like homework, updates frequently break systems, and the community can be unwelcom
Valve has officially launched its redesigned Steam store pages after months in beta testing. The update expands page width from 940 to 1200 pixels and introduces higher-resolution images. Browsing should feel significantly smoother, especially on larger monitors.
IPVanish has completed development of a new app for Amazon’s Vega OS, ensuring VPN availability when Amazon enables the feature in late November. The company will continue supporting older FireOS devices while expanding to the new platform, following NordVPN’s lead in the competitive streaming VPN m
Apple’s approach to AI involves keeping Siri powered by its own foundation models while potentially integrating third-party models like Gemini through Private Cloud Compute. The company delayed some Apple Intelligence features from early 2025 to early 2026 over quality concerns. Apple’s strategy foc
Microsoft AI has formed a new Superintelligence Team focused on Humanist Superintelligence (HSI), which prioritizes practical, controlled AI over OpenAI’s AGI ambitions. Led by Mustafa Suleyman, the team aims to build technology explicitly designed to serve humanity while keeping it grounded and con
Google’s Gemini Canvas now lets users generate complete Google Slides presentations from simple prompts. The feature creates slides with appropriate themes, images, and color schemes automatically. It’s currently available to Gemini Pro subscribers and coming to free users soon.
Field service companies are losing significant productivity to manual busywork that never shows up on balance sheets. Technicians waste 45 minutes on paperwork instead of moving to the next job, while dispatchers make multiple calls just to confirm arrival times. This silent tax affects businesses f
Microsoft has outlined an ambitious AI roadmap for Visual Studio with custom agents, improved chat features, and automatic model selection. The company emphasizes these are plans, not commitments. Most features will roll out over coming months, if they materialize at all.
