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5 years later, I can finally use Windows 11 the way I want
This morning I woke up to a freshly rebooted desktop. A bit annoying, but that’s just something that happens with Windows 11 — it reboots to install an update after a while, sometimes even when you don’t ask it to. But I got the feature I’ve been waiting for since...

Microsoft’s September updates fix a record 973 security flaws
Yesterday was September Patch Tuesday, which means Microsoft released security updates addressing 973 new security vulnerabilities. That’s more than twice as many as last month and a new record. Along with Windows and Office, other products have been updated, including Defender, Exchange Server, Hyper-V, Skype for Business, Visual Studio, and Microsoft’s...

Paystand launches agentic finance suite for finance teams
Finance teams could cut manual reconciliation and approvals as the suite lets approved AI agents post directly into ERP systems.

Remember big box PC games? GOG’s bringing them back, sort of
I have fond memories of cruising the aisles of CompUSA and browsing the massive cardboard boxes containing floppy disks and CDs. That’s what PC gaming used to look like. Those days are long gone, of course, banished to a time before smartphones and the drone of a data center that’s...

Brazil eyes China as buyer of carbon credits, targets accord by COP31

Audi's 7,500 Job Cuts: What Brussels Sale And VW's 2030 Plan Reveal

Algolia names Chung & Servantez to AI growth roles
The appointments bolster Algolia's push into enterprise AI, as it seeks to turn search into a trusted retrieval layer for customer data.

Someone might be in your PayPal account. Here’s a quick way to check
According to the FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report, the number of reported cybercrimes exceeded 1 million last year, with trends showing a year-on-year increase. A common vector of online crime is the unauthorized access to online accounts. Payment services such as PayPal are a particular target for fraudsters. This quick...

This $40 Anker dock turns your laptop’s USB-C port into 8 connections
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Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops
Defenders now have minutes, not hours, as attackers use agentic AI to automate credential theft, scanning and extortion across live operations.

Google details Antigravity SDK for custom agent hubs
Developers can now build their own multi-agent control planes with built-in logging, sandboxing and dashboard monitoring for enterprise workflows.

Google Cloud unveils Data Agent Kit for developers
The preview kit could cut the time data developers spend switching between warehouses, databases and storage while still needing approval for each action.

PCI Pal launches MCP server for secure AI payments
Banks and contact centres can now let AI agents take payments without exposing card data, while keeping PCI-DSS controls intact.

Macrium Reflect 8 Free review: Fantastic image backup and recovery at no-cost
At a GlanceExpert's Rating Pros Absolutely free for private use Reliable image backup Disaster recovery and backup boot media Clones disks Cons No incremental backup No longer supported by Macrium Our Verdict This venerable free drive and partition imaging program covers all the basics including disaster recovery and disk cloning. A gem of a freebie that works in the...

Google Earth’s flight simulator now works right in your browser
Google sometimes releases fun bonus features for its products and services. Recently, Google Earth gained a kind of flight simulator. Google has long been working with maps, satellite and aerial images, and street views—these are packaged in various ways. Google Maps is the most widely used service, but there’s also another...

The Windows dictation tool every writer should try
I write for a living and honestly, the process of typing is my bottleneck. Whether it’s getting my braindumps down on paper, sending email replies, or just simply writing out an article, I can verbally communicate my ideas faster than I can type them. That’s why I love dictation tools....