Google says Polymarket bets showing up in News was an ‘error’
Google says Polymarket bets showing up in News was an 'error' Polymarket bets started popping up in Google News alongside legitimate news articles. But now those results aren’t showing, and Google says they were never supposed to. Spokesperson Ned Adriance told The Verge that “Google News is designed to show sources that create content about […]
20-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s house
20-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Russian Hill house early Friday morning, The San Francisco Standard reports. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras shortly before 7AM ET. Later […]
Microsoft finally lets Windows 11 testers unlock experimental features without ViVeTool
Microsoft finally lets Windows 11 testers unlock experimental features without ViVeTool Microsoft is finally allowing Windows 11 testers to get access to experimental features without having to download a third-party app like ViVeTool. The changes are part of making the Windows Insider Program (WIP) less confusing, with Dev and Canary testing rings simplified into a […]
Amazon Luna axes third-party game purchases
Amazon Luna axes third-party game purchases Amazon Luna announced a big change on Friday that will prevent players from purchasing third-party games and subscriptions. The cloud gaming service will remove previously purchased games on June 10th, 2026, though they’ll still be available to play on other platforms through the EA, GOG, or Ubisoft accounts players […]
Little Snitch’s software counter surveillance jumps from Mac to Linux
Little Snitch's software counter surveillance jumps from Mac to Linux The popular macOS app Little Snitch brought its network-monitoring tools over to Linux this week. In a blog post announcing the launch, one of the developers at Objective Development shared some early results from using the app on Linux: “On Ubuntu, I found 9 system […]
Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps
Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps Microsoft is starting to remove “unnecessary” Copilot buttons from its Windows 11 apps. In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the Copilot button in favor of a “writing tools” menu. The Copilot button in the Snipping Tool app also […]
Florida launches investigation into OpenAI
Florida launches investigation into OpenAI Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching an investigation into OpenAI over public safety and national security risks, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a statement on Thursday, Uthmeier says there are concerns that OpenAI’s data and technology are “falling into the hands of America’s enemies, such as the Chinese […]
The EFF is quitting X
The EFF is quitting X The digital privacy non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation will no longer be posting on X as of Thursday, largely due to a sharp decline in views on the platform over the past several years. In a blog post announcing the departure, EFF’s social media and video manager Kenyatta Thomas explained that […]
Instagram now lets you edit your own comments
Instagram now lets you edit your own comments If you make a mistake in an Instagram comment, you can now finally fix it without having to delete the comment and make it again. On Thursday, Instagram announced that users can now edit their comments within 15 minutes of posting them, which should hopefully give you […]
Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event
Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event Modular PC maker Framework is hosting a “Next Gen” event on April 21st at 1:30PM ET, and it looks like it might have something to do with Linux. Alongside a newsletter announcing the event, Framework posted a video on Thursday titled “Follow the […]