The price to pay — This is why 400+ scientists are calling for a halt to mandatory age verification

The internet gets age-gated, changing how we interact with our favorite apps and websites. While the benefits aren’t clear yet, we are losing control of our privacy. Here’s what’s at stake.

Nvidia’s GPU driver ‘totally wrecked’ user overclocks, but a hotfix has just been released that puts things right

Nvidia’s 595.71 driver broke user overclocking, but a fix is here that seemingly patches up the problem.

Microsoft Copilot just made browser switching a thing of the past

Microsoft is updating Copilot on Windows with a built-in side-pane browser, allowing users to open links, research across tabs, and summarize information without leaving the app.
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Microsoft pulls “Real Talk” mode for Copilot AI chats that had more personality

Real Talk was the most human Copilot has ever felt. It pushed back, remembered you, and didn’t just nod along — so naturally, Microsoft pulled the plug just weeks after its global rollout.
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Apple’s budget MacBook Neo is already outrunning the M1 MacBook Air in early tests

Early MacBook Neo benchmarks show Apple’s cheapest laptop keeping pace with the M1 MacBook Air in several tests.
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Microsoft’s new browser tool will make websites more keyboard-friendly

Half of all websites fail basic keyboard navigation. Microsoft’s new browser tool wants to change that — and it only takes one HTML attribute to do it.
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Tests show Apple M5 Max smoking AMD and setting performance record

Apple’s M5 Max just set a new performance record, outscoring AMD’s best in single-core tests and even outperforming Apple’s own M3 Ultra chip in multi-core performance.
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Apple is promoting Microsoft Office apps for MacBook Neo, and the target is obvious

Apple is taking a rare approach with the marketing material for its new MacBook Neo, signaling that winning over Windows users is more important for the company than keeping its walled garden perfectly sealed.
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Microsoft’s next Xbox console is Project Helix, and it will run PC games too

Microsoft confirms that its next Xbox console, Project Helix, will focus on performance and support both Xbox and PC games.
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OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model makes ChatGPT better at handling your complex, multi-step workflows

OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model makes ChatGPT better at reasoning and handling multi-step workflows.
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