Your Ad Blocker vs. Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge is following Chrome into Manifest V3, phasing out older extension technology used by tools including uBlock Origin. The browser wars have a new front: who gets to decide what you block?
Apple Has a Memory Problem RAM production is reportedly sold out through 2027 as the AI boom consumes global memory supplies. Apple is pushing suppliers for better pricing, suppliers are pushing back, and the squeeze could eventually show up on the price tag of your next device.
AI Watermarks You Can't See Anthropic is adding invisible watermarks to AI-generated content. Google, meanwhile, lets users remove visible watermarks from some Gemini and Flow creations. We're heading toward a world where determining whether something was made by AI may depend on metadata rather than your eyes.
Your BMW Would Like to Show You an Ad Some BMW owners discovered Spider-Man: Brand New Day promotions appearing inside their cars. Because apparently your dashboard is advertising inventory now.
1990s Microsoft Word Is Back Someone ported Word for Windows 1.1a into a native 64-bit application that runs on Windows 11. Is it useful? Debatable. Is it wonderfully nerdy? Absolutely. Watch Windows Weekly #996
OpenAI's Mystery Hardware Takes Shape OpenAI's rumored first consumer device is reportedly a puck-shaped, screen-free smart speaker expected to cost more than $300. The post-smartphone era might start with...a hockey puck. Watch Intelligent Machines #883
Apple's Watch May Be Getting a Reset Apple is reportedly considering changes to its smartwatch lineup as it prepares for a new generation of Apple Watch hardware. Plus: Apple and MLB are bringing a Friday Night Baseball game to Apple Immersive. Watch MacBreak Weekly #1037
After Black Hat, Steve Gibson takes stock of where AI security actually stands.
New details have emerged about the OpenAI agent breakout, Anthropic has dealt with its own agent incidents, and researchers are confronting a fundamental problem: AI agents don't always behave like traditional software.
Plus, Chrome 149 and 150 fixed a staggering 1,072 bugs.
Can You Build Your Own AI Supercomputer? Leo has a new NVIDIA DGX Spark, which naturally leads to questions about dual Sparks, loaded Macs, resurrecting old gaming PCs, power bills, local models, and how much hardware is too much hardware. You can probably guess how the AI User Group answered that last one. Watch AI User Group #19
Make Your iPhone Put You to Bed Sleep Focus, Apple Watch tracking, notification automation, Shortcuts, sleep scores, and smarter wake-up routines. Mikah and Rosemary show how your Apple devices can work together after the lights go out. Watch iOS Today #815
