Microsoft to stop using China-based engineers for US military tech support
Chinese engineers have apparently worked on sensitive DoD systems Microsoft has since stopped this practice Many in the department are unfamiliar with the system Some of the most sensitive data the United States has to offer is currently being maintained by engineers from China, often considered, especially in the tech field, its biggest adversary. A […]
‘We hardly crossed paths’: The actors behind The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ villains never filmed a scene together – and only met once on the Marvel movie’s set
Two stars in The Fantastic Four: First Steps had very little time to build chemistry before filming began The actors behind Galactus and The Silver Surfer didn’t film scenes together, either They only had a 24-hour period to gel as a pair and met just once on the movie’s set The actors behind or read […]
Fitbit may have fixed its major outage, but some users are still reporting problems
Last week, Fitbit users experienced an outage that prevented app logins and watch syncing The issue was resolved quickly, but problems have persisted for a seemingly small percentage of users We’ve been getting more emails over the weekend, both about this persistent issue and other problems Fitbit users are having Last week, starting on July […]
YouTube Music now lets you sync playback progress on different devices, but Spotify got there first
YouTube Music has brought out a new feature that allows you to resume music playback across different devices It’s similar to Spotify Connect, which gives you more controls in addition to cross-device playback The ‘Speed dial’ carousel in the YouTube Music app also shows playback progress bars, which is another new addition YouTube Music isn’t […]
Microsoft promises to crack one of the biggest problems with Windows 11: sluggish performance
Microsoft is collecting more data on performance issues with Windows 11 This is happening via feedback from testers using preview builds Hoovering up a whole lot more logs relating to performance hitches will hopefully help Microsoft stamp out sluggishness on the desktop Microsoft has promised to improve Windows 11’s overall performance levels, ensuring the operating […]
The Avatar 3 trailer is coming this week – here’s how you can watch it
We’ve had confirmation on when you can watch the first trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash – and you’ll be able to get your next glimpse of Pandora this week. The trailer will run in front of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which not only means that you’ll be able to watch it from Thursday […]
Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage grounded flights
A major IT outage has affected Alaska Airlines Its full fleet was grounded, and 11 flights were in the sky at the time It’s not the company’s first IT-related fleet grounding Alaska Airlines flights are back up and running after a mysterious IT outage grounded flights for several hours. The outage resulted in all of […]
Sick of seeing AI images everywhere online? DuckDuckGo will let you filter out the slop from your search results
Popular search engine DuckDuckGo has added a new AI image-filtering tool Users can now remove AI-generated images from their search results It’s available for free at duckduckgo.com Popular privacy-first search engine DuckDuckGo is rolling out a new feature that lets users remove AI-generated images from their search results. On X, the company tweeted, “Our philosophy […]
Android looks set to improve the Fast Pair experience for wireless earbuds
An update to Fast Pair for Android is on the way The new interface has been spotted in hidden code It makes it easier to see battery life levels If you’ve paired one of the best Android phones with one of the best pairs of wireless earbuds then you’ve got a helpful software upgrade to […]
The iOS 26 public beta could arrive this week, bringing Liquid Glass and more to your iPhone
The iOS 26 public beta could launch this week, a new report claims It’s slightly delayed compared to the usual public beta launch date That’s unlikely to push back the full iOS 26 release, expected in September The iOS 26 developer beta has been out since Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2025, but […]