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A proposed Google specification for ensuring trust on the Web has come under fire for potentially giving websites control over which browsers have the right to access them — and potentially blocking an unwanted browser from accessing a site owned by Google or Microsoft.

At issue is what Google calls Web Environment Integrity, described in

As soon as your Windows drive runs out of space, the operating system starts to delete files that are probably no longer needed from the recycle bin and your downloads folder. That said, if you want to optimize your storage before running out of free space, you can change the configuration so that older files and folders are automatically removed after a certain time

The US Federal Communications Commission defines “broadband internet” as 25 megabits down, 3 megabits up, a standard that hasn’t been updated since 2015. If you hadn’t noticed, the internet looks a bit different than it did eight years ago, with a huge expansion of high-definition streaming video, gameplay, and massive amounts of connected tec

Nothing settles my ever-restless soul more than a clean house. If you need a little help keeping your humble abode spick-and-span, you’re in luck. Best Buy’s currently selling the

OpenAI has shut down Classifier, its AI tool to detect AI-written work, because of what we discovered at its launch: It stinks.

When OpenAI launched Classifier in January, it was supposed to have been smart enough to detect when a user (say, a student) used ChatGPT or another AI program to author a work. OpenAI pitched Classifier as a way for a teacher to i

When you were younger, it was easier to pick up just about any new skill. These days, that’s not the case, but it doesn’t mean you don’t still want to learn new things. Fortunately, technology has made it easier to pick up some new skills, like

A Wi-Fi standard is like a blueprint for technology companies. It defines the specifications according to which Wi-Fi routers and networking gear transmit wireless data to PCs, smartphones, and more. Each standard intends to achieve two goals: Faster Wi-Fi speeds for every connected device and a smooth connection to as many devices as possible.

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Samsung has launched its new Galaxy Tab S9 series of tablets at its Unpacked conference in Korea, with an updated Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and the Dynamic AMOLED 2X display that has graced Samsung’s Galaxy line of PCs. But there’s a potential feature that got our hopes up: remotely controlling your PC via the new Tabs.

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