What you need to know YouTube has new experimental features for its Premium tier users. The prominent ones include the ability to watch a YouTube video at 4x speed. Jump ahead is another nifty feature in the works, which should help users jump to their favorite content faster. YouTube has great perks for users who … Read more
If you’re contemplating switching from Windows or macOS to Linux or are an experienced user who enjoys exploring different distributions, you should consider Linux Mint and MX Linux. Below, I delve into these two distributions, highlighting their core attributes, use cases, and limitations. For more granular details, be sure to watch the video embedded above. … Read more
The blog OMG Ubuntu reports: Ubuntu’s key developers have agreed to switch to Matrix as the primary platform for real-time development communications involving the distro. From March, Matrix will replace IRC as the place where critical Ubuntu development conversations, requests, meetings, and other vital chatter must take place… Only the current #ubuntu-devel and #ubuntu-release Libera … Read more
Back in August, I cavalierly said that AI couldn’t design a car if it hadn’t seen one first, and I alluded to Henry Ford’s apocryphal statement “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” I’m not backing down on any of that, but the history of technology is always … Read more
Networks protected by Ivanti VPNs are under active attack by well-resourced hackers who are exploiting a critical vulnerability that gives them complete control over the network-connected devices. Hardware maker Ivanti disclosed the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0282, on Wednesday and warned that it was under active exploitation against some customers. The vulnerability, which is being exploited … Read more
Amazon this weekend has major discounts on a few AirPods models, including a new all-time low price on the AirPods 4. You can get the base AirPods 4 for $99.99 on Amazon, down from $129.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive … Read more
OpenAI has just announced a new AI tool called Deep Research. The new AI agent is capable of conducting multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks and, according to OpenAI, “accomplishes in tens of minutes what would take a human many hours.” You simply give it a prompt and ChatGPT will “find, analyze, and … Read more
Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the … Read more
Physical media fans need not panic yet—you’ll still be able to buy new Blu-Ray movies for your collection. But for those who like to save copies of their own data onto the discs, the remaining options just became more limited: Sony announced last week that it’s ending all production of several recordable media formats—including Blu-Ray discs, MiniDiscs, … Read more
Maxine Collins/BBC It’s towards the end of our interview that Bill Gates reveals new numbers on how much his charitable Foundation has now spent in its efforts to combat preventable diseases and reduce poverty. “I’ve given over 100 billion,” he says, “but I still have more to give.” That’s dollars, just to clarify, worth about … Read more