Your Windows touchpad is about to make scrolling long pages way less tiring

Microsoft is adding accelerated, edge, and single-finger scrolling to Windows touchpads, making it easier to move through long documents, webpages, and code with less effort.

Computing     Rachit Agarwal     2 days ago

This app turns the iPhone Duo into a pocket-sized Mac

Apple's iPhone Duo has barely arrived, and Headroom already has a clever trick for it: controlling a Mac from the foldable phone, complete with a keyboard that appears when the device folds

Computing     Varun Mirchandani     3 days ago

AI helped uncover a hidden PHP flaw. Now websites worldwide are facing millions of hacking attempts.

A critical PHP vulnerability has triggered millions of exploit attempts worldwide. AI tools helped researchers uncover the flaw, leaving governments and companies racing to patch vulnerable websites.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     3 days ago

Microsoft has begun rolling out Copilot Code for building apps with natural language

Copilot Code is beginning to roll out through Microsoft’s Frontier program, letting users build workplace apps and workflows using natural language.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     3 days ago

AI agents are acting like rogues and causing a huge headache for US banks

US banks are restricting third-party AI agents over concerns that automated tools could access accounts or initiate financial actions without clear customer control.

Computing     Moinak Pal     4 days ago

Canva enters the AI image generation race with Craft, and it’s thinking beyond pretty pictures

Canva has launched Craft, its first in-house image generation model. Trained on human-designed templates, it aims to create more accurate layouts, readable text, and visuals that are easier to edit.

Computing     Varun Mirchandani     4 days ago

Mori might be the cutest AI companion robot yet, and it reacts to you like a pet

OKA’s Mori is a cute AI companion that can recognize people, remember interactions, react to music, and behave more like a pet than a home assistant.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     4 days ago

Arc browser is shutting down in December. Long live, ya trailblazer!

Arc browser is shutting down on December 22, following a long spell of maintenance-only work as the company behind it moves forward with its successor, Dia.

Computing     Nadeem Sarwar     4 days ago

1Password wants AI agents to handle logins without ever taking a peek at your passwords

AI agents can now use credentials stored in 1Password to access your accounts without the passwords being exposed to the model.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     4 days ago

AI chatbots are falling prey to manipulative prompts that could help stalkers spy on victims

Spyware, tracking and shared accounts need human help. Here’s what to do before trusting a chatbot’s tech-safety advice.

Computing     Shikhar Mehrotra     4 days ago

Tangerine for Mac makes file conversions seamless with a simple drag-and-drop gesture

Tangerine makes converting and editing files on your Mac easier with a handy radial menu that appears when you drag files while holding Shift. It offers a wide range of tools, but its $29.99 price tag might be hard to justify.

Computing     Pranob Mehrotra     4 days ago

Microsoft may finally let you turn off some of Edge’s AI. But don’t celebrate yet

Microsoft Edge Canary is testing a new switch for disabling on-device AI features, giving users more control while leaving one important question unanswered: exactly what does it turn off?

Computing     Vikhyaat Vivek     4 days ago

Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, its answer to AI agents like Dots

Anthropic has unveiled Claude Duet, a new work-focused AI agent that can monitor connected apps, handle background tasks, and keep working after you step away.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     5 days ago

Google Chrome’s new early warning system could help you spot scam sites

Google Chrome is adding a new Suspicious sites warning that can flag questionable websites before Safe Browsing is confident enough to classify them as dangerous.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     5 days ago

Google is making Gemini smarter behind the wheel by connecting it to Gmail, Photos, and Maps

Google's Personal Intelligence lets Gemini draw on your apps to give you useful insights while driving such as flight updates, appointment directions, and restaurant suggestions that match your preferences.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     6 days ago

ChatGPT now has locked chats to keep your sensitive conversations hidden

The new privacy-centric feature is available now for every ChatGPT user, from the free tier to the Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Education plans.

Computing     Nadeem Sarwar     6 days ago

AMD drops FSR 4.1 on five-year-old Radeon graphics cards, and Xbox is next

AMD has released FSR 4.1 for Radeon RX 6000 cards months ahead of schedule, while Ryzen laptops and handhelds join the list and Xbox Series X|S support is coming soon.

Computing     Vikhyaat Vivek     6 days ago

The US has banned DeepSeek from federal agencies, including apps built on its AI

Homeland Security has pulled DeepSeek from federal civilian systems, and Beijing says Washington is stretching the idea of national security.

Computing     Shikhar Mehrotra     6 days ago

ChatGPT Slides lets users create, edit and present decks without leaving ChatGPT

ChatGPT Slides helps users create editable presentations from conversations, files and outlines, with collaborative editing and exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides.

Computing     Moinak Pal     6 days ago

Your AI chatbot might have brain rot, and it could be making things worse for you

A new study finds that AI models trained on junk social media posts develop brain rot, skipping reasoning and picking up bad ethics.

Computing     Rachit Agarwal     6 days ago

Gemini Notebook now lets you review slides and videos before generating them

Gemini Notebook’s new co-create option lets you pick topics, choose styles, and review the outline before your slide decks and video overviews are generated.

Computing     Rachit Agarwal     6 days ago

Your Googlebook could run real desktop apps sooner than you think

Unofficial Android builds of ArtCraft’s 13 desktop-style apps show that real desktop software on Googlebooks might be a lot closer than we thought.

Computing     Rachit Agarwal     6 days ago

Google wants you to chat with Gemini to fix issues instead of scrolling through support pages

Google is changing how you get help with its products. Its new “Ask Google Help” experience offers shorter answers and interactive troubleshooting instead of traditional support articles.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     October 19

What does an AI agent do when it’s left alone with no task? This experiment offers a clue

Researchers at MIT gave Claude a virtual island to explore, and it started inventing games, testing physics, and discovering tricks that helped it perform better later.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     October 19

Apple announces October 28 launch event, OLED MacBook Pro and refreshed iMac likely on the docket

Apple’s October 28 event could bring a redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED, touch support, and M6-series chips.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     October 19

Think parental controls keep kids away from nudify apps? This report says otherwise

Removing nudify apps from stores didn’t disable them on test phones, so parents may need to check devices themselves.

Computing     Shikhar Mehrotra     October 19

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