Reporting from May 2026 accurately claimed that Google Chrome silently installed a 4-gigabyte artificial intelligence model on users' devices without consent, and that the model reinstalls itself if ...

Computer-Using or Computer Use Agents (CUAs) are agentic AI capabilities that enable an AI model to perceive a screen “visually” and control it like a person would — clicking, typing, navigating an ...

Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address this issue on April 20. Microsoft is investigating an issue causing this month's KB5082063 security update to fail to install on some ...

A new no-code tool in Google Workspace lets you build custom ‘flows’ to automate your routine tasks. Here’s how to use it. The great hope for AI agents is that they will automate many of the ...

OpenClaw is an AI assistant designed to simplify task management and enhance productivity through automation. With features like persistent memory and dual modes—“Plan” for organizing tasks and “Do” ...

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The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

Unauthorized activity on internal administrative computer systems prompted Metro to limit access to those systems, resulting in station monitors not displaying arrival times, the transit agency ...

A home network-attached storage (NAS) server is ideal for backups, content streaming, and more. It could even save you money in the long run. While it’s not for everyone, there are a few good reasons ...

Perplexity is bringing its AI closer to its users, with a new Personal Computer that combines its agentic AI platform with a Mac mini's local applications. This may be too much AI for some people. At ...

Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

Starlink has kept me connected in rural Idaho since 2022, but the satellite internet service unlocks excellent speeds pretty much anywhere you can see the sky. Here's how to sign up and get started.