I jailbroke my old Kindle, but I found a safer way to add books - for free

With Amazon support ending, I jailbroke my outdated Kindle to install KOReader. Here are the risks, and an alternative.
OSTechNix

Google Chrome Silently Installs a 4GB AI Model on PC Without User Consent

Google Chrome silently installs a 4GB AI Model on desktop systems without user consent. Learn how to find and delete it to ...

Google Chrome is installing a 4 GB AI model onto your device. Here’s how you can turn it off

Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here's what it is, where it ...
ConsumerAffairs

The new grocery strategy: Why smart shoppers are using the '3-Store Rule'

The one-store grocery trip is getting expensive. Many shoppers are realizing no single store has the lowest prices on everything anymore. The “3-Store Rule” splits your list by store type. Discount ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
The New York Times

Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff

The company had clashed with the military over how officials wanted to use its cutting-edge A.I. model. The order could vastly complicate intelligence analysis and defense work. By Julian E. Barnes ...
CNET

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
Inc

Microsoft Just Found a Way to Store Data for Millennia by Using a Common Kitchen Item

With so much data stored on ephemeral mediums like hard drives and magnetic tape, what will remain of our civilization in the millennia to come? Thanks to an innovation from Microsoft researchers, the ...
The Hechinger Report

A researcher’s view on using AI to become a better writer

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Of course, no one ...
CNN

YouTube will start using AI to guess your age. If it’s wrong, you’ll have to prove it

YouTube will begin guessing users’ ages using artificial intelligence on Wednesday, as part of an effort to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate content online. It’s part of a broader push to ...
Engadget

If you're using Microsoft Authenticator to store your passwords, don't

Microsoft Authenticator is sunsetting its ability to store your passwords. This month, the service stopped allowing users to add or import new passwords. Beginning in July 2025, users will no longer ...