70% of Samsung Galaxy S25 owners use AI features — the company is preparing a major expansion
Samsung has taken the development of AI functions in the on their smartphones. She’s declaresThe company says that a huge percentage of its device users already use AI functions in one way or another. In the future, the company plans to significantly expand AI capabilities on Galaxy phones.
Massive fines in «Reserve+» for late data updates — even for those who have updated
In recent days, many people liable for military service have received a notification in the «Reserve+» app that they have been fined for late updating of their credentials. Last week, the Ministry of Defense just started rolling out a new version of the app, 1.7.1 with the function of paying fines online and with a 50% discount. However, the…
First NVIDIA Neural Texture Compression tests — up to 90% less video memory consumption, twice as fast rendering
An enthusiast tested NVIDIA’s Neural Texture Compression in combination with Microsoft DirectX Raytracing 1.2 — the result is fantastic.
Update «broke» Chrome on Windows and macOS — browser freezes or does not start
The latest Google Chrome update has caused problems for many users. The browser stops launching or freezes, and the situation seems to affect mostly Windows and macOS users.
Twitter creator launches second app in a week — this one is built with AI and will make you «touch grass»
Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey impresses with his second app in a week. To test it, you will have to go outside.
«Safe» Bitchat messenger from the creator of Twitter has not passed any security checks
Twitter co-founder and Block head Jack Dorsey previously introduced «private» and «secure» Bitchat, which ironically turned out to be critically vulnerable.
Telegram replacement from Twitter creator: Jack Dorsey presents BitChat — messenger without the Internet and censorship
Twitter creator and Block chairman Jack Dorsey has unveiled a beta version of BitChat, a messenger that works without the Internet via Bluetooth. Is this a challenge to Telegram?
TikTok to be split into two apps — with «US-only» version, launching September 5
China’s ByteDance is developing a separate app specifically for US users after long disputes and threats to restrict access to TikTok.
Opera 120 gets its own AI translator for 40 languages and security improvements
Usually, updating a web browser is a routine thing that happens once every few weeks and goes almost unnoticed by the user. But sometimes there are releases that really deserve attention. This is exactly the case with Opera 120, the new version of the popular browser that is already available for download. The development team hasn’t just…
Dig this: Microsoft «resuscitated» Skype for Business because Teams failed
Although Microsoft recently retired SkypeIt’s too early to say that the messaging service is a thing of the past. Indeed, the classic Skype that worked through the cloud, gave way to Microsoft Teams. But it should not be confused with Skype for Business Server — the on-premises solution for companies that still does not have a full-fledged…
Chinese students bypass AI detectors… with artificial intelligence — because they mark real texts as generated
It turns out that to prove that your text was not written by artificial intelligence — you just need to ask artificial intelligence for help.
Spotify is now on Instagram — you can listen to tracks in Stories without switching
Instagram and Spotify have taken a step towards millions of users who have been waiting for years for a simple but important feature — the ability to share their favorite songs on Instagram Stories with sound. Previously, when someone added a track from Spotify to a story, it was just a static image with the song title and the «Listen» button.…
Steam has learned to show how many frames in the game are real and how many are — generated
Steam has received an updated performance panel — it now shows not just the frame rate, but also how many of them were generated by third-party technologies.
«Reserve+» launched a beta test of payment of fines by the CCP — 50% discount
As well as promised earlier, the «Reserve+» app now has a function to pay fines. It is currently available in beta.
Claude the chatbot ran a «convenience store for a month» — lost $200, went crazy and went to a business meeting with the Simpsons
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 3.7 model ran a real food vending machine in their San Francisco office for a month. As a result, things got absurd — even the Simpsons were mentioned.
Bug in 600+ printer models of the same brand exposes default administrator passwords
Researchers have discovered a serious vulnerability in a series of popular printers that exposes administrator passwords by default. Worse, it cannot be fixed through the firmware of existing printers.
Apple pissed off iPhone owners with ads in Apple Wallet — the app sends notifications with a movie announcement «Formula 1»
Apple has found an original way to promote its own movies — through the Apple Wallet app, which is currently issuing notifications advertising cheap tickets to «Formula 1» with Brad Pitt.
Court allows Anthropic «to steal» legal AI training books — to pirate
It turns out that using officially purchased books to teach AI without the permission of the authors — is «fair use». At least, this is the opinion of the California District Court, which sided with Anthropic in a copyright infringement lawsuit.
It’s official: Xbox app on PC adds Steam and Battle.net games
Microsoft is once again reminding us that Windows — is not just an operating system, but also a playground. And so that you don’t have to jump between a dozen launchers, the company is testing a new feature. The Xbox for Windows program will have a single library for games from Steam and Battle.net. So, now even Half-Life will «live» next…
Signal, DOC and WAV: Russian hackers attack Ukraine with «safe» files and new malware
The Signal messenger has become an attack target for Ukrainian government targets. Russian hackers are hiding a new family of malware behind ordinary files.
OpenAI will store your ChatGPT chats forever (even deleted ones) — court overturns users’ appeal
In early June 2025, the court ordered OpenAI «indefinitely» store the history of requests to ChatGPT (including deleted chats) in order to have potential evidence in copyright infringement lawsuits — the decision, quite expectedly, provoked opposition from the company itself and users who filed appeals.
OneDrive user lost 30 years of data — Microsoft banned the account without explanation and ignored 18 recovery requests
OneDrive user wrote on Reddit, he wrote a lengthy post about a conflict with Microsoft, which suddenly blocked his account and, consequently, access to the cloud storage with data from more than 30 years of work — the company did not provide any explanation and ignores requests for restoration, sending only boilerplate replies.
YouTube becomes an AI video generator — Google introduces Veo 3 model in Shorts
YouTube is preparing a small revolution in video creation — this time not only by the hands of creators, but also by the brains of AI. Google integrates its new model Veo 3 directly into YouTube Shorts, allowing you to create entire videos… with just a text prompt.
Not a bug, but a feature: Windows Hello face recognition no longer works in the dark
To the owners laptops With Windows 11 and the right hardware, Microsoft is introducing Windows Hello, a convenient system for signing in with your face, fingerprint, or PIN. In theory, this is supposed to be the future without passwords — fast, secure, and most importantly, no typing. But here’s a typical IT story: everything worked until…
Links «Unsubscribe» can be a trap, — experts
In general, it is better to unsubscribe from intrusive and unnecessary emails. But how can you be sure that the «Unsubscribe» link does exactly that?
Hacking artificial intelligence: Microsoft patches first known zero-click vulnerability in AI assistant
A critical Copilot vulnerability allowed for the automatic extraction of sensitive user data by simply sending an email.
Android 16 QPR1 beta 2 received desktop mode and windows that are not in the release
Almost simultaneously with the official release Android 16 released the QPR1 beta 2 version of the operating system, which received the highly anticipated «adult» desktop features.
YouTube relaxes moderation – when the public interest outweighs possible harm
Freedom of speech and content moderation are like a ticking time bomb for tech giants. Especially when elections are approaching or society begins to react sharply to sensitive topics. And now YouTube has decided to push the envelope a bit. Now the platform will allow more controversial videos if it believes that they have «social value». What…
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