Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10

Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10

Consumer Reports is calling on Microsoft to extend the October 14th deadline that will cut off free security updates for Windows 10 computers. In a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Consumer Reports says the move will “strand millions of consumers” who have machines incompatible with Windows 11. As noted by Consumer Reports, data suggests…

Microsoft trumps Google with $30 billion investment in the UK

Microsoft trumps Google with $30 billion investment in the UK

Microsoft’s former store in London. | Photo: Getty Images Microsoft is announcing that it’s investing £22 billion (around $30 billion) in the UK to help support AI infrastructure and ongoing operations from 2025 through 2028. The investment includes $15 billion in capital expenditures to build a supercomputer to support AI demand and adoption. “This will…

Waymo gets green light for airport service in San Francisco

Waymo gets green light for airport service in San Francisco

Waymo is now permitted to test its robotaxi service at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), a big win for the company as it seeks to expand its service area and tackle more popular, revenue-generating destinations. After years of back-and-forth negotiations, Waymo signed “Testing and Operations Pilot Permit” with SFO, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said…

Wyze’s new palm-scanning door lock has a second, backup battery

Wyze’s new palm-scanning door lock has a second, backup battery

The Palm Lock’s infrared sensor identifies users through the veins in their hands. | Image: Wyze Wyze has announced its first smart door lock that can be opened by simply hovering your open hand over it. The Wyze Palm Lock is launching today for $129.98 making it more affordable than similar palm-scanning smart locks including…

The Supreme Court is Google’s last hope to avoid an Epic reckoning in October

The Supreme Court is Google’s last hope to avoid an Epic reckoning in October

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is done with Google, and Google won’t be happy with the result. On Friday, the court completely denied its petition to have its Epic v. Google case re-heard — and pressed play on a permanent injunction that will force Google to begin cracking open its Android app store. Unless…

Trump says foreign workers are ‘welcome’ after ICE raid in Georgia targets hundreds of South Koreans

Trump says foreign workers are ‘welcome’ after ICE raid in Georgia targets hundreds of South Koreans

Protesters gathered in South Korea’s Incheon International Airport while hundreds of deported workers arrived. | Image: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump is trying to smooth things over with South Korea after his administration arrested hundreds of workers at a Hyundai plant in Georgia earlier this month. Just hours after reports indicated that…

Google thinks it can have AI summaries and a healthy web, too

Google thinks it can have AI summaries and a healthy web, too

One of Google’s top executives defended its use of AI summaries in search results during an AI summit in New York on Monday.  When asked about a new lawsuit by Rolling Stone’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation, over Google’s AI Overviews, the company’s vice president of government affairs and public policy Markham Erickson said user…