Redox OS 0.9.0 Ships Orbital Desktop, But Stick to Virtual Machines for Now
The latest milestone of the Rust-based Redox OS delivers its first complete desktop environment, but the project warns that the system is still far too raw for bare-metal installations. Version...
Betrayed by Your Free VPN: 29 Android Apps Leak Data, 24 Expose DNS — Here’s What You Need to Know
A sweeping investigation into free VPN apps on the Google Play Store has uncovered alarming security failures: 29 apps leaked unencrypted traffic, and 24 exposed users’ DNS queries, leaving...
Realtek RTL8723BS Wi-Fi Flaw: Check If Your Windows Laptop Is Affected and What to Do Now
Linux kernel maintainers have rushed a fix for a security flaw in the Realtek RTL8723BS Wi-Fi chipset, a module found in countless budget Windows laptops and tablets. If you own an entry-level...
The Web Is Mostly Bots: Cloudflare and Imperva Report Sky-High Automated Traffic in 2025
Bots now drive more than half of all web traffic, according to fresh measurements from two major internet infrastructure and security providers. Cloudflare’s public Radar tracker shows that...
Intune’s Discovered Apps Inventory: Why Microsoft Says It's Not Yet a Replacement for Your Current Tool
Microsoft has quietly flagged an important caveat for IT administrators eager to use Intune's Discovered Apps feature: do not treat this data as your operational software inventory just yet. The...
AI Is Now Essential for Students Worldwide—Schools Are Failing to Adapt, Global Survey Reveals
More than four out of five students globally now use artificial intelligence tools for coursework, but just 29% trust their instructors to guide them effectively, according to a sweeping new survey...
Bank of America: South Korea Is Top AI Investment Bet Beyond US, China — Impact on Your Windows PC
Bank of America has identified South Korea as the world’s top beneficiary of artificial intelligence investment outside the United States and China, a projection that could ripple through the...
ChatGPT iOS App Hit by 403 Errors Sunday Morning—Here’s What You Can Do
The ChatGPT iOS app sputtered for many users early Sunday morning, with a flood of reports pointing to HTTP 403 errors that blocked access to the chatbot. Outage tracking account @status_is_down...
From Cancer to Core: How Microsoft Marbled Linux Into Every Copy of Windows
Microsoft just shipped a Linux kernel to a billion PCs—and most owners never noticed. That quiet shift, culminating in the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2), marks the end of a decades-long war...
Joplin’s Self-Hosted Encryption Lures Users Away from Google Keep—Here’s How It Works
When a How-To Geek contributor recently abandoned Google Keep after years of use, the decision wasn’t impulsive—it was a careful pivot toward data ownership, cross-platform support, and robust...
Beelink EQi Hands-On: A 10GbE Mini PC Powerhouse, Unless You Need an eGPU
Beelink’s latest compact desktop, the EQi, arrives with a standout feature rarely seen in its class: built-in 10-gigabit Ethernet. But early testing reveals a critical shortcoming: Thunderbolt...
OpenAI's Safety Brain Drain Continues: Sixth Leader Exits in Two Years
Johannes Heidecke, OpenAI's head of safety systems, plans to leave the company by July 24, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke with Bloomberg. His departure makes him the sixth...