Month: February 2023

Can TikTok convince the US it’s not a national security threat?

TikTok is, once again, facing an uncertain future. The company has spent the last two years quietly negotiating with US government officials in order to avoid an outright ban. But that process has now stalled, and calls for a ban have only intensified. Next month, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew…

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OnePlus 11 5G Review: Speed Demon

This speedy Android smartphone is a trusty alternative that can go toe-to-toe with the competition. Source

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Google will blur explicit images in search by default

Today is Safer Internet Day and Google is marking the occasion by revealing features designed to, well, make it safer to do things on the internet. The company says that, in the coming months, it will blur explicit images in search results for all users as a default setting, even…

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Microsoft ChatGPT event live: all the big A.I news for Bing, Windows and more

Refresh 2023-02-07T16:05:07.404Z (Image credit: Future) Okay, Bellevue, which is right next to Seattle and not far from Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters, doesn’t appear too excited about today’s event. It’s been cold and rainy here since yesterday. I’d ask ChatGPT why it rains so much in Seattle, but the popular chatbot…

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Samsung reportedly preps fix for embarassing SSD issue

Audio player loading… Samsung’s flagship NVMe SSD, the 990 Pro, has been hit by a health-hindering plague that has seen many users turn to the Internet in disgust as their costly SSD drops in health scores in a short space of time. A reduction in health, which has already been…

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Is your CPU struggling when gaming? Microsoft DirectStorage could come to the rescue

Audio player loading… Microsoft’s DirectStorage tech has had its first outing on PC courtesy of Forspoken, and according to some new testing, the feature boosts not just loading times considerably (for those with the right hardware), but also in-game frame rates in certain scenarios. Neowin (opens in new tab) flagged…

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