Author: Zach_Wilson
Microsoft suddenly wants to tell you how to install Linux – but why?
Microsoft has released its own instructions on how to install Linux on your PC, detailing in a step-by-step guide how you should go about choosing a Linux distro and then installing it. In the help article, Redmond suggests four methods of getting Linux to run on your machine: Windows Subsystem…
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Is your X ad revenue sharing payment smaller than you expected?
Now that X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has managed to repeatedly send out its ad revenue sharing payments on time without any last-minute delays, engineer Eric Farraro is answering questions from users who still aren’t getting the payments they expect. Reasons include: 1) X users only earn ad…
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Apple’s new video reactions are making therapy incredibly awkward
SimplePractice, a company that offers a telehealth platform, is warning patients about Apple’s new video reactions feature that might let people unintentionally add heart emoji or virtual fireworks during a telehealth video call. Awkward. As shown in a Mastodon post by Matt Haughey — who says he had a friend…
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Google might muck up desktop search with a new Discovery Feed
The line between the Google experience on desktop and mobile is beginning to blur as the company may introduce a Discovery Feed to its search engine for web browsers. This nugget of information comes from tech news site MSPowerUser, which recently discovered the update. The feed is similar to what…
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YouTube is the latest large platform to face EU scrutiny regarding the war in Israel
European Commissioner Thierry Breton sent a letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai reminding him of the company’s obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) as a large online platform to keep illegal content and disinformation from being shared on YouTube surrounding Israel’s war with Hamas. “Following the terrorist attacks…
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Comcast cable internet with 2-gigabit uploads is rolling out soon
Comcast is about to roll out gigabit-plus internet speeds for both upload and download without needing fiber upgrades that run all the way to the house. The company will offer a new “X-Class” service upgrade that supports up to 2 Gbps downloads and uploads starting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, next…
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