Watch out for sloppy writing.

WordPress.com now allows AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT to draft and publish blog posts via MCP, as reported by TechCrunch. Any AI agent-written posts will start as drafts, so users will be able to ...

Microsoft is ending the Windows Update nightmare — and letting you pause them indefinitely

Even if you fail to pause them, you’ll only have to reboot your computer once a month, Microsoft promises — though its says ...

This is Microsoft’s plan to fix Windows 11

Windows 11 will start with a first batch of improvements, followed by much broader changes throughout the rest of the year. The initial changes will start being previewed througho ...

‘Unnecessary’ Copilot buttons are being removed from Windows 11.

The Copilot buttons in Windows 11 have been getting out of control, and Microsoft is now starting to walk some of them back. It’s all part of the sweeping changes coming to Windows 11 to improve ...

The Pope’s AI advisor has called Peter Thiel a heretic.

And the headline of the essay in which this happens asks if he should be burned at the stake. Father Paolo Benanti, the Papal AI advisor, doesn’t seem too pleased about Thiel’s Antichrist lectures, ...

Chuck Norris has died, but the memes will live forever.

In 2006, “The Best Damn Sports Show Period” got him to read some “Chuck Norris Facts” on air. His fav: “They wanted to put Chuck Norris’ face on Mount Rushmore, but the granite wasn’t hard enough for ...
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Windows 11 is finally getting a movable taskbar

A smaller taskbar is also on the way later this year. A smaller taskbar is also on the way later this year. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, ...

The Artist Pro 27 is XP-Pen’s latest 4K flagship display tablet

The 5ms latency on the XP-Pen Artist Pro 27 is faster than the Cintiq Pro’s 10ms response time, for example, and the tablet ...

State Department staffers found “no evidence” of censorship by the EU under the Digital Services Act.

There is no evidence that Member States of the European Union are overreaching the DSA to censor and criminalize online content,” they wrote in conclusion.
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I just lost to a chess robot 27,000 feet above ground.

Jason Kottke led me to this video about the Delta Airlines seatback chess game kicking everyone’s butt — even on easy mode. It just so happens I am posting this from a Delta flight and can confirm ...

Trump takes another shot at dismantling state AI regulation

The plan advises Congress to protect minors using AI services with more safeguards and take action to attempt to prevent electricity costs from spiking due to AI infrastructure. I ...

This sleek alarm clock uses lights and sounds to help you sleep, focus, and wake up

Machined from a single block of aluminum, the Clock stands about four inches tall including a carrying loop and control dial and weighs around 260 grams. Its illumination system, which the company ...