Please, don’t fall for these terrible gaming laptops — use these three golden rules before you buy anything

It’s easy to get pulled in by these tempting gaming laptops – here’s what not to buy, plus some practical advice.

You can steer ChatGPT deep research with your own sites and apps

ChatGPT deep research is getting easier to use when you care about sourcing as much as answers. OpenAI is rolling out tighter controls that let you steer a research run toward specific websites, pull in connected apps as inputs, and read the finished w…

Discord, we all know this isn’t really about ‘creating a safer community’, so I’m done with your app — but I’m not sure where to go next

Discord, you’re forcing me to leave after 8 happy years — but these alternatives really need to step up their game.

Google now helps you wipe your sensitive personal data and photos from Search

Google is rolling out new Search tools that help users remove phone numbers, email addresses and explicit images, making it easier to control what personal information appears about them online.
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AI is helping call center scammers dupe more victims worldwide

Call center scams are becoming more sophisticated as criminal networks turn to AI tools to automate scripts, impersonations and targeting, turning their crude schemes into highly efficient global operations.
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Hate WhatsApp on Android? Try my picks for 5 great alternatives

Whether your priority is privacy, customization, or other features, there’ll be a WhatsApp alternative that suits you.

I’ve been covering gaming laptops for years — these are the 9 I’d buy this week

I’ve looked through hundreds of discounted gaming laptops today — these 9 are the obvious picks if you’re looking to buy.

‘This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains’ — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media

As one lawyer labels social media platforms “digital casinos” that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim.