YouTube digs deeper into AI, changing your homepage and how videos are made, but exec says, ‘we only succeed when creators succeed’
YouTube digs deeper into AI, changing your homepage and how videos are made, but exec says, ‘we only succeed when creators succeed’

YouTube is rolling out a huge collection of Gemini AI-powered tools that will enhance the homepage for viewers and video editing and presentation tools for creators.

Those weird PC noises you’ve heard are coming from the Epic Games Launcher
Those weird PC noises you’ve heard are coming from the Epic Games Launcher

Epic Games Launcher has been playing odd ‘party chimes’ randomly, and Epic isn’t letting users turn them off.

Windows 11 Copilot app is getting its own browser, but not everyone’s happy
Windows 11 Copilot app is getting its own browser, but not everyone’s happy

Windows 11’s Copilot app is getting its own browser — a helpful move, or another way for Microsoft to push Edge?

Official Russian state photo shows Vladimir Putin casting online vote using an unlicensed version of Windows 10 — and to make things worse, it’s on an American Dell PC

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been filmed for state broadcast in the process of casting an online vote, but it seems that the Dell PC was running a non-activated version of Windows 10.

Adobe Premiere comes to Android — here’s what ‘free’ gets you
Adobe Premiere comes to Android — here’s what ‘free’ gets you

Finally, Adobe Premiere comes to Android – I spent an hour with the video editing app to see if it lives up to the promise of ‘effortless editing’ for creators.

‘We don’t want what’s happening in the US to happen here’: Australia’s smart glasses ban extends to even more public areas

Major local government council City of Sydney and the Western Australian government have joined a growing number of institutions banning the use of smart glasses in public areas, as Australia mulls a wider federal ban across the country.

Microsoft finally fixes this annoying Excel paste problem, but you probably never even noticed
Microsoft finally fixes this annoying Excel paste problem, but you probably never even noticed

A limited set of users with Excel 2016 and other standalone Excel purchases have been struggling to paste.

Our favourite free graphics suite gets supercharged as Canva’s Affinity gets a flurry of upgrades in a bid to rival Adobe
Our favourite free graphics suite gets supercharged as Canva’s Affinity gets a flurry of upgrades in a bid to rival Adobe

Canva expands Affinity with photography, design, file compatibility, and automation upgrades while connecting it more closely with Cavalry and ProSuite.

‘Never have I experienced such a Windows-esque bug in macOS’: Mission Control is a mess in macOS 27 Golden Gate — and users are questioning Apple’s testing
‘Never have I experienced such a Windows-esque bug in macOS’: Mission Control is a mess in macOS 27 Golden Gate — and users are questioning Apple’s testing

Afraid that macOS 27 is buggy? Early feedback is making upgraders nervous — but I wouldn’t worry too much unless you’re a power-user.