Microsoft crowbars new ‘recommendations’ for PC Game Pass into Windows 11, so excuse me while I start beating my anti-advert drum (again)

Windows 11 has a new advert for PC Game Pass in testingIt offers the ability to give up to five friends a 14-day free trialMicrosoft doesn’t appear to be giving…

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Apple’s big AI upgrade for Siri could be delayed – and if it doesn’t arrive in iOS 18.4, I’m afraid people will start losing patience

A report claims that Apple has stumbled with Siri’s big AI rolloutThe company is apparently facing ‘engineering problems’ and bugsIroning all this out may mean the revamped Siri doesn’t make…

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Mysterious developer shows exceptional skills by getting Linux to start in a PDF doc inside Chrome

Chromium browsers can turn a PDF into a working Linux environment under emulationChrome's disabled JIT compiler hampers performance High school-aged developer has form for impressive PDF projects, such as running…

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Tesla promises more affordable EVs and could start its Robotaxi service in June – but I’ve heard this all before

Unsupervised Full Self-Driving will launch in Austin, Texas in JuneMusk says more affordable models will see Tesla return to growthSound familiar? Tesla's CEO has promised all of this beforeTesla’s quarterly…

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Hackers expose serious Subaru security flaws that allow them to remotely start cars

Two hackers exposed serious security flaws in a 2023 Subaru ImprezaVulnerabilities in a Subaru web portal allowed the pair remote accessSimilar issues could affect a number of major automotive brandsA…

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