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- Got a Microsoft 365 subscription? Your storage is about to shrink
by Ed Bott on October 8, 2026 at 6:56 pmToday, shared Microsoft 365 plans include 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage for every family member. Microsoft is about to shrink that allotment dramatically.
- Regulators are trying to protect you from being fired by AI – here’s how
by Radhika Rajkumar on October 8, 2026 at 5:05 pmRegulating AI at work is happening slowly, but it’s still stuck at the state level.
- Can AI fix legacy IT? The ‘economics don’t hold up,’ says former IBM strategist
by Joe McKendrick on October 8, 2026 at 2:35 pmVendors are pitching AI as a cure-all for legacy IT systems, but is it?
- Yelp, who? 4 ways Google Maps can help you find your next meal – and order it
by Jada Jones on October 8, 2026 at 12:00 pmThere’s more to Google Maps’ dining tools than reviews and directions – and a few are worth a look before your next night out.
- Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a starting price (you should sit down)
by Kyle Kucharski on October 8, 2026 at 4:21 amThe Surface Laptop Ultra is an AI powerhouse, with Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip and up to 128GB of unified memory – and it’s priced for power users.
- Managers are using AI to write performance reviews – and it shows
by Radhika Rajkumar on October 7, 2026 at 9:47 pmDoes AI use help or hurt feedback at work? Here’s what one survey found.
- Use Gemini for free? You’ll soon be limited to its weakest AI model
by Lance Whitney on October 6, 2026 at 6:00 pmGoogle is cutting off free users from the Flash and Pro models. AI Plus subscribers are losing out too
- Office 2021 support ends this month – you have 5 options
by Lance Whitney on October 6, 2026 at 4:40 pmMicrosoft is ending support and updates for Office 2021 on October 13. What does that mean, and what are your alternatives?
- Mistral’s new Le Chonk model brings AI cybersecurity to your business – and you control it
by Radhika Rajkumar on October 6, 2026 at 1:00 pmOpen models are vying to become the everyman defense solution for a growing swarm of agent breaches.
- How I made a paid Mac app in 11 days with Claude – without writing a single line of code
by David Gewirtz on October 5, 2026 at 12:03 pmClaude helped me vibe-code a Mac app and pass Apple’s review in less than two weeks. Come with me on my journey from idea to purchasable App Store product.
- iPhone 18 Pro Max can’t call or text on AT&T? Apple will replace it for free
by Elyse Betters Picaro on October 3, 2026 at 1:43 amSome iPhone 18 Pro Max phones on AT&T are stuck in SOS mode. Two updates can prevent it, but affected phones need replacing.
- This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap
by Artie Beaty on October 2, 2026 at 6:18 pmThis authentic-looking scam starts with a sponsored Google link – and it’s catching people off-guard.
- Google Wallet not working on your Pixel? 4 ways to fix tap-to-pay
by Artie Beaty on October 2, 2026 at 3:16 pmSome Pixel users are having tap-to-pay problems, and there’s no fix from Google yet. But here a few things that helped others.
- Who owns AI risk at work? Business and tech leaders can’t agree, PwC survey finds
by Charlie Osborne on October 1, 2026 at 9:00 amPwC research highlights a growing need for someone to own AI. Is an AI chief the answer?
- openSUSE Leap adds a new security layer: Immutable mode
by Jack Wallen on September 30, 2026 at 5:58 pmOne of the more secure Linux distributions has added another feature to help further lock it down.
- Your iPhone just got a hidden anti-scam upgrade in iOS 27: How to enable it
by Lance Whitney on September 30, 2026 at 3:45 pmNew with iOS 27 (and iPadOS 27) is a setting called Impersonation Risk Detection that aims to warn you of suspicious activity that could trap you in a scam.
- Pearson’s Workera deal targets a big workplace problem: No time to AI upskill
by Kayla Solino on September 30, 2026 at 12:25 pmPearson has agreed to acquire Workera to help businesses assess employees’ AI skills and target training where it’s needed most.
- LLMjacking can run up your business’ AI bill fast – how to stop it
by Charlie Osborne on September 29, 2026 at 7:09 pmGoogle analysts warn that stolen AI credentials are being sold underground, and businesses are footing the bill.
- Is ChatGPT your new Google Workspace alternative? Meet Space, Pages, and slides
by Radhika Rajkumar on September 29, 2026 at 5:58 pmOpenAI now lets teams create documents, build presentations, and work with AI agents inside ChatGPT
- Get Kindle Unlimited free for 3 months with this Prime Day deal: Final hours
by Alison DeNisco Rayome on September 29, 2026 at 5:32 pmAmazon’s free Kindle Unlimited deal only comes around a couple times a year – and I highly recommend it.
