Googlebook, Dirty Frag, digital detox, broken Windows apps, rural AI datacenters, folding iPhone, Waymo recall, mom’s lies and Neil Diamond songs. This week’s news is a little shorter than normal. I took a mini vacation where I worked a little less than normal this week. So while I was collecting the top stories, I didn’t collect as many as usual. Check them out below and next week should have more stories.
- Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 Review: Portability Over Peak Performance
- Alienware 27 240Hz QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: At Just $350, OLED Gaming Finally Gets Affordable
- First look at Googlebook: A premium Chromebook alternative for Android users
- Asus Prime Z890-P Wifi Motherboard Review: Primed and ready for your Core Ultra processor
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- Court strikes down FCC anti-discrimination rule opposed by Internet providers
- Hack Shuts Down Canvas, an Online System Used by Thousands of Schools
- Canvas Restored After Hack, Breach Traced to ‘Free-For-Teacher’ Accounts
- Is It a Virus, Malware, or Spyware? Here’s How to Tell (and Why It Matters)
- Devastating ‘Dirty Frag’ exploit leaks out, gives immediate root access on most Linux machines since 2017, no patches available, no warning given — Copy Fail-like vulnerability had its embargo broken
- Vibe Coding Is Causing ‘Thousands’ of Data Security Vulnerabilities
- Google’s next-gen reCAPTCHA system could spell trouble for de-Googled phones
- The patching treadmill: Why traditional application security is no longer enough
- Canvas Developer Indicates That It Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data
- Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an apparent backdoor
- Admit It, Your Screen Time Is Out of Control. My Top 4 Digital Detox Tips Can Help
- The unprecedented and deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, explained
- 10 trillion downloads are crushing open-source repositories – here’s what they’re doing about it
- Samsung’s Next Big Android Update Is Out Now. Here Are the Phones That Will Get It
- Mozilla says 271 vulnerabilities found by Mythos have “almost no false positives”
- Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it’s ‘more relevant than ever in 2026’
- Microsoft Tests Windows Feature That Could Make App Startup Less of a Slog
- Microsoft Wants You Back. These 10 Broken Windows Apps Say Otherwise
- iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
- After Years of Waiting, a New Snapseed Finally Arrived on Android
- Miss the Classic iOS Look? Here’s How to Strip Away the Liquid Glass Clutter
- I’m a devoted iPhone user but Android 17 is tempting me with its new video and social features
- Android is getting a big AI overhaul in 2026
- Microsoft Pushes Back on Complaints of ‘Cheating’ With Low Latency Feature
- Amazon ditches Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa shopping agent in AI strategy pivot
- Microsoft’s MDASH AI Security System Finds 16 Windows Vulnerabilities
- I finally tried pairing headphones to my TV streaming stick, and I’m not going back
- Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Reach Late Testing in AI Device Push
- Qualcomm’s Next Midrange Snapdragon Chip Brings Flagship-Like Super Zoom to Cheaper Phones
- Windows rivals to MacBook Neo are arriving – but can you handle their shortcomings?
- I started clearing my Roku cache, and it fixed my biggest TV complaint
- Apple reportedly strikes deal for Intel to make some of its chips — two tech giants reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to make processors for Cupertino
- How Apple Intelligence became Apple’s biggest humiliation
- FCC Extends Update Deadline for Foreign-Made Routers, Drones Until 2029
- New Starlink Policy Requires Passport Check, ‘Live Portrait’ for International Use
- DOGE Used ChatGPT to Cut $100m of Humanities Funding, Says Judge
- This Startup Wants to Put a Mini Data Center in Your Backyard
- Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable
- Figure’s humanoid robots organize room, hang clothes, and make bed without humans
- AI data center developers target rural territory to bypass city construction bans and regulations — rural locations allow sites to bypass city council approvals, rezoning votes, land-use reviews, and reduce public scrutiny
- Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months
- Your TV’s RS-232 port is a powerful automation tool – how to unlock it (and what it can do)
- AMD expands its Ryzen 9000 PRO lineup with six new SKUs, now featuring 3D V-Cache for the first time — new workstation CPUs have up to 170W TDPs, available with OEMs later this year
- Hey Apple, I Don’t Want a Galaxy Z Fold Clone, I Want a Colorful ‘iPhone Flip’ Instead
- Apple’s folding iPhone suddenly doesn’t sound so ‘Ultra’
- After Delays, Scam Accusations, Trump Mobile Says T1 Phone Ships This Week
- Samsung Galaxy A37 5G Review: Sleek Looks, Speedy Performance, Smart Price
- Tesla’s Latest Recall Could Mean Wheels Flying Off the Cybertruck
- Waymo Recalls 3,800 Robotaxis After One of Them Drives Into a Flooded Road
- For Thousands of Years, People Have Been Obsessed With Fat-Tailed Sheep
- Meet the Sword-Wielding Grandmother Bringing Women Back to Indian Martial Arts
- The Ultimate Guide to Bizarre Lies Your Mom Told You
- The Intrepid Mother and Son Who Unraveled a Geographic Hoax
- Frank Sinatra’s Emotional Last Words Still Strike a Chord With Fans
- 7 Songs You May Not Know Neil Diamond Wrote
If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.
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