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digitaltrends.com > computing > microsoft-wants-windows-11-and-your-phone-to-become-best-friends

Microsoft wants Windows 11 and your phone to become best friends

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (237+ words) For years, Phone Link has felt like that one app everyone knows exists but rarely remembers to open. Microsoft apparently wants to change that. According to a report from Windows Central, the company is working on a major overhaul of…...

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digitaltrends.com > computing > this-one-app-has-single-handedly-improved-my-mac-experience

This one app has single-handedly improved my Mac experience

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1221+ words) Every once in a while, you come across an app that fundamentally changes how you use your Mac. Over the past year, Supercharge has been that app for me. It packs hundreds of tweaks and features that solve macOS’s several…...

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digitaltrends.com > computing > i-spent-a-fortune-on-a-copilot-pc-and-ive-barely-ever-touched-microsofts-ai

I spent a fortune on a Copilot+ PC, and I’ve barely ever touched Microsoft’s AI

11+ hour, 13+ min ago  (538+ words) AI is already a regular part of my workday. I use it for research, brainstorming, and working through ideas. But rather than relying on something built into the Windows OS, I’ve relied on the likes of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini....

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digitaltrends.com > phones > 5-reasons-why-i-keep-coming-back-to-apple-reminders-despite-having-paid-for-premium-task-managers

5 reasons I keep coming back to Apple Reminders despite paying for premium task managers

14+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1064+ words) The App Store is filled with premium task managers, and like Things 3, Todoist, and OmniFocus, despite buying and switching between several of them, I keep coming back to Apple Reminders. Don’t get me wrong, I still use OmniFocus to manage…...

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digitaltrends.com > cool-tech > researchers-hid-a-prompt-injection-inside-a-png-and-ai-fell-for-it

Researchers hid a prompt injection inside a PNG, and AI fell for it

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (211+ words) AI coding assistants like Claude are becoming every developer’s favorite coworker. They can review code, explain confusing functions, and even write entire features with a single prompt. But new research suggests that this growing trust could also become their biggest…...

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digitaltrends.com > computing > the-face-on-an-ai-interviewer-may-matter-as-much-as-the-decision-it-makes

The face on an AI interviewer may matter as much as the decision it makes

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (451+ words) An AI hiring system can treat every applicant the same and still leave some people feeling targeted. Researchers found that rejected candidates judged an automated interview differently depending on the race and gender of the avatar delivering the result. Candidates…...

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digitaltrends.com > computing > googles-new-magic-pointer-play-store-listing-reveals-a-gemini-shortcut-built-for-googlebooks

Google’s new Magic Pointer Play Store listing reveals a Gemini shortcut built for Googlebooks

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (496+ words) Google has quietly published a new Play Store listing for Magic Pointer, an unannounced app built for Googlebooks. Updated on July 10, the app turns the cursor into a Gemini shortcut that can act on whatever a user selects on screen....

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digitaltrends.com > computing > youtubes-ai-powered-search-is-rolling-out-in-the-us-to-find-videos-based-on-situations-you-describe

YouTube’s AI-powered search is rolling out in the US to find videos based on situations you describe

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (435+ words) YouTube users in the U.S. are getting a new way to search for videos on the web. The company has started rolling out Ask YouTube, its conversational AI search experience, beyond the Premium-only test announced at Google I/O 2026. Instead of…...

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digitaltrends.com > social-media > meta-just-pulled-its-most-controversial-ai-image-generation-feature-after-days-of-backlash

Meta just pulled its most controversial AI image generation feature days after launch

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (579+ words) A couple of days ago, I covered Meta’s announcement of the Muse Image, an AI tool that lets users generate images based on someone’s Instagram profile without asking the account owner. I also highlighted the risks associated with it in…...

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digitaltrends.com > cool-tech > claude-code-can-now-browse-the-web-without-opening-chrome

Claude Code can now browse the web without opening Chrome

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (441+ words) According to Anthropic’s documentation, the Browser pane functions as a fully tabbed browser that sits alongside a developer’s workspace. Claude can open documentation, issue trackers, internal web apps, or virtually any other website, then read page contents, click links, and…...

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