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Mid-Day anniversary: The Gen Z trash police

The first time someone saw Aryan Kataria wearing a fluorescent green reflector vest on a Mumbai beach, a notepad in hand, ...

If you were raised with old-school values in the 60s & 70s, you probably still do these 11 things without even thinking about them

It doesn't matter that you're 55 years old and you drove a few miles to the grocery store. Someone in your life expects that ...

How to remap the Windows 11 Copilot key and restore your missing Right Ctrl button

Pressing the Copilot key on your laptop keyboard launches Copilot. But whether or not you use Microsoft's AI, you can remap ...
The New York Times

The Best Notebooks and Notepads

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Melanie Pinola and Wirecutter Staff A notebook is more than just a practical ...
ESPN

How Norway's 'Viking Row' was made, and then took over the World Cup

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When was the first time you noticed Norway fans' now-infamous "Viking Row?" Maybe it was when a group of fans rowed up an escalator in downtown Boston, or when thousands of ...
BGR

11 Things You Didn't Know Your Mouse's Middle Button Can Do

If there's one gadget in your home office you can replace without having to relearn it, it's a computer mouse. But beyond these everyday functionalities, you might be surprised that your mouse ...
PC World

Windows 11 is packed with AI now. Here’s how to take back control

Microsoft is flooding every inch of Windows 11 with AI features… and if you’re like me, you aren’t thrilled about it. I’d rather choose the AI tools I want to use instead of Microsoft shoving them ...
PC World

Windows Notepad is now complex enough to have a serious security flaw

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...
TechCrunch

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that hackers hijacked the software to deliver malicious updates to users over the course of several months in 2025. In a ...
Ars Technica

Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...
The Conversation

Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain

The retirement of West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford is a wake-up call for those of us using artificial intelligence (AI) tools at work and in our personal lives. Guildford lost the confidence ...
Lifehacker

This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11

Tired of all the Microsoft AI slop? You can remove it entirely. Some people love AI. If you're not one of them (or if you have a favorite AI tool that isn't baked into it), using Windows 11 can feel ...