Google has announced that passkeys, touted by the tech giant as the “beginning of the end” for passwords, are becoming the default sign-in method for all users. From a report: Passkeys are a phishing-resistant alternative to passwords that allow users to sign into accounts using the same biometrics or PINs Read more…
Microsoft, Google and others experiment with how to produce, market and charge for new tools. Microsoft has lost money on one of its first generative AI products, said a person with knowledge of the figures. It and Google are now launching AI-backed upgrades to their software with higher price tags. Read more…
Windows 10 may be just shy of two years away from the ax, but its successor, Windows 11, appears to be as unpopular as ever. The end of Windows 10 support is getting closer. Unless the company blinks, October 14, 2025, will be the end of the line for the Read more…
Los Angeles Times technology columnist Brian Merchant has written a book about the 1811 Luddite rebellion against industrial technology, decrying “entrepreneurs and industrialists pushing for new, dubiously legal, highly automated and labor-saving modes of production.” In a new piece he applauds the spirit of the Luddites. “The kind of visionaries Read more…
China aims to grow the country’s computing power by more than a third in less than three years, a move set to benefit local suppliers and boost technology self-reliance as US sanctions pressure domestic industry. The world’s second-largest economy is targeting more than 300 exaflops of computing capacity across its Read more…
You can now reply to an email just like it’s an instant messaging chat, tacking on a “crying laughing” emoji to an email instead of replying. Google has a whole support article detailing the new feature, which allows you to “express yourself and quickly respond to emails with emojis.” Like Read more…
“Every year the Grace Hopper Celebration, a conference and career fair aimed at non-males, brings women in the tech industry together,” writes long-time Slashdot reader piojo. “This year, a large number of men showed up. The women were not pleased.” AnitaB.org, the nonprofit that runs the conference, said there was Read more…