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Because even background features need to be scrutinized. Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Bluetooth allows for all manner of creature comforts, from hands-free calls to wireless headphones. However, few tech conveniences can go without drawbacks, and Bluetooth is no exception. At a time when personal data is a hot commodity, it’s best to exercise caution.

Sometimes you just want to jump in the car and have Apple CarPlay load automatically. Igor Alecsander/Getty Images Apple CarPlay can offer a seamless experience when your iPhone connects wirelessly. If all goes well, it can link automatically when get in your car and put multiple apps at your fingertips. Wireless CarPlay isn’t

Use a methodical approach to see what’s using the most space on your PC and easily clean it up. Nwz/Shutterstock There’s so much competing for the space on your computer that it’s easy to lose track of it all. Programs, photos, videos, games, downloads and your other items live alongside system data like

Rogue OpenAI agents appear to have been involved in a previously undisclosed incident that saw them bypass their sandbox restrictions to hijack a website this past spring. Per Reuters, a group of researchers on Friday published findings showing that AI agents with affiliation to OpenAI made more than 15,000 edits to DseWiki, a German-language Wikipedia-style

Audacity released its Version 4.0 update today, bringing a fresh coat of paint and a number of new features for the popular free and open-source audio editor. This is the biggest update since Version 3.0 caused a ruckus over five years ago, and users have been waiting to see how radically the software would change

While Dyson isn’t officially at IFA 2026, Europe’s biggest tech show, it’s conveniently hosting its Dyson Unveiled event just down the road in Berlin. After revealing its new toothbrush in Paris, it also had no fewer than 11 more products, covering new air purifiers, robovacs, floor cleaners and haircare. The company’s 2026 theme, according to

Prepare for a lot of chatting with Slackbot. Adobe Adobe announced a new integration with Slack, adding more than 70 tools from its popular apps to the communication service. The capabilities include features from Adobe Firefly, Adobe Express, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, Stock and Lightroom, which means a pretty comprehensive set of

The company is also asking almost all remote employees to move to an office. Erik Mclean/Unsplash Uber is restructuring its organization, which includes laying off around 10 percent of its employees. As CNBC notes, it had a headcount of about 34,000 as of the end of 2025. The company has already notified affected

OLED screens run the biggest risk, but with a little common sense you can mitigate the issue. David Becker/Getty Images If you’re shopping for a new TV or monitor, you may have heard that OLED offers some of the best picture quality available today. While OLED TVs often cost a premium compared to

Back in February, debuted Perplexity Computer. Like Claude Cowork, it’s a suite of AI agents that can autonomously complete tasks using the web, as well as files and apps on your PC. Since then, the platform has evolved to encompass a few different products, including Personal Computer for the Mac, and today Perplexity is announcing yet

Android offers tons of options to keep your device secure and private; it’s well worth exploring them all. According to a 2025 study by the Pew Research Center, nearly 75% of Americans have experienced some form of online scam. These are becoming increasingly complex, as the spread of sophisticated AI tools have made online attacks

In an era of hugely popular gimbal cameras like DJI’s Osmo series, not to mention countless smartphone gimbals, Honor’s Robot Phone is an ambitious attempt to combine that stabilization technology with the phone itself — no peripheral needed. Its experimental new flagship phone is honestly less of a robot and more of a gimbal phone,

CarPlay is great for listening to music on the go, but a few tweaks will help it sound even better in your car. A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock Apple CarPlay gives you an easy solution for playing your favorite music from Spotify or Apple Music in your vehicle. However, it isn’t guaranteed to give you the

Keep an eye on the thermomoter. encierro/Shutterstock Taking a MacBook outside is usually as simple as moving from a desk to a patio table, but outdoor conditions are much harder to control. Heat and direct sunlight can affect both the laptop itself and how comfortable its screen is to use. You don’t need

Lower cost doesn’t always mean lower quality. Poetra.RH/Shutterstock Using a popular postpaid plan with one of the three major phone carriers (AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon) isn’t cheap. Most of them cost at least $50 per month and can get close to $100/month for a single person. You have to join the priciest plans

The company said it’s not confident that SpaceXAI will follow its terms of service based on its experience with Elon Musk. SpaceXAI OpenAI is planning to cut off Cursor’s access from its models, following the AI coding assistant’s acquisition by SpaceXAI. In a post on its website, the company said it’s giving Cursor

It’s a quick fix for that dead zone in your house. Eza_Nanda/Shutterstock If you have an old Android phone gathering dust in a drawer somewhere, you may already have everything you need to fix the dead zones in your home Wi-Fi network. Instead of buying new hardware, be it an extender, a mesh

You might have to pay a bit more to catch the end of the latest Ted Lasso season. Apple TV By the time the next season of Severance rolls around (hopefully sometime next year), you’ll likely be paying a bit more to watch it. That’s because Apple has increased the price of an