Microsoft is planning to make it harder than ever to install Windows without an internet connection and a Microsoft account

The Verge says that this new measure means that the “start ms-cxh:localonly” command that replaced bypassnro as the weapon of ...

5 ChromeOS settings I changed immediately after using a Chromebook for the first time

After years of using Windows and macOS laptops, I booted up a Chromebook for the very first time - here are the settings I adjusted right on day one.
How-To Geek on MSN

This Is the Easiest Way to Set Up Your New Windows PC

When you power on a new Windows device for the first time—or restart it after a reset—you’re guided through an initial setup ...
Windows Central

Minecraft Education launches Reed Smart: AI detective to combat AI misinformation

On September 16, 2025, Minecraft unveiled Reed Smart: AI Detective, an innovative educational game that empowers 8-18-year-olds to navigate the complexities of AI misinformation while solving engaging ...
The Verge

Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you

Gemini in Chrome can now read your tabs, check your browsing history, and integrate with YouTube and other Google properties. Gemini in Chrome can now read your tabs, check your browsing history, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Trump, Xi Call Underway as They Aim to Finalize TikTok Deal

A call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is underway, in a discussion that promises to determine the fate of TikTok — and potentially ease trade tensions between the ...
UPI

Google: Gemini AI chatbot now for free to all U.S. users

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Google announced Thursday that its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini now will be available to all Mac and Windows desktop users in the United States without a subscription. In ...
Ars Technica

Google’s experimental Windows app is better than Microsoft’s built-in search

Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick ...
NJ.com

See actor Kal Penn back home in N.J. on set of ‘What the F*ck is My Password?!’ movie

Kal Penn is no stranger to wearing scrubs. He played a doctor on TV — Dr. Lawrence Kutner, a physician at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in “House.” He even temporarily scrubbed ...
The New York Times

The Message for Big Tech in the Google Ruling: Play Nice, but Play On

A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts. By Steve Lohr Steve Lohr has covered Big ...
Reuters

Exclusive: Google set to face modest EU antitrust fine in adtech investigation, sources say

BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google is set to face a modest EU antitrust fine in the coming weeks for allegedly anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, ...
The New York Times

Fine-Tune Your Feed and Get News You Can Use

Apps from Google, Apple and other companies let you customize your content so you’re always up to date on the matters you care about most. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer grew up reading at ...