Whether you’re trying to find the perfect birthday gift online for a loved one or searching for the best dermatologist in your area, what you search for on your computer is nobody else’s business. However, our devices are designed to make our searches more efficient, and they do so by …
Read More »How to use the Apple HomePod’s temperature and humidity sensors
In this article, we’ll go over how to use this new feature and show you how to use it with Apple Home smart home automations. With the new temperature and humidity sensing in the HomePod, you can easily check what the temperature is in the room your smart speaker is …
Read More »My browser is super slow, how do I fix it?
You’ve probably had it happen to you before – you’re trying to watch your favorite streaming show, and it won’t load, or you’re scrolling through Facebook, and none of your friends’ posts are coming up. This is likely because your browser is too slow, and there are multiple reasons why …
Read More »Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI ask court to throw out AI copyright lawsuit
Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI want the court to dismiss a proposed class action complaint that accuses the companies of scraping licensed code to build GitHub’s AI-powered Copilot tool, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a pair of filings submitted to a San Francisco federal court on Thursday, the Microsoft-owned GitHub …
Read More »Virtual employees on the rise in China, should Americans be worried?
Technology has been taking over the world, especially within the last decade with the advent of the gig economy. Now, more and more companies are figuring out how to make themselves more efficient by becoming more tech friendly. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY …
Read More »Japan and the Netherlands join US with tough chip controls on China
Following years of lobbying from Washington, Japan and the Netherlands agreed on Friday to tighten restrictions on the export of chip manufacturing technology to Chinese companies. News of the agreement was reported by Bloomberg, the Financial Times, and The New York Times. The controls are designed to limit China’s ability …
Read More »See how your iPhone tracks your whereabouts 24/7 – turn it off
Our iPhone is now glued to our existence and with us wherever we go. Yet it’s a little concerning knowing that these smartphones can track you at all times of the day and night, even when you don’t want them to. It’s incredibly creepy when you use your Maps app …
Read More »Amazon Halo Rise review: a good sleep tracker thwarted by my cat
I am stuck in a vicious cycle. My cat is an asshole who likes waking me up at 3AM. In pursuit of a more peaceful slumber (and a new life as an early riser), I turn to all sorts of gadgets and sleep tech. It works for a while, until …
Read More »5 best portable phone chargers of 2023
Make sure your devices gets the best possible charge Between our cell phones, laptops and tablets, we use a lot of power to keep them fully charged. However, all our devices sometimes need charging at once, and some of us only have so many outlets in our homes. Kurt “The CyberGuy” …
Read More »Twitter vows to take ‘less severe actions’ against rule-breaking accounts
Twitter is promising that it’ll take “less severe actions” when disciplining accounts that break its rules; it’ll only suspend Twitter accounts that engage in “severe or ongoing, repeat violations” of its rules. The company also says it’ll be letting anyone appeal suspensions starting February 1st, and that those doing so …
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