Category: Tech Made Simple

Are Passwords Passé? Microsoft Moves to Passkeys as the Default on New Accounts

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Say goodbye to passwords. Anyone setting up a new Microsoft account will soon find they’re encouraged to use a passkey during the sign-up process. As PCMag reports, Microsoft introduced passkey support across most of its consumer apps last year, allowing users to sign into their accounts without the need for 2FA methods or remembering long passwords. A […]

Why do OpenAI and Yahoo both want to buy Chrome?

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Google’s Chrome browser could eventually be up for grabs and major tech players are already lining up. At the ongoing remedies trial for the US Department of Justice’s landmark antitrust case against Google, testimony revealed that companies including OpenAI, Perplexity, and Yahoo have expressed interest in buying Chrome if the court forces a sale. While any […]

American startup Slate Auto debuts Customizable (and Affordable) EV Pickup Truck

Jeff Bezos

A new American electric vehicle startup called Slate Auto has made its debut, and it’s about as anti-Tesla as it gets. As TechCrunch reports, the EV truck is affordable, deeply customizable, and very analog. It has manual windows and it doesn’t come with a main infotainment screen. Heck, it isn’t even painted. It can also transform from a two-seater […]

It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th Anniversary in Space

Hubble Space Telescope

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of “dark matter,” and helped track a vagabond black hole moving through the Milky Way. As USA Today reports, to celebrate the Hubble telescope’s 35th anniversary, NASA released some striking new images on last week, including a bold rendition of Mars […]

Preorder Pandemonium: Switch 2 Buyers Face Endless Digital Queues, Glitches

Nintendo Switch 2

Preordering (or at least attempting to preorder) the Nintendo Switch 2 last week might have felt more like a boss battle than a checkout process. Retailers struggled to keep up with the demand as early sales went live, leaving many consumers facing glitches, long delays, or empty carts. As PCMag reports, eager consumers loaded and refreshed […]

Instagram Officially Launches their “Edits” Video-Editing App

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Edits is now available on the App Store and Google Play, offering “an app that truly meets the needs of short-form video creation,” Meta says. Like Threads, you’ll sign in with your Instagram account. As PCMag reports, while Edits rival CapCut from ByteDance returned to app stores in February alongside TikTok, it still faces an uncertain future in the US. TikTok is […]

Amazon’s Efforts to Get its Network Up and Running with Project Kuiper Satellite Launch is Delayed

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In the race to get its network up and running, Amazon’s Project Kuiper will try once again to launch its first production satellites, this time on April 28. As PCMag reports, Amazon was originally set to launch its first 27 production satellites on April 9. But poor weather conditions in Cape Canaveral, Florida, prompted rocket provider United Launch Alliance […]

A Judge Has Ruled that Google is an Online Advertising Monopoly

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Google has illegally built “monopoly power” with its web advertising business, a federal judge in Virginia has ruled, siding with the Justice Department in a landmark case against the tech giant that could reshape the basic economics of running a modern website. As CNN Business reports, the ruling that Google violated antitrust law marks the US government’s […]

After Tariff Delays and Scares, Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders Set to Begin April 24 starting at $450

Nintendo Switch 2

Last week, Nintendo finally revealed when gamers in the US and Canada will be able to place their orders for Switch 2 consoles. As Endgadget reports, Nintendo has announced that Switch 2 pre-orders will open on April 24 in both regions. Price has remained the same, even in the face of tariffs: the Switch 2 console alone will […]