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OpenAI Makes ChatGPT 'More Direct, Less Verbose' 36
Telegram Challenges Meta With the Launch of New 'Business' Features, Revenue-Sharing 6
Windows 11 Notepad Finally Gets Spellcheck and Autocorrect 100
AirPods Pro To Gain 'Hearing Aid Mode' In iOS 18 27
Facebook Kills PGP-Encrypted Emails 37
ChatGPT's Voice Chat Feature Is Rolling Out To Android and iOS 9
YouTube Tests a 'Play Something' Button 24
Google Removes the Photo Sphere Mode From the Pixel 8 Camera 9
Spotify Is Adding Auto-Generated Transcripts To Millions of Podcasts 14
Google Is Retiring Its Gmail Basic HTML View In January 2024 79
Windows Feature That Resets System Clock Based On Random Data Is Wreaking Havoc 119
Telegram Adds Stories For Premium Subscribers 10
iOS 17 Will Decode Your Car's Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights 85
iOS 17 Gives You 72 Hours To Undo An iPhone Passcode Change 16
Apple's New iOS 17 Will Warn You If Someone Tries To Send Unsolicited Nudes 70
Amazon Introduces New Feature To Make Dialogue In Its TV Shows Intelligible 121
YouTube TV Nabs Its First Technical Emmy Win For 'Views' Feature 15
Windows 11 Will Soon Control Your RGB Lighting For PC Gaming Accessories 119
iPhone 15 USB-C Rumor Calls Out High-Speed Data Transfers As a Pro-Only Feature 139
Google Rolls Out New Features Across Maps, Search and Shopping 25
Reddit Now Lets You Mute Subreddits You Don't Like 45
Zoom Is Adding Email and Calendar Features 16
Preview App On macOS Ventura Drops Support For PostScript Files 143
Firefox 106 Is Now Available With PDF Annotation, Firefox View 35
The Latest iPadOS 16 Beta Brings Stage Manager To Older iPad Pro Models 6
ChromeOS 104 Rolling Out With Dark Theme, Redesigned Launcher, and More 14
Twitter Testing Notes, a Long-Form Content Feature 25
Google Search On Desktop Tests Adding Widgets For Weather, Other Discover-Like Cards 31
Intel's Pay-As-You-Go CPU Feature Gets Launch Window 180
macOS 12.3 Will Break Cloud-Storage Features Used By Dropbox and OneDrive 68
iPhone 14 Pro To Feature 48-Megapixel Camera, Periscope Lens Coming 2023 45
Universal Control Feature For Mac and iPad Delayed Until Spring 2022 15
Twitter Acquires, Shuts Down Would-Be Slack Rival Quill 14
Mozilla Is Ending Support For Its Firefox Password Manager Sync App 26
Apple Users Cancel Spotify Over Lack of HomePod Support 71
Programmer Restores YouTube Dislike Counts With Browser Extension 72
iOS 15.2 Beta Includes App Privacy Report and Auto Call Updates 9
LinkedIn Rolls Out Its Freelance Marketplace To Compete With Fiverr and Upwork 7
Recent Siri Changes Remove Features Used By Low Vision and Blind Users 23
PS5 Software Update Brings SSD Installation, 3D Audio Wednesday 10
Apple Brings Back Magnifying Glass For Selecting Text In iOS 15 15
Apple Announces macOS Monterey, the Next Mac Desktop Operating System 54
WhatsApp Will Add Multi-Device Support, Introduce 'View Once' Disappearing Feature 20
Twitter Could Be Working On Facebook-Style Reactions 7
Google Shows Off Android 12's Huge UI Overhaul 52
Concept Audi A6 E-Tron Has Headlights That Can Project Video Games 71
Microsoft Edge 'Performance Mode' Takes the Load Off Your CPU and RAM, Saves Battery 19
Firefox Redesign Drops Compact Density Option 89
Twitter Is Testing An 'Undo' Option After Sending Tweets 18
Apple's iPhone 13 Could Ditch the Lightning Port, Feature Next-Gen Vapor Chamber Cooling and In-Screen Fingerprint Sensor 89
Twitter Launches Disappearing 'Fleets' Worldwide 52
Google Will Make It Slightly Easier To Turn Off Smart Features 15
Google Photos Tests Locking Color Pop Behind a Google One Paywall 21
Apple's iPhone 12 Seems To Have a Secret Reverse Wireless Charging Feature 28
Google Is Beginning the Forced Migration From Hangouts To Chat Next Year 40
Google Is Killing Unlimited Drive Storage For Non-Enterprise Users 50
Twitter Is Building 'Birdwatch,' a System To Fight Misinformation By Adding More Context To Tweets 42
A New Google Assistant Feature, 'Hold For Me,' Waits On Hold So You Don't Have To 41
Google Maps Is Getting a Lot More Detail 65
LastPass Will Warn You If Your Passwords Show Up On the Dark Web 34
Microsoft Integrates Android Apps Into Windows 10 With New 'Your Phone' Update 36
BMW Wants To Sell Car Features On Demand 152
Firefox 78: Protections Dashboard, New Developer Features, and the End of the Line For Older MacOS Versions 51
Android's AirDrop Competitor Is Coming Soon 28
iOS 14 Will Let You Change Your Default Email and Web Browser Apps 19
Ahead of WWDC, Apple's Developer App Adds Mac Support, New Features, iMessage Stickers 15
Outlook For Windows Will Soon Sync Email Signatures Across Devices 24
2 Billion Phones Cannot Use Google and Apple Contact-Tracing Tech 170
YouTube 'Shorts' Reportedly Launching This Year To Counter TikTok 47
Chrome OS To Get Native App For Printing and Scanning Documents 37
Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Detection Feature Found In iOS 14 Code Snippet 37
Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging To the Masses 79
Tesla Owner Says Remotely Disabled Autopilot Features Have Been Restored 115
Netflix Will Now Let You Disable Its Awful Autoplaying Feature 60
Apple's AI Acquisition of Xnor.ai Leaves Some Wyze Cameras Without People Detection 32
iPhones Can Now Be Used To Generate 2FA Security Keys For Google Accounts 4
Samsung's Removable-Battery Smartphone Is Coming To the US For $499 120
Google Assistant Passes 500 Million Users 29
Xbox Series X To Allow 'Suspend and Resume' For Multiple Games At Once 53
Amazon's Ring Planned Neighborhood 'Watch Lists' Built On Facial Recognition 68
Uber To Allow Audio Recording of Rides, Aiming To Launch Feature In US 26
Chrome OS 78 Rolling Out With Picture-In-Picture Support For YouTube, Split Browser/Device Settings, More 15
Incognito Mode For Google Maps Arrives On Android 22
DoNotPay App Waits On Hold For You 39
Instagram's Following Activity Tab Is Going Away 15
Systemd-homed: Systemd Now Working To Improve Home Directory Handling 238
Microsoft Unveils New Tablet Experience For Windows 10 21
MoviePass Reportedly Changed Account Passwords To Prevent Users From Seeing Films 49
Samsung Hides Ads That Made Fun of Apple's Removal of Headphone Jack 188
Google Pixel 4 Will Have 90Hz 'Smooth Display and DSLR Camera Attachment 56
Chrome 76 Arrives With Flash Blocked By Default 87
The Google Pixel 4 Will Have Built-In Radar and Unlock With a Face Scan 72
Microsoft Might Crush Slack Like Facebook Crushed Snapchat 144
Microsoft's Chromium Edge Browser Now Available On Windows 7 and Windows 8 58
Google Drive Will Stop Syncing With Google Photos In July 48
Facebook Turned Off Search Features Used To Catch War Criminals, Child Predators, And Other Bad Actors 84
The Clever Cryptography Behind Apple's 'Find My' Feature 91
Firefox Starts Blocking Third-Party Cookies By Default 51
iOS 13: Apple Brings Dark Mode To iPhones and Multitasking Overhaul To iPads 51
Gmail's Confidential Mode Will Be On By Default For G Suite Users Starting June 25th 78
Google Forces Microsoft Edge Preview Users To Use Chrome For Modern YouTube Experience 137
Some New Chevrolet Models Temporarily Won't Move Until Teen Drivers Buckle Up 199
Amazon Updates Alexa To Guard Your House and Listen For Broken Glass, Smoke Alarm 69
Scientists Help Artificial Intelligence Outsmart Hackers 61
Google Is Starting To Reveal the Secrets of Its Experimental Fuchsia OS 75
One Year Later, Restaurants Are Still Confused By Google Duplex 30
Google Is Adding Augmented Reality To Search 18
Android Q Gets Dark Mode, Live Video Captioning, Better Gestures and More 29
Chrome 74 Arrives With Less Motion Sickness, New JavaScript Features 60
Windows 10's 'Sets' Feature Is Gone and Not Expected To Return 81
Unexpected Protection Added To Microsoft Edge Subverts IE Security 14
Netflix Is Experimenting With a 'Random Episode' Feature For TV Shows 39
iOS 13 To Feature Dark Mode and Interface Updates, Report Says 97
Google Adding Chrome Admin Policy To Uninstall Blacklisted Extensions 13
Google's Second Android Q Beta Brings Us 'Bubbles' Multitasking 42
Gmail App Changes Will Cause Most IFTTT Features To Stop Working 47
Windows 10 Calculator Will Soon Be Able To Graph Math Equations 130
Crashed Boeing Planes Lacked Safety Features That Company Sold Only As Extras 486
Chrome 73 Arrives With Support For Hardware Media Keys, PWAs and Dark Mode On Mac 25
Microsoft Asks Users To Call Windows 10 Devs About ALT+TAB Feature 235
PS4's Remote Play Update Lets You Stream To iOS Devices 38
Google Maps Adding Photo Radar Warnings For Drivers In Canada 84
Twitter Confirms It's Working On a 'Hide Tweet' Feature 26
Reddit Tests Tipping Users 64
Instagram Code Reveals Public 'Collections' Feature To Take On Pinterest 9
The LG G8 Has a Vibrating OLED Screen For a Speaker 53
Tesla 'Dog Mode' Will Stop Pets From Overheating In Cars, Elon Musk Says 137
Mozilla Announces Project Fission, a Project To Add True Multi-Process Support To Firefox 67
Windows Setup Error Messages Will Soon Actually Help Fix Problems 69
Google Cleans Up Gmail App With An All-White Redesign 138
Spotify Will Soon Let You Mute, Block Artists 44
Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? 304
Apple Watch Series 4 ECG, Irregular Heart Rate Features Are Now Available 39
Facebook Ends Platform Policy Banning Apps That Copy Its Features 28
Google Maps Has Introduced So Many New Features and Design Changes in Recent Months That Getting Directions On It is Becoming an Increasingly Challenging Task 160
Facebook's Unsend Feature Will Give You 10 Minutes To Delete a Message 65
iRobot, Google Team Up To Understand Your Smart Home 60
Winamp 5.8, the First Update In 4 Years, Is Released 198
Google Maps Adds EV Charging Station Info 34
Facebook Is Testing An Unsend Feature For Messenger 24
AmigaOS 3.1.4 For Classic Amigas Released 69
Windows 10 October 2018 Update Is Now Available; Features 'Your Phone' Android Messaging App, Dark Theme For File Explorer, and Other Tweaks 67
Apple Watch ECG Feature Could Take Years To Be Approved In UK 87
Slack Buys and Shuts Down Intelligent Email App Astro 50
Instagram Says It's Not Working On a Regram Feature 12
Apple Watch Series 4 Includes a Bigger Display, ECG Support, and 64-Bit S4 Chip 172
Uber Will Turn Your Smartphone Into An Automatic Crash Detector 57
Nintendo's Switch Has Been Hiding a Buried 'VR Mode' For Over a Year 38
The Next Flagship iPhone Will Support Apple Pencil and 512GB Flash Storage, Says Report 93
Linux 4.18 Releases With Steam Controller Kernel Driver, Spectre Updates 47
Samsung's Tab S4 Is Both An Android Tablet and a Desktop Computer 63
Mozilla Is Working On a Chrome-Like 'Site Isolation' Feature For Firefox 57
Facebook's 'Downvote' System Begins Rolling Out Wider In US 103
Firefox Blocks Autoplaying Web Audio 121
ReactOS 0.4.9 Is Entirely Self-Hosting, Fixes FastFAT Crashes 200
Microsoft Is Making the Windows Command Line a Lot Better 328
Facebook Makes Moves On Instagram's Users 29
Uber Adds Electric Scooters To Its App 33
Ask Slashdot: Why Do Popular Websites Add New Features So Sparingly? 190
Microsoft Removes 'Sets' Tabbed Windows Feature From Next Release 133
Facebook Groups May Soon Charge Monthly Subscription Fees For Access 78
Uber Tests Cheaper Fares For Riders Who Are Willing To Wait Longer 94
iOS 12 Will Automatically Share Your iPhone Location With 911 Centers 69
Google Maps Removes Uber Integration 37
Tesla's Autopilot To Get 'Full Self-Driving Feature' In August 180
Snapchat's CEO On Facebook's Long History of Copying His Company's Products 17
Tesla Rejected More Advanced Driver Monitoring Features On Its Cars, Says Report 143
Google Maps Is Getting AR Directions, Recommendation Features 38
Gmail's 'Smart Compose' Feature Will Write Emails For You 72
Google Details New Android P Features, Including iPhone X-Like Gesture Controls 36
Gmail's 'Self-Destruct' Feature Will Probably Be Used To Illegally Destroy Government Records 98
Windows 10 Is Finally Getting An Improved Screenshot Tool 143
Slashdot Asks: How Do You Like the New Gmail UI? 137
Microsoft Readies Windows 10 April Update With New Features and Enhancements 109
New iPhone SE Could Launch In May With Touch ID and A10 Fusion, Without 3.5mm Headphone Jack 129
Google Appears To Be Testing iPhone X-Style Gesture Navigation In Android P 18
Instagram Will Soon Let You Download a Copy of Your Data 22
Firefox In 2018: We'll Tackle Bad Ads, Breach Alerts, Autoplay Video, Says Mozilla 84
Windows 10 Is Finally Adding Tabs To File Explorer 161
Samsung's New TVs Are Almost Invisible 158
Android P Drops Support For Nexus Phones, Pixel Tablet 86
Chrome 65 Arrives With Material Design Extensions Page, New Developer Features 34
Facebook Silently Enables Facial Recognition Abilities For Users Outside EU, Canada 70
Uber Launches 'Express Pool' To Get More Riders To Share Rides 63
Facebook Is Testing a Dislike Button 146
Chrome OS Is Almost Ready To Replace Android On Tablets 61
Tinder Must Stop Charging Its Older Users More For 'Plus' Features, Court Rules 201
Apple Adds Medical Records Feature For iPhone 101
Xbox One Adds New Achievement, Do Not Disturb Features In Previous Update 38
Google To Add Restaurant Wait Times To Google Search, Maps 59
How Google's Pixel 2 'Now Playing' Song Identification Works 129
Tesla Model 3 Owners Share More Info On Model 177
Firefox For iOS Gets Tracking Protection, Firefox Focus For Android Gets Tabs 28
Google Chrome Will No Longer Autoplay Content With Sound In January 2018 81
Android Oreo's Rollback Protection Will Block OS Downgrades 119
Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Android Oreo Features? 277
Facebook Makes Safety Check a Permanent Feature 109
New iPhone To Have Tap to Wake, Attention Detection, and Virtual Home Button, Says Report 59
Google Is Testing Autoplay Videos Directly In Search Results 126
Man Blames Tesla Autopilot System For Rollover Crash, Then Recants 126
Microsoft's Project Scorpio Will Pack Internal PSU, 4K Game DVR Capture 44
All Three New 2017 iPhones To Feature Wireless Charging, Says Analyst 143
Google Is Rolling Out Android 7.1.1 75
Instagram Launches Disappearing Live Video and Messages 18
Apple Releases iOS 10.1 With New Portrait Mode For iPhone 7 Plus 50
Facebook 'Messenger Day' Is the Chat App's New Snapchat Stories Clone 13
TypeScript 2.0 Released 89
W3C Set To Publish HTML 5.1, Work Already Started On HTML 5.2 85
Firefox 49 Arrives With Improvements 129
Staff Breach At OneLogin Exposes Password Storage Feature 47
Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Java 8 Features? 427
YouTube Plans To Bring Photos, Polls, and Text To Its Video Service 22
LibreOffice 5.2 Officially Released 103
Tesla Autopilot 2.0 Is Coming This Year, Source Confirms 136
New Cars Are Too Expensive For The Typical Family, Says Study 622
Facebook Messenger Now Has 11,000 Bots 43
Sony Agrees To Pay Millions To Gamers To Settle PS3 Linux Debacle 232
Facebook Now Lets Users Comment With a Video 29
Tesla: Model X Accident Caused By Driver Error, Not Autopilot 596
Opera Adds Power-Saving Mode, Offers 'Up To 50 Percent' Longer Battery Life 42
Mozilla Launches Test Pilot, A Firefox Add-On For Trying Experimental Features 53
Unity 8 And Snaps Are Conquering The Ubuntu Desktop After Ubuntu 16.10 78
Self-Driving Features Could Lead To More Sex In Moving Cars, Expert Warns 268
Intel Wants To Eliminate The Headphone Jack And Replace It With USB-C 382
Google Search Will Soon Include Live TV Listings 36
Google's Android N OS Will Support Pressure-Sensitive Screens 68
Tesla Updates Model S With New Front-End, Air Filtration System, Faster Charging 123
Toyota Teams With Microsoft On Connected Cars 116
Microsoft Extends Its Windows Hello Login Security Features To Apps and the Web 47
Git 2.8 Officially Released 87
iPhone 7s May Sport Curved Glass and AMOLED Display 113
Ask Slashdot: How Can We Improve Slashdot? 1839
Interview: Ask CEO Anant Agarwal About edX and the Future of Online Education 55
Do the Risks of BYOD Outweigh the Benefits? (Video) 82
Interviews: Ask David Peterson About Inventing Languages 87
GNU/Linux Desktops with No User Knowledge Needed (Video) 85
Alfred Poor Talks About Health Wearables at CES (Video) 22
Which do You Prefer: Mobile Web Apps or Mobile Websites? (Video) 90
Api.ai CEO Ilya Gelfenbeyn Talks About Conversational Voice Interfaces (Video) 32
FOSS Force is a FOSS News and Commentary Site (Video) 41
Interviews: Ask Ray Kurzweil a question 174
WeMedia's Andrew Nachison Discusses the Future of Online Journalism 17
Write the Docs Helps Create FLOSS Software Documentation (Video #2) 14
Interviews: Ask Attorney and Author Mike Godwin a Question 83
Write the Docs Helps Create FLOSS Software Documentation (Video) 27
The FSF's Donald Robertson Talks About Secretive Trade Negotiations (Video) 32
The FSF's Donald Robertson Talks About Copyrights, Patents, and the TPP (Video) 39
Interviews: Stack Overflow Co-Founder Jeff Atwood Answers Your Questions 78
High-Security, Open-Source Router is a Hit on Indiegogo (Video) 112
Interviews: Alan Donovan and Brian Kernighan Answer Your Questions 42

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