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* Discord has released a major update for Linux users * Game and screen sharing has been improved with hardware-accelerated video encoding now supported via Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs * It comes as users remain frustrated about global age verification plans Discord on Linux, particularly on the Steam Deck or SteamOS handhelds,
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* Hackers are exploiting a critical flaw in the Funnel Builder plugin to inject credit card skimmers into checkout pages * FunnelKit released a patched version, but more than half of active sites remain on older, vulnerable builds * Stolen payment data is being monetized through dark web sales and fraudulent ad purchases
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* Meet the Go Birding M One Smart AI spotting scope * It's the world's first with AI hardware, and it can shoot 4K video * Subject detection, autofocus, and bird identification also feature Spotting scopes are traditionally a wildlife and bird watching essential, offering a stable and highly
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data
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As more people begin to use AI in new ways, one group of researchers looked at why humans seem to trust the answers provided by AI more than other humans, even though AI can still be unreliable and inaccurate. What the study revealed was AI's lack of emotion
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The old icons had very little to visually differentiate them. Nathan Ingraham for Engadget About five years ago, Google redesigned the icons for most of its apps and services, including widely-used tools like Drive, Meet, Calendar and so on. The internet's response was not positive, and with good
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Teams can integrate Atlassian Confluence Cloud with Amazon Quick to search and manage documentation without switching between multiple systems. When documentation lives in Confluence, but related data sits in other systems, teams waste time switching tools, re-searching for context, and manually gathering information. These interruptions slow decisions and create gaps
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Discord is a cross-platform voice and text chat app originally designed for gamers, but since finding mainstream popularity, all kind of communities have migrated to it. Even TechSpot staff have moved away from Slack to use Discord full-time for team collaboration and communication. Is Discord better than Zoom? Zoom and
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The market for AI notetaking devices has exploded in the U.S., with the category generating over $600 million in revenue last year, according to a Menlo Ventures report. And as startups like Heidi Health and Freed, have shown, there’s decent demand for this tech in healthcare, where doctors
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ZDNET's key takeaways * Microsoft will finally let you move the Windows 11 taskbar. * Changes to the taskbar are rolling out to Windows 11 insiders. * Microsoft also promises several tweaks to the Start menu. Windows 11 users who have long wanted to move the taskbar to any edge of
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Microsoft's mid-May introduction to the Windows Insider Program's Experimental Channel finally incorporates a long-desired feature: an adjustable taskbar. The update lets users move the taskbar to any edge of the screen—bottom, top, left, or right—via Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Behaviors. The
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Woot has a bunch of sales that end later tonight. There are also budget-friendly deals on Super Mario RPG and more. by Cameron Faulkner May 18, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC Cameron Faulkner is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint
