Patreon is introducing social media-style features including public “Quips” that resemble tweets and creator collaboration tools. The platform is opening a waitlist Monday for creators to request early access. These changes come as Patreon poaches high-profile writers from Substack.
Ookla’s new Speedtest Pulse is a MagSafe-compatible network diagnostic tool that identifies Wi-Fi bottlenecks and provides natural language fixes. The device uses machine learning to turn complex data into actionable solutions for technicians and IT teams. It launches in late 2025 with continuous mo
Researchers are developing multi-agent AI systems for mental health therapy that use Socratic dialogue techniques. The approach adds supervisory AI agents to monitor primary therapy agents for safety. This could address growing concerns about AI giving inappropriate mental health advice.
KDE Plasma 6.6.0 will let users restrict virtual desktops to just their primary monitor, a feature originally requested in 2005. The long-awaited addition became possible thanks to Wayland improvements and will ship in the upcoming update alongside better crash reporting tools.
Microsoft finally released a dedicated gaming mode for Windows 11 handhelds, but it’s arriving years after competitors and with frustrating limitations. The feature requires specific hardware and offers minimal performance improvements, continuing Microsoft’s pattern of missed opportunities in new d
Google’s NotebookLM AI research assistant proved surprisingly capable at planning a complete gaming PC build. The tool synthesized information from multiple tech sources to create a coherent $1,552 build with specific component recommendations that made sense to an experienced builder.
Google DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve AI coding agent has been tested on 67 mathematical problems and discovered improved solutions to approximately 20 of them. The research was conducted with Fields Medalist Terence Tao and represents a significant step in AI-assisted mathematical discovery.
New research reveals most AI benchmarks lack scientific rigor, with companies like OpenAI relying on questionable testing methods to claim superiority. About half of benchmarks measure vague concepts without clear definitions, undermining claims about AI progress.
Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 26220.7070 to both Dev and Beta channels with significant recovery improvements and widget board enhancements. The update also brings back Smart App Control toggle flexibility and addresses various File Explorer and taskbar issues. Several known problems remai
Microsoft has rolled out SSMS 22 Preview 5 with specific fixes for GitHub Copilot integration in T-SQL editing. The company calls 2025 a “transformative” year for the database tool while clarifying that only the latest versions receive support. This update focuses on stabilizing the AI-assisted codi
