ComputersNews

How to use Windows to wipe your location data from a photo

February 4, 2026
Your photos may do more than hint at where you were—they can outright tell other people your exact location. A snoop just has to know where to look. Smartphones and modern cameras can add your location to the EXIF data embedded in the photo. This info is not immediately visible, but it can be viewed by looking at the photo’s properties. Your photos may have this data attached on purpose or by…
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ComputersNews

Google just filled a gaping home automation gap

February 4, 2026
You’d think pressing a button to kick off a smart routine would be a no-brainer, right? Alexa lets you do it, Apple’s HomeKit platform lets you do it. But Google Home? Nope—or at least, not until now. In the release notes for the latest Google Home update, Google says…
GamingNews

Newly-Released MMO Ashes of Creation Left in Tatters as Senior Team Quits and Management Issues Layoff Warning — and Now Steam Is Reportedly Investigating

February 3, 2026
The future of the newly released Ashes of Creation is in doubt after its leadership team quit following a dispute with the management board — and now Steam is reportedly investigating. Ashes of Creation — funded by a hugely successful $3.2 million Kickstarter campaign back in 2017 — is described as “an old-school take on the modern MMORPG set in a living, reactive world where your choices…
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CryptoNews

Ripple’s Schwartz Weighs XRP Hitting $50–$100 Odds Using Price Signals

February 3, 2026
Ripple’s David Schwartz weighed in on whether XRP could reach $50 or $100, explaining why he avoids absolute price predictions and how current market pricing reflects investor confidence, probability and expectations about future outcomes. Ripple’s Schwartz Analyzes XRP Hitting $50–$100 Odds XRP price projections continue to attract scrutiny as market participants debate how to interpret…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants 

February 3, 2026
What is and isn’t a weed that needs to be eliminated in the field is determined by the eyes of the farmer – and now, increasingly, by a new AI model from Carbon Robotics. Seattle-based Carbon Robotics, which builds the LaserWeeder – a robot fleet that uses lasers to kill weeds – announced a new AI model, the Large Plant Model (LPM), on Monday. This model recognizes plant species instantly…
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