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ExpressVPN levels up with new privacy and security features

ExpressVPN just launched a whole bunch of new products, officially expanding the popular VPN service into a full-blown security and privacy suite. The company behind one of our favorite VPNs is entering a new phase in its evolution—from a single-product VPN to an all-encompassing digital protection platform. Now with just one subscription to ExpressVPN, you’ll gain access to not only the VPN…
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Intel is helping develop a new type of DRAM aimed at AI

Intel began as a memory supplier. The PC industry faces its most dire memory crunch in years, if not decades. So it makes sense for Intel to move back into PC memory, right? Sort of. Intel said this week that it is indeed working on a new memory technology, called Z-Angle Memory, or ZAM, with a Softbank-backed startup called Saimemory. It’s not so much a new type of memory, but rather a new way…
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Finally! Firefox just gave you an AI kill switch

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that Mozilla Firefox is introducing comprehensive AI Controls in its browser, allowing users to completely disable or selectively manage AI features. This development matters as other major browsers like Chrome…
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How to use Windows to wipe your location data from a photo

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…
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Google just filled a gaping home automation gap

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 it now allows for smart buttons to act as “starters,” meaning they can—at last—be used to trigger smart routines.
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The one feature I consider essential in a gaming mouse

We’re spoilt for features in gaming mice these days. Flawless sensors, optical switches, and barely there lightweight chassis are the name of the game and these features never cease to impress me when I open a new gaming mouse box. But as fancy as they are, there’s only one key feature that I look for time and time again, and if a mouse doesn’t have it, it’s a big disappointment. What is…
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