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5 ways Gemini can help you make Google Slides presentations

Gemini, Google’s generative AI assistant, has various tools you can access within Google Slides to assist you in creating and editing your presentations. Additionally, you can generate whole presentations in the standalone Gemini app and…


Apple will continue to enhance its DMA compliance

With WWDC 2024 now set, Apple continues to work on bringing itself more in line with US government demands. What we don’t know yet is the extent to which these changes will be restricted to…


EU’s AI Act wins fresh backing ahead of April vote

European Union (EU) legislation that would set guardrails for the use and development of AI technology appears to be on a clear path toward ratification as two key groups of legislators in the EU Parliament…


Meta sues former executive over alleged AI theft

Meta is suing its former vice president of infrastructure over allegations that he stole proprietary human resources data about the company’s top performers, and key information about its data center supply chain partners to bring…



How to manually update Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender is the built-in anti-malware package that’s included with modern Windows operating systems. It’s alternatively known as Windows Security (it shows up under Settings > Privacy & security as Windows Security), Windows Defender, or Microsoft Defender…



DOJ sues Apple for monopolizing smartphone market

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 state Attorneys General have filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple and its business practices involving the iPhone.  Announced during a news conference in Washington, D.C. today,…


Wispr CEO: What a post-keyboard office might look like

Voice-to-text tools have been around for decades, yet there’s little sign that office workers are relying any less on their keyboards. There are various reasons for this: the accuracy of voice dictation compared to typing,…


Using DISM to install Windows updates

Windows’ built-in Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command, a.k.a. dism.exe, is something of a Swiss Army knife when it comes to working on Windows OS images. Among its many capabilities — such as adding optional Windows…