
A third of Steam users are running Windows 11
Milestone
The latest Steam Hardware and Software Survey show that Microsoft's Windows 11 is being used on nearly a third of machines

UK might need a digital pound
After years of fighting off the Euro
After years of being too frightened to adopt the Euro, the Bank of England and HM Treasury have declared the UK will probably need a digital version of the pound.

Hybrid cars produce more CO2 than expected
BMW, Renault, and Peugeot pollute more than advertised
Popular plug-in hybrid cars emit significantly more carbon dioxide than official measures suggest, according to new on-road tests by academics.

AI will hit white collar jobs
US will be badly hit
While previous industrial revolutions have hit blue collar employees, it looks like the AI revolution will be coming for white collar workers -- particularly in the US.

India creates its own national mobile OS
Worried about US colonialism
India is developing a national operating system (OS) in a bid to reduce its reliance on foreign software and enhance its digital sovereignty.

Firefox and Chrome might appear on iOS
Apple considering letting through rivals
Mozilla and Google have apparently sent their teams back to work developing separate versions of their existing browser apps in the hope that Apple might lift its restrictions on side apps rather than declare a "special operation" on the EU.

Microsoft shows off Bing with OpenAI's ChatGPT installed
Blue eyes is back
Microsoft has announced a new version of its search engine Bing, which incorporates OpenAI's ChatGPT technology posing the greatest threat to Google in years.

Writer complains his HP printer is shaking him down for cash
It is worse than a loan shark
Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel has complained that their HP OfficeJet Pro is shaking him down like a loan shark.

Samsung stuffs new phone with bloatware
Galaxy S23 uses up 60 GB
Android is supposed to be a lightweight OS, but some users are complaining that the Samsung Galaxy takes 60GB of storage.

US top cyber diplomat Twitter account hacked
If only the company could afford to keep its clients' accounts safe
Nate Fick, the inaugural US ambassador for Cyberspace and Digital Policy announced the hack of his personal account over the weekend.