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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/14/youtube-shorts-gets-a-major-ai-upgrade-with-veo-video-generation/
YouTube Shorts Gets a Major AI Upgrade with Veo Video Generation - gHacks Tech News
Feb 11, 2026 - With the updated Dream Screen feature, users can input text prompts to create unique video clips
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/02/05/discord-desktop-app-gets-major-performance-boost-on-windows-mac-and-linux/
Discord Desktop App Gets Major Performance Boost On Windows, Mac, And Linux - gHacks Tech News
Feb 7, 2026 - Discord has shipped a major desktop performance update for Windows, macOS, and Linux, reducing UI lag and adding new features like stream zooming and built-in...
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/20/wikipedia-sees-decline-in-human-pageviews-says-ai-is-to-blame/
Wikipedia sees decline in human pageviews, says AI is to blame - gHacks Tech News
Wikipedia has revealed that it is seeing a decline in web traffic from human users.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2018/08/03/av1-codec-support-in-firefox-and-chrome/
AV1 Codec support in Firefox and Chrome - gHacks Tech News
The web browsers Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will soon support the open video codec AV1 for video decoding.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/04/12/google-meet-speech-translation-rolls-out-to-android-and-ios-apps/
Google Meet Speech Translation Rolls Out to Android and iOS Apps - gHacks Tech News
Google Meet's near-real-time speech translation is expanding to Android and iOS, supporting six languages for eligible Workspace subscribers.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/04/01/proton-launches-meet-an-end-to-end-encrypted-video-conferencing-service/
Proton Launches Meet, an End-to-End Encrypted Video Conferencing Service - gHacks Tech News
Proton Meet offers E2EE video calls for up to 50 participants at no cost, with no Proton account required for meetings under one hour.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/06/05/kde-is-welcoming-windows-10-exiles-to-switch-to-linux/
KDE is welcoming Windows 10 exiles to switch to Linux - gHacks Tech News
Feb 11, 2026 - Windows 10 will reach its end of life in October.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2016/10/25/reshade-image-enlarger-with-batch-processing/
Reshade Image Enlarger with batch processing - gHacks Tech News
Aug 29, 2019 - Reshade is a free professional grade program for Microsoft Windows devices that provides you with options to enlarge images using sophisticated algorithms.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2018/05/10/portableapps-launches-platform-software-update/
PortableApps launches Platform software update - gHacks Tech News
PortableApps Platform 15 is the new version of the management application which users may download from the official PortableApps website or update from within...
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https://www.ghacks.net/2022/05/16/first-look-at-portmaster-an-open-source-cross-platform-network-monitor/
First look at Portmaster, an open source cross-platform network monitor - gHacks Tech News
Portmaster is a free open source cross-platform network activity monitor that is available in an early version for Windows and the Linux distributions Ubuntu...
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/02/12/telegram-rolls-out-fresh-mobile-design-and-introduces-gift-crafting-feature/
Telegram Update: Android gets Liquid Glass Design and “Gift Crafting” - gHacks Tech News
Feb 12, 2026 - Telegram’s latest update brings a redesigned Android interface, new Liquid Glass elements on iOS, smarter group ownership controls, and an unusual new “gift...
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/25/apple-maps-is-adding-promoted-search-results-in-the-us-and-canada/
Apple Maps Is Adding Promoted Search Results In The US And Canada - gHacks Tech News
Mar 25, 2026 - Apple has confirmed ads are coming to Apple Maps search results, appearing as promoted listings at the top of suggested places.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/04/12/france-picks-linux-to-replace-windows-across-government-ministries/
France Picks Linux to Replace Windows Across Government Ministries - gHacks Tech News
France's DINUM has ordered ministries to map dependencies on non-EU technology and plan a migration to Linux and open-source alternatives by fall 2026.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/27/enlarge-photos-with-smilla-enlarger/
Enlarge Photos With Smilla Enlarger - gHacks Tech News
Aug 29, 2019 - Smilla Enlarger is a portable software program for the Windows operating system that can be used to enlarge photos and get the best output quality possible.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/26/spotify-now-lets-you-send-messages-share-music-podcasts-audiobooks-with-your-friends/
Spotify Messages: Share music, podcasts, audiobooks with your friends - gHacks Tech News
Mar 5, 2026 - Spotify Messages is a mobile-only feature for users 16+ that allows direct, in-app sharing of music, podcasts, and audiobooks with friends through 1:1 or group
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/31/apple-adds-terminal-paste-warning-in-macos-tahoe-26-4-to-block-clickfix-attacks/
Apple Adds Terminal Paste Warning in macOS Tahoe 26.4 to Block ClickFix Attacks - gHacks Tech News
macOS Tahoe 26.4 adds a Terminal warning that delays execution of pasted commands and alerts users to potential ClickFix social engineering attacks.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/22/openai-announces-chatgpt-atlas-web-browser-currently-available-for-macos/
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Atlas web browser, currently available for macOS - gHacks Tech News
It's finally happened.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/07/nvidia-telemetry-tracking/
Disable Nvidia Telemetry tracking on Windows - gHacks Tech News
Aug 13, 2019 - Find out how to disable Nvidia Telemetry that gets installed with the driver installation on machines running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/13/apple-releases-security-update-for-older-iphones-and-ipads-after-coruna-exploit/
Apple Releases Security Update for Older iPhones and iPads After Coruna Exploit - gHacks Tech News
Mar 15, 2026 - Apple has issued iOS 15.8.7 and 16.7.15 updates to patch older devices against vulnerabilities actively used in the Coruna exploit kit attacks.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/05/04/your-firefox-extensions-are-all-disabled-thats-a-bug/
Your Firefox extensions are all disabled? That's a bug! - gHacks Tech News
May 15, 2019 - Some Firefox users started to notice that installed browser extensions were all disabled in the web browser suddenly.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2022/11/08/portmaster-1-0-released-open-source-application-firewall/
Portmaster 1.0 released: open source application firewall - gHacks Tech News
Feb 8, 2026 - The release of the open source application firewall Portmaster 1.0 introduces new features and improvements to the program.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/06/02/youtube-to-display-more-ads-for-premium-lite-subscribers/
YouTube to display more ads for Premium Lite subscribers - gHacks Tech News
Feb 11, 2026 - YouTube Premium Lite subscribers are receiving emails from Google informing them about a change.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/19/password-mistakes-that-increase-the-chance-of-getting-hacked/
Password mistakes that increase the chance of getting hacked - gHacks Tech News
The article lists mistakes that Internet users may make when setting passwords as it leaves their accounts vulnerable to attacks.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/21/microsoft-explained-why-windows-might-be-installing-old-drivers/
Microsoft explained why Windows might be installing old drivers - gHacks Tech News
Here is the official explanation by Microsoft why Windows Update might seemingly install old drivers on a system.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/25/microsoft-resolves-outlook-gmail-and-yahoo-sync-errors-in-microsoft-365-service/
Microsoft Resolves Outlook Gmail And Yahoo Sync Errors In Microsoft 365 Service - gHacks Tech News
Microsoft has resolved the Classic Outlook sync bug causing errors with Gmail and Yahoo accounts, with a manual workaround.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/02/11/whatsapp-web-finally-gets-built-in-voice-and-video-calling/
WhatsApp Web Gets Built-In Voice and Video Calls - gHacks Tech News
Feb 12, 2026 - After years of limitations, WhatsApp Web is rolling out native voice and video calls directly in the browser - complete with screen sharing and end-to-end...
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/23/youtube-is-adding-an-option-to-limit-the-time-you-spend-watching-shorts/
Youtube Shorts time limit feature - gHacks Tech News
Mar 2, 2026 - YouTube Shorts now includes afeature that allows users to set daily, customizable time limits for watching the Shorts feed
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/25/amnezia-releases-amneziawg-2-0-to-bypass-advanced-internet-censorship-systems/
Amnezia Releases AmneziaWG 2.0 To Bypass Advanced Internet Censorship Systems - gHacks Tech News
Amnezia has released AmneziaWG 2.0, new VPN protocol aims to evade modern censorship and DPI detection.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/01/microsoft-teams-gets-productivity-security-and-ai-upgrades-in-february/
Microsoft Teams Gets Productivity, Security, and AI Upgrades in February - gHacks Tech News
Mar 2, 2026 - Microsoft Teams receives a new round of updates for February, focusing on productivity, security, and AI-driven meeting improvements.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2016/10/14/a-sharper-scaling-promises-better-image-scaling-quality/
A Sharper Scaling promises better image scaling quality - gHacks Tech News
Aug 29, 2019 - A Sharper Scaling is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that uses an algorithm specifically designed to improve the image scaling quality.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/25/keeweb-self-hosted-keepass-web-and-desktop-client/
KeeWeb: Self-hosted KeePass Web and Desktop client - gHacks Tech News
Mar 4, 2026 - KeeWeb is a third party self-hosted web application and cross-platform desktop program that is compatible with the password manager KeePass.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/09/01/file-copier-copy-damaged-files-from-discs-or-hard-drives/
File Copier: copy damaged files from discs or hard drives - gHacks Tech News
Sep 1, 2019 - File Copier is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices designed to copy corrupt or damaged files from optical discs or hard drives.Â
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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/02/15/integrate-nano-defender-with-ublock-origin-to-block-anti-adblocker/
Integrate Nano Defender with uBlock Origin to block Anti-Adblocker - gHacks Tech News
Oct 16, 2020 - Find out how to add anti-adblocking capabilities to uBlock Origin to block anti-adblockers automatically on sites that use these scripts and technologies.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/04/19/atlassian-will-collect-jira-and-confluence-data-by-default-to-train-ai-models/
Atlassian Will Collect Jira and Confluence Data by Default to Train AI Models - gHacks Tech News
Atlassian is enabling AI training data collection by default for Free, Standard, and Premium customers from August 17, with no opt-out for metadata on lower...
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https://www.ghacks.net/2022/10/18/netflix-profile-transfer-how-to-move-a-shared-profile-to-a-new-account/
Netflix Profile Transfer lets you move a shared profile to a new account - gHacks Tech News
Netflix Profile Transfer is rolling out to users around the World. The option lets you move a shared profile to a new account.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/18/microsoft-removes-copilot-chat-from-office-apps-for-unlicensed-users-on-april-15/
Microsoft Removes Copilot Chat From Office Apps for Unlicensed Users on April 15 - gHacks Tech News
Mar 18, 2026 - Microsoft is restricting Copilot Chat in Office apps to paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license holders starting April 15, 2026.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/16/instagram-will-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-messages-in-may-2026/
Instagram Will Remove End-to-End Encryption for Messages in May 2026 - gHacks Tech News
Mar 16, 2026 - Instagram has confirmed it will remove end-to-end encryption from all user DMs on May 8, 2026, with no official explanation from Meta.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/06/06/how-googles-anti-adblocking-draft-affects-other-chromium-based-browsers/
How Google's anti-adblocking draft affects other Chromium-based browsers - gHacks Tech News
How are Google's proposed changes to Chrome's extensions Manifest that would limit adblocking affecting other Chromium-based browsers?
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https://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/17/lastpass-launches-mobile-authenticator-app/
LastPass launches mobile Authenticator app - gHacks Tech News
May 22, 2018 - LastPass Authenticator is a new mobile app for Android, iOS and Windows Phone to authenticate login requests using 2-factor authentication.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/07/25/mozilla-recommends-a-firefox-extensions-that-appears-to-be-a-copycat/
Mozilla recommends a Firefox extensions that appears to be a copycat - gHacks Tech News
One of the recommended extensions for the Firefox web browser may turn out to be a copycat extension; the original is not recommended by Mozilla.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/13/how-to-enable-av1-support-on-youtube/
How to enable AV1 support on YouTube - gHacks Tech News
Feb 10, 2020 - Find out how to enable AV1 codec support on YouTube in Firefox 63 and Chrome 70 or newer right now to use the new codec on the video site.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/22/windows-11-blocks-previews-for-files-downloaded-from-the-internet-now/
Windows 11 blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet now - gHacks Tech News
Feb 8, 2026 - Windows 11's File Explorer is blocking previews for any file that is downloaded from the Internet. Here is why and when it started.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/31/windows-11-update-adds-support-for-display-refresh-rates-above-1000hz/
Windows 11 Update Adds Support for Display Refresh Rates Above 1,000Hz - gHacks Tech News
Windows 11 preview update KB5079391 adds support for refresh rates up to 5,000Hz, though Microsoft pulled the update on March 27.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/21/microsoft-edge-is-nudging-chatgpt-perplexity-users-to-try-copilot/
Microsoft Edge is nudging ChatGPT, Perplexity users to Try Copilot - gHacks Tech News
Remember when Microsoft Edge used to promote itself when you searched for other browsers? Well, it's doing something similar, this time to push Copilot.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/23/two-new-tab-widgets-are-now-available-in-firefox-labs-lists-and-focus-timer/
Two new tab widgets are now available in Firefox Labs: Lists and Focus Timer - gHacks Tech News
Oct 23, 2025 - Mozilla is introducing 2 new widgets in Firefox's new tabs.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/24/microsoft-says-copilots-animated-avatar-is-called-mico/
Microsoft says Copilot's animated avatar is called Mico - gHacks Tech News
Do you remember Microsoft Clippy? Now, say hello to its AI version, the blob.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2026/03/31/google-adds-chatgpt-and-claude-import-tools-to-gemini-for-memory-and-chat-history/
Google Adds ChatGPT and Claude Import Tools to Gemini for Memory and Chat History - gHacks Tech News
Google has launched switching tools that let users import memory summaries and full chat history from ChatGPT and Claude directly into Gemini.
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