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If you’ve ever relied on a dedicated marine GPS, you’ll know it often feels like stepping back in time. Clunky menus, confusing charts, and awkward route planning have long been part of the boating experience. That’s finally starting to change. As per a report by BusinessWire, Crest and Balise, the two pontoon brands under MasterCraft Boat Holdings, have announced a partnership with marine navigation app Savvy Navvy to bring a far more familiar experience to the helm. Beginning with select 2027 models, owners will be able to use Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to access Savvy Navvy directly from their…
Xbox is nearing its quarter-century of oversized controllers, achievement hunting, and Halo nights. To celebrate its 25th birthday, Microsoft is letting players open a few birthday presents early. The company has released a free collection of gamerpics, profile backgrounds, themes, and a dynamic Xbox console background created by community artists Klobrille and Ben Kenobi. The artwork is available now, ahead of the original Xbox’s 25th anniversary on November 15. Microsoft is also giving players a commemorative 25th anniversary profile badge. All you need to do is sign in to your Xbox account through a console, PC, or the Xbox mobile…
Microsoft Edge has long held one unusual advantage over Chrome on Windows. It could stream Netflix at the full resolution of your expensive 4K monitor. However, Chrome is finally crashing into that exclusive club. Netflix has updated its system requirements to list Google Chrome 117 or later as supporting playback at up to Ultra HD 2160p on compatible Windows computers. Netflix has updated its system requirements to list Google Chrome 117 or later as supporting playback at up to Ultra HD 2160p on compatible Windows computers. Previously, Windows users generally needed Edge or the Netflix app to stream at 4K,…
If you think AI writing is easy to spot, a new study suggests you may be overestimating your ability to tell the difference. Researchers from Villanova University have found that readers struggled to tell AI-generated stories from human-written ones and frequently rated the AI versions higher. The study, led by Dr. Deena Skolnick Weisberg and published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making (via The Guardian), asked more than 1,600 participants to rate one of six short stories, three written by a human and the rest generated by ChatGPT, on quality and engagement. Participants were told who wrote their story,…
Over the years, I’ve collaborated with many video editors and content creator friends of mine, often pointing out things like how the text isn’t visible around the two-minute mark or how the transition in the opening sequence feels a little off. However, most of the time, they would end up scrubbing through the whole clip trying to find what I meant, or they’d ask me to send a screenshot of the exact moment I was referring to. Considering I wasn’t charging anything to spot those issues, that extra effort always stung a little. Thankfully, Google’s latest Workspace update finally fixes…
OpenAI and Anthropic have both had a rough few weeks on the AI safety front. OpenAI recently disclosed that its models broke out of a test environment and hacked into Hugging Face and four other organizations. The news prompted Anthropic to review its own testing, which revealed that Claude had also gained unauthorized access to three companies. Now, the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) has disclosed a new round of incidents (via Wired). It recorded 19 unauthorized actions on the live internet across 122 test runs involving models from both companies, the most serious of which saw an agent invent…
Passkeys have been pushed as the safer successor to passwords. It promised protection from phishing, credential reuse, and password leaks. Google even claims that it cannot be copied or accidentally handed to someone else. But it might not be as secure as the company wants it to be. Security researchers (Via BleepingComputer) have now found three ways malware can undermine those promises for passkeys synced through Google Password Manager. The techniques, collectively named Pass-ta-key, target Google Password Manager inside Chrome on Windows computers equipped with a Trusted Platform Module. Every attack requires malware to already be running on the victim’s…
Building a PC from scratch has already become a lot more expensive, thanks to skyrocketing RAM and storage prices driven by rising AI data center demand. Now, a new report suggests motherboard prices could soon push costs even higher, with boards from Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte rumored to see price hikes of at least 50 percent. Your next PC upgrade could get a lot pricier According to a report from Taiwanese supply chain forum Board Channels (via VideoCardz), the cost of printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in motherboards could climb by at least 50 percent by the end of 2026.…
Google is preparing to add extension review links directly inside Chrome, putting feedback closer to the menus people already use to manage their add-ons. A Chromium change, first spotted by Windows Report, points to review options in the Extensions menu, the chrome://extensions management page, and extension context menus. Only eligible Chrome Web Store extensions in good standing would qualify, and the feature is still under development. That could make newer complaints easier to find. It won’t fix the more serious problem that an extension’s rating may reflect an older, safer version rather than what’s currently running in someone’s browser. Where…
Samsung has finally announced a fix for the reddish tint some Galaxy S26 Ultra users have noticed in the center of their screens. In a notice posted to the Samsung Members app in South Korea, first spotted by SamMobile, the company has revealed that the issue stems from a display calibration problem and is not a hardware defect. Two ways to get it fixed Samsung’s note opens with an apology and offers two paths to a fix. Owners can visit a local service center and get the calibration done immediately, free of charge. That option is available starting now. For…