Tech
Google Adds More Personalization to Search, Discover, and News
Google is adding new ways to personalize Search, Discover, and News, including preferred sources, conversational feed controls, and custom audio briefings.
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The biggest stories in technology - software, hardware, and the platforms shaping how we live and work.
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GeForce NOW Adds Firefox Support on Windows, With 1440p at 120 FPS
GeForce NOW now officially supports Firefox on Windows, letting users stream supported games in the browser with up to 1440p at 120 FPS for Ultimate members.
AI
Cursor Origin Launches: A Git Forge Built for AI Agent Fleets - on the Day GitHub Went Down
Cursor Origin launched August 17 - a git forge for AI agent fleets, in early beta on all paid plans. It arrived the same day GitHub suffered a global outage.
AI
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teens With Stronger Safety Protections
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safety protections, learning-focused tools, parent controls, and age-appropriate defaults.
Apps
Spotify Playlist Notes Let You Add Context to Songs, Podcasts, and Audiobooks
Spotify Playlist Notes launched August 17 - attach 240-character notes to songs, podcast episodes, and audiobooks in playlists you own or collaborate on.
Apps
YouTube View Count Changes August 24 - A Play Now Registers From the First Second
YouTube view count changes August 24 - a play now registers at the first second. Old 30-second threshold survives in Analytics as "Engaged views."
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GitHub Outage Hits API, Actions, Pull Requests, and Copilot - No Cause Given
GitHub outage confirmed by Microsoft at 13:40 UTC August 17. API, Actions, Pull Requests, Webhooks, and Copilot all degraded. No cause given.
Apps
Firefox iOS Ad Blocker: How to Enable It, What It Blocks, and What It Doesn't
Firefox for iOS added a built-in ad blocker in version 156, currently in progressive rollout. Off by default - here's what it blocks and how to turn it on.
AI
Cursor Acquires Firetiger to Bring Production Monitoring Into the Coding Agent Loop
Cursor acquired Firetiger on August 13 to close the gap between writing and running code. Agents will monitor deployments and flag what breaks in production.
AI
Claude Text Watermark Explained: How It Works, What It Detects, and What It Doesn't
Claude text watermark marks all future Claude outputs invisibly using SynthID-Text. Zero quality impact. Detectable only by those with Anthropic's key.
AI
SpaceX Closes Its Cursor Acquisition - Cursor Now Has Access to the World's Largest GPU Fleet
SpaceX closed its Cursor acquisition August 15. Cursor cites GPU access as the path to cheaper, more capable coding models - Grok 4.6 already runs inside it.
Apps
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 Drops With Four New Pixel Features and a Call Forwarding Security Overhaul
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 dropped August 14 with four new Pixel UI features, call forwarding fraud protection, and the cycle's first changelog.