Author: The Tech Guy

The Department of War has suspended CMMC Phase 2’s mandatory third-party assessment requirement, citing concerns that the assessor ecosystem couldn’t scale to meet demand and that compliance costs were pushing small and mid-sized firms out of the defense industrial base.  A newly formed CMMC Reform Task Force will spend 60 days reviewing the program, gathering industry feedback, and reporting recommendations by mid-September.  Crucially, the pause only affects independent verification, with Phase 1 self-assessment obligations, SPRS score submissions, and the underlying DFARS 252.204-7012 requirement to protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) remaining fully in effect.  Industry professionals broadly agree that the suspension…

When you interact with a large language model (LLM)—one of the systems behind chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude—it can feel as though you are in contact with another conscious mind. But are you, really?Some prominent scientists, such as Geoff Hinton and Richard Dawkins, claim you are. But most experts remain skeptical, arguing that the impressive cognitive capacities of LLMs occur in the absence of consciousness.Recently, researchers at Anthropic, the company behind Claude, waded into this debate with an interesting finding. They claim Claude has a normally invisible set of representations of information that guide its internal reasoning and its…

I’ve done the heavy lifting this week to bring you a hand-picked selection of the best Netflix TV series that are actually worth your time. This weekend presents a fantastic opportunity to explore three exceptional hidden gems. Ranging from thoughtful animated comedies to eerie Nordic mysteries and tense crime dramas, these underrated Netflix TV series deliver original storytelling. So grab your favorite snacks and get ready to binge-watch. We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best free movies, and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video. Legends (2026) Genre: Crime,…

Generative Fill is an AI tool (powered by Firefly) in Adobe Photoshop to generate content, replace backgrounds, change existing content, remove elements, and much more. Though the feature works well, some users have complained that Generative Fill is missing, not showing, or not working in Photoshop. Users find that clicking the Generative fill option displays a “This […] This article Generative Fill missing or not showing in Photoshop [Fix] first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

Following up on our editorial regarding its incredibly confusing software support policy for the recently announced Edge 70 Max, Motorola reached out to us to clarify the matter. The company rep, who contacted us following our story, had this to say: We can confirm that Edge 70 Max arrives with up to 3 OS upgrades and up to 5 years of SMR. Lenovo and Motorola Mobility are committed to meeting the principles set out in the Lot X regulation and will continue to provide security, corrective and functionality updates to our phones and tablets, to help ensure the longevity and…

Cybersecurity startup Beacon Security has announced raising $13 million in a seed funding round led by Notable Capital. AlphaDrive Ventures, Holly Ventures, Jefferies Family Office, SVCI, and dozens of angel investors also participated in the investment round. Based in New York, Beacon was founded in 2024 by IDF veterans Gal Tal-Hochberg (CEO), Or Mattatia (CPO), and Iddo Israely (CTO). Beacon is providing organizations with a agentic security data platform that enables defenders to prevent, detect, and respond to threats with critical context, history, and real-time visibility. The platform combines telemetry from multiple sources, normalizing and enriching it for both AI…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech After years of being engaged, it looks like SpaceX and the Pentagon are finally ready to send out save-the-dates. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk’s formerly-just-rockets company is now in talks with the Department of Defense over providing the military access to its data-center capacity for running AI models, tying the knot on their already close relationship. People familiar with the matter told the newspaper that the arrangement could cost the Pentagon billions of dollars, but stressed the talks…

We brought you a hands-on with the Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max from the launch event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Now, it’s time to bring the phone to our headquarters and start its review. The phone ships with a USB cable, a clear hard case, and a 100W charger in the box. There may be variations of this, depending on the location, similar to the situation with the battery – European customers will get a 5,500mAh battery, while elsewhere, units will have a 6,000mAh power pack. Unboxing the Pura 90s Pro Max We already went into detail…

Growing up at the end of the last century, I had acquired a healthy DVD collection before streaming services came along, and all my favorite movies and TV shows were scattered across countless platforms. Media servers let me bring everything together in one place, so Plex, Jellyfin, and Kodi all solved that problem, but after using each of them, there’s one I think gets the balance of features, convenience, and aesthetics just right. What problem are Plex, Jellyfin, and Kodi actually solving? Local media libraries still have a place alongside streaming services Credit: Jack Mitchell/MakeUseOf Whether your movie collection is ripped…

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR Google is preparing a Gboard setting that will let you disable automatic spaces after suggestions. Gboard currently adds a space automatically after you tap a suggested autocorrect word. We activated the option during our APK teardown, and it worked as expected in testing. Earlier today, we revealed that Google is working on a potentially major Gboard accessibility feature that could translate sign language captured by your phone’s camera into written text. That has the potential to make a real difference for people who rely on sign language, but it wasn’t the only change we spotted.…