Author: The Tech Guy

I always thought privacy issues were something other people worried about. Then I realized how much Microsoft already knew about me, and I knew that I needed to do something about it. The private log Microsoft never told me about Discovering months of stored search and activity history Screenshot by Digvijay Kumar – No attribution I used Windows for years without once checking what kind of record it was keeping. That changed the day I opened Microsoft’s Privacy Dashboard. I expected a few simple logs. But what I found instead was page after page of activity. My browsing and search…

A couple of weeks ago, Motorola unveiled the Moto Pad 70, which became the third member of the Pad 70 family. It is similar to the Moto Pad 70 Groove, which also has a 12.1” IPS LCD (but it’s 120Hz instead of 90Hz) – the main difference between these two is that the Groove packs a 9-unit JBL Pro Speaker System with a built-in kickstand on its back. Moto Pad 70 There are a few other differences, but the big news today is that the slimmer Pad 70 is now available in India. You can find it…

AI enablement platform Xpander has announced raising $7.5 million in a seed funding round led by Pico Venture Partners. Emerge Ventures, Samsung Next, and Seedil also invested in the San Francisco, California-based startup. Xpander was founded in 2024 by former AWS engineers David Twizer (CEO), Moriel Pahima (CTO), and Ran Sheinberg (CPO). The startup has built a platform that allows organizations to adopt, build, run, secure, and manage AI agents across their environments. Xpander’s platform relies on a vendor-neutral, universal agent harness that executes agents as portable workloads and securely renders interfaces on demand. This infrastructure provides organizations with governance…

By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very special for the Curiosity team here on Earth as we celebrated the 14th landing anniversary. I still remember watching the buildup to the entry phase on “Eyes on the Solar System” and then I don’t remember much until I heard the words, “We are safe on Mars.” I was just too tense and nervous, but I love to re-live the moments each year when we celebrate another (Earth) year on Mars. If you want to remember…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. A friend who travels for work recommended FlexiRoam after a three-week trip through Southeast Asia. He’s the kind of person who researches everything before he books, so when he said it was the one eSIM he’d actually use again, I paid attention.It’s not the cheapest option, and there’s a transparency issue worth knowing about before you buy. But it does a few things that most eSIM providers haven’t bothered…

Google announced Gboard’s Rambler feature earlier this year, coming as part of the Gemini Intelligence suite. However, an official support page shows that this voice transcription feature has usage limits. So what does that mean?Google’s support page for Rambler mentions that the smart dictation feature relies on the cloud for its polished transcriptions, but switches to offline models when you have limited or no internet connectivity. However, it also notes that Rambler is subject to usage limits, without elaborating on the details.Now, a Google representative has told Android Authority what happens when you reach the usage cap: Following up to…

Crypto hardware wallet SafePal is notifying roughly 40,000 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a data breach. Hackers, it says, exploited a vulnerability in the order-tracking function of a customer order information plugin to gain access to customer information. “We are extremely sorry to inform the community that order information for customers who placed orders between March 2, 2025, and April 11, 2026,” SafePal says. The compromised information includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and order details. “The affected data involves approximately 39,798 customers,” the crypto wallet says. SafePal disclosed the data breach on Sunday, the same…

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica in 2025, it was the strongest storm ever to hit the island. The hurricane’s rapid intensification left forecasters stunned.But thanks to WeatherNext, an AI model developed by Google DeepMind, the island had an early warning. Working with the National Hurricane Center, the model predicted Melissa’s sudden jump in strength with nearly 100 percent confidence three days in advance. That gave experts more time to help people prepare and evacuate. It was the first time a storm that began with relatively low wind speeds was successfully predicted to reach Category 5.When it comes to…

According to online reports, Apple has added ‘classic’ films to its TV service, and I imagine that some will exclaim that it’s “about damn time”. One of the main criticisms (not by me, mind you) levied at Apple TV is that its library isn’t big enough. Yes, I’d agree in the sense that its catalogue is not as big as others, but in another sense I don’t agree because the point of Apple TV is that it is small and building a reputation for good quality TV series (less so about the films). Every service has to start somewhere, and…

Audiophiles are always searching for better sound quality, but you don’t need to upgrade your gear to enjoy a sharper listening experience. Optimizing the audio gear you already own is more important than discovering the products you’re planning to buy next. Acoustics and speaker placement are crucial elements of any great listening room — and they can be the hardest to master. I made a handful of speaker placement mistakes while building a Dolby Atmos home theater in my living room, and you can learn from these five pitfalls. Related I finally added Dolby Atmos to my home theater without…