Microsoft rushes emergency fixes after Windows 11 updates break key features
Microsoft has been forced into damage-control mode after January’s Patch Tuesday updates triggered a string of Windows 11 failures, disrupting sign-ins, shutdowns and core productivity tools for millions of users. Over the past few days, the company has quietly issued multiple emergency fixes to stabilize affected systems. Two of the most serious problems, widespread Remote […]
Meta’s Threads overtakes X in daily mobile usage, data shows
Meta’s Threads is now being used by more people each day on mobile devices than Elon Musk’s X, according to new data from Similarweb. As of Jan. 7, Threads recorded 141.5 million daily active users across iOS and Android, compared with 125 million daily mobile users for X, Similarweb estimates. While X still commands a […]
Ontario university uses AI and alumni to review competitive applications
Facing tens of thousands of applications from students with near-identical grades, the University of Waterloo in Ontario is adding artificial intelligence and hundreds of alumni to its admissions process for some of its most competitive programs. Applicants will now be required to answer five questions on personal passions, community involvement, experiences with unfair treatment, extracurricular […]
OpenAI to introduce ads to ChatGPT
The era of an ad-free ChatGPT is coming to an end, as OpenAI said it will begin testing advertising inside ChatGPT in the coming weeks. The chatbot is now introducing sponsored placements for free users and subscribers on its newest, lowest-priced plan. Users on the Plus and Pro tiers will remain ad-free, while ads will […]
