After years of paying for Adobe Illustrator, I finally switched to a free, open-source alternative. The app is Inkscape, and it’s a powerful vector graphics editor that might just set you free from the monthly bill.
The latest Steam Hardware Survey for November 2025 shows Windows 11 adoption surging to 65.59% of users. Meanwhile, Linux has hit a new all-time high of 3.2%, capitalizing on Windows 10’s end of support.
Microsoft Defender XDR suffered a significant service disruption yesterday. The outage blocked access to key security features like alerts and endpoint management before being fully mitigated.
This week’s tech news is a wild mix of societal and security alarms. We’ve got toddlers hooked on algorithms, AI pumping out toxic content on TikTok, and a five-year-long con in your browser. Plus, cars keep getting bigger.
AWS’s big conference is in full swing, with a relentless focus on AI agents that can operate autonomously. The company also announced new AI chips and, to many customers’ relief, long-awaited database discounts.
Waymo is aggressively expanding its robotaxi footprint, announcing manual test drives in three new cities and a partnership with Uber. This comes as competition with Amazon’s Zoox and Tesla heats up in the autonomous vehicle space. The moves signal growing confidence in handling diverse climates and
Google’s December Android security bulletin patches 107 vulnerabilities, including two high-severity zero-days that were under active exploitation. The update also addresses seven critical-severity bugs, four in the kernel. Users are urged to update immediately.
Netflix has quietly removed the ability to cast from phones to most TVs and streamers. This breaks a long-standing user habit and makes the service less flexible and social overnight.
Cybersecurity researchers found three critical vulnerabilities in the widely used PickleScan tool, each with a severity score of 9.3. The flaws, patched in September 2025, allowed attackers to bypass security scans and upload malicious machine learning models.
Microsoft is rolling out a new preview update for Windows 11 that supercharges Copilot+ PCs. It makes AI features faster and more integrated into everyday tasks like search and camera controls. This feels like Microsoft finally starting to deliver on its AI-first PC promise.
