privacy

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu’s offhand social post about a startup’s bizarre email exchange — a pitch that spilled a rival bidder’s price, then an immediate follow-up apology sent by a “browser AI agent” that bluntly said “I am sorry I disclosed confidential information… it was my fault as the AI...

If you’ve been hesitating to install an AI app because it sounds intimidating, the good news is simple: you don’t need to be a developer to get real value from these tools, and a few smart habits will keep you productive and safe from day one. Background / Overview Artificial intelligence...

Choosing a web browser in 2025 is less about raw speed and more about trade-offs between ecosystem fit, privacy controls, and built‑in AI that can change how you work — and that’s precisely the battleground between Safari and Microsoft Edge for Mac and iPhone users today. Background Apple’s...

AI can cut the chore of reading dense Terms of Service (ToS), but not all assistants are created equal — in a hands‑on comparison, ChatGPT and Perplexity produced the most usable, trustworthy summaries of an Apple privacy ToS page, while other mainstream assistants often sacrificed depth or...

I canceled my Microsoft Office subscription and rebuilt my entire productivity stack with free, open‑source apps — and the results were not only cheaper, they were surprisingly practical for everyday work. Background / Overview The idea of ditching Microsoft 365 for open‑source alternatives...

The truth about consumer privacy is simple and uncomfortable: most people say they want privacy, but when push comes to shove they choose convenience, and that choice explains why privacy-first tools remain niche despite being widely available. Background / Overview Privacy debates have moved...

If you’ve been stuck in the Microsoft Phone Link / Your Phone rut, there’s a quietly brilliant alternative surfacing from the open‑source community that deserves a proper look: Sefirah. In practice it behaves like a lean, privacy‑first Phone Link replacement — clipboard and notification sync...

Americans are relying on AI chatbots for everyday answers—but a new ChatOn survey shows many users treat those responses as starting points, routinely checking facts on Google or other sources before acting on them. Background / Overview AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, and...

Microsoft used Ignite 2025 to push Microsoft 365 Copilot from helpful assistant to an operational fabric for the modern workplace — introducing an intelligence layer called Work IQ, a governance control plane named Agent 365, expanded in‑app Agent Mode for Word/Excel/PowerPoint, new voice and...

Chemist Warehouse’s experiment with an AI‑driven HR shared‑inbox is quietly crossing the line from pilot to repeatable template — and that matters for any organisation thinking about scaling Copilot‑style agents across business functions. The retailer’s AI Human Resources Advisory (AIHRA)...

Microsoft’s latest preview releases and Ignite briefings make one thing plain: Windows 11 is being re‑engineered to host autonomous AI agents that can perform multi‑step work on users’ PCs — and Microsoft has started shipping the plumbing for that future in Insider builds while warning that the...

Google’s quiet tweak to Gmail settings has reignited a debate about consent, data use and the economics of modern AI: personal inboxes — including email bodies and attachments — can now be assessed by Google’s Gemini systems for product improvement unless users take explicit steps to opt out...

Microsoft’s recent push to reframe Windows as an “agentic” operating system has crystallized a growing fault line between platform ambition and user trust: many long‑time Windows users say they want smarter tools, not an OS that takes initiative or speaks for them, and the backlash now includes...

When the conversation moves from keyboard to vocal cord, the difference is more than convenience — it changes how chatbots behave, how users engage with them, and how those systems reveal their strengths and weaknesses in real time. In a short hands‑on sweep, five major consumer chatbots —...

Forty years after Windows first shipped to manufacturers on November 20, 1985, Microsoft finds itself at an inflection point: a company-wide push to make Windows an “agentic OS” has reignited old frustrations about reliability, privacy and user control while promising a fundamentally different...

The announcement that Microsoft intends to evolve Windows into an “agentic OS” — an operating system that runs AI-driven agents capable of making decisions and taking actions on behalf of users — has triggered a sharp backlash from long-time Windows users, developers, and IT professionals who...