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Google, just like Microsoft, puts lots of effort into adding its Gemini AI to its products. AI is changing the Internet as we know it. There is the AI Overviews feature, which gives searches an AI generated answer on Google Search. Other examples include the Gemini button on properties such as Gmail or Google Docs….
Microsoft introduced a new feature that it called Privacy Protection less than two years ago to Microsoft 365 Home and Family plans. The feature gave subscribers access to a VPN service along with 50 gigabytes of traffic per month. Microsoft limited the feature to the Microsoft Defender app, subscribers, and users from a handful of…
Brave launched a new search feature today that introduces reranking options. The core idea is to give users of the search engine an option to see more results of websites they like or prefer, and less or nothing at all of sites that they do not like or want to see. This is especially useful…
Mozilla plans to release a second point update for Firefox 134 later today. Firefox 134.0.2 is another non-security update that addresses a few pressing problems in the browser that had to be fixed early. Most Firefox installations will be upgraded automatically once the update is released. As this does not happen in real-time, some users…
A new version of the Linux distribution Linux Mint is now available. Linux Mint 22.1 is a long term service release that will be supported until 2029. Downloads are already available on the official website and various mirror servers. As always, Linux 22.1 is available in three editions: Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE. Cinnamon is the…
Mozilla plans to release a point update for Firefox 134 later today. Firefox 134.0.1 is a small non-security update that addresses three main issues. The details: Firefox 134.0.1: the fixes The big fix of this update is the crash fix. A bug prevented some Firefox Stable users from upgrading the browser to the recently released…
Mozilla has released the first Firefox update of 2025. Firefox 134, Firefox 115.19.0, and Firefox 128.6.0 are already available. The details: Tip: Most Firefox installations are configured to update automatically. You can speed up the process by selecting Menu > Help > About Firefox. Firefox 134 The official release notes list just a few changes….
Firefox users who run outdated versions of the web browser will run into troubles in March 2025 according to Mozilla. The details: Firefox installations on all supported platforms but on iOS are affected, if they do not meet the following minimum versions: Upgrading Firefox is the only way to prevent issues caused by the expiring…
Firefox Translate is a built-in translation feature of the Firefox web browser that is special. It is special, because its translation engine runs locally. That’s great for privacy, as no translation service needs to be contacted on the Internet with information on the site you visited or the content that you want translated. The main…
Mozilla has released another Firefox extension after Orbit. Deep Fake Detector is a free beta extension for Firefox that determines whether text has been created by AI or humans. It is part of Fakespot, a service that Mozilla acquired some time ago. Fakespot checks reviews on popular shopping sites to determine whether they are legitimate….