A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease

If you have a dog or cat, chances are you’ve given your pet a flavored chewable tablet for tick prevention at some point. What if you could take a similar pill to protect yourself from getting Lyme disease? Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is developing such a pill for humans—minus the tasty flavoring—that could provide protection against the […]

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Microsoft kills loophole that let Windows 7 keys activate Windows 11 and 10

What you need to know Microsoft is closing the loophole that allowed older Windows product keys to activate Windows 10 and Windows 11. This loophole has existed since Windows 10 first launched as a “free” upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. That free upgrade was supposed only last a year, but remained open […]

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Apple kills off the iPhone mini, here are the prices of older iPhones, Apple Watches

As expected, Apple has officially discontinued the iPhone 13 mini and will no longer sell it through its website. The 13 mini follows in the footsteps of the 12 mini a year ago. Apple had already slashed production multiple times due to low interest in the mini iPhone. What seemed like a great idea at […]

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Microsoft kills Cortana with update, though you still have some time left with the assistant

What you need to know Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on Cortana. The change is being implemented via a new update for Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels. Cortana will still be available across Outlook mobile, Teams mobile, Microsoft Teams display, and Microsoft Teams Rooms.  The assistant is expected to stop working […]

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Windows Central Podcast #314: Microsoft kills Cortana for good

We’re back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and on this week’s episode, Dan and Zac discuss Microsoft killing support for Cortana on Windows 10 & 11, Microsoft Paint dark mode, the problems with Surface Duo’s May 2023 update, Qualcomm’s upcoming Oryon chip, Dan’s attempts to get Diablo 4, boomer shooters, review […]

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Nvidia kills off NVLink on RTX 4090

What you need to know NVLink is no longer supported on the Ada Lovelace GPU architecture that powers Nvidia’s flagship RTX 4090 graphics. Replacing NVLink is the PCIe Gen 5 standard. Nvidia will use the freed up space from the removal of NVLink to cram in more AI processing capabilities. Addressing reporters following the launch […]

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Google Kills Headphone Jack in Latest Pixel 6A Just Months After Parodying Apple

Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest mid-range 5G smartphone, the Pixel 6A, and for the first time, this A-series model is missing a 3.5mm headphone jack. The lack of a headphone jack on the Pixel 6A follows a technology trend that Apple started with the iPhone 7 in 2016, and in that sense is relatively […]

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