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In a recent Google Workspace Updates blog post, the company announced that it has begun rolling out two updates to the “Help me write” feature in Gmail, which are designed to do two things: make AI-generated emails sound more like you wrote them yourself, and enable the ability to gather more context for generated emails.

The scenario is terrifying: An AI tasked with reading and replying to company emails learns it’s about to be replaced by a corporate lackey who happens to be having an affair. The AI–Claude–considers its limited options, and makes the cold, calculated decision to blackmail the executive to stay alive.

Microsoft is working on a new way to make Windows 11 PCs faster. But instead of tackling performance through additional tools or upgrades, the company is relying on a trick that affects the CPU.

I love standing desks, both as general utility items and as an aid for my bad back. I’ve been using them for a long time, mounting my hefty desktop PC to the bottom to save space and cable routing issues. Lian Li has tempted me with its desk-PC case combos for a while, and never more so than with its stylish new wooden model. There’s just one issue that’s stopping me from buying it.

I’ve been using a triple monitor setup for almost 20 years. I also have an iPad on my desk to show little widgets, time zones, weather, notifications, yadda yadda. There are a LOT of screens in front of me in my desktop setup, is my point. And yet, I still don’t think I can use the Asus ROG Strix XG129C. If the name doesn’t make it clear, it’s a small 12.3-inch ultrawide touchscreen display that goes under a normal monitor.

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While ChatGPT and Claude have been busy unleashing new models and eye-popping tools that unleash AI agents on code, your designs, and even your desktop, Gemini has been notably–perhaps even ominously, for its competitors–quiet.

I didn’t pay much attention to the revamped Steam Controller after its announcement last November. But maybe I should have.

For all of the Jeopardy lovers and Trivia Night enthusiasts who can’t get enough of random-knowledge quizzes, then you’re going to love Sporcle.