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With the new Outlook, Microsoft is replacing the Calendar, Contacts, and Mail apps in Windows 10 and Windows 11 as well as in macOS. https://tchlp.com/3wabQ3y

As a distro hopper who loves experimenting with Linux, here are five distributions that deserve more love https://tchlp.com/3HNwxEK

The Apple Vision Pro vulnerability "may have been exploited" already by hackers. It concerns the device's Safari web browser engine, WebKit, which would have allowed threat actors to execute malicious code. https://tchlp.com/3I2Au8Z

6 free, powerful creation tools for Linux https://tchlp.com/3HJOzrA

Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc). https://tchlp.com/3HI4O8q

If you really don’t want your Android phone to be tracking any of your movements and activities, there is a way to turn tracking off for all (well, most) of them. https://tchlp.com/47WB6az

Apple’s new plan to comply with the European Union’s tech regulations has already drawn criticism from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Spotify. Now Microsoft is weighing in with its own concerns. https://tchlp.com/3Onnu0S

Arc Search, from the developer of Arc Browser, has added a bunch of interesting features that could see it supplant your current favorite browser on your iPhone. https://tchlp.com/42jd5cz

Microsoft is using OpenAI's models to offer the Copilot Pro subscription service, and still, it's a better option than ChatGPT Plus. https://tchlp.com/3UjEb1o

Microsoft Paint now includes a feature called Cocreator that is capable of generating AI images from just a few text prompts. https://tchlp.com/3u1ZUjF

Generative AI is also here to upend web browsing. That’s according to two privacy-focused web browser startups, Arc and Brave, both of which this week announced new generative AI powered features for their browsers. https://tchlp.com/3Sd1KpH

In macOS Sonoma, the Battery System Setting provides good information you can use to determine your battery’s health. https://tchlp.com/47Kz51b

Microsoft has announced the launch of Microsoft Mesh, a feature that lets employees' avatars meet in the same place, even if the actual people are spread out. The virtual connection platform is powered through Microsoft Teams. https://tchlp.com/3u6j3Ri

The Browser Company, a small startup, wisely chose to build Arc on Chromium, the open source browser engine used by most web browsers today, so they could focus on what really matters: Innovating with the user experience. https://tchlp.com/42aFy4c

An important new security feature for iPhone has arrived with iOS 17.3 that gives you protection in the event your device is stolen. Here's how to enable it. https://tchlp.com/3vJru5I

The macOS menu bar can be the most useful tool for Mac users...if it's configured correctly https://tchlp.com/3SrNqek

Here’s why I finally gave up on using Safari on my Mac https://tchlp.com/3Sr3nkX

Here's everything you need to know to get started using Image Creator from Microsoft Designer, Microsoft's AI art generator. https://tchlp.com/3vLeqN5

Have you ever wanted to protect a file or folder from either being changed or deleted by anyone who might have access to your account on a MacOS device? MacOS Finder has a feature that can help you out. https://tchlp.com/3SsXG6k