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European firms are deeply locked into foreign office suites and systems American platforms manage the communication backbones of Europe’s largest corporations Reliance on external providers exposes utilities and healthcare to foreign oversight For years, European governments and corporations leaned heavily on American technology offerings instead of nurturing local alternatives. That choice now carries visible consequences,…

Adjustable channels for 3D immersive audio Hi-res audio via TIDAL Connect and Google Cast New dialog enhancement mode Sennheiser’s flagship soundbar, the Ambeo Max, is getting a major firmware update called AMBEO OS2 that should deliver a serious audio upgrade to what’s already a very impressive soundbar. This is the most important upgrade since the…

Google released a study outlining how much energy and water its AI uses Experts say the figures lack important context Google insists these figures represent the average user experience A new study from Google claims its Gemini AI model only uses very minimal water and energy for each prompt – with the median usage sitting…

Introduction Bottom‑pinned chat inputs get buried when the mobile keyboard opens. The page visually shrinks, but neither vh nor dvh track the virtual keyboard. Your input ends up underneath the keyboard. To solve this, we can use the VisualViewport API to sync the visual viewport height to a CSS variable. I hit this building Sparka….

John Oates and his longtime percussionist John Michel played a super laid-back set at the Aspen Ideas Festival. As a couple of Colorado locals, they were right at home jamming in a sagebrush-filled meadow for the audience. But don’t expect any old Hall & Oates hits! Oates jokingly told the crowd they were out of…

Overview Hello everyone! 👋 In this article, I’ll walk you through Firebase Storage, Google’s powerful file storage solution that makes handling uploads, downloads, and file management incredibly easy. Whether you’re dealing with profile pictures, documents, videos, or any other files, Firebase Storage has got your back! Firebase Storage is built on Google Cloud Storage, so…

The third-party controller market shows no sign of slowing down, with innovative new models continuing to release at a rapid pace, promising more features and improved performance with each subsequent release. Mobapad and GameSir are well-known in the space for their mid-range offerings, but both brands have recently released high-end pads that could vie for…

Windows 11 has a Resume feature in test builds For now it’s just for Spotify, but more developers will get on board in time If you’re listening to a track on your Android phone, you can resume that playback on your Windows 11 PC seamlessly Windows 11 is getting a new ability whereby the desktop…

Some key details of the folding iPhone have leaked Expect four cameras, two colors, and Touch ID We’ll probably see the handset launch in 2026 At this point it seems almost certain that Apple is going to bring out a foldable iPhone in September 2026, and we just got a few more details about what…

I originally posted this post on my blog a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. In 2023, I burned out. I checked all the boxes for the first time. The burnout boxes. It wasn’t a good thing. And it took me almost an entire year to recover. I know I’m not the…