TECH

The unpopular shift to Windows 11 Since Microsoft released Windows 11, not everyone has embraced it. Many long-time Windows 10 users feel pushed rather than invited to upgrade. Windows 11 introduced stricter hardware requirements, changed key elements of the interface, and imposed update behaviours that feel intrusive to everyday users. …

The behavioural shift nobody planned for For decades, one phrase defined how people settled arguments, solved problems, and navigated the web. “Let’s Google it” became a reflex, a cultural habit formed slowly and reinforced daily. In the past three years, that reflex has changed with startling speed. Increasingly, people say …

Windows once defined what personal computing meant. For decades, it shaped how people worked, studied and communicated, from the early days of MS-DOS to the broad adoption of Windows 95, XP and 7. In 2025, it still runs on more than a billion machines, yet many of the same users …

The promise that changed the internet When Facebook emerged from a Harvard dorm room in 2004, it did not present itself as a media empire or a global gatekeeper. It sold a simple, powerful idea. People could connect directly with other people. Businesses could speak directly to customers. Information could …

The rise of AI moderation and the growing crisis The scale of account removals across Facebook and Instagram has become one of the most significant digital disruptions of the past year. People across the world have woken up to find personal profiles, business pages, community groups and creator accounts wiped …

When a post takes off on Facebook, the moment feels electric. Notifications stream in, shares multiply and your audience seems to grow by the hour. For creators, small business owners and media buyers, a viral post looks like the digital jackpot. Yet once the excitement fades, many notice something unsettling. …

If you have ever left an IMAX screen buzzing from a film’s scale and clarity, you know what cinematic immersion feels like. Replicating that experience at home used to require a dedicated theatre, a darkened room and a small fortune. That has changed. The Valerion VisionMaster family of projectors places …

Understanding the fears behind automation Stories about machines replacing people have been part of public life for over a century. Each new wave of technological change sparks warnings that entire professions will vanish overnight. The rise of artificial intelligence has brought fresh rounds of anxiety. Many headlines suggest that the …

Brussels sets a new standard The European Union has issued a ruling that will shape the future of online communication across the continent, ordering X.com to pay €120 million for breaches of the Digital Services Act. It is the first major enforcement action under the new rules and marks a …

When the goal is to bring cinema-grade sound into the living room without filling it with separate speakers, spatial audio is the benchmark. Spatial audio is the technique of reproducing sound so that it appears to come from specific points around, above and behind the listener rather than from a …