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Re:New Amazon Alexa Tablets with Alexa+ built in: details, availabilit... on Friday October 09, 2026 @10:28AM (#50021037)
Maybe now they'll allow us to unlock the old Fire tablets.
Re:Windows11 26H2 is now available on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @02:25AM (#49905159)
AI-Powered experiences

Settings: Agent in Settings helps you find and manage settings using natural language.

Narrator: Enhanced image descriptions provide more detailed information about visual content.

Task Manager: New AI monitoring capabilities provide greater visibility into AI workloads and NPU activity.

Taskbar: New taskbar experiences make it easier to access AI-powered tools and track progress across tasks.

Hope there will be new settings to disable the AI settings.

Re:Like digging 'your own grave': The translators grappling with losin... on Sunday January 25, 2026 @04:04AM (#46752144)
You've moved to different country with a language that is vastly different from yours. Let's say you're an American moving into the Czech Republic. You need to sign an important document that has legal and business ramifications. Would you trust an AI translation on the document or ask for a professional to be in the loop?
Re:New YC homepage on Saturday January 24, 2026 @01:41AM (#46741572)
[1] “A formidable founder is one who seems like they’ll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.”

Obstacles are also any legal constraints that will break and pay later in fines, like Airbnb.

Re:Microsoft's Nadella overhauls leadership as he plots AI strategy be... on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @12:36AM (#46441694)
https://archive.md/q2BFA
Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI on Friday December 26, 2025 @09:30AM (#46392282)
Interesting take I haven't heard so far. Any sources for this?
Re:How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking on Sunday December 14, 2025 @07:37PM (#46268857)
This is an optional add-on product. Your comment made it look like it’s part of the TV.
Re:How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking on Saturday December 13, 2025 @06:13AM (#46253750)
Source about Sony?
Re:Self-hosting my photos with Immich on Saturday December 06, 2025 @03:50AM (#46171732)
Why not encrypt your server? Or store the photos on an encrypted partition?
Re: on Friday December 05, 2025 @04:29AM (#46158915)
How is this related to HN?
Re:AI World Clocks on Saturday November 15, 2025 @03:11AM (#45935856)
I believe that in a day or two, the companies will address this and it would be solved by them for that use case
Re:James Watson has died on Saturday November 08, 2025 @03:36AM (#45855153)
This is the first time I found out that she was credited. Thanks for that.
Re:Visible from space, Sudan's bloodied sands expose a massacre of tho... on Monday November 03, 2025 @12:07AM (#45796030)
So strange that I haven’t seen global coverage of this crisis on a daily basis, or demonstrations for “Free Sudan” on campuses. If anyone has a theory about why this humanitarian disaster doesn’t receive the same attention as Gaza, which didn't have such events, please feel free to share.
Re:I'm recomming my customers switch to Linux rather that Upgrade to W... on Friday October 17, 2025 @04:07PM (#45621405)
> The AI tool Co-pilot is installed and enabled without consent. Removal is difficult or nonexistent.

As much as I agree with the article's general tone, uninstalling Copilot is actually quite straightforward and easy.

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