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Google updated its “Results About You” tool, and using it has been an eye-opening experience that included a home address, phone number & email on people-search websites, along with a birth date & grandma’s name. Here's how to see yours & request removal.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/personal-information-privacy-deleteme-2ceea2ad

Gemini is integrated into Google's most popular apps, and these integrations can speed up how you use Google's apps. Gemini can create and show your notes and lists in Google Keep and add items to existing lists. It does a lot more than Google Assistant.

https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-share-gemini-notes-with-google-keep/

How I use Gemini to create and update notes in Google Keep

Gemini can create and update your shopping lists in Google Keep

Android Police

Microsoft is working to make a more authentic Spanish language voice for its Copilot product. The AI can detect when Spanish is being spoken and respond seamlessly in fluent Spanish with a native accent.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-ai-native-spanish-game-changer/

Exclusive: Copilot’s native Spanish is a ‘game changer,’ says Microsoft expert

Microsoft's Copilot Voice will soon feature native Spanish voices, allowing for seamless switching between English and Spanish, a more natural AI interaction.

Digital Trends

After half a decade fighting to keep its empire together, Google’s defenses are wearing thin. The company is facing a two-front war that could fundamentally reshape its business, and open new opportunities for its competitors.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/652170/google-search-ad-tech-remedies-antitrust-chrome-breakup

Google is in more danger than ever of being broken up

Google will begin arguments to keep its Chrome browser in a remedies trial over its monopoly in search. It will soon face a trial over its monopoly in ad tech. 

The Verge

Re-using old tech in new ways is a fantastic idea, so here are some ideas for getting a bit more out of your old Windows 10 hardware, whether you're planning to buy a new PC or not.

https://www.xda-developers.com/things-can-do-old-windows-10-pc-instead-trading-it-in/

7 things you can do with your old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in

Microsoft says your Windows 10 PC is near the end of its life. We beg to differ

XDA

Re-using old tech in new ways is a fantastic idea, so here are some ideas for getting a bit more out of your old Windows 10 hardware, whether you're planning to buy a new PC or not.

https://www.xda-developers.com/things-can-do-old-windows-10-pc-instead-trading-it-in/

7 things you can do with your old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in

Microsoft says your Windows 10 PC is near the end of its life. We beg to differ

XDA

57 malicious Chrome extensions can be used to track your activities or run malware. Although most of the extensions in question aren’t available on the Chrome Web Store, they’ve still been downloaded over 6 million times.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2699734/over-50-malicious-chrome-extensions-are-secretly-spying-on-you.html

Over 50 malicious Chrome extensions are secretly spying on you

If you've installed any of these Chrome extensions, you should uninstall them and change your passwords ASAP.

PCWorld

Windows 10 is about to expire. In less than six months, Microsoft's most successful operating system release ever will reach its end-of-support date. Hundreds of millions of PCs will still be running it when the end-of-support date rolls around.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-still-has-a-massive-windows-10-problem-and-theres-no-easy-way-out/

Microsoft still has a massive Windows 10 problem - and there's no easy way out

Hundreds of millions of PCs will be running Windows 10 when the end-of-support date rolls around. Yikes.

ZDNET

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based solution that allows administrators to manage multiple devices and define policies for things like updates. However, a bug in Intune is causing devices to upgrade to Windows 11 despite the update being blocked.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2692712/windows-11-being-offered-on-business-pcs-even-when-admins-block-it.html

Windows 11 is installing on business PCs even when admins block it

Due to a bug in Microsoft Intune, organizational PCs that have blocked the Windows 11 upgrade are getting it anyway.

PCWorld

College students in the US now get free access to Google's best AI model with Gemini Advanced. Prep for your exams, perfect your writing, and tackle your homework with the best of Google AI. Plus get free 2TB of storage.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/google-is-gifting-a-year-of-gemini-advanced-to-every-college-student-in-the-us/

Google is gifting a year of Gemini Advanced to every college student in the US

Got a .edu email? You can sign up for a free year of Google One AI Premium.

Ars Technica