How to disable privacy indicators on external displays connected to your Mac [Video]

A guide that shows how to disable camera and microphone privacy indicator orange and green dots when using external displays with your Mac.
Lifehacker

You Can Finally Clean Up Your Mac’s Menu Bar (Without Using Third-Party Software)

Hide icons in the settings, then shrink the space between icons. The Mac menu bar is a bit of a mess. Way too many applications want to put icons in the top-right corner of the screen, and most users ...
TWCN Tech News

Sync files between Windows and Mac using free tools

If you are the kind of person who sips his morning coffee in front of a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, the best app for you would be OneDrive. On Windows, it quietly backs up your Desktop, ...
New Scientist

Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his life. A childhood with dogs taught him what to expect from animals, yet he was unprepared for the pig he ...
Forbes

Google’s Gmail Decision—Why You Need A New Email Address Now

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Do not miss this critical update. Updated on Jan. 18 with a new warning for Gmail users as ...
Los Angeles Times

The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV denounces rising military force by nations, warning it threatens the post-World War II international ...
Crux

The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — In his most substantial critique of U.S., ...
Macworld

Your Mac and iPad just got a secret Wi-Fi boost–here’s how to start using it

Macworld reports that Apple’s December iPadOS 26.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.2 updates secretly doubled Wi-Fi speeds for compatible devices. The free updates enable 160MHz channel bandwidth on 5GHz networks ...
ZDNet

Want to change your embarrassing Gmail address? Google may be working on a fix

Google might soon let you change your Gmail address. You can log in to all accounts with your old and new address. All data from your old account will stay. Are you ...
Techlicious

Stuck with an Old Gmail Address? Google Will Finally Let You Change It

If you've been stuck with an embarrassing Gmail address you created back in high school or college, there's finally some relief on the horizon. Google is rolling out the ability to change your ...
The Verge

Google is letting some people change their @gmail address

You’ll be able to swap back to your old email at any point. You’ll be able to swap back to your old email at any point. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 ...
Gizmodo

Google May Finally Let Users Change Embarrassing Old Gmail Addresses

Google is finally introducing a way for users to change their Gmail addresses ending with @gmail.com, just in time for the new year. A page on the company’s help center was recently updated with new ...