It's always a downer when Microsoft deprecates a feature that you previously used and loved. And while it can be disappointing for some, Microsoft seems to believe that, actually, it's a really good thing. The company has posted an article explaining why you should be happy that the company sometimes deprecates stuff that you like.

Because of Copilot, Microsoft Office is receiving a price hike for the first time in years. If you are tired of ever-growing subscription costs and software crammed with features you never use, it’s time to look for an alternative. Among them, LibreOffice offers a refreshing package. This free and open source office suite delivers a complete productivity experience without the bloat.

The National Transportation and Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier by The Desk. The agency announced on Saturday that it will use its @NTSB_Newsroom account to share ”news conferences or other investigative information.“The NTSB later said, “Reporters should email [email protected] for all other inquiries,” claiming that it was meant to “better manage the volume of” emails about the two incidents n. “The NTSB media relations team has always used Twitter/X to inform the media and public on the time and location of media briefings. We cannot respond to every email asking for the details of media briefings,” the NTSB said, without explaining the process behind the decision or why an agency would rely solely on one privately owned social media platform.For media covering the airplane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia—all NTSB updates about news conferences or other investigative information will be posted to this X account. We will not be distributing information via email.— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) February 1, 2025At the same time, the US Department of Defense is also removing major outlets, like NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, and Politico, from their dedicated workstations in the Pentagon, according to a report from NBC. Instead, the DoD will impose an “annual media rotation program” that will replace the outlets with conservative-leaning ones, like One America News Network, the New York Post, and Breitbart. It also includes HuffPost even though it doesn’t have a Pentagon correspondent, NBC notes.The Trump administration is targeting media networks in other ways, too, as the Federal Communications Commission ordered investigations into NPR and PBS over their financial sponsors.

Hard disks contain a lot more than just files and folders. They may store sensitive information, login credentials, and personal data that you wouldn't want falling into the wrong hands. Whether you're upgrading to an SSD or getting rid of an old PC, securely disposing of your old hard drive is very important. Just so you know - simply deleting files or reformatting the disk isn't enough.

Many of us have old laptops lying around that aren't being used, but which we're hesitant to part with. While there are multiple ways to repurpose an old laptop, you can also incorporate it into your workflow or around the home to improve your productivity. Whether you need a second display or a distraction-free video-conferencing device, here are some ways that an old laptop can really come in handy.

Intel has a bad reputation when it comes to modern CPUs. The 14th Gen Intel Core launch wasn't great and the CPUs had numerous issues. Our own Lead Technical Editor Adam Conway had to endure months of watching his poor 14900K slowly decay. Still, Intel wasn't going to let this defeat the company and in 2024 we saw the release of Arrow Lake and the Core Ultra 200 series of desktop chips. They were a substantial upgrade over the 14th Gen Core predecessors, notably for thermals, but it wasn't the launch Intel needed. Still, there are some reasons you should consider picking an Intel Core Ultra CPU.

You know, I'll give it to Nvidia; they're less greedy than I thought they'd be. When the RTX 50 GPUs were released, I fully expected the company to develop new features for that range of cards only. That way, people would have to dump their old cards and adopt the newer ones to stay on the verge of new technologies.

While everyone waited for an Nvidia-AMD showdown at CES 2025, the RX 9000 cards were conspicuously missing from AMD's livestream. Nvidia's RTX 50 series stole the show, and all we got from AMD was that they were planning a separate event to do justice to the RDNA 4 launch. AMD might be playing it smart by waiting to see how Nvidia's GPUs fare in the wild, but the recent confirmation about a March launch doesn't inspire confidence.

President Donald Trump has announced that he’s imposing a tariff on goods from some of the US’s biggest trade partners: Canada, Mexico, and China. Under the executive orders signed on February 1st, Canada and Mexico will face a 25 percent tariff, while goods from China will be subject to a 10 percent tax. Energy resources from Canada will also have a lower 10 percent tariff.Trump positioned the tariffs as a way to “halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the United States,” referring to fentanyl. The change will have a big impact on the cost of a wide variety of goods imported from each country, including electronics, produce, clothing, and much more.Though Trump previously said the tariffs will “enrich” citizens, consumers are expected to bear the brunt of the fees as they typically lead to higher prices. Here’s all the latest news on Trump’s tariffs. Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Canadian officials have reportedly been notified of tariffs. Trump says he’ll put tariffs on imported chips ‘in the near future’

Bit by Bitis a weekly column focusing on technical advances each and every week across multiple spaces. My name is Adam Conway, and I've been covering tech and following the cutting-edge for a decade. If there's something you're interested in and would like to see covered, you can reach out to me at [email protected].

It's 2025, and PCIe 5.0 SSDs still haven't quite lived up to their promises of super speedy storage. While it might be a while before manufacturers get the thermals under control, that hasn't stopped Silicon Motion from starting on a PCIe 6.0 SSD controller, which promises twice the speed of a PCIe 5.0 SSD. They're not the first company working on PCIe 6.0 controllers for SSD use, but neither will they be the last, and the technology will find its way into your PC eventually. Except, it's entirely pointless for consumer devices, and here's why.

The first two graphics cards from Nvidia's RTX 50 series are out. Well, they were out, and then they ran out, but stock is being replenished in the coming weeks. If you were lucky to get either the GeForce RTX 5090 or 5080 from the launch stock, you've got one of the best GPUs around and you might want to know what the best games for you to play are. If you missed the first drop or are still undecided on which of Nvidia's beastly graphics cards you're after so you can use multi frame generation, let's dive into the specs and help with that.