Reddit will now issue warnings to users who “upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies” within “a certain timeframe,” starting first with violent content, the company announced on Wednesday.“This will have no impact on the vast majority of users as most already downvote or report abusive content,” a Reddit employee says in the announcement post. In comments on the post, a user expressed concern that the new policy could make people “paranoid about voting,” but the employee says that “this would be an unacceptable side effect, which is why we want to monitor this closely and ramp it up thoughtfully.”“We have done this in the past for quarantined communities and found that it did help to reduce exposure to bad content, so we are experimenting with this sitewide,” according to the main post. Reddit “may consider” expanding the warnings in the future to cover repeated upvotes of other kinds of actions as well as taking other types of actions in addition to warnings.

Grand Theft Auto VI is one of, if not the most anticipated, games to be released in 2025. After seeing the first trailer for the next game in the GTA series, fans went wild and haven't recovered. Since then, the GTA community has eagerly awaited the second trailer. It has been over a year since the first trailer was shown, and fans have come up with some pretty wild theories about when they will see a second trailer for GTA VI.

If you are still manually performing repetitive tasks in Excel, you are wasting precious hours. Excel macros offer a solution to automate complex processes with a single click. These macros go beyond filling out repetitive rows and columns, though. They unlock a world where your spreadsheets practically build themselves. I will reveal the practical and often overlooked macro techniques that will not only save you time but also elevate your Excel skills to a whole new level.

3D printing is a fantastic way to learn and get creative, no matter how experienced you are. Whether you’re just starting or a seasoned pro, each project you create will give you a new perspective. These projects help you build confidence in troubleshooting and experimenting. Plus, they’re a great way to learn about design principles like stability, accuracy, and finishing techniques. You’ll also see how print settings like layer height and fill density affect the final product.

Windows laptops got a breath of fresh air in 2024 with the introduction of devices featuring Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips. Not only do these chips provide tons of power, but they are also pretty efficient as well, which means better battery life when compared to current offerings powered by Intel and AMD processors.

While laptops are pretty good on their own, you can always breathe new life into the product by pairing them with a docking station. Not only do you get the addition of new ports, but it also expands the laptop's capabilities as well. Of course, docking stations can sometimes require quite a considerable amount of investment, but if it's something that helps with your productivity, then it may well be worth it.

The Trump administration may soon demand the social media accounts of people applying for green cards, US citizenship, and asylum or refugee status. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — the federal agency that oversees legal migration, proposed the new policy in the Federal Register this week — calling this information “necessary for a rigorous vetting and screening” of all people applying for “immigration-related benefits.”In its Federal Register notice, USCIS said the proposed social media surveillance policy is needed to comply with President Trump’s “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats” executive order, issued on his first day in office. That order requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other government agencies to “identify all resources that may be used to ensure that all aliens seeking admission to the United States, or who are already in the United States, are vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.” The public has until May 5 — 60 days after the notice’s publication in the Federal Register — to comment on the proposed policy. Ac …Read the full story at The Verge.

There are a few aspects of Windows 11 that have never really resonated with users all that much, and in response that, multiple third-party apps have appeared to allow you to customize certain Windows behaviors. Windhawk and ExplorerPatcher are two such apps, but they're vastly different — aside from the price, at least.

ShareX is one of those rare apps that packs in tons of features and functionality for free, without ads. It's perfect for those who are looking for a more advanced alternative to the Windows Snipping Tool. But what exactly can you accomplish with it?

Aside from a new color, the M4 MacBook Air looks a whole lot like last year’s model. And we’ve got the hands-on experience and pictures to prove it.Apple’s got five main updates for its refresh of the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs for 2025. First, it’s got a similar M4 chip to the base 14-inch MacBook Pro, though here it starts with a 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU. Also inherited from the MacBook Pros, the Airs now use the 12-megapixel Center Stage webcam that’s wider and can track you within the frame. And you can now (finally) use two external monitors and keep the lid open, essentially giving you a fancy triple-monitor setup with the lowly MacBook Air.As for that new color option, sky blue, it replaces space gray. Starlight, silver, and midnight are still around from last year (and midnight is unchanged, so expect some fingerprint smudginess). The new blue is a very pale metallic finish. You could mistake it for a silver if you didn’t see them side-by-side. I think the best way I could describe it is 2003 Toyota Matrix blue. In other words, it’s nice but not blue enough. Apple should call it non-committal blue.But the fifth thing that’s new for the MacBook Air, and likely the one many of us will care most about, is that it starts at a lower price. The 13-inch model starts at $999 while the 15-inch starts at $1,199. This is actually a return to form for the 13-inch, which used to start at that price before an increase during the M2 generation. The M4 Air may be an otherwise subtle chip-bump of an upgrade with a new bland-ish metallic finish, but $100 off makes all the difference.In addition to our hands-on with the MacBook Air we also got our first look at the new Mac Studio duo, one with the M4 Max chip and one with a new, all-out M3 Ultra. The Studios don’t look any different, but the changes inside are pretty major for hardcore pros doing some heavy-duty creative work or local AI stuff.And the new iPad Air with M3 chip? Well, it’s an iPad. Cool. I guess?Apple’s new Macs and iPads are due out next week and already up for order. Check out our smattering of photos.MacBook Air M4Mac Studio M4 Max / M3 UltraiPad AirPhotography by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

If you’ve been following my articles here on XDA, you may already know that I love building DIY projects with my Raspberry Pi. Whether it’s putting together a weather station or creating a somewhat functional Proxmox machine with the SBC, the Raspberry Pi has been by my side throughout my tinkering journey.

Digital photo frames such as the Aura will lose the ability to auto-update Google Photos albums later this month.Google is changing the way apps can access Google Photos libraries, which is creating problems for owners of some digital photo frames. While the change is designed to make your photo library more private, it’s also breaking how digital photo frames — such as those made by Aura and Cozyla — automatically update slideshows on their devices.Aura makes cloud-connected photo frames that display digital images you or anyone you’ve granted access to the frame adds. While the company offers several ways to get photos onto the device, one neat feature is that you can create a Google Photos album with, say, pictures of your kids and then turn on auto-sync to automatically add any new photos in the album to your frame. So, you could share the album with Grandma’s Aura frame, and she’d get a constant stream of new pictures of her grandkids.However, according to Jenisse Curry, senior director of communications at Aura, on March 17th, 2025, Aura will disable its Google Photos auto-sync feature. While Grandma will still have that album on her frame, it will no longer auto-update with any new photos you add to it. Instead, you’ll have to manually add photos to it via the Google Photos app.Having functionality removed from a device you paid for is never nice.Aura has to do this because Google is changing its Google Photos API, a move the company announced last September that goes into effect on March 31st. Curry says Aura is getting ahead of the change to help customers transition. The change limits how apps can access your photo library and no longer allows integrated access to your entire library or the management of shared albums. Instead, apps can only access photos or albums through the new Google Photos Picker API, which requires users to manually “pick” each photo.“We had a deeper integration with Google Photos that enabled direct access from within the Aura app and the ability to auto-sync a Google Photos album,” Curry said in an interview with The Verge. “That will go away because our app can no longer communicate with your cloud library.”According to this Reddit thread, Cozyla has also informed its users that its Google Photos auto-sync feature is ending. The Verge reached out to Cozyla but had not heard back from them by the time of publication.If auto-sync was your favorite feature, Curry says Aura’s iCloud integration works in a similar way. “You can select your Favorites album, for example, and then every time you heart a photo, it will show on your frame,” she says. There’s also the option to turn on auto-add with native albums in your camera roll on iOS or native albums in folders on Android, she says. Still, having functionality removed from a device you paid for is never nice.Google spokesperson Colin Smith told The Verge, “We’re always looking for ways to update our APIs to improve user privacy, and we have APIs specifically designed for digital photo frames and a program to help our partners update their products.” Last month, Google announced that Google Photos slideshows would soon be available as ambient displays or screensavers on more third-party devices. The feature is currently available on Google Nest displays and Google TVs. In a blog post, Google said it was working to expand the feature to smart TVs, tablets, fridges, and digital photo frames.Smith wasn’t able to provide more information regarding which devices this feature will be available on and how it can be enabled. Curry of Aura said that, as far as they were aware, this new function would not replace the auto-sync feature that’s being removed.Updated March 5th: Added a statement from Google.