Jeff Bezos. | Laura Normand / The Verge Jeff Bezos and President-elect Donald Trump famously didn’t get along the last time Trump was in the White House. This time, Bezos says he’s “very optimistic” and even wants to help out.“I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos said of Trump during a rare public appearance at The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. “He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help him do that, I’m going to help him.”Trump railed against Bezos and his companies — Amazon, Blue Origin, and The Washington Post — during his 2016 term. Bezos defended himself but it did little to help his reputation with Trump. Now, his companies have a lot at stake in the coming administration, from the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon to Blue Origin’s efforts to compete with SpaceX for government contracts. Onstage at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Bezos called Trump “calmer this time” and “more settled.” He said he will try to “talk him out of” the idea that the press, which includes The Washington Post, is an enemy of the people. “You’ve probably grown in the last eight years,” he said to DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin. “He has, too.”Bezos also echoed Sam... Read the full story at The Verge.

When you’re attempting to build a virtualization server, there are a myriad of operating systems to choose from, ranging from Proxmox to Hyper-V. But if you’re fond of traversing through the expansive recesses of the Internet, you may come across some truly unique platforms. Harvester is one such operating system that's typically designed for home servers and large-scale operations rather than consumer-tier experimentation rigs.

Computers and electronics have been getting increasingly harder to repair and upgrade over the past decade or so, and that's especially true of tablets. But Microsoft has been bucking that trend for a while now, with every Surface Pro since the Surface Pro 7+ in early 2021 giving you the ability to easily remove the SSD so you can install a new one. This has held up all the way through the latest Surface Pro 11, and if you have any of these devices, replacing the SSD is a breeze. We're here to guide you through the process if you're unsure.

An administrator account on Windows 11 comes with several perks and privileges. Admins can update security settings, install or remove apps, and make other system adjustments without encountering permission errors. As a new administrator, the first thing you'll want to do is change your administrator name on your PC.

Display technology has changed a lot in the last few years. Many of the growing pains felt by both LCD and OLED displays have come and gone, and these technical strides have resulted in more good options for the average consumer. It's an excellent time to be in the market for a new display, but there's one type of display that really hasn't aged all that well.

Image: Getty Vodafone and Three have been cleared to create the UK’s biggest mobile operator after committing to address concerns around network upgrades and price hikes. The proposed £16.5 billion merger (about $20.9 billion) was approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday following months of regulatory scrutiny, and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.“Having carefully considered the evidence, as well as the extensive feedback we have received, we believe the merger is likely to boost competition in the UK mobile sector and should be allowed to proceed – but only if Vodafone and Three agree to implement our proposed measures,” Stuart McIntosh, chair of the inquiry group leading the antitrust investigation, said in a statement.The approval was subject to both companies signing binding commitments to invest billions into expanding their combined 5G network over the next eight years. The agreement also requires the new entity to cap some mobile tariffs and offer preset contractual terms to mobile virtual network operators for three years, addressing previous CMA concerns that the merger could harm competition and lead to higher prices for customers.“Today’s approval releases the handbrake on the UK’s telecoms industry, and the increased investment will power the UK to the forefront of European telecommunications,” Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle said in a statement. The plan to combine two of the country’s top four mobile operators was first announced in 2023, and will create a network with 27 million customers once complete. Vodafone will own 51 percent of the merged entity, and is expected to buy out the remaining 49 percent after three years. The deal follows similar large-scale mergers between companies like Orange and T-Mobile in 2010, and Virgin Mobile and O2 in 2021.

The cloud has been a buzzword in tech for a good 15 years now, with the rise of AWS, GCP, and Azure, in particular, leading a revolution in business as companies abandon their old-school on-premise installations and embrace the cloud. But while the cloud can feel like it's only designed for businesses, its power can be used by everyone else to enjoy some of the benefits. If you've got your own home lab running in a cupboard somewhere, I am here to suggest that you should embrace the power and flexibility of the cloud (and even, perhaps, some of the cost savings available there).

Microsoft's Office suite is popular for its widely-used applications in the business world. Even if your workplace doesn't mandate using it, you can use programs like Excel to create workout plans or diet charts for yourself. Moreover, Microsoft has supercharged Office with Copilot, which means there are several projects that AI can handle for you. Beyond these cool tricks, Microsoft Office offers numerous ways to enhance your productivity. One of them is using some lesser-known, hidden features to improve your productivity.

Most gamers' current endgame monitor is a 32-inch, 4K, 240Hz OLED or QD-OLED, like the Alienware AW322QF. The combination of the best panel type with a high resolution and high refresh rate suits most gaming needs. But some types of games need a different set of specifications. When you're playing competitive multiplayer, every fractional advantage from lower latency peripherals and higher refresh rates adds up and can be the difference between winning or losing.

Average customers don't really care about advanced customization options and want simplified access to settings. This is true for pretty much every type of product, including Wi-Fi routers. While most of the best-quality Wi-Fi routers are designed to make home networking simple and easy, the new OpenWrt One Wi-Fi router is purpose-built for those who want advanced features and a more open experience at an affordable price.

Hey, remember when Microsoft revealed that huge batch of Copilot features in early October? If you don't, one of the nuggets within the big list of planned tools was something called "Copilot Vision," which could scan a webpage and allow people to ask questions about it. At the time, Microsoft hadn't given an exact release date for Copilot Vision; however, the Redmond giant has now announced that a "limited number of Copilot Pro subscribers in the US" can now give it a shot.

If you're a gamer, you've probably heard of high-refresh rate monitors. Your typical monitor will refresh 60 times per second or every 16.67ms. This is good enough for a decently smooth experience, but nowadays, a 60Hz monitor isn't good enough for a lot of people. With the rise of 144Hz, 240Hz, and even 360Hz monitors, you might be considering picking up one, but here's what you need to know first before you get one.