A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept tool named GhostLock that demonstrates how a legitimate Windows file API can be abused in attacks to block access to files stored locally or on ...

Google has expanded Gemini API File Search with multimodal retrieval, custom metadata and page citations for mixed image-and-text corpora. Google is presenting the release as a more auditable way to ...

The modding scene for Morrowind has reached a new milestone with the April 2026 release of OpenMW 0.51.0 in its Release Candidate phase. While the engine promises better performance and stability, the ...

Reporting from May 2026 accurately claimed that Google Chrome silently installed a 4-gigabyte artificial intelligence model ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft confirms that starting Oct. 14, “File Explorer ...

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...

For the last SNL of the year, President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) got into a festive mood — by talking about Jeffrey Epstein for the umpteenth time. Referencing Trump's Wednesday night ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some users from opening Excel email attachments in the new Outlook client. According to a service alert (EX1189359) seen by BleepingComputer ...

The Files app has grown a lot since its introduction in iOS 11. While it's not quite Finder on Mac, it's more than enough to get work done. When the Files app first debuted with iOS 11 in 2017, it was ...

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

Have you ever clicked on a Microsoft Office file, only to find it opening in the browser instead of the desktop app you prefer? For many, this seemingly small inconvenience can disrupt workflows and ...

One of the simplest configuration changes that I have made since making the switch to Windows 11 last year was to configure the File Explorer to open to the This PC screen. Normally, when you open ...