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I turned off one Windows 11 feature and freed up gigabytes of SSD space instantly

I turned off one Windows 11 feature and freed up gigabytes of SSD space instantly

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One of the trickiest problems I have faced with Windows is running out of storage without any clear culprits. When this happened to me, downloads were fine, and I didn’t have any large apps consuming space. When I found the cause, it was an unexpected system file using up space, and I don’t remember enabling it. Removing it was as simple as using one command, and instantly, I regained a lot of gigabytes. But before you hurry to disable it as I did, you’ll want to consider the trade-offs because this file affects how the OS handles startups and shutdowns. Still, it’s an easy way to reclaim space when you don’t want to uninstall anything. How much space hibernation uses on your PC It scales with RAM, and high-memory systems lose the most space Afam Onyimadu / MUO The file that you have to delete is called hiberfil.sys, but it’s not obvious. This file is protected by Windows and also made invisible by default. So, to locate it, you must first take the following steps: …

Gemini Gets New Notebooks Feature That Syncs With NotebookLM

Gemini Gets New Notebooks Feature That Syncs With NotebookLM

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Gemini is getting a new feature in the form of notebooks, further integrating with NotebookLM, Google announced on Wednesday. NotebookLM is easily one of Google’s best AI tools available. It allows you to add sources to a notebook and ask questions or generate a series of outputs, based only on the material you’ve given it, making it self-contained.  It’s different from the Gemini chatbot on its own, which will search the entire internet for an answer. NotebookLM’s answers are grounded only in your sources. It’s great for studying for school, getting prepped for work and even creative inspiration. There’s no wrong way to use it, and its flexibility lends itself to be explored, so it comes as no surprise that it’s getting further integrated into Google’s own chatbot. Late last year, Google allowed you to add a NotebookLM notebook into Gemini so it would have all the context you added. Google says to look at notebooks as personal knowledge bases. You can add files, past chats and documents on a particular subject, and you can …

I used Windows for 15 years before I discovered it had this cool feature built in

I used Windows for 15 years before I discovered it had this cool feature built in

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I’ve been using Windows for as long as I can remember. All the way back to that chunky beige tower in our living room when dial-up wasn’t just internet, it was a whole personality. Over time, I’ve picked up my fair share of Windows shortcuts that save hours every week, little tweaks, and the usual bag of tricks. Enough to feel like, yeah, I know my way around this thing. But Windows has been around forever, and it shows. Features pile up over the years, the way rooms do in an old house, and every now and then, you stumble on a door you somehow never noticed. This proves that even if you’ve used Windows for years, there are still features you don’t know. That’s more or less how it happened. Just a random Tuesday afternoon, my screen was cluttered with too many browser tabs, a spreadsheet, a couple of File Explorer windows, music playing somewhere in the background, everything competing for attention. At some point, almost absentmindedly, I grabbed a window and shook it. …

GTA 6 has a killer feature that will “produce millionaires” in real life, rumours say

GTA 6 has a killer feature that will “produce millionaires” in real life, rumours say

Published by Daniella Wilson

Beyond being perhaps the biggest video game ever to exist, Grand Theft Auto 6 will reportedly make some players millionaires, new rumours allege. Thirteen years on from the release of GTA 5, we are finally mere months away from the launch of GTA 6, with anticipation for the game growing by the day. But beyond the gameplay, graphics and even a massive new dialogue system, one area of the game that has sparked some very interesting rumours is user-generated content (UCG). A recent interview with Hiphop Gamer revealed that, as well as rapper Freddie Gibbs featuring in the game, GTA 6 will give players a means of making money through UGC. “You’ve never seen a game like this, and this game will produce millionaires,” he explained to PC Gamer. “We’re living in a time where UGC is a major thing. It’s wise and it’s worth the wait, because when it does come – especially on PC – if you thought GTA 5 was crazy, especially with the RP servers and everything that they’re doing, you …

I ignored this Windows productivity feature for years and it turned out to be one of the best ones

I ignored this Windows productivity feature for years and it turned out to be one of the best ones

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Windows is full of useful productivity features, but like most people, I don’t use every one of them. But if there’s one feature I regret ignoring for too long, it’s virtual desktops. I always assumed it was not worth the effort, but once I tried it, it turned out to be the complete opposite. Virtual desktops solve a problem most of us face, which is having too many apps and windows open at the same time. It makes your desktop look cluttered, and switching between tasks feels more frustrating than productive. With virtual desktops, you can separate apps and windows into different spaces, so everything feels organized and easier to manage. What virtual desktop actually does Multiple desktops in one Screenshot by Digvijay Kumar – No attribution is required Virtual desktops on Windows are like having multiple PCs on the same hardware. Instead of getting lost between dozens of apps open on a single screen, you can spread them across different desktops. One desktop can be for all work-related things, another for personal stuff, and …

Google Chrome finally has the one feature I’ve been waiting for

Google Chrome finally has the one feature I’ve been waiting for

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Google Chrome is finally making tab chaos a little less painful by rolling out vertical tabs, a long-requested tweak that shifts your open tabs off the top bar and onto the side, where they’re easier to scan through, especially when your browser starts to look like a digital junk drawer. Related These Chrome flags made my browser noticeably faster Stop blaming your PC. These Chrome flags might be the real fix. One less reason to use other Chromium browsers Move over Brave and Vivaldi, Chrome’s back for its lunch money Credit: Google Saying that vertical tabs are almost mandatory to my workflow these days is honestly a bit of an understatement. As a writer, I spend a lot of time researching different parts of an article when I sit down to work, and being able to easily sift through tabs of that information and data is vital to making my job as streamlined as possible. That’s why for the past year or two, I’ve had to resort to using other Chromium browsers like Brave just to …

We Can’t Even Imagine the Eating Disorders This New Meta Smart Glasses Feature Will Cause

We Can’t Even Imagine the Eating Disorders This New Meta Smart Glasses Feature Will Cause

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Privacy nightmares. Pervert glasses. These are some of the not-so-flattering ways detractors describe Meta’s Ray-Ban AI glasses. Now, we’re nominating another hellish descriptor into that list: dysmorphia accelerator. On Friday, Meta announced a host of new features for the smart spectacles that include the ability to track and give advice on everything a wearer eats — which sounds poised to lead a bunch of people into horrendous eating disorders. In an upcoming update, Meta says users will soon be able to use a voice command or a quick photo to log the food in front of them, and the Meta AI will automatically “extract key nutritional details” and add them to the wearer’s Meta AI app. You can ask the AI questions like “What should I eat to increase my energy?” the announcement states, and it will give an answer informed by the user’s food log and personal goals. “Over time, your food log powers increasingly personalized insights …

Seth Rogen says The Studio will feature ‘heavy themes’ after death of Catherine O’Hara

Seth Rogen says The Studio will feature ‘heavy themes’ after death of Catherine O’Hara

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The Studio creators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have opened up about how the shock death of Catherine O’Hara will impact the hit comedy’s upcoming second season. O’Hara, best known for her work in Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, died after suffering a pulmonary embolism in January, at the age of 71. She had a key role as Patty Leigh, a mentor figure in Rogen and Goldberg’s Hollywood satire, which swept last year’s Emmys. In a new interview with The Times, Goldberg revealed that the show’s second season had to be rewritten in light of her death. “It has been an unbelievable challenge,” said Goldberg. “Obviously emotionally, dealing with the loss, but also when it comes to the show itself. We wrote it for her to be there. We had it all set and the shock waves permeate throughout the entire …

iOS 27 Rumored to Feature Keyboard Upgrade

iOS 27 Rumored to Feature Keyboard Upgrade

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Apple has tested an updated iPhone keyboard with autocorrect enhancements, according to a report this week from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The report said the keyboard “expands autocorrect by offering alternative words,” similar to tools like Grammarly. “It suggests alternative words in addition to word fixes like today’s autocorrect,” said Gurman, in a follow-up social media post. Grammarly evolved to use AI in recent years, so perhaps the iPhone keyboard’s expanded autocorrect system would be powered by Apple Intelligence. The report did not provide any further details, so we will have to wait and see. Gurman briefly touched on the keyboard plans in a report focused on how Siri may be able to handle multiple requests in a single query on iOS 27. Apple has not made a final decision on whether to release the updated keyboard, according to Gurman, but it would presumably debut as part of iOS 27 as well if it does materialize. The first developer beta of iOS 27 is expected to be released in June, and the software update should be …

Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious “Tamagotchi” Feature Into It

Leaked Claude Code Shows Anthropic Building Mysterious “Tamagotchi” Feature Into It

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech After Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code to its blockbuster Claude chatbot, netizens swiftly pounced to start plowing through its more than 512,000 lines of code — and have uncovered numerous curiosities sprinkled throughout.  In an extensive thread in the r/ClaudeAI subreddit, one user said they found a “Tamagotchi”-like feature buried in the code, referring to the handheld digital pets that you need to keep checking in on to keep them alive. “There’s an entire pet system called /buddy. When you type it, you hatch a unique ascii companion based on your user id,” the user claimed. “The pet sits beside your input box and reacts to your coding.” The user said they found 18 different pet species, including a duck, dragon, capybara, and a so-called “chonk,” along with a rarity system resembling those found in Gacha games, which assigns a user a pet based on chance. Will Tamagotchis inside Claude be a mainstay? Likely not: an included …