According to a report from Digital Trends, the verification platform ClarityCheck is seeing a major behavioral shift. People are using it as a nightly ritual to check on suspicious texts, dating profiles, and emails, moving verification from a niche tool to a mainstream habit.
Thin clients are cheap, quiet, and built to last, making them ideal for Linux. The key is to treat them as reliable endpoints for remote compute, not as underpowered desktop replacements.
Honor just posted a monster year, shipping 71 million smartphones in 2025 with 50% year-over-year growth. The real story is its global push, with half of all sales now coming from outside China. Next up? A massive $10 billion AI investment.
Web analytics firm StatCounter reports that in January 2013, the iPhone became the top device for global mobile internet usage, displacing Nokia. Samsung also jumped into second place. The data highlights a massive shift in the mobile landscape.
Microsoft has confirmed a new bug in Classic Outlook that prevents recipients from opening emails encrypted with “Encrypt Only” permissions. The issue appears after updating to Current Channel Version 2511, Build 19426.20218. Workarounds are available while a permanent fix is developed.
Lenovo is launching a SteamOS version of its high-end Legion Go 2 handheld in June. Valve is also laying the groundwork to bring its Linux-based OS to Arm devices, potentially opening up a whole new world of portable PC gaming hardware.
Ubisoft has abruptly shut down its Halifax studio, resulting in 71 layoffs. The closure comes just 20 days after the studio’s developers successfully voted to unionize with CWA Canada. Ubisoft claims the decision was made “well before” the union vote.
Roblox is making age verification mandatory for all users who want to access its in-game chat feature. The system uses facial estimation via selfie for younger teens and ID checks for those 13+, creating six distinct age groups for communication.
A new MIT Technology Review piece highlights a major shift: 60% of Fortune 500 companies are now exploring blockchain. They’re not going all-in on Web3, though. Instead, they’re betting on a hybrid approach that mixes traditional tech with decentralized principles.
NASA is finally putting real money behind its next giant space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory. But with a launch target in the 2040s, the agency faces major design decisions and a race against its own history of delays.
