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Windows 95’s look and feel are more impressive than ever (FastCo)
In 1995, Microsoft designed a masterpiece right when the PC world needed it most. In the age of AI and dark patterns, it‘s grown only more resonant.
Every so often, Microsoft design director Diego Baca boots up an old computer so he can play around with Windows 95 again.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91356466/windows-95-anniversary?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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Samsung fixed everything you hated about foldable phones—except the price (FastCo)
There’s no ‘Fold Ultra,’ but Samsung still believes in foldables.
Just over a month ago, Samsung did something strange to start hyping up its next foldable phone announcements.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91365115/samsung-fixed-everything-you-hated-about-foldable-phones-except-the-price?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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YouTube to Hollywood: We are going to eat you (FastCo)
YouTube’s TV takeover is starting to feel inevitable.
A YouTube executive needed only 27 minutes to make the case that the company is taking over all aspects of how people create and consume video online.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91363647/youtube-to-hollywood-we-are-going-to-eat-you?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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The sneaky way to to deal with public Wi-Fi restrictions (FastCo)
How the hotspot feature on your computer and some Android phones can share a local network connection.
On a recent flight home to Cincinnati, I found myself in a Wi-Fi pickle.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91360168/the-sneaky-way-to-to-deal-with-public-wi-fi-restrictions?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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Don’t believe these tech myths (FastCo)
No, dry rice can’t save your wet phone.
Technology can seem pretty mysterious at times, so it’s all too easy for misconceptions to spread.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91360184/dont-believe-these-tech-myths?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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I’ve become an AI vibecoding convert (FastCo)
How AI tools can give you more control over the software you already use.
A few weeks ago, I finally paid for ChatGPT Plus.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91356253/ive-become-an-ai-vibecoding-convert?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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Big day for my little newsletter operation. (Read the note at the top.) https://advisorator.com/members/2025/06/24/want-to-go-passwordless-read-this-first/
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Here’s my second piece for Wirecutter, reviewing a whole mess of USB-C hubs. Fun topic and I learned a bunch doing it! https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-usb-c-hubs-and-docks/
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I tried doing everything with AI on a Pixel 9a, but it didn’t go as planned (FastCo)
The promise of an Android phone with AI at the core still doesn’t really exist.
Going into my time reviewing the Google Pixel 9a, I had this grand idea to transform myself into “AI Man.”
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91343721/i-tried-doing-everything-with-ai-on-a-pixel-9a-but-it-didnt-go-as-planned?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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This new browser could change everything you know about bookmarks (FastCo)
New browser Deta Surf lets you turn screenshots into bookmarks, search the text of your bookmarked pages, and even visually organize them. But is it ready for prime time?
I can tell you the exact moment when a new browser called Deta Surf clicked for me.
I was getting a demo from Deta cofounder Max Eusterbrock, and he showed me how Surf can take screenshots of web pages and add them to a digital pinboard. But unlike a standard screenshot, this one contained a link to jump back to the web page it came from, and its content was searchable from Surf’s menu system.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91340629/deta-surf-browser-could-change-everything-you-know-about-bookmarks?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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