Why I replaced my default MacBook charger with this 160W adapter (and you should too)

Ugreen Nexode Pro 160W 4-port fast charger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysThe Ugreen Nexode Pro is a 160W 4-port fast charger, available from Amazon for $120.It’s powerful and caters to USB-C and USB-A ports.The device is heavy, and bulky (but still smaller than the Apple charger that comes with the MacBook Pro). For a long time, … Read more

You can make Microsoft Copilot your default Android assistant now

Artie Beaty/ZDNET Interested in having an AI bot as your Android phone’s assistant? A new feature lets you kick Google Assistant to the curb and do just that. In the latest beta version of the Microsoft Copilot app, you now can set it as your default assistant, replacing the built-in Google version. X user Mishaal Rahman … Read more

Once I changed the default color of my Google Calendar events, I saw clearly at last

SOPA Images/Getty Images Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, I wrote quite a large amount of content for another company. My calendar days were filled with entries, one for each article I wrote. At the same time, I wrote for other companies (but not as much). For that main company, I … Read more

Big Tech’s divisive ‘personalization’ attracts fresh call for profiling-based content feeds to be off by default in EU

Another policy tug-of-war could be emerging around Big Tech’s content recommender systems in the European Union where the Commission is facing a call from a number of parliamentarians to rein in profiling-based content feeds — aka “personalization” engines that process user data in order to determine what content to show them. Mainstream platforms’ tracking and … Read more

China developer Country Garden reportedly set to avoid yuan bond default

The East China headquarters of Country Garden is being shown in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, on October 10, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Embattled Chinese real estate developer Country Garden may avoid a default on its yuan-denominated bonds after most holders of a local note agreed not to demand repayment this week, according to Bloomberg … Read more

Messenger finally gets end-to-end encryption by default

Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger, finally fulfilling a promise that’s been in the works for quite awhile. When end-to-end encryption is on, only you and the person you send a message to in Messenger can see its contents, the company claims. Encrypted chats were first introduced as … Read more

Google Paid How Much to Be the Default Search Engine?

Google’s antitrust trial revealed the multi-billion dollar tech company paid out a whopping total of $26.3 billion in 2021 to keep its status as the default search engine on phones and multiple browsers, Bloomberg Law reported Friday. The Justice Department argued that by spending an exorbitant amount of money to retain its default status, Google … Read more

Country Garden draws closer to debt deadline, as default risk looms

Country Garden shares tumbled to fresh eight-month lows Monday, extending losses on renewed debt fears for the Chinese property sector. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images All of Country Garden’s offshore debt could potentially be in default if the Chinese property developer fails to make a $15 million coupon payment on Tuesday, which … Read more