Discord is getting a fresh lick of paint

Discord has launched a major UI update for its desktop app, featuring a new OLED-optimized "Onyx" dark mode and a standard "Dark" theme, alongside improvements to layout, call interfaces, and game overlay performance.

The update focuses on reducing visual clutter and improving performance, particularly with the game overlay. By addressing frame rate issues and refining the user interface, Discord seeks to provide a more consistent and efficient experience across all platforms.

🔗 Discord
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Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser

Vivaldi's desktop browser now integrates Proton VPN, providing a built-in VPN for enhanced privacy. This feature is currently only available on the desktop version of the Vivaldi browser.

The free version allows users to connect to servers in five randomly selected countries. Vivaldi users can also upgrade to a paid version of Proton VPN.

As governments and users alike reassess their relationship with tech, especially in light of escalating geopolitical tensions, there has been a huge increase in demand for independent, non-aligned, and values-driven solutions. Europe needs European alternatives. In fact, everybody deserves European alternatives. And with Vivaldi and Proton, you’re getting exactly that.

- Vivaldi CEO

🔗 The Verge
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Microsoft is removing the noscript used to avoid Microsoft Account in Windows 11

Microsoft has removed the BypassNRO.cmd noscript in its latest Windows 11 Insider Dev build, that previously enabled users to bypass the Microsoft Account setup requirement, in order to "enhance security and user experience."

This change will likely be pushed to production versions within weeks.

However, Microsoft has not yet removed the BypassNRO Registry value, so this command can be used to skip Microsoft account during setup:

reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f shutdown /r /t 0”

🔗 BleepingComputer
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My experience in 7Hz G1, short review only

This is by far the best budget IEMs I've heard for 35$, considering the v-shaped tuning of it.

How's the Soundstage?

"The clear, evident and powerful presence of the macro detail and brighter elements that stand out in the foreground is superimposed on the micro detail in the background."

It is vivid in terms of gaming, but kind of aggressive into guns, I can tell. I still prefer KZ PR2 for playing VALORANT and CS2.

If you're into EDM, then this is what I can recommend. Sibilance is way too aggressive though, you might not like it. EQ it for your liking.

The eartips? It's good enough, I can keep it. Fits right in my ears. The size? Kind of big through my ear canal, it hurts me sometimes.

Overall tuning? Energetic, and technical low-end. Not balanced, but still powerful.

ℹ️ Credits: @TheScapeOfficial
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France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking

France has imposed a €150 million fine on Apple because its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework requires third-party publishers to get "double consent" for tracking, while Apple's own data collection only needs one pop-up.

This asymmetry is seen as making third-party app use overly complex and harming small publishers who rely on advertising revenue. This fine doesn't mandate immediate changes, leaving room for future adjustments. Also, investigations into ATT are ongoing in Germany, Italy, Poland, and Romania.

🔗 ArsTechnica
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Apple is working on their most affordable laptop yet: MacBook Lite

Apple is working on the MacBook Lite, its most affordable laptop, to compete with Chromebooks. The leaks show that it will have a minimum of 64GB eMMC storage (upgradable to 512GB) with no SSD Option and 4GB RAM (max 12GB).

The base price is not confirmed, but it could be around $599. However, the main drawback is that macOS won’t be pre-installed, and users must purchase a separate $200 license. Apps would not be pre-installed and can be chosen during setup.

There will probably be no TouchID, but this isn't confirmed yet. MacBook Lite is targeted for students and budget buyers.

🔗 Apple Leaks
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New Windows 11 trick lets you bypass Microsoft Account requirement

Since Microsoft has removed the "BypassNRO.cmd" noscript from Windows 11, @witherornot1337 on X has found a new trick to bypass the Microsoft account requirement.

During the setup, press Shift+F10 to open the command prompt and type:

start ms-cxh:localonly

This will open a "Microsoft account" window where you can create a new local user for the Windows 11 install.

Fill in the details and press next, and now the setup will continue with the newly created local account.

🔗 BleepingComputer
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Mozilla is launching Thundermail email service

Mozilla's Thunderbird is expanding beyond its open-source email client to include Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro, a suite of services to compete with Gmail and Microsoft Office 365.

The services include:
• Thundermail Appointment: Scheduling tool
• Thunderbird Send: File sharing
• Thunderbird Assist: AI assistance, through partnership with Flower AI
• Thundermail: Email hosting, based on Stalwart

The email domain for Thundermail will be Thundermail.com or tb.pro. Send and Appointment are already available for use.

At the beginning, these services will be free for consistent community contributors and pay to access for other users. Free tiers with limitations will be opened up later.

These services are/will be open source and will emphasize privacy, open standards, user control, and optional self-hosting for some tools.

🔗 Thunderbird TopicBox
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Files uploaded to JioCloud stay forever after deletion

According to u/AgentDarkFury on Reddit, files uploaded on JioCloud allegedly stay even after deleting them. They uploaded some files on JioCloud, deleted them, and emptied the trash as well.

Three months later, on uploading the same files, the files got uploaded instantly, even though the interface showed 0 GB used out of 100 GB. In the screen recording attached to this post, the ~400 MB clip got uploaded instantly with almost no network activity.

🌐 r/IndiaTech
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NVIDIA PhysX and Flow libraries are now fully open source

NVIDIA has released its PhysX physics engine and Flow simulation tool as fully open-source under the permissive BSD 3 license.

With over 500 CUDA kernels powering features such as rigid body dynamics, fluid simulation, and deformable objects, GPU PhysX represents one of the most advanced real-time simulation use cases of CUDA and GPU programming. We hope this release will be a valuable resource for learning, experimentation, and development across the community.

In addition, we’re also open-sourcing the full GPU compute shader implementation of the Flow SDK, our real-time, sparse grid–based fluid simulation library.

Releasing the kernel source code will allow game developers to create optimized PhysX and Flow variants, while modders could use it to adapt legacy PhysX for unsupported RTX 50 GPUs via compatibility layers.

🌐 GitHub
🔗 Tom's Hardware

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WhatsApp Will Soon Block Media Saving and Chat Exports for Better Privacy

The latest WhatsApp beta version 2.25.11.2 for Android has a new Advanced chat privacy feature, which blocks anyone trying to export a chat, showing a pop-up instead. With this enabled, media shared won't be saved on the recipient’s device automatically, handy for sensitive photos or videos.

It is not sure if this feature blocks screenshots or manually saving the file.

It will also let everyone know that you have turned on advanced chat privacy, whether it’s a one-on-one thread or a group chat.

🔗 Beebom
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Maharashtra to Spend Rs 1.16 Crore on 50 iPads for Ministers

The Maharashtra government is investing Rs 1.16 crore to procure 50 iPads for ministers and officials, to reduce the use of paper and go digital. Each iPad costs around Rs 2.33 lakhs.

These iPads will provide dashboard featuring relevant references, cabinet proposals, and implementation of past decisions, implemented in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura.

The IT department will give training to the ministers and the cabinet will be held in hybrid manner until all the ministers will become comfortable with e-cabinet.

🔗 Deccan Chronicle
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