InfoWorld

Microsoft bumps .NET Framework 3.5 from Windows installers

Legacy .NET Framework version is now available as a standalone installer for applications that require it on newer versions of Windows. Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3 ...
Cult of Mac

iOS 26.3 will stop carriers from seeing your exact location

But the feature will only come to select iPhones and iPads. AI Image: ChatGPT Apple will introduce a new privacy feature in iOS 26.3 exclusive to iPhones with its C1x or C1 modems. The feature will ...
PC Gamer

Final count for Stop Killing Games petition verifies 1.3 million of its 1.4 million signatures, well above the minimum to be formally considered by EU politicians

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Geeky Gadgets

Gemini 3.5 Leaked ChatGPT 5.3 Confirmed & DeepSeek Hints at New R Series

What happens when the biggest names in AI collide in a race to redefine the future? Universe of AI walks through how OpenAI’s confirmed GPT-5.3, Google’s leaked Gemini 3.5, and DeepSeek’s cryptic new ...
MacRumors

Apple Tests Background Security Updates in iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3

Apple is testing a Background Security Improvement feature that first rolled out in iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1. Developers and public beta testers who are running iOS 26.3, iPadOS ...
PC Magazine

I Tested the New GPT-5.2—It Just Can't Compete With Google Gemini 3

Despite OpenAI's bold claims of widespread improvements, GPT-5.2 feels largely the same as the model it replaces. Google, meanwhile, delivers a more substantial Gemini 3 update. I’ve been writing ...
Seeking Alpha

Q3 U.S. GDP climbs 4.3%, past consensus, in BEA's delayed initial estimate

Q3 U.S. GDP increased +4.3%, at an annual rate, in Q3 2025, surpassing the +3.2% consensus and accelerating from +3.8% in Q2, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Tuesday.
Forbes

iOS 26.2: Apple Abruptly Cancels Key iOS 18.7.3 Update For Millions Of iPhone Users

Apple released iOS 26.2 on Friday, Dec. 12 and, alongside it, iOS 18.7.3. However, reports emerged that while it was installing nicely on iPhones that couldn’t run iOS 26, nobody else was getting it.
Forbes

iOS 18.7.3—Which iPhones Can Run Apple’s Critical New Update?

Last week, Apple released iOS 26.2, alongside iOS 18.7.3, both fixing critical security flaws already being used in attacks on iPhones. But with the release of iOS 18.7.3 and iOS 26.2 came confusion.
CNET

Google Says Its New Gemini 3 Flash AI Model Is Better and Faster Than 2.5 Pro

Imad was a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...
Engadget

Google's Gemini 3 Flash model outperforms GPT-5.2 in some benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash is now rolling out to the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. (Google) Almost exactly a month after the debut of Gemini 3 Pro in November, Google has begun rolling out the more efficient ...
CNET

ChatGPT-5.2 Is OpenAI's Answer to Google's Gemini 3 Pro

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...