Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

The Copilot button that Microsoft planted in the toolbar of Paint, Notepad, Photos, and File Explorer over the past two years is quietly disappearing. Recent Windows 11 updates have stripped the ...

PCWorld highlights 20 free Windows applications that address common PC frustrations, from poor search functionality to audio control issues. Featured tools include Microsoft PowerToys for system ...

Do you have a habit of "closing" apps running in the background on your phone, hoping it'll improve performance or save battery life? If so, you should probably stop, because it's doing more harm than ...

The experimental ‘auto-spatialization’ feature is rolling out now to Samsung’s XR device. The experimental ‘auto-spatialization’ feature is rolling out now to Samsung’s XR device. is a senior reporter ...

You can access Gemini from anywhere on your desktop, as well as share your windows. You can access Gemini from anywhere on your desktop, as well as share your windows. is a news writer who covers the ...

If your Galaxy phone still relies on Samsung Messages for everyday texting, its days are numbered. Samsung has confirmed it will retire its long-running messaging app in July, ending support for SMS, ...

What happens when you need a deep, expansive app but don't know how to code? I turned to AI, and the results were way better than I could have imagined. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and ...

Ruth Buscombe, Race Strategist, Presenter and AWS Motorsport Ambassador on the new Track Pulse fan tool, what it takes to make decisions under pressure, and why data reliability is the foundation ...

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 ...

Bret Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Sierra, a startup that builds customer service AI agents for enterprises, is convinced that the way humans interact with software will change in the near future.