{"id":31287,"date":"2025-12-18T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=31287"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:30:08","slug":"thursday-tech-headlines-18dec2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/thursday-tech-headlines-18dec2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 18DEC2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nThursday Tech Headlines &#8211; 18DEC2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2023\/holiday22.png\" alt=\"Merry Christmas from Darcy &amp; TC, Cloudeight\" width=\"540\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Every Thursday, we share some recent tech headlines that we found interesting (or disturbing) and hope that you will find of interest too. You get to pick and choose which ones interest you the most. So, click on the titles that pique your curiosity! We hope you will like our new Thursday Tech Headlines feature. If you do, please let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Tech Headlines for Thursday, December 18, 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"header__title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/edge\/microsofts-latest-desperate-attempt-to-stop-people-using-edge-to-download-google-chrome-focuses-on-internet-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Microsoft\u2019s latest desperate attempt to stop people from using Edge to download Google Chrome focuses on internet safety<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/explainers\/hackers-are-targeting-windows-10-do-this-one-thing-to-stay-safe#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hackers Are Targeting Windows 10. Do This One Thing to Stay Safe<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/culture\/windows-10-11-microsoft-update-36413479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Microsoft may be removing an essential Windows 10 update feature for non-ESU users<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/software\/windows\/if-you-want-to-scrub-windows-11s-ai-features-off-the-face-of-the-earth-some-legend-has-made-a-tool-that-does-just-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>If you want to scrub Windows 11&#8217;s AI features off the face of the earth, some legend has made a tool that does just that<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/new-windows-10-update-is-reportedly-causing-havoc-for-some-including-breaking-a-popular-customization-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">New Windows 10 update is reportedly causing havoc for some, including breaking a popular customization tool<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/2050095\/google-browser-future-here-unique-web-app-when-you-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Google&#8217;s Browser Of The Future Is Here: The Unique Web App You Need, When You Need It<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/massive-data-breach-sees-credit-card-details-of-over-5-6-million-victims-leaked-heres-what-we-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Massive data breach sees credit card details of over 5.6 million victims leaked &#8211; here&#8217;s what we know<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/you-might-soon-see-8gb-laptops-everywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You Might Soon See 8GB Laptops Everywhere, as Manufacturers Are Likely to Make High-RAM Configurations Unaffordable<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/what-is-an-agentic-os-and-why-microsoft-thinks-windows-will-soon-do-your-work-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How agentic OS will change the way you use Windows<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/lock-your-social-security-number\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>It&#8217;s Easy to Lock Your Social Security Number and Protect Your Identity. Here&#8217;s How<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/our-annual-christmas-gift-to-you-merry-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Not a tech headline, but please see our Annual Christmas Gift for YOU!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">That&#8217;s it for our Thursday Tech Headlines for this week. We hope you like our new feature and you found some of these articles interesting, thought-provoking, or maybe just plain weird.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Wait, before you go&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Please consider helping us continue our mission of providing free and low-cost computer and technical help, as well as keeping you up-to-date on the latest computer &amp; internet news. Our goal is to help you and to keep you safer on today&#8217;s wild west internet. 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